EVA controls.

[r4pt0r]

While on EVA i would like buttons be assigned to some actions.

L is presently activate helmet lights, thats great.

F should be plant flag/recover flag if near one.

R should be EVA report.

T should be take surface sample.

doing repairs should remain on a per right click basis, as should opening solar panels and such.

this suggestion is because it would just be nice to not need to click my kerbal all the time, and a little game polish i think

to further the polish, getting small animations would be excellent as well (kerbal whipping out a note pad/tablet pc thingy for reports, or picking up a rock for a sample) but that isnt the purpose of this thread.

[Laie]

Seconded.

And maybe, just maybe, move the Lights to "U" or wherever craft have their light switch.

[Kasuha]

F should be plant flag/recover flag if near one.

R should be EVA report.

T should be take surface sample.

That's a good idea. I'm against recovering a flag, though. That's similar to repairs.

And maybe, just maybe, move the Lights to "U" or wherever craft have their light switch.

For Kerbals on command seat (e.g. on a rover), it's better to have L to control their helmet lights, and U to control rover lights.

[Tex_NL]

For Kerbals on command seat (e.g. on a rover), it's better to have L to control their helmet lights, and U to control rover lights.

I've always remapped the helmet lights to U. I prefer to drive my rovers with IJKL. Toggling the helmet lights each and every time I make a right turn is VERY annoying!

[comham]

Yeah, kerbals need a better EVA feel. Right now they're basically small vehicles, they don't feel like little bipedal characters, even clunky ones wearing spacesuits.

[Javster]

R is already use to enable the RCS pack i think.

[CaptRobau]

Second this. Except for the flag thing, this is something you really do a lot.

[monstah]

I believe this old suggestion should be looked at again! 'T' and 'R' are already taken, but the idea is still sound.

[DocMoriarty]

I'm against the mentioned key assignments but getting key assignments available in options for that would be ok. And I consider kerbal EVA as is as a medium catastrophe, not the walking part but the space part. Controls are too rough and I never understood why space EVA is different from flying a ship. A spacesuit is same as a spaceship, just a small one, so why not use the very same controls? Pitch via keyboard is not possible. At least can use joystick now but ...

[Tau137]

On 5/8/2014 at 4:37 PM, r4pt0r said:

While on EVA i would like buttons be assigned to some actions.

L is presently activate helmet lights, thats great.

F should be plant flag/recover flag if near one.

R should be EVA report.

T should be take surface sample.

doing repairs should remain on a per right click basis, as should opening solar panels and such.

this suggestion is because it would just be nice to not need to click my kerbal all the time, and a little game polish i think

to further the polish, getting small animations would be excellent as well (kerbal whipping out a note pad/tablet pc thingy for reports, or picking up a rock for a sample) but that isnt the purpose of this thread.

Common actions and keyboard shortcuts are fully re-bindable in the settings.  EVA report/surface sample are not though (they do not have a shortcut at all), but it is (IMHO) is not a big deal... would be nice, but not critical, IMHO.

Edited October 14, 2016 by Tau137