common default control mappings for fps/rpg's

I can only speak from the gamer's perspective, so I hope this will be helpful.

Regardless of the amount of jumping, I'd rather have jump on Space and interact in E, for 2 reasons:

1) Space being jump is in sooo many games that it's basically embedded into gamer's subconscious, and changing that will just throw everyone off balance

2) E is basically under the finger and more... preferred for that usage (again, vast amount of other games have influenced this).

Other than the control assignment you wrote, on the keyboard... there isn't actually any. Reason for that I believe is the button location - you have WASD buttons, standardized in almost every 3D game for movement, under your ring, middle and index finger, easily accessible Q, E, R, F, V, C, X and Y with those same fingers, pretty big Space button under thumb, and two bigger buttons - L Shift and L Ctrl - under little finger.

Sure, you can move that setup to the, for example, RDFG for movement but that will only confuse everyone.

Before (iirc about 10 years ago), common movement setup was arrow buttons (and now in the games which don't require many buttons) because arrows... well... symbolize movement. However, there aren't any other buttons set up near them so hand has to jump on the alphanumeric part of the keyboard for other buttons. Only button that's conveniently placed is the R Ctrl for little finger.

However, there is one other setup that I have on my mind... I don't know how the left handed people use PC, but probably having left-handed setup based on numeric part of keyboard (8456 for movement, 0 for jump, 7 for interact, 9 for autorun etc.) would be at least appreciated.

Just a personal opinion. Can't the camera be made to follow the player like in classic settings in gta where you don't need a mouse as it automatically changes itself.
Z - sprint
Lctrl - attack
E - run
W - walk forward (i prefer the arrow keys for movement)

Just a personal opinion. Can't the camera be made to follow the player like in classic settings in gta where you don't need a mouse as it automatically changes itself.
Z - sprint
Lctrl - attack
E - run
W - walk forward (i prefer the arrow keys for movement)

classic gtas are top down not first or third person so you dont need to look around. With no look around in first person you have doom where everything is the same level which would be just bizarre nowadays.

Plz for the love of god make it customiseable! Then deafault setup is not as important (of course it should still make sense).

If keys are not customisable in a game, i will problably not play the game (and many gamers are like this).

The weapon shortcuts for fallout 3 (maybe similar in oblivion?) was not very smooth and seemed to be taken straight from the console version.

Just a personal opinion. Can't the camera be made to follow the player like in classic settings in gta where you don't need a mouse as it automatically changes itself.
Z - sprint
Lctrl - attack
E - run
W - walk forward (i prefer the arrow keys for movement)

classic gtas are top down not first or third person so you dont need to look around. With no look around in first person you have doom where everything is the same level which would be just bizarre nowadays.

it's not top down (if it was, i wouldn't play it). In the options menu, there is standard and classic. If you choose standard, you have to use the mouse to view things but if it's classic, the view changes and you don't need a mouse.

Just a personal opinion. Can't the camera be made to follow the player like in classic settings in gta where you don't need a mouse as it automatically changes itself.
Z - sprint
Lctrl - attack
E - run
W - walk forward (i prefer the arrow keys for movement)

classic gtas are top down not first or third person so you dont need to look around. With no look around in first person you have doom where everything is the same level which would be just bizarre nowadays.

it's not top down (if it was, i wouldn't play it). In the options menu, there is standard and classic. If you choose standard, you have to use the mouse to view things but if it's classic, the view changes and you don't need a mouse.

Oh you are talking about a classic setting. I thought you meant the settings of classic GTA. I still dont understand how that works. How could you possible aim?? Is that tied to keys or something??

Just a personal opinion. Can't the camera be made to follow the player like in classic settings in gta where you don't need a mouse as it automatically changes itself.
Z - sprint
Lctrl - attack
E - run
W - walk forward (i prefer the arrow keys for movement)

classic gtas are top down not first or third person so you dont need to look around. With no look around in first person you have doom where everything is the same level which would be just bizarre nowadays.

it's not top down (if it was, i wouldn't play it). In the options menu, there is standard and classic. If you choose standard, you have to use the mouse to view things but if it's classic, the view changes and you don't need a mouse.

Oh you are talking about a classic setting. I thought you meant the settings of classic GTA. I still dont understand how that works. How could you possible aim?? Is that tied to keys or something??

I am disappointed by any game that doesn't have that.
You aim by pressing the aiming key. You turn left, the view goes left, you turn right, it goes right, you turn around, it turns to your last view.
I wonder why all games don't have it. It is sooo slow and uncomfortable using the mouse just to see a view or when aiming.

I must be missing something or you are giving a bad explanation but that sounds terrible. And way slower than just moving a mouse to look. So you cant turn and walk at the same time?? Or pressing A is turn left which means no strafe?? Unless what you are talking about is basically twin sticks but with keys?? That might make sense.

I must be missing something or you are giving a bad explanation but that sounds terrible. And way slower than just moving a mouse to look. So you cant turn and walk at the same time?? Or pressing A is turn left which means no strafe?? Unless what you are talking about is basically twin sticks but with keys?? That might make sense.

what are you talking about?
Think about real life. When you turn left, you don't need someone to turn something around for you to see the left view. The view is based on the player's movement. In gta standard view, if you turned around in a circle, you needed to move the mouse as you turned but in classic view, the view is based on the player's view. Whatever direction you are facing is where the camera will be facing whether you are running or not, it follows you like in real life and you can run in a real circular movement unlike in standard view where you have to move the mouse when running to make a real circular movement.
No need for the mouse.
I don't like console games, only pc and mobile.

Ok this must be some unfamiliarity with GTA pc controls but Id assume your standard WASD for movement which means in order to turn you were saying you have to press a button. But this is an incorrect assumption judging by your last post. So as I asked are A and S to turn or to strafe??

Also in real life you can turn in a direction without looking that way or walk somewhere and look somewhere else so thats not really like real life.

OK this must be some unfamiliarity with GTA PC controls but I'd assume your standard WASD for movement which means in order to turn you were saying you have to press a button. But this is an incorrect assumption judging by your last post. So as I asked are A and S to turn or to strafe??

Also in real life you can turn in a direction without looking that way or walk somewhere and look somewhere else so that's not really like real life.

so in real life you can turn your eye 360 degrees? you can move without seeing the direction your going even when you are facing that direction?
movement controls in GTA is whatever you want it to be. have you forgotten about customize control?
you don't need any button to function as a mouse. you go can left, right, front, back, diagonally, around without using a mouse because the camera is based on your view.

You can turn your head....... thats pretty simple.

But Im out. I was interested but youre lack of explanation has left me none the wiser than the start so I couldnt be bothered anymore.

You can turn your head ....... thats pretty simple.

But Im out. I was interested but youre lack of explanation has left me none the wiser than the start so I couldnt be bothered anymore.

You can turn your head 360 degrees? That's alien.
I don't know how else to explain. It's attached to the player so it moves with you. You don't use a mouse to turn left or right, rather you move left or right (with your custom directional keys) and the camera also turns as you turn. No mouse is used. You run in a circle, it follows you in that circle in a circle. Your movement is the camera's movement.
Real life example: turn right, turn left, turn to your back and move around in a circle. That's what it is.
I think the only way is for your to start gta, change your settings to classic and perform the same actions.

After some researching, I came to a conclusion that classic setting is the control scheme adapted for gamepads (either PC or consoles) as it "bypasses" usage of mouse and binds everything on keyboard.

I wonder why all games don't have it.

Because PC has a damn mouse which is most convenient device for those kind of games. It eliminates need for at least 5 buttons on keyboard and offers speed and precision console-like aiming simply can't match. You have mouse in your right hand to aim, fire, change weapons, turn and/or control camera, and all other necessary buttons in the area under your left hand which rests over WASD buttons. And forget about real life situations in video games, in most cases whenever realism threatens convenience it should be scrapped.

Oh, and buy a better mouse.

I am disappointed by any game that doesn't have that.
You aim by pressing the aiming key. You turn left, the view goes left, you turn right, it goes right, you turn around, it turns to your last view.
I wonder why all games don't have it. It is sooo slow and uncomfortable using the mouse just to see a view or when aiming.

Keyboard turner.

After some researching, I came to a conclusion that classic setting is the control scheme adapted for gamepads (either PC or consoles) as it "bypasses" usage of mouse and binds everything on keyboard.

I wonder why all games don't have it.

Because PC has a damn mouse which is most convenient device for those kind of games. It eliminates need for at least 5 buttons on keyboard and offers speed and precision console-like aiming simply can't match. You have mouse in your right hand to aim, fire, change weapons, turn and/or control camera, and all other necessary buttons in the area under your left hand which rests over WASD buttons. And forget about real life situations in video games, in most cases whenever realism threatens convenience it should be scrapped.
Oh, and buy a better mouse.

I have no interest what soever in buying a mouse or whatever just to uncomfortably play a game.
Having to move and turn a mouse at the same time when i can just focus on movement.
Why would i need my right hand turn around to a target + aim key when i can do it all with two fingers or by pressing W or A or S or D + aim key? Why would i want to mimic a console when it is not a console? Why would i want to use two tools to complete a moving action when i can just move? Mouse movement for me offers absolutely no precision (having to use the mouse + keyboard keys when i can just press a single key to move).
To aim, i turn the mouse around till i see my target and press the aim button vs directional key + aim, to shoot, i press something + mouse vs a single key, to view what is behind me, i turn the mouse around vs just pressing S. I choose the latter.
It's a personal choice just like i don't like console games. Some like it, some don't.
(PC here is a laptop).
One more thing, could you list the controls you use in gta?

I have no interest what soever in buying a mouse or whatever just to uncomfortably play a game.
Having to move and turn a mouse at the same time when i can just focus on movement.
Why would i need my right hand turn around to a target + aim key when i can do it all with two fingers or by pressing W or A or S or D + aim key? Why would i want to mimic a console when it is not a console? Why would i want to use two tools to complete a moving action when i can just move? Mouse movement for me offers absolutely no precision (having to use the mouse + keyboard keys when i can just press a single key to move).
To aim, i turn the mouse around till i see my target and press the aim button vs directional key + aim, to shoot, i press something + mouse vs a single key, to view what is behind me, i turn the mouse around vs just pressing S. I choose the latter.
It's a personal choice just like i don't like console games. Some like it, some don't.
(PC here is a laptop).
One more thing, could you list the controls you use in gta?

Sigh. I'm out of here. As proven before, you're seeing just what you want to see and ignore everything else.

Also, by using keyboard-only movement, you still need two additional keys to be able to both strafe (move sideways without changing direction you're facing) and turn. Have fun circling around someone while keeping aim on him using only keyboard without any lock on target buttons.

By the way, what you're using on laptop is not a mouse, it's a touchpad. Seriously, buy a mouse, even cheapest one will serve you far better than what you're currently using.

My control scheme for GTA:SA (last GTA I played, few years ago, 4 and 5 don't interest me) was the default one.

Norman, sorry for offtopicing. I hope my first post at least somewhat helped you.

Have fun circling around someone while keeping aim on him using only keyboard without any lock on target buttons. Seriously, buy a mouse, even cheapest one will serve you far better than what you're currently using.

I do have fun killing them in two seconds with LAlt (aim) + LCtrl (fire). Arrow keys for movement.
NO i won't buy a mouse (i've had experience with it when i used to use a desktop) and NO it won't serve me better.
@Norman: make your controls customizable as not everyone uses the same controls and if you are willing/care to, you could try gta's double camera setting.