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Dark's Guide to Being Lazy - Multiple-Command Keybinds and You!

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    #16
    I don't recall having a problem. Do you know that keybinds are set on a per-character basis? You have to re-import for each character.

    ...I should probably add that to the guide.
    Tried this before, tried it again today. No idea why it's isn't working on the Klingon side only. Works perfectly on the Fed side Sad
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    #17
    Thanks for the guide! Very useful.
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    #18
    Thanks for putting this up, I think I finally understand what Keybinds are and what they do and finally got it working as "expected". Now I think I'll take advantage of the Marcos on my mice and to emulate the space bar smash.

    *rep points for Dark

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    #19
    Thanks for putting this up, I think I finally understand what Keybinds are and what they do and finally got it working as "expected". Now I think I'll take advantage of the Marcos on my mice and to emulate the space bar smash.

    *rep points for Dark
    And build your own Macro strings. You'll never look back.
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    #20
    For those like me who want to be even lazier.............visit The Hilbert Guide and scroll down to the keybind section.

    Download the spacebar.txt file, and place it in your STO directory which is usually at:

    C:\Users\Public\Games\Cryptic Studios\Star Trek Online\Live

    Start STO, log in with the character you want to play, go into a space map. (There are different keybind setc for ground and space!) Then enter the following command into your chat box:

    /bind_load_file spacebar.txt

    This keybind file changes three keys:

    Your spacebar now activates not only your energy weapons, but also all abilities that you place in tray 7 (we will get to this in a second) and redistributes your shields.

    The T key now sends a message to your team announcing your current target.

    Your fourth mouse button (if your mouse has four buttons) will now trigger shield redistribution. You can use this if you don't want to fire your weapons (thus not use spacebar) but still want to redistribute shields - e.g. if you have been hit by Scramble Sensors.

    You can also use the graphical STO Keybinds tool that Federation Emergency Services provides. Use the built-in browser window of that tool via the "Web Open" button, go to http://hilbertguide.com and navigate tothis keybinding section of the guide. There will then be an additional button that allows you to import the spacebar keybind into the application.

    Hope this helps :-)
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    #21
    Update! Warning about Distribute Shields:

    Using Distribute Shields will interrupt firing cycles. Do not do bind it onto something you spam (such as Spacebar alongside your EPtX/Aux2SIF/etc. abilities that you want to fire off ASAP), or it will hurt your DPS.
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    #22
    I know this guide says that the space and ground key binds are different, but when on a ground map, pressing space will activate abilities instead of jumping. How would I fix that?
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    #23
    Thank you for this Dark.
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    #24
    Update:

    Explanation about Distribute Shields
    Added best practices
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    #25
    2016 07 14 Addendum: WARNING

    Commands like FireAll or FirePhasers should not be on keys that are pressed often (like whatever you use for your buffing cycle). The reason is that it interrupts/resets the firing cycle - reportedly this can reduce your DPS by around a third.