Binding MWHEEL problems

[Legend]

Is it possible to bind commands to the mouse wheel? I've been trying to bind MWHEELUP and MWHEELDOWN to the impulse 10 and 12 commands to make it easy to switch weapons like in other games.

Bind MWHEELUP impulse 10
bind MWHEELDOWN impulse 12

is this the right way? I also tried putting the Impulse in quotes. I also tried doing this in the config file through notepad but I still can't get it to work.
I'm using winquake 1.09. Please let me know if anyone has the answer. Thanks.

-Legend

[=peg=]

puting this into ur autexec.cfg (or whatever ur cfg is called) should do it:

alias nextwep "impulse 10"
alias prevwep "impulse 12"

bind MWHEELUP nextwep
bind MWHEELDOWN prevwep

for more info see: console tutorial & console guide

[Brimstone]

Is there any way to bind some of the more common aliases (ie, quickrocket or quickgrenade) to the mousewheel?

I've edited my config files accordingly but it doesn't seem to work correctly. The scroll motion is recognized, but it just flashes the weapon quickly -- no shots are fired.

[Spirit]

Not all mods (dunno about the MPs) support "impulse 12". I think some engines force it then though.

[Baker]

Is there any way to bind some of the more common aliases (ie, quickrocket or quickgrenade) to the mousewheel?

The mousewheel seems to have issues with complex aliases, doesn't it?

Probably an engine bug, but could also be that there is no way to "hold down" the mousewheel, unlike mouse buttons and keys.

I suspect the issue is that the -alias gets triggered almost immediately after the +alias when using the mousewheel (because it can't be held down and the -alias is sent after release).

Case in point: only the briefest lightning gun fire results from binding +attack to mwheelup.

So I don't think binding any +alias/-alias is really workable with the mousewheel.

[Canadian*Sniper]

@Legend - just a FYI that the [-dinput] option disables my MSWHEEL commands.

@Brimstone - As for a quicknade or quickrocket, use my DualWeapons.cfg and configure it to your liking.

Original config:

alias w1 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon1; echo DualWeapon-AXE"
alias w2 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon2; echo DualWeapon-SG"
alias w3 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon3; echo DualWeapon-SSG"
alias w4 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon4; echo DualWeapon-NG"
alias w5 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon5; echo DualWeapon-SNG"
alias w6 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon6; echo DualWeapon-GL"
alias w7 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon7; echo DualWeapon-RL"
alias w8 "bind MOUSE2 +weapon8; echo DualWeapon-LG"


alias +weapon1 "impulse 1;+attack"
alias -weapon1 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon2 "impulse 2;+attack"
alias -weapon2 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon3 "impulse 3;+attack"
alias -weapon3 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon4 "impulse 4;+attack"
alias -weapon4 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon5 "impulse 5;+attack"
alias -weapon5 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon6 "impulse 6;+attack"
alias -weapon6 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon7 "impulse 7;+attack"
alias -weapon7 "-attack;gsnip"

alias +weapon8 "impulse 8;+attack"
alias -weapon8 "-attack;gsnip"

bind 1 snip1
bind 2 snip2
bind 3 snip3
bind 4 snip4
bind 5 snip5
bind 6 snip6
bind 7 snip7
bind 8 snip8
alias gsnip "impulse 2"
alias snip1 "impulse 1; alias gsnip "impulse 1""
alias snip2 "impulse 2; alias gsnip "impulse 2""
alias snip3 "impulse 3; alias gsnip "impulse 3""
alias snip4 "impulse 4; alias gsnip "impulse 4""
alias snip5 "impulse 5; alias gsnip "impulse 5""
alias snip6 "impulse 6; alias gsnip "impulse 6""
alias snip7 "impulse 7; alias gsnip "impulse 7""
alias snip8 "impulse 8; alias gsnip "impulse 8""

alias +shotty "impulse 2;+attack"
alias -shotty "-attack;gsnip"

alias +axey "impulse 1;+attack"
alias -axey "-attack;gsnip"

alias +nadey "impulse 6;+attack"
alias -nadey "-attack;gsnip"

alias deactivate "bind MOUSE2 +hook; bind MOUSE3 rune-use; pq_moveup 0; bind q rune-delete; bind e rune-tell; echo DualWeapons Deactivated; play items/protect2"

alias activate "w8; bind MOUSE3 +shotty; pq_moveup 1; bind e +nadey; bind q +axey; echo DualWeapons Activated; play items/damage"

Feel free to use this and add the following:

alias +rockety "impulse 7;+attack"
alias -rockety "-attack;gsnip"

Then bind a key to +nadey and +rockety like so:

BIND [key] "+nadey";
BIND [key] "+rockety";

and you don't exactly NEED the deactivate and activate aliases either. Cheers.(b)

[Shadowswift]

you have to be using Proquake or higher for Quake to recognize mwheelup/down as a bindable key. the original Quake clients (DosQuake, Winquake, Q95) do not support the mouse wheel. i have the same mwheel binds youre trying to use. the way i have it is:

bind mwheelup "impulse 10"
bind mwheeldown "impulse 12"

[Brimstone]

So binding the mouse wheel to any alias, other than the default quake commands, generally doesn't work?

[Baker]

I think that most "state aliases" wouldn't work well. Ones that begin with a + because they have an end sequence that ends with a minus.

bind mwheelup "say I got the Flag!" <--- would work

alias gotflag "say I got the Flag!"
bind mwheelup "say I got the Flag!" <---- work work

bind mwheelup +attack <--- works poorly

So binding anything that has both a beginning (+) and ending (-) would probably not work very well. Anything that begins with a (+) always has a sequence that ends with a minus (-) -- +attack ends with -attack when you let go of a key or mouse button, for instance -- because the mousewheel minus action is triggered just about instantly.

[Legend]

So it's not possible to bind the mouse wheel in the original dosquake or winquake? I can only do it in a newer engine?

-Legend

[Baker]

DosQuake = I very much doubt it

WinQuake/GLQuake ... as long as you aren't using DINPUT, you should be able to do ....

bind mwheelup "impulse 10"
bind mwheeldown "impulse 12" <--- you need to put quotes around impulse 10/12

... I think (85% certain).

With ProQuake, a modestly bug-fixed WinQuake/GLQuake, you can bind the mousewheel with or without -DINPUT.

(But I noticed this isn't the case with aguirRe's Enhanced GLQuake).

/This thread kind of got sidetracked, but Peg answered your question correctly.

[Verybadloser^XJ]

zzz im lazy but will have a go.

bind mwheelup "firerocket"
alias firerocket "impulse 7 ; wait ; +attack ; bind mwheelup mis"
alias mis "-attack ; bind mwheelup firerocket"

[Canadian*Sniper]

With ProQuake, a modestly bug-fixed WinQuake/GLQuake, you can bind the mousewheel with or without -DINPUT.

@Legend - just a FYI that the [-dinput] option disables my MSWHEEL commands.

cough cough tried it?

[Baker]

But of course

[Canadian*Sniper]

wierd. Any engine I use with -dinput fails using mwheel but works without -dinput.