Attack Mode Tab Hotkeys

[Dragon Sol]

Currently the hotkeys you can use are running by holding [Ctrl] when clicking to move and [F1-F5] for the combat related tabs.

 

First, right now you can only go from walking to running by holding down [Ctrl]. Unfortunately, because Jagex now saves your running state upon logout people rarely use this function. What if whenever you held down [Ctrl] and moved somewhere it would do the reverse function? If you are walking you run, if you are running you walk. There are certain parts of the game that require you to walk through instead of running, this is when this would come in handy. Jagex should also incorporate more events that require the usage of this as to make it more useful.

 

Now on to the main suggestion. Hotkeys that switch your attack styles and turns on/off your special attack. Something along the lines of [Tab] + [1-6]. There are many situations where you need to switch your attack styles, turn on/off your special attack or turn on/off auto retaliation.

 

How it would work (2 ways):

1. When holding down [Tab] and pressing 1-6, you activate the corresponding function. If a weapon has 4 Attack Styles, then 1 would mean the first, 2 would mean the second and so on. After the fourth Attack Style as that is the most a weapon it can have you activate the next two possible functions, that being the Special Attack or Auto Retaliate. If a weapon has less than 4 styles then obviously the amount of keys used would be subtracted; 4 may now be the Special Attack hotkey as 3 would be the last possible Attack Style.

 

Pures should be cautious when using these hotkeys and keep in mind how many attack styles a weapon has.

 

2. Always have each number set for each corresponding option regardless of the amount of attack styles available. If a weapon has only 3 attack styles pressing 4 would do nothing. 5 and 6 will always be for your Special Attack and Auto Retaliation.

 

I personally think the second method would be easier to learn and remember. :)

[Sy_Accursed]

No point, at runefest they already teasered/mentioned a combat hotbar to which we can assign all sorts of combat related functions with hot key support; including swapping gear, special attacks, food, potions etc. Plus there is not really a huge need to swap attack styles of the fly anyway (aside from the bigger swap of melee>mage>range etc.) as basically everywhere u use x attack type and thats it. (eg you stab dragons, you crush waterfiends and slash or stab basically everything else)

[Dragon Sol]

Hotbar sound better. But this would not be useless because there are situations where switching to another style quickly would be useful, mainly being combat related scenarios with lots of varying instances. Of course if you're just fighting one type of monster over and over then no. And as well as turning on special and turning off auto retaliation would come in useful for said instances.

[D. V. Devnull]

I'll support. However, I think that it should be [Ctrl]+[1-6] instead, seeing as chat is always on. Also, these hotkeys should have an enable/disable setting on them for typing safety reasons. Other than that, you've got a good idea. :geek:

 

~D. V. "Support, but your idea needs tweaks." Devnull

[Dragon Sol]

Well, the keys are not set that's up for the devs to decide, but the reason why I didn't go for Ctrl was because Ctrl makes you run and I don't know if you should or can bind two actions to one key. If you could it probably wouldn't be a big problem because you can Ctrl click for the running and press the numbers for switching. Then again you have a point with the typing because you wouldn't be able to type the uppercase of those numbers, so woops there on my part, lol. As for the on and off that would be a bit confusing, you would have to add another graphic that showed you when it was on and off, I'd say just find an alternative base key (the Shift) that doesn't interfere with anything else.

 

How about [Tab]? That would work mighty well because it's right next to the numbers and close enough for your right hand to reach so you don't have to let go of your mouse.

[D. V. Devnull]

I don't know what your own computer's keyboard happens to be laid out as, but [Tab] is off the left of my left hand on this normal, standard keyboard that I use. Unluckily, using the [Tab] key would require tapping it first, releasing, and then tapping the number of the hot-keyed action that you wanted. It would be too clunky, and could potentially block many other actions if it was set up to be held anyway, seeing as [Ctrl]+[Tab] is a valid key combination. :(

 

Seeing though as [Ctrl] happens to be multi-bind capable, players could simultaneously [Ctrl]-Click and [Ctrl]+[1-6], and there would be no interference between the two. Ultimately, this is what makes [Ctrl] far more suitable, and is why I picked it out in the first place. :geek:

 

~D. V. "Ah, the finer technical points..." Devnull

[Dragon Sol]

Sorry I meant for your left hand to reach as most people use their right hand to hold the mouse. Why can you hold down tab as well? Anyway the idea is what matters the keys don't really.