Cant Strafe, Need Help.
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2009-07-02 21:11 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
You're using too many keys in a section of a keyboard at a time. A keyboard can only register X number of keys per section, and it varies from keyboard to keyboard what number X is. Some it's two (rare), some it's three (typical), some it's four.
Sections are defined in more-or-less vertical stripes (following the jaggy edges of the keys) down the keyboard.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
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But when i use w+q+space bar its fine.....
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But when i use w+q+space bar its fine.....
[/ QUOTE ] Your keyboard's "sections" might have different groupings. The tower beeps because the motherboard is getting a keyboard error. A different model/manufacturer might not have an issue. Some people even report changing keyboard drivers can help overcome keyboard limitations sometimes, but it's not usually the case.
I thought that might be the problem so I bought a new keyboard but same thing.....well maybe i can figure something out, thx for the help all.
I've found that the oldest, most basic keyboards are usually the most lenient about button lock. I have an A4Tech KB-720 keyboard right here and it only starts locking up at 5 buttons and over, and I can't find any self-locking groups of three buttons no matter what I try.
Then again, I haven't tried the new fancy LCD, split, wavy gamer's keyboards, so I don't know if those might be better.
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I thought that might be the problem so I bought a new keyboard but same thing.....well maybe i can figure something out, thx for the help all.
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It's a total crapshoot and even different models from the same manufacturer can behave differently. I had a Microsoft 'Natural' keyboard and it worked fine. When it wore out, I replaced it with the most similar Microsoft model I could find and it had the problem you describe. I had to go through THREE keyboards to get one that I could live with. The next one I bought did not have the keypress problem but it had the cursor control keys in a different pattern than I was used to (and use at work also). I thought I could learn the new layout, but it was too annoying switching layouts between home and office. (I do lots of stuff on the computer - typing text, spreadsheet work, programming - and can 'touch type' the main section, numeric keypad and cursor control section.)
At the moment, I'm using a 'Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard', model number Y-SAF76. After using it a few weeks to be sure I was happy with it, I bought a spare - just in case this model isn't available in a few years when this one dies.
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Keep returning keyboards til you find one that works. It is *definitely* a hardware configuration problem of your keyboard.
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At the moment, I'm using a 'Logitech Deluxe 250 Keyboard', model number Y-SAF76. After using it a few weeks to be sure I was happy with it, I bought a spare - just in case this model isn't available in a few years when this one dies.
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I also had problems finding a keyboard that fit my gaming needs. I also ended up with Logitechs.
First I had a Logitech Elite Black, but then something happened to it and I replaced it with a Logitech Cordless Optical Black. The wireless seemed unreliable while gaming, and I ran the batteries down on it all the time, so I ended up using that for my old computer and finally went with a Logitech Internet Navigator that I've been using for several years now. I love it because I have quick access to several programs, folders, and other features by using the buttons on the extra top row. The most-used are the MyDoc, MyPic, CD-player controls, and volume keys.
Go find a 1984 era IBM bucklespring keyboard. Love them. And you can strafe all you want. 
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When I am moving I can't jump and strafe to the right and all i hear is a beep noise come from my tower. The keys that i use is w+e+space bar , but when I try it to the left its fine???