Can the modifier key be changed?

[SabreRedleg]

Hey folks, I'm new to KSP and while I expect this question has been answered elsewhere I haven't been able to find it.

Is it possible to change the modifier key? I haven't found anything in the game settings yet to do so.

Here's my problem: I'm playing KSP on an iMac, but using a Logitech G11 keyboard, which isn't really designed for a Mac. It has the standard CTRL - Windows - ALT keys of a windows keyboard. Of those 3 keys, the only one that actually does anything in game is ALT, which acts like the Windows CTRL key in KSP (throttle down, etc).

In theory I can remap these 3 keys in OSX System Preferences to any combination of Control, Option, and Command I prefer, although the Windows key does not work in any application no matter how I map it. However, KSP doesn't seem to recognize how I've mapped the keys in system preferences. No matter how I swap around the modifier key assignments in OSX, the key bindings seem fixed in KSP. My ALT key is always throttle down, and I have no modifier key. I can assign my CTRL and ALT keys directly to bindings in the settings menu (where they display as LeftApple and LeftCtrl, respectively), but there doesn't seem to be any way to choose which key to assign as a modifier.

Thanks for your help!

Edited April 26, 2014 by SabreRedleg
Answered

[Taki117]

I don't believe the Modifier key can be changed.

[Claw]

You can try editing the settings.cfg and look for this.

MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = LeftAlt
	secondary = RightAlt
	group = 0
	switchState = Any
}

I don't know what it would say for mac, but you can try changing it to LeftAlt like the above. You should be able to remap your throttle key in-game.

Edited April 25, 2014 by Claw

[SabreRedleg]

You can try editing the settings.cfg and look for this.

MODIFIER_KEY
{
    primary = LeftAlt
    secondary = RightAlt
    group = 0
    switchState = Any
}

I don't know what it would say for mac, but you can try changing it to LeftAlt like the above. You should be able to remap your throttle key in-game.

Thanks! I made this change:

MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = LeftApple
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	switchState = Any
}

That seems to have... mostly worked. I can't seem to duplicate parts in the hanger, but I can select multiple parts in flight mode now.

[Claw]

I'm glad that worked...mostly, although I don't have any ideas about why it only half works.

In the editors, make sure you are holding Alt before you click on the parts to copy. And you can't copy by clicking on the root part.