[REL] Command Keys

[CCIP]

Update:
Disabled Z and Ctrl+B (Silent Running and Battle Stations) shortcuts for now due to possible issues. Use the "special abilities keys" to activate these for now.


And so it begins.

Since I'm one of the lucky Canadians to run to EB games and grab an early copy of the game....

COMMAND KEYS 1.0 FOR SILENT HUNTER 5*

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1553

This mod brings SH5's controls more in line with those of SHIII/IV. These are not exactly in line with the older games due to some inevitable changes in game mechanics, but I think experienced players will feel more at home. It also allows some functions for which I have not yet found an easy access in the game's interface (like toggling battery recharges or various crew reports) to be called up with quick keystrokes.

I will try to make a keyboard layout image, meanwhile here are the changes -


LIST OF KEY COMMANDS

Move camera/character - ARROW KEYS
Raise/Lower Free Camera - Home/End

F1 - Help
F2 - Toggle External Camera
F3 - Toggle Nav Map
F4 - Systems Control Menu
F5-F12 Special Abilities
ENGINE CONTROLS
~ all stop
1-5 forward (slow - emergency)
6-9 back (slow - emergency)
- (main minus) - view to heading
+ (main plus) - heading to view

Enter - Time Compression 1x

W - Cycle Torpedo Tubes
Ctrl+W - Report Weather
Ctrl+E - Emergency Blow
R - Toggle Propulsion/Recharging
Ctrl+R - Return to Course
Shift+R - Report Maximum Range
Shift+U - Get Avatar un-stuck
P - Go to Periscope Depth

[ - Rudder Hard Port
] - Rudder Hard Starboard
' - Rudder Amidships

A - Hold Current Depth
S - Surface Boat
D - Dive
Ctrl+D - Report Depth Under Keel
C - Crash Dive
J - Deploy Decoys

I - Weapons Management
O - Crew Management
K - Captain's Control Panel
M - Radio Messages

B - Binoculars
X - Stopwatch

Ctrl+Z - Report Nearest Sound Contact
Shift+Z - Report Nearest Warship Sound Contact
Ctrl+X - Follow Nearest Sound Contact
Shift+X - Follow Nearest Sound Contact
Ctrl+V - Report Nearest Visual Contact

Attack Periscope: Ins/Del - Raise/Lower, Shift+Ins/Del - Raise/Lower Fully
Observation Periscope: PgUp/PgDn - Raise/Lower, Shift+PgUp/PgDn - Raise/Lower Fully

Numpad . - Turn off HUD

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This is an extremely basic mod, but I hope it helps experienced SHIII/IV players make the jump, and saves some annoying time of going through the config file by hand (since there is no easy way to change controls in-game) :)


(*sequel to Command Keys for SH4, the first-ever mod for that subsim - and now also first-ever mod for SH5!)





...and I resurface, feeling rather sheepish at my foolish disappearance a year ago. For those who remember me - long story, I will have to explain it later. I may yet be court-martialed for jumping ship without notice, but sadly I've had some real-life issues that made me flip and disappear. I'm sorry I ever left and I sincerely apologize for ditching my duties as mod and modder.

[etheberge]

Awesome, I just finished playing my first 10 minutes with the game and I was ready to throw my keyboard through the window!

You just saved a lot of time and frustration to a lot of people.

Danke CCIP!

[gutted]

Oh mang, i downloaded it and was about to use it, but then i noticed you remapped the WASD movement keys.

Using keys other than WASD to walk around is just too foreign to me.

[CCIP]

WASD makes good sense to me too... just not so much in SH. Other than being shooter's habit, there's really no reason for these controls in SH5. Mods for SH3 and 4 have free cameras too, and those were always using arrow keys.

As I said, this is mostly for old SH players who feel weird diving with anything other than a D, C or P :)

These are easy to change BTW, just takes a little digging and copy-pasting in the config (took me a couple of hours to find, edit and test commands to my liking).

[The General]

Awesome work. When I get the game I'm betting this is my first Port of call.

[CCIP]

Also, a request to devs/other modders - can someone figure out the torpedo-tube-flooding mechanic? There are a couple of different commands, but I can't get these to respond correctly. The game keeps opening either Tube 1, or Tube 1 + Tube 2, whatever I select...

(there is no default shortcut for flooding tubes, that I have found anyway...)

[The General]

Sorry 'first person shooters', but in a Subsim 'S' should always be 'Surface the Boat'.:03:

[Sailor Steve]

Well, the speculation's over. There's our FIRST MOD!

[Heretic]

It's nice to see some of the commands that were feared missing are still accessible.

[CCIP]

Erk, sorry folks - just found a tiny error there. The "X" key for stopwatch wasn't working correctly due to a typo. Fixed and re-uploaded as v1.01. Please re-download if you got the 1.0 file.

[etheberge]

Thanks!

[Onkel Neal]

Great to have you back, George! P is for Periscope depth, has been since at least Aces of the Deep. (http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/patches05/aod1.gif)

[Nisgeis]

Well, the speculation's over. There's our FIRST MOD!

First downloadable mod! First DIY Mod and first mod was here on the 28th Feb:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1284327&postcount=15

And you didn't even say welcome aboard to him :nope:.

:DL.

[bert8for3]

Great stuff, thanks :up:

[Sailor Steve]

And you didn't even say welcome aboard to him :nope:.

:DL.
George is an old friend here. I said WELCOME BACK to him in at least one of the other posts I've made since yesterday.:sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

Oh mang, i downloaded it and was about to use it, but then i noticed you remapped the WASD movement keys.

Using keys other than WASD to walk around is just too foreign to me.
Haven't played many subsims? Arrow keys and Numpad 8/4/6/2 have always been movement keys.

Of course SH3 and SH4 are the only subsims to have movement, and then only with mods, and I'm not so much a gamer as a history buff, so what do I know?:88)

[Bilge_Rat]

Good show, just what I need, the default SH5 keys were driving me batty. I keep ordering hard right rudder when all I want to do is to rotate the scope........:arrgh!:


I see quite a few undocumented keys in there also. I wonder why they always leave those out of the game.

[gutted]

Haven't played many subsims? Arrow keys and Numpad 8/4/6/2 have always been movement keys.

Of course SH3 and SH4 are the only subsims to have movement, and then only with mods, and I'm not so much a gamer as a history buff, so what do I know?:88)

In previous SH's the arrow keys only controlled external camera movement.. which i never used because i didn't have that option enabled.

I've already started remapping controls to my liking.. and WASD is better because there are more buttons around it for other controls. Sure i have to relearn a few controls.. but in the end it's more ergonomic.

You can use your arrow keys and keep moving your hand from one side of the keyboard to the other if you like... but im not. I'm not so stuck on using old SH controls that i can't change.

[Michal788]

Is this really working?

J - Deploy Decoys

[CCIP]

It is for me. Do you have any decoys on your boat? In early war, you shouldn't :hmmm:

[EgoApocalypse]

Glad to be a part of this from the beginning..To see the Mods grow from start.
Joined up not long after SHIV.


Cheers.

[CCIP]

Posted another small update (1.02) after noticing that there may be a potential problem for the game in dealing with "Silent Running" and "Battle Stations" keys. Uploaded new file.

[ddrgn]

CCIP, can you confirm your return to course command is working.

Thanks

[ddrgn]

Is this really working?

J - Deploy Decoys

Decoys work even without the commands mod. Hit "Y" with a default cfg.

[gutted]

hey CCIP, you might want to "re-enable" the keys for moving the scopes. It's a real help when plotting on the mini-map, you can move the scope around with the keys while using the mouse for other things.

I added it to the WASD controls on my end. With Shift for fast, and Ctrl for slow.

Still trying to figure out how to map the hydrophone to A & D instead of Home & End. There doesn't seem to be any commands listed for it.

[gutted]

Also, i'm tryin to figure out how to move the "Ctrl" key's default behaviour of toggling the bottom left UI HUD (to set specific depth and speed) to the now "unused" ALT key. Since i removed the glow, i no longer need ALT.

It's abit wonky to see that UI thing flip back and forth when hitting a command that includes the control key. Not to mention that clicking nose.

[ddrgn]

Oh last comment for the night.

Identify ship hot key stills works too.

[Highbury]

Thanks CCIP :salute:

[gutted]

Just a friendly heads up:

I checked with winmerge to see if commands.cfg file changed with the first patch... and it didn't. My edited version is identical to the one post patch.

[CCIP]

Thanks for the note, good to hear. This is still good to go.

[Michal788]

For info:

http://img.jeuxvideopc.com/screenshot/11716-silent-hunter-5-17.jpg

[CCIP]

Yeah, I'm trying to edit that picture to show my own layout... Kinda haven't had time for it yet :)

[ddrgn]

Yeah, I'm trying to edit that picture to show my own layout... Kinda haven't had time for it yet :)

HI CCIP, can you confirm your return to course key is working, I cant seem to get it working.

Thanks

[CCIP]

It was definitely working... under 1.00. Since the game got patched and I'm at work, I'll let you know once I get back...

[ddrgn]

It was definitely working... under 1.00. Since the game got patched and I'm at work, I'll let you know once I get back...

The patch doesn't touch the commands.cfg and I was having trouble using it before the patch.

[gutted]

Mine works both pre and post patch, must be a "user problem". :)

[Michal788]

Decoys work even without the commands mod. Hit "Y" with a default cfg.

And whats happen than?

[ddrgn]

Mine works both pre and post patch, must be a "user problem". :)

Can you post your command for return to course please?

[ddrgn]

And whats happen than?

You fire decoys.

[gutted]

Can you post your command for return to course please?

[Cmd253]
Name=Return_to_course
Contexts=1
MnID=0x3F060004
Key0=0x52,c,"CTRL+R"
HasDelayedExecution=Yes
CommandClass=Course
Sound_0=ELO_Navig,MC_CR_NAV_16

[Sailor Steve]

The left Shift key says 'Course'. Does that let you type in the desired course?

The Enter key says 'Rapport'. What does that do.

[ddrgn]

[Cmd253]
Name=Return_to_course
Contexts=1
MnID=0x3F060004
Key0=0x52,c,"CTRL+R"
HasDelayedExecution=Yes
CommandClass=Course
Sound_0=ELO_Navig,MC_CR_NAV_16

thanks, i found my error and it was indeed user related

[Highbury]

The left Shift key says 'Course'. Does that let you type in the desired course?

The Enter key says 'Rapport'. What does that do.

That is a screenshot of a French copy of the game Steve. :03:

Course = Run (as in make the Capt. run, rather then walk through the sub.)

Rapport = Report

[thseeker]

Had to stop lurking and register to download this so I thought I might aswell post thanks.

Thanks man, and all you other modders out there. Keep up the good work.

[Sailor Steve]

That is a screenshot of a French copy of the game Steve. :03:

Course = Run (as in make the Capt. run, rather then walk through the sub.)

Rapport = Report
Aw, man!:nope:

Oh well, hope springs eternal.
:rotfl2:

[malkuth74]

I will be using these tonight. the defualt controls are just to dam weird for me to understand.

When I want to go to periscope depth I want to push P not F lol.

[USS Albacore]

Might be a bug or just something that doesn't mesh well with SH5 but if you press < or > keys it will take the camera to the closest ship in external view however I wasn't able to get back into FPV. Reloading fixed it though.

[CCIP]

yeah, I noticed this. I think for now that one may need to be disabled.

[longam]

I will be using these tonight. the defualt controls are just to dam weird for me to understand.

When I want to go to periscope depth I want to push P not F lol.

Have to agree, just cant get a handle on it and so much missing, Mod time!

[Mad_Mark]

In the read me you say use the Generic mod enabler but i can't find that for SH 5?

[Highbury]

In the read me you say use the Generic mod enabler but i can't find that for SH 5?



http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products-jsgme.html
:up:

[eatmafish]

Fantastic mod~ thanx :up:

[CCIP]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1553

Just a minor update - removed the < and > keys for the object view camera as it is presently buggy. Compatibility with patch 1.01 fully verified.

[ironkross]

Thanks again. The SHV controls were pretty hard to get used to, and my boat hull is now 99% thanks to causing a course change in Kiel canal. I would have been happy with just a key command for return to course; now I'm elated. I've got my old SH III keyboard commands (modified a little) in front of me now, so I'm good to go.
This game, with a few mods like this one, is not really all that bad. Graphics are just beautiful, and I think only some of the weird commands or lack of commands and the TDC are all that's holding it back from turning into a really fun game to play. (DRM issues aside.)

[Gato76]

Thank you for this mod Ccip,i was about to Frisbee my game out the window in frustration with the new interface

[Capt.Warner]

What key is it to take a Screenshot?:salute:

[CCIP]

Ctrl+F11. That's always been that way, so I forgot to document it (I'll add that to the readme shortly).

[piri_reis]

Ctrl+F11. That's always been that way, so I forgot to document it (I'll add that to the readme shortly).

Maybe add Shift-F11 in the document too, with a warning! It starts a sequence of screenshots that will bring your computer to its knees, until you succeed to press the key combo again :DL

[hachiman]

I am just looking for a simple mod/change. Could someone either make this for me please or tell me how to change the keys myself. I prefer the arrow keys to WASD and would like just this changed. Also perhaps the home or end key for x1 time compression.

davemcqueen70@gmail.com

Thanx

[ScottyG]

You say P is for periscope depth? everytime i hit P nothing happens??? all other keys seem to work fine, is there something i can check to make sure it works???:down::down::down:

[Church SUBSIM]

When you hit P are you on the deck or inside the sub?
CCIP's P works for Peri Depth.

[ScottyG]

I'm usually on the surface when i hit P.

[bigboywooly]

You say P is for periscope depth? everytime i hit P nothing happens??? all other keys seem to work fine, is there something i can check to make sure it works???:down::down::down:

Are YOU on the bridge :hmmm:
If the kpt ie you isnt inside the boat it wont dive
The text box will tell you that cant dive as crew on bridge - or something like that

[Zoomer96]

Thanks for the Mod!! :yeah:

[diveatc]

I have donated, I am a current member...how can I download mods?

DiveATC

[ahwuestenfuchs]

cool.....:D
thx

[AW-MOE]

Thanks for the Mod!!

[chrysanthos]

correct me please if this a wrong post to say it but i cand find any other on the main site....ok here it goes....i was looking keyboard controls of the rudder instead click all the time for silent hunter 3 and 4....where i could find them?

[vdr1981]

I need a bit of help, does anyone know how to edit key modifiers (ctrl,shift)? To be direct, I wont to remove ctrl modifier from the game...:hmmm:

[flostt]

maybe this will / should help : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=168368

[reesha]

Thank you mate! maybe it's simple but actually this is pretty helpful for newbie like me.

[Steve Gad]

Oh mang, i downloaded it and was about to use it, but then i noticed you remapped the WASD movement keys.

Using keys other than WASD to walk around is just too foreign to me.

Same here - EXCEPT - being a leftie, anything I can't map to PL:@ isn't going to float my U Boat or have me playing any other game for that matter. Hope you get to read this more than a decade later. Lol