Autohotkey

[Mordain]

Does anyone know if autohotkey is allowed in order to force remapping of keys? I have an issue with my L) hand which makes using a regular keyboard difficult so I use a programmable keypad. The only issue is that since win 11 dropped I have to use AHK to remap the keys.

Is there a blanket ban on having autohotkey scripts running in the background regardless of what they do?

[WarpathEQ]

I'm not familiar with autohotkey or how it works but the game internals allow for custom keybinds so I would presume if your setup is just one input equals one output, aka one action bound to a key then it should be fine. I don't think CSR cares if the key you bind to has a W or T or whatever on it.

What definitely isn't allowed is hardware macro so you wouldn't be allowed to use hardware that effectively would turn one input into multiple outputs aka hitting one key on your setup being the equivilant of hitting multiple keys on the keyboard.

[void212]

You can use a AHK script for changing keybinds. Why would this not be allowed ?

i use one all the time when i am playing ...

a key for ZlizEQMap popup ... get my game window in the right position ... camera movement other keys ....start my little timer clock in the upper left corner ...

[Mordain]

You can use a AHK script for changing keybinds. Why would this not be allowed ?

i use one all the time when i am playing ...

a key for ZlizEQMap popup ... get my game window in the right position ... camera movement other keys ....start my little timer clock in the upper left corner ...

AHK is notoriously used to make simple pixel bots etc. Some MMOs/pservers have a blanket ban on it because of this regardless of use. I figure it's safer to ask first.

[Goregasmic]

Yeah EQ macros always had 5 lines max and were never meant to be strung together. you could easily do that and automate parts of the game with AHK, from tradeskills to even simple farming.

Now basic keybind swaps are one thing but you can't expect GMs to verify the legitimacy of all/any AHK use hence the blanket bans in some places.

[void212]

Yeah EQ macros always had 5 lines max and were never meant to be strung together. you could easily do that and automate parts of the game with AHK, from tradeskills to even simple farming.


Yes you can do that ... But you can do that also with any other program language ...

so if you do not want that any possibly illegal things could happen you have to ban every Everquest p99 3rd person tool ever writen for the game.

[Castle2.0]

Man up and build your own.

Also, you'll be breaking P99 ToS and will likely be banned.

[Treefall]

I mean remapping keys isn't wrong or bad.

It is when it auto presses keys for you when you are not doing the action.

[Castle2.0]

I like to remap a combination of 10,000 keys to 1 key. Very classic.

[void212]

I like to remap a combination of 10,000 keys to 1 key. Very classic.

If you want real classic play with an old CRT Monitor und a PC from 1999.

[Eisai]

If you want real classic play with an old CRT Monitor und a PC from 1999.


And a 6 pound beige keyboard with a stuck space-bar.

[mcoy]

And a 6 pound beige keyboard with a stuck space-bar.

Now you can have a windows key, and you can toss that din-5 > ps2 > usb dongle off the back of your desk!

https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/SFNT

-Mcoy