left-handed left out in cold dark space

why oh why ...

from Stardock Forums

Why oh why do game manufactures force left-handed folk to play right-handed? Windoze 7 is set for left-handed usage, how come y'all don't just let windoze control the bloody mouse orientation?

Sins looks like an amazing and complex game. IT IS MUCH HARDER FOR LEFT-HANDED PEOPLE, ENUF THAT I MIGHT JUST SAY GOODBYE.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Troll thread?  Has to be troll thread.  I mean, unless the OP is whining about the KEYS THAT CAN BE REBOUND TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS, I don't really know what they're whining about. 

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

if you bothered to read the post before calling the op a troll, he was talking about mouse orientation, not key bindings.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Which can also be modified.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

uimappings.settings

 

Text editor FTW.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Setting\uimappings

change:

CURSOR_BUTTON_0
 NumMappings 1
 Mapping
  Device "MOUSE_BUTTONS"
  DeviceInputID 0
  isAltDown FALSE
  isCtrlDown FALSE
  isShiftDown FALSE
CURSOR_BUTTON_1
 NumMappings 1
 Mapping
  Device "MOUSE_BUTTONS"
  DeviceInputID 1
  isAltDown FALSE
  isCtrlDown FALSE
  isShiftDown FALSE

to

CURSOR_BUTTON_0
 NumMappings 1
 Mapping
  Device "MOUSE_BUTTONS"
  DeviceInputID 1
  isAltDown FALSE
  isCtrlDown FALSE
  isShiftDown FALSE
CURSOR_BUTTON_1
 NumMappings 1
 Mapping
  Device "MOUSE_BUTTONS"
  DeviceInputID 0
  isAltDown FALSE
  isCtrlDown FALSE
  isShiftDown FALSE

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Tyvm Pbhead, I knew one of my kindred spirts (those of us in our right mind) would know the trick!

Please inform Stardock that left-handed people are NOT a scourge but needed (apparently really needed by them that want to sell Sins of a Solar Empire). Really this should never be an issue. Fix it in your head: it's the same as discrimination.

I know you (stardock et al) didn't mean to discriminate. Perhaps you aren't old enough to realize hate exists in several levels and must be shoved back constantly.

Troll? Whoa, don't go all paranoid on me. There really can't be that many trolls that actually have something worthwhile to say. Pretty simple to reveal a troll: I'm not going to tell you.

Thanks again, Pbhead, I really appreciate it.

 

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Once you start throwing around words like discriminate, you're definitely trolling. I'm left handed but I certainly don't feel discriminated against. You can stop being such a drama queen, now.