Go to the “Ranged Weapons” tab under the “Keyboard Settings” options of the “Controls” menu, unbind Left Click from “Fire/Shoot (Weapon Drawn)” and rebind it to “Draw Weapon / Standard Attack”, then remove CTRL from “Draw Weapon / Standard Attack” and rebind it to “Fire/Shoot (Weapon Drawn)” as you are required to have something there. This is because CTRL is the default attack key, while Left Click is only set to attack while already drawn. Melee weapons will auto-draw when you Left Click to attack, however ranged weapons will not by default - you will need to draw with either CTRL or R (forcing a reload). So find what’s right for you, but adjust conservatively to start.Ĭhange the Default ‘Ranged Attack’ Binding Even one point higher makes a healthy difference, as this value ramps the speed up drastically. Turn your vertical and horizontal “Mouse: Camera Speed” up from 50 to 51: This is more of a personal preference, but the camera can feel unnaturally slow by default with a mouse. Thankfully, it’s so easy to manually track targets with a mouse that you won’t need it anyway. The lock-on system is extremely finicky and bad when using a mouse, and should pretty much be avoided entirely.
The game doesn’t tell you that you can also use the Mouse Wheel (though not when using a ranged weapon) or the Arrow Keys as well, which is useful for changing items quickly or while gathering/carving, which uses Right Click. Use the Mouse Wheel or Arrow Keys to change items: The default way to use the Item Bar is to hold Q, then navigate with Left and Right mouse clicks.
Your Item bar can also be customized by opening the Item Pouch menu and then pressing Space. It lets you set up MMO-style hotkey bars with specific items, ammos, and emotes, which are then pulled up with F1-F4 and selected with the number keys. You can find this option by hitting ESC in-game under the “Items and Equipment” menu, and it is vital.Ĭustomize your Radial Menu: Also under “Items and Equipment,” this is actually a separate thing from the smaller Item Bar in the bottom right. Change the “Radial Menu Type” to “Keyboard”