T:V chat script help and suggestions

I have never put forth the effort to fix my chat script, but I believe it's fucked up. I made my GUI on grappleworks and used the Gnome T1 with default T:V interface for chat setup. My problem is that I have to hold down my transmit key, which I bound to 'V' because that's how it was in T1. So in order to do vgx, I have to hold down V while pressing G then X. It gets annoying in game which makes me not talk a lot, but I'd like to change this. Is this a default setting in tribes, or some kind of error? How would I change it so that I only have to press the buttons sequentially to get the sound byte?

And while I'm on the subject of fixing my game, how can I rebind my flag drop functions, is there a script that automatically equips the flag and allows you to 'charge' up a throw with one keystroke? Having to press 5 and then shoot is very crappy for me.

In user.ini, find your quick chat key and replace the command/line with

V=ToggleQuickChat


As for the flag tossing thing... you could try this:


C= equipCarryable | Fire
But it probably fires whatever weapon you have equipped before switching to the flag. I don't know of any flawless way to make that flag tossing thing work. :(

i'm so hesitant to edit files manually... I tried editing my in-game name once and then that game wouldn't start, and jebus christ this game is a pain to reinstall. thx for the help :]

its not so scary if you back stuff up before you edit it :p

I think that if you could combine equiping and throw the flag on one keypress it'd be out by know...

I combined Use/equip deployable/equip carryable commands into 1 key...

eg - I press the Use key to equip the flag if i'm carrying and want to throw...to deploy a turret etc I press the Use key as well...if I have the flag and a deployable then I press the Use key to toggle between the two...

back up your User.ini :)

under [Gameplay.KeyBindings]

find

CommandString=Use

change to

CommandString=Use | equipDeployable | equipCarryable

then find

<your keybind> =Use

change to

<your keybind> =Use | equipDeployable | equipCarryable

if you just want to equip the flag then delete the "| equipDeployable" parts...

C E']its not so scary if you back stuff up before you edit it :pthe thing is, there's so many f'ing files that I don't know what to back up... I ain't a l33t scr1pt0r... and backing up the whole directory is like 4GB

I think that if you could combine equiping and throw the flag on one keypress it'd be out by know...

I combined Use/equip deployable/equip carryable commands into 1 key...

eg - I press the Use key to equip the flag if i'm carrying and want to throw...to deploy a turret etc I press the Use key as well...if I have the flag and a deployable then I press the Use key to toggle between the two...

back up your User.ini :)

under [Gameplay.KeyBindings]

find

CommandString=Use

change to

CommandString=Use | equipDeployable | equipCarryable

then find

<your keybind> =Use

change to

<your keybind> =Use | equipDeployable | equipCarryable

if you just want to equip the flag then delete the "| equipDeployable" parts...
awesome, sounds a lot better than default

ok everything seems to work the right way, but it's caused some unwanted side-effects... now when i goto an inv and choose my loadout, the chat screen stays up.. I could obviously rebind my loadout button, but i like having it function both as chat and loadout :shrug:

Shift = ToggleQuickChat | Button bLoadoutSelection

Obviously, change 'Shift' to whatever bind you like, and make sure there aren't any duplicate binds (lines starting with the same key).