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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0007084Valley 1SuggestionApr 19, 2012 4:41 pm
ReporterDonLyn Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Summary0007084: keymapping on differing keyboard layouts
DescriptionI am using a german keyboard layout. The game tells me (ingame and in the settings) that toggling the message log is "~" or "'", though it is actually "รถ" in my case. I'm used to this kind of thing, but completely new gamers might appreciate a disclaimer that AVWW assumes an english layout.
Which should be obvious, I know, but sometimes I still manage to be confused by it.
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Internal WeightPolish Tweak

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Chris_McElligottPark

Apr 19, 2012 4:41 pm

administrator   ~0022383

We've run into this a lot in AI War also -- lots of German players there. While I understand where you're coming from, given the game is in English I would think that it's a bit implicit we're expecting an English keyboard.

Putting in some text seems like it would just clutter the screen further, and too much clutter tends to reduce comprehension rather than increase it. Like you pointed out, Germans are mostly pretty used to missing the tilde.

Wish I could do something more, but I just don't think it's feasible on this one.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Apr 15, 2012 10:12 am DonLyn New Issue
Apr 16, 2012 10:59 am tigersfan Internal Weight => For New Player Experience
Apr 16, 2012 10:59 am tigersfan Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Apr 16, 2012 10:59 am tigersfan Status new => assigned
Apr 19, 2012 4:41 pm Chris_McElligottPark Internal Weight For New Player Experience => Polish Tweak
Apr 19, 2012 4:41 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0022383
Apr 19, 2012 4:41 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => closed
Apr 19, 2012 4:41 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => no change required
Apr 14, 2014 9:28 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - General Idea => Suggestion - General
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - General => Suggestion