Auto run for accessibility

[Borthwick]

Hey y’all,

 

 I have an old hand injury that makes holding down W for long periods painful. A toggle auto run button would be absolutely massively helpful for me, and I’m sure quite a lot of people with accessibility issues. This game has been so great otherwise!

[Riamus]

I think almost everyone would like this regardless of accessibility.  It keeps being asked for.  Hopefully they'll add it at some point.

[zztong]

On 6/19/2023 at 1:08 PM, Borthwick said:

 I have an old hand injury that makes holding down W for long periods painful. A toggle auto run button would be absolutely massively helpful for me, and I’m sure quite a lot of people with accessibility issues. This game has been so great otherwise!

 

Agreed.

 

There is a solution that is available to you, but it involves using another application: AutoHotkey (AHK). That's a free tool for automating key strokes. When I want to autorun, I type ALT-R and it holds down the W key for me. When I want to stop, I hit the W key.

 

I also have one that helps when mining so that I don't have to hold down the mouse button. ALT-M.

 

There's also ALT-X which is great when you want to break open a Gun Safe with a stone axe.

 

I've included my AHK configuration file, below, for your reference and/or use.

 

The other entries (ALT-9 and ALT-0) aren't probably relevant to you. They help out in the Prefab Editor when I need to quickly scroll through the Parts Window choices.

 

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.


;************************************************************
; ONLY FOR 7D2D
;************************************************************
#IfWinActive, 7 Days To Die

;************************************************************
; ALT-R is autorun. W to stop.
;************************************************************
!r::
Send {w up}{w down}
return

;************************************************************
; ALT-M - Hold Down Left Mouse Button
;************************************************************
!m::
Click, Down
return

;************************************************************
; ALT-X - Loop on Left Mouse Button Clicks
;************************************************************
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 3
!x::
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1
if KeepClicking  ; This means an underlying thread is already running the loop below.
{
    KeepClicking := false  ; Signal that thread's loop to stop.
    return  ; End this thread so that the one underneath will resume and see the change made by the line above.
}
; Otherwise:
KeepClicking := true
Loop
{
	Click
	Sleep 750
	; But leave the rest below unchanged.
	if not KeepClicking  ; The user signaled the loop to stop by pressing Win-Z again.
		break  ; Break out of this loop.
}
KeepClicking := false  ; Reset in preparation for the next press of this hotkey.
return

;************************************************************
; ALT-9 - Click 100 times
;************************************************************
!9::
Loop, 100
{
	Click
	Sleep, 25
}
return

;************************************************************
; ALT-0 - Click 10 times
;************************************************************
!0::
Loop, 10
{
	Click
	Sleep, 25
}
return

 

[Lokeus]

There are some tools in the web which can make your wishes possible. Just google for keyboard rebind tool, there is also one addition from microsoft theirself for windows, i think it is Microsoft Power Tools. With this i rebound the shortcuts in A.D. 1602 for fastening the game. it is hard coded on F4-F6 and now F6 is triggered when hitting space bar when i play the game. Sadly i have to switch the rebind before every playing, but works well for me.