Re: What was the default keyboard configuration for DOOM?

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From: Raymond Martineau
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:08

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On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:20:15 -0700, David Simmons <xenobuzz@att.net>
wrote:

>Found the Doom Wiki but there was nothing there.  I borrowed the
>Collector's Edition and it runs beautifully on my system.
>
>However, I can't seem to find the original keyboard configuration that
>worked so well for me.  My mouse is a USB so the game won't recognize
>it.

That's actually a Doom95 problem - it doesn't have mouse support for
Windows NT/XP.  Either use the dos version or a source port. 

>I seem to recall using WASD and the arrow keys, but it's been a LONG
>while since I played the game!

Defaults are arrow keys forward/back and turning, '.' and ',' for
strafing.  CTRL fires, Shift runs, space uses - you probably want to
configure this in the setup application.

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