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Ctrl key no longer highlights objects?

Can’t figure it out.. I’ve tried restoring keyboard defaults, restarting, etc. Must be something simple, any ideas? Thanks.

Ctrl key no longer highlights objects?

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

StinVec.3621

By “highlight objects” do you mean the displaying of their names when holding the ctrl key?

If so, under ‘Control Options’ and at the very bottom under ‘Miscellaneous’ are the keybinds for ‘Show Enemy Names’ and ‘Show Ally Names’. Do you currently have one of these bound to your ctrl key? Also, which ctrl key is not displaying their names upon holding of the key? ‘Left ctrl’ and ‘Right ctrl’ are separate keybinds and one key cannot be bound to display both enemy and ally names. Showing enemy names is ‘left ctrl’ by default, and showing ally names is ‘left alt’ by default. Also, showing the names above interactive objects is classified under ‘Show Enemy Names’ and holding the bound key for that function will also display the names of interactive objects (like ‘water buckets’).

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Posted by: Qaelyn.7612

Qaelyn.7612

Thanks for the reply. They are at the defaults, Left-Ctrl and Left-Alt. I’m baffled. :/

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Posted by: Ashley Segovia.8276

Ashley Segovia.8276

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I know it sounds simple, but if you haven’t already I’d like to suggest first deleting the local.dat file and then repairing the client. If you’re unsure of how to do this please refer to the steps below:

I would like for you to try repairing your Guild Wars 2 installation:

First,

1. Hold down the Windows button on the keyboard and hit the “R” key.
2. Paste in the following line:.C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Guild Wars 2
3. Click “OK.”
4. Delete the local.dat file located here.

Next,

1. Navigate to your Guild Wars 2 installation folder.
2. Right-click on “GW2.exe” and select “Create Shortcut.”
3. Rename this shortcut to “Guild Wars 2 Repair.”
4. Right-click on this shortcut and select “Properties.”
5. Edit the “Target” line to include -repair at the end. Note: Please make sure -repair is outside of the quotes
• Correctly Formatted Example: “C:\Games\Guild Wars 2\GW2.exe” -repair
• Incorrectly Formatted Example: “C:\Games\Guild Wars 2\GW2.exe -repair”

6. Once completed, click “Ok” to save your changes.

If you get an error trying to save, your target line may not have the correct format. Please try Step 5 again.

7. Right-click “Guild Wars 2 Repair” and select “Run as Administrator.”

Allow the repair to run and once completed, rightclick" “GW2.exe” or your Guild Wars 2 Shortcut and select “Run as Administrator.”

Once completed, please try starting Guild Wars 2 again.

Hope this helps!

Ctrl key no longer highlights objects?

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Posted by: Qaelyn.7612

Qaelyn.7612

Ashley, thanks very much for the speedy response.

That didn’t work, unfortunately. But after it didn’t, I was able to trace it down to another poorly-behaved application that was interfering with GW2 for some reason.

Ctrl key no longer highlights objects?

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

StinVec.3621

Qaelyn.7612:
Ashley, thanks very much for the speedy response.

That didn’t work, unfortunately. But after it didn’t, I was able to trace it down to another poorly-behaved application that was interfering with GW2 for some reason.

Glad to hear you found the cause of your issue. If you would not mind, would you mention the name of the interfering application that caused the problem so this can be checked for in the future if others develop this issue? Thanks!

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Posted by: Qaelyn.7612

Qaelyn.7612

Sure. It was the MOG music service player. I am going to send them a few words on this as well.