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		|  markno2
 
   
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  			20th March, 2007 at 06:00:02 - 
  		
			
		
  			
  		 Hey gise.
 
 This is kind of computer specific because I tried this on other PC's and it works but it doesn't on my own
   
 I was testing out an 8 directional shooter (using the arrow keys to move) and was holding fire, which was CTRL (I use the left one) and realised that I couldn't turn in the top-left direction while holding LEFT-CTRL.
 
 I switched over to numpad for movement and it works. Also I can use the RIGHT-CTRL key and it'll turn but not the left key.
 
 It's not the engine because I tried some other 8-directioners and none of them let me turn properly!!
 
 Plz HELP!!! Anyone else have this problem?
 
 
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		|  Bibin
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  			20th March, 2007 at 17:23:42 -
  		
			
		
  			
  		 Your keyboard must not support your combination of keys.
 
 
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		|  David Newton (DavidN)
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  			20th March, 2007 at 17:42:22 -
  		
			
		
  			
  		 That's right, you'll find some keyboards can't handle certain combinations of keys at a time (called 'keyboard clash' in the ancient DOS days). My old one couldn't handle down+left+any key at a time, which was pretty annoying, so I had to use IKJL as my arrow keys most of the time.
 
 
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		|  Bibin
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  			20th March, 2007 at 19:17:40 -
  		
			
		
  			
  		 Ouch. My arrows all cooperate, but the letters don't always. It's because of the matrix of how they are wired. I guess you could have a super-wirey 2-wires-per-key scheme, which would allow as many keypresses as your interface allows, but would be a pain to wire.
 
 
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