Alt+f12 does not open Debug Menu

[Probus]

Just started 1.3 up from my Steam install (Windows 10).  The Alt-F12 debug menu won't open and I can't get into physics warp (Alt-, or Alt-.) however Alt-F4 still closes the program.

Any ideas what might be causing this? My 1.2.2 version is working just fine.

Thanks!

[stibbons]

The debug and physics warp rely on the game's modifier key, whereas Alt-F4 is an operating system specific thing and will always work.

It's possible that your modifier key has changed somehow - check the MODIFIER_KEY section in your settings.cfg file. I don't have a Windows system handy to check, but on my Mac the modifier key looks like this

MODIFIER_KEY
{
        primary = LeftAlt
        secondary = RightAlt
        group = 0
        modeMask = -1
        modeMaskSec = -1
}

 

[Gordon Fecyk]

Do you have any applications that capture certain key strokes, for instance, NVidia Share from GeForce Experience, to capture or record game play?

GeForce Experience maps several Alt-Fx keys to its own functionality, and I think F12 was one of them; I don't remember since I re-mapped them all. I do remember that I couldn't get to Scatterer or Module manager until I remapped NVidia Share's keys from the alt-function keys to the alt-number keys.

[Probus]

That was it @stibbons.  Looked through the settings file before I posted this but missed the MODIFIER_KEY entry.  Thanks.  Thanks to you @Gordon Fecyk for responding also.