Description
Problem
Using the I key for inventory is not a good default for a WASD+mouse game. You cannot reach to the right side of the keyboard with your left hand. Viewing the inventory is a very common and frequent action.
My friend who started playing VoxeLibre after I showed him had a hard time picking it up in part because of these default keys.
We should not require players to change default keys due to a poor default choice. They may still have to change other keys, but this is one we can set a good default for.
Solutions
- The default inventory key becomes E.
- The default run key (Aux) becomes F.
Reasons:
- E for inventory is the Minecraft key, in a natural spot.
- F is not used as a default key elsewhere, and strafing via D, opening inventory with E, and running with F are exclusive events (you won't simultaneously be doing them), so F is a good candidate key to replace E for Aux1 as the default. Note Minecraft default for sprint is Ctrl but this hurts my pinky finger after long periods, and we do not have double tap W to sprint. See the forum discussion linked below too which supports this new mapping.
Alternatives
Alternatively, change the inventory key to F. I do think the Minecraft default of E is better however for the many players who come from Minecraft.
Additional context
Existing discussion mirrors exactly my idea! https://forum.luanti.org/viewtopic.php?t=28175