Guild Wars 2

Caedmon: open the script with Notepad and change the key bindings

I’d like to thank Mark Katzbach for the reply, so that it makes clear what’s forbidden and what’s not. As far as people don’t edit my script, it should be fine to run it, as it only binds Gamepad key → Keyboard key OR Gamepad key → Mouse move. Also, as someone else mentioned, using the gamepad prevents mouse-depending tendonitis, so it’s up to you.

I’m really enjoying the game with this controller and I’m happy I’ll be able to use it with no risk

Added an alternative profile which switches LT and RT (IMHO it’s better this way).

You can move the mouse on the ground and double-use the ability (i.e. Y+Y) to put it down, just like you’d do with the mouse (well with the mouse you can select the ability, move the mouse and click, but it’s pretty the same). I personally use it with the radioactive AoE or the ranged poison/AoE of the gun.

I think you’ve never played with a gamepad. Again I’d be with you about K/M > Gamepad if you’d be talking about other games like WoW or any FPS game. But GW2 is different, I felt it since level 1, the targeting system is awesome by itself so that once you target something your characters looks at it when you cast abilities that move your character (and this is typical of console games, also called “auto aim”, or “aim helper”), and a fine-tuned stick (like the one I think I’ve made out of my script) is an optimum replacement rather than right-click – move mouse (which IMHO moves the camera too slow, while its speed is ok for dialogues / targeting).

TBH I even prefere a gamepad to the default keybinding: I usually hold the mouse with the left hand and use the keyboard with the right one. Being the KB hand on the WASD keys, it’s difficult to press keys 6 <→ 0, while on the gamepad all the keys are in your hands. Sometimes, using the KB, I move the left hand to press the 6 <→ 0 keys, with the gamepad I can do it too, but in way less time.

TL;DR:
Without writing who consider “scrubbing n00b” whom, it’s your personal point of view. You can not objectively write any sentence about what’s better for anyone. AFAIK your subjective best method is K/M (and AFAIK you never tried the gamepad on ARPG games like this).

Please, don’t flame… it’s not necessary. As already said, this is not a flame war thread, it’s just a script I’ve made FOR MY OWN and decided to give it FOR FREE for whoever wants to try it out. No way to say “No K/M, no MMO”, even because it’s totally wrong. GW2 is not a common MMO, it doesn’t have thousand of macros and skills, it’s developed with 10 abilities in mind per time (plus F1). The mouse control is smooth and precise, and the camera control is pretty owesome now.

So, really, no need to flame.

Hello! I’ve realised an AutoHotKey profile to play GW2 with my XBox 360 gamepad (see https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/GuildWars-2-XBox-360-gamepad-script/first#post186204 ). It works fine, but I wish there was an official support for it, so that people can easily change their key binds via the GW2 interface.

I know a gamepad is limited to X keys, but as you can see I succeded making it very enjoyable using the left trigger as modifier, so that the player can move, cast all the abilities, move the mouse and the camera, interact with the environment etc. You can’t open the map via shortcut or do other things like chat etc, but using the gamepad doesn’t mean you’re forced to do all with it.

I don’t agree with you Smackjack: I may if you’d be talking about an FPS where aiming is essential, but this is a target-bound game. Camera movement is fine now after my fix, you can even move it faster than a mouse and fine-control it with the analog stick (it’s not simply on/off).

As of chatting… well, lol! You simply can NOT chat while doing some hard fight, in any MMO. This is why teamspeak/mumble/ventrilo (just to mention some) are so popular among MMO/FPS gamers.

P.S.
Fixed camera control, it was something to do with coords, it seems the game uses absolute ones for moving the camera

EDIT: updated keymap to include the camera control

Oh men this thread is for who thinks using a gamepad may be fun, not for who thinks it’s forkitten :-\

My first (and for now only) character is Caleida of Shadows… yes, an Asura thief :-P

Caleida as of kaleidoscope (in italian caleidoscopio), to mention the scientific background o the race; of Shadows to remember the profession :-)

http://youtu.be/AyHcobjYfT0

Hello
I’ve created this script for AutoHotKey in order to play the game with the XBox360 controller (with little modifications you can adapt for any other controller though).

AutoHotKey is a freeware application which allows you to cast macros or simply bind keys in games that don’t support devices like gamepad or joystick.

This profile covers:
- Movement (WASD) + dodge
- Camera control (NEW!)
- Jump
- Cursor move + click/right click
- All 10 abilities
- Escape (good for cancelling AoE / channel spells)
- Camera zoom in/out
- Switch weapon
- Next target
- Interact with… (F key)
- Special ability (F1)

AutoHotKey: http://www.autohotkey.net/
Profile: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/AutoHotKey/XBox360%20GW2.ahk
Profile (switched LT/RT): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/AutoHotKey/XBox360%20GW2%20%28alt%29.ahk
Gamepad map: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1512702/AutoHotKey/xbox360_gamepad-AHK.png

Usage: install AutoHotKey, then double-click on the ahk script to start. Right click in the systray to exit.

Known issue: mouse move is OK, but trying to click + move will result in a bad camera behaviour – not sure where the bug is (script’s, AHK mouse movement control, other). Because of this it may feel strange to adapt to the view – I hope I’ll find a solution soon. - fixed

EDIT: just noticed the video is 30 seconds long instead of 4 minutes and a half -.- maybe it’s just because I’ve just uploaded it.

Remember to take, in any case, a cabinet with air filters (important!), and large fans (front in and rear out) → the larger, the lower speed, the more silent. As already told by me and Swedemon, the liquid cooling is more than un-necessary and costs you 110$ more than the super-silent Alpine one

I’d suggest you an Alpine 11 Pro as CPU fan – silent, cheap and does its duty very well on standard-clock processors. Really no need to go liquid-cooling (it makes more noise and it’s needed only for high (and dungerous if doing it blindly) overclocking). Audio card not needed. In the rare case you’d hear a whistles (electrical ground problems), just buy an external USB audio card for 20$ or so. I still think that a 680 is an overkill for anything, and the 670 doesn’t worth the difference of cost IMHO. If you buy now a 660 you can still pair it with another one in 2-3 years for cheap.

If it’s been discontinued – well, ok I just did a fast research.

Again, why do you want 16 GB and not 8? 8 is enough and being dual-channel, it’s the same if you take 2 kits of 8GB (2×4GB), one now and one, eventually, when you’ll start saturating it. Trust me, you’ll save 50% of the price

:) btw the RAM clock speed on the mobo is what the mobo itself supports (usually from 1333 up to 2400 (oc) Mhz), 1600 Mhz is nowadays the standard non-oc RAM DDR3 speed. And the CL timings are the lower the better, as you may already have learned.

As of the WiFi connection – an USB stick may always be the solution :P

EDIT: btw you may contact newegg or your favourite shop and ask them if they can get the RAM back to stock

Asus P8Z77-V costs you a lot less and it’s just ok for normal computer (no OC no extra features), but it doesn’t have the WiFi module. How can the WiFi a backup system? If you’ve got an ethernet network it’s enough. I’ve got the P8P67 Deluxe with WiFi, but I’ve never used it (even if I do have a WiFi network for the laptop).

As of RAM: 9-9-9-24 is good enough, though 7-9-7-24 is far better. Have you checked the model number on your sites? TXD38192M1600HC7LDC-L

Also, as you’ll never have 32 GB of RAM on this rig (at least not on this mobo), it’s safer to use 2x kits of 2×4GB rather than 2×8 GB, because if a module breaks, you have to change both the modules (kits are made of twin modules, even a little difference may produce higher latency or even errors), and a 2×4GB kit costs less than a 2×8GB one (still I think 16GB is an overkill for everything out here and the next 4 years).

EDIT: yes, that’s the GCard I was talking about

@ Alpha Dragon: Asrock mobos usually have worse voltage control, which means risk of CPU fry (or damage) (EDIT: and also… freakying ORANGE! BWAH!). Also, in 1 year we’ll see a new socket – so no need of 5-years warranty.

Reading your new config: IMHO a 680 is an overkill… I can play with my old 560 GTX Ti OC (factory-oc, not personal) with maximum details at ~ 45 FPS. In particular the 660 GTX Ti and the 670 GTX differ only in the data transfert speed, the steam power is the same. And the difference between the 670 and 680 is minimum – so I’d suggest you a 660 GTX Ti (—> the Ti version <—), maybe the MSI one as I wrote you up there due to its dual-fan system and safe OC with even better performance and lower temps and you safe tons of money.

(can’t edit the last post) also, the mobo is an overkill if you’re not gonna overclock. I’d search an ASUS one (not asrock please ._.) with the less as you need, i.e.:

Do you use these?
- WiFi module
- Bluetooth
- *Toad*load of Ethernet and extra SATA connectors (i.e. extra chipset)

Remember that the less you need, the less you have to spend. For example the DGI+ technology is good and necessary for overclocking, it’s safe otherwise but not necessary for standard-clocked CPUs (this because even a voltage spike won’t hurt the CPU as it’s already running under-volted according to its specifics and support limits).

Oh well, the boxed intel fan is ok… but it’s nooooooooooisy!
http://www.quietpc.com/ac-alpine11-pro <— this is WAY better – and costs… 12$?

As of the RAM, not all RAM is the same as the others – some are good for work, others are good for gaming / CPU-bound processes. 90$ for 16GB of Corsair RAM smells like low-end modules. Also, you will NEVER EVER saturate 8 GB of RAM nowadays but if you work with AutoCAD + Photoshop (high res images) + browser + etc. A single process can take up to 4 GB of RAM, that’s an OS limitation. I’d suggest this kit (4GBx2): http://www.teamgroup.com.tw/filterable_product/tabs_detail/data/en/9/533/zfKsFi.html

As Ash told ya, it’s better to take a 660 GTX Ti rather than an ‘old’ 580: the difference is minimum, but it will lower temps (specially the MSI one with the double fans setup) without mentioning the chipset is newer with more steam power.

RAM: take a look at the TeamGroup RAM modules (i.e. the 8GB 4×4GB kits), I’ve got good timings (7/9/7/24 for instance) for something like 100$.

Well, let’s start answering to our questions:

1. will you overclock?
2. do you want to work with audio directly?
3. do you want a liquid-cooling system which has to be maintained?

Starting from these two questions:
1. (n) take the CPU without the K (you spend less for exactly the same)
2. (n) take away the audio card, the mobo’s built-in one already has HD audio
3. (n) take a way more silent air-cooling system (Alpine Pro if (1) is no, something better like a CNPS 8800 Max if (1) is yes).

In any case – choose a different SSD drive, like the one I’ve suggested you and buy a 6xx series nVidia video card (possibly 660 GTX Ti or higher). I don’t have any experience with ATi cards, so I can’t suggest you those ones.

cosmatman: if you just took a list from that website and don’t know much about hardware… well, if I were you I’d read carefully my answer (and others’) and take a decision: spend a lot more for nothing more, or listen to whom may help you improve your system spending less? If you don’t understand something of my critics in the other reply, please ask.

The configuration the website you’ve linked have a great potential, still you won’t use it at all if you don’t know where to put the hands on – and some items, specially the SSDs and the audio card, are useless or even worse bad computer parts.

For instance: I like the ASUS mother boards, but why have you choosen that mobo? Just because the website told you to do so? If so, you’ll use it with the potential of a way cheaper mobo.

EDIT: liquid-cooling =/= colder or more silent room. The radiator will always spit out hot air with a fan.

- Are you gonna overclock your CPU? If not, don’t buy the K version.

- I had several problems with EVGA cards – now I’m on MSI ones and not a problem, not to mention higher quality materials. What about a 660 GTX Ti overclocked? (I’m thinking about the MSI NV660GTX Ti PE)

- RAM: you did not mention the speeds. AFAIK 90$ for 16GB means not that high speeds.

- Sound Card: as far as you’re not an audiophile, a dedicated card is an obsolete concept (and in any case an audiophile would never buy a creative/asus audio card in any case). No need to spend that much when you can have an external USB card for… 20$? And PLEASE don’t start writing a creative/asus sound card rocks because “<product informations here>”, I know what I’m writing.

- You could save even the 75$ of the optical drive – seriously, you can install even an operating system with an USB stick now. And the last CD I bought was eons ago. Buy it only if you want to listen to the music (not that MP3 s**t).

- Hard drive: it has a ridiculous write capacity (only 175 MB/s on sheet), I’d better buy a SanDisk’s SDSSDX-240G-G25, which has 512 MB/s read/write for 256 GB of space and around 160 bucks.

Thanks, I thought it was not allowed, but I didn’t want to harass GMs for something I was not sure

In the wiki it is mentioned GEMs can be bought via real money or in-game by other players. And it’s fine.

But is gold-selling allowed? I see people spamming “enter www.blahblahblah.com best price x € per 100 gold” or something. I report them for spamming. Am I wrong doing so?

I think it will help you only if you want to have other applications running in the background (browsers etc) to avoid swap, otherwise I’d say it won’t affect performance.

Most probably the game uses all the free RAM and the system starts swapping the other applications. The solution is, as you mentioned, to restart the computer, or patiently focus every application to make the system switch them back to central memory. Or buy some more RAM.

Windows 8 is in the RTM stage, so stop writing to play in Windows 7 or that Windows 8 is not “finalized”, it is. Simply the general consumer will be able to access it at the end of October, while MSDN/TechNet/Dreamspark subscribers already have it since the beginning of August (end of it for Dreamspark).

As the title describes, from time to time some lines miss the audio. I don’t think it’s a missing sound issue, but more something about the sync with lines and timings (have no real idea though).

What about a linux version of the game now? I imagine you’ve used OpenGL to port it to Mac, so it shouldn’t that hard to port to linux environment, too! (Yeah I know platform APIs are still a big part of the game, but still I won’t loose the hope!)

It could be done with an analogic, clicking itself to place (maybe the one you use to move the character maintaining free the view/rotate one).

I’ve noticed that GW2 may fit very well the gamepad control, but it isn’t supported for keybindings. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to rotate camera and assign buttons and modifiers for abilities? (mod = LT of an XBox360 controller for instance).

Thanks.

Hello!

I’m currently playing my Asura character in the Asura starting map and I’ve noticed that jumping on the floating stairs, at every jump from a platform to another, the camera will move forward fast and then return back normally, as if there was an invisible wall obstructing the camera (which in any case is always behind the character).

Thanks! I hope I’ll get the less confused the more I continue the trip

Hello!

I’m feeling lost in the game… I mean, I understand there are:

1. personal story (a sparkling symbol) to progress into the story to move from zone to zone
2. static quests (the heart symbol), empty ones are to be done
3. dynamic events/quests with rewards depending on how much you play it
4. “Views of interest” which I don’t know how to unlock (I see them in the map and I get there, still they’re not unlocked), POIs, vendors etc.

Now… the game didn’t introduce me (yet) into gather/crafting: all I have is a stack of 100 axes to gather some kind of trees (AFAIK), but I can’t see them in the environment… is there any way to highlight them? It’s like asking a city citizen to recognize the fungus in a forest – he/she simply can’t, it’s frustrating. Also, I’ve got the bags full of crafting materials I don’t know how to use. Is it safe to sell them all? I don’t even know if they’re rare or not.

It didn’t introduce me (yet) to PvP, WvW or whatever related to “MMO”… at least in my opinion. I’m an Asura and I’ve just moved North-East after defeating an incinerator robot of the Inquest.

Any suggestion/idea?
Thanks

Thank you Ron for the further information ^^

I’m quite new to this kind of MMO, WoW litterally flattened my mind about dynamics

Thanks for the information

And about the stealth: AFAIK (and as of now) I can enter stealth only when I use the heal ability for few moments… is it right?

Hello!

I’ve just started my journey in Tyria, though I’ve got a question: while all the other abilities have a unique tooltip, my first ability have 4… what does it mean? Is that a rotation or what?

I’m currently equipping two daggers.

Thanks

Thanks for the tip StarsLife

It’s really strange, I’m not playing the game yet ’cause I have to decide on which server play – and a change will cost me money, in case!

I’m italian, but I don’t want to enter a server with italians predominance if this means a low-populated server. I want to be strong in WvWvW, I want to play the game at 100% when events occour. I speak english decently, so it’s really not a matter of language.

Is it right to enter a medium-populated server rather than a high populated one? My ignorant choose would be Fissure of Woe, because it’s simply the first international medium populated server…

Thanks for any reply and… sorry for the dumb question :P