How do you play FPS games control wise?

I use a modified keyboard/mouse setup. Fire = First Mouse Button Alt. Fire = X Forward = Second Mouse Button Backward = S Strafe Left = A Strafe Right = D Next Weapon = W Prev. Weapon = E Crouch = Z Jump = Space Use = Q Mouse is always inverted for me, not used to the other way.

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I use a modified keyboard/mouse setup.
 
Fire = First Mouse Button
Alt. Fire = X
Forward = Second Mouse Button
Backward = S
Strafe Left = A
Strafe Right = D
Next Weapon = W
Prev. Weapon = E
Crouch = Z
Jump = Space
Use = Q
Mouse is always inverted for me, not used to the other way.
 
I use R for reloading, F, V, and C for any other special functions. Like in Deus Ex I use C to change ammo or F for sprinting in RTCW. I also still use Enter for inventory items and the square bracket keys to scroll that stuff.

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move forward: L Mouse
move backward: R mouse
strafe left: Z
strafe right: X
Next Weapon: A, MWUp
Previous Weapon: S, MWDown
Jump: Space
Duck: (L) Shift
Use: E
Reload: R
Fire(1): (L) CTRL
Fire(2): (L) ALT
Most often used weapon(or Jetpack in T2): F5(large button on mouse bound to F5)
Speak: Y
Teamspeak: U
Voice menu: V
Drop Weapon: D
Flashlight(other illumination device): F
Walk: W
Quit Game: F12

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fire=left mouse
2nd fire=right mouse
forward=W
back=S
strafe left=A
strafe right=D
jump=space
crouch=C
 
everything else, I pretty much leave as is. and yeah, that's pretty much the half-life/quake defaults, save the crouch/jump which is from Unreal.
Works great.

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forward=f
back=d
straferight=s
strafeleft=a
jump=e
crouch=c
reload=r
weapon change=mouse wheel
zoom/item change=q, w
use=middle mouse
fire=left mouse
 
 
This feels very comfortable....as it is the "home row"......and allows for many optional keys to be laid around it for other features.

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I could never move forward with w properly or any other key, had to be mouse button 2, thanks to Quake 2 mostly setting it as a default. I believe it was Quake 2 where I first started playing like this. (using a mouse for FPS). Before I used to use the keyboard for everything, back in DOS FPS days.

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Quake2 is my first game I went with a mouse keyboard combo as opposed to just keyboard.
 
 
Oh...and even better: I used a trackball instead.
 
 
trackball and ergo keyboard are to blame for my config.
 
 
but I'll be damned if it doesn't work perfectly for me
 
 
fucks everyone else up...but oh well.

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Forward=Up
Back=Down
Straferight=Right
Strafeleft=Left
Jump=Right Shift
Crouch=Right Ctrl
Reload=Middle Mouse
Weapon Change=Mouse Wheel
Use=Delete
Fire=Left Mouse
 
Everyone seems to have there own setup

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forward = up
backwards = down
left = left?
right = right?
fire = mouse1
alt fire = mouse 2
use = mouse 3
quick change weapon = mouse 4
voice comms = mouse 5
kp0 = jump
kp1 = reload
kp4 = drop weapon
all other kp keys = quick buy script weapons
r_ctrl = duck
r_shift = walk
enter = plant bomb
 
those r my cs settings

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forward: up
backward: down
strafe left: left
strafe right: right
jump: enter
crouch: right ctrl
use: right shift
fire: left mouse
alt. fire: right mouse
reload: middle mouse
insert, home, page up, page down, end, del - block: buy scrict (cs)
kp7: quick change to bomb
kp4: quick change to grenade
kp1: quick change to pistol
kp0: quick change to primary weapon
(all cs!)

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For most games it's:
 
W = forward
S = backwards
A = strafe left
D = strafe right
Space = jump
Ctrl = crouch
Mouse1 = attack 1
Mouse2 = attack 2 (alt fire)
Mouse3 = use (if applicable)
 
which is more-or-less the defaults for most games.
 
Except in Tribes 2 where I use the default ESDF controls.