Navigating VMEDS in WARehouse and REPair stations

[ampa]

Enjoying Jameson 0.5 a great deal despite loosing my ship (forgot to dock at a station and did a reboot!).

I find the navigation of VMEDS unnecessarily clunky especially when the information is a 2D array such as the WARehouse (or REPair) station.

I do understand that it is both thematic, and designed to use keys in easy reach of the player's hand, but the layout is counter-intuitive when using the F-keys (which are by nature a horizontal linear array)...

Is there any reason not to allow the use of the cursor keys (in addition to the F-keys if you like) or the numeric keypad with a more logical layout such as...

0 Menu Up
4 Left
5 Select / OK
6 Right
8 Up
2 Down

This would even allow the use of diagonals on 7 9 1 and 3.

Or why not allow the use of the flight controls? WSAD and Space would seem ideal!

I guess purists may feel that this destroys something of the atmosphere of the game, so it could all be toggle-able in the options.

[Cpt. GrimResistance]

I'd like to be able to just use the mouse for the VMEDS, but WASD for navigation and space for [enter] would be good too. I hate having to press 5 and 6 for up and down at the repair stations.

[bigg]

I'll third that motion...

[robodoggy]

I like the VMEDS but i also agree that it hurts the game more than it helps it when navigating a 2d array.

[nemoricus]

I'd also like to have a more intuitive command layout for the repair and upgrade stations. While repair stations do have that nice repair-all feature, there's no equivalent for an upgrade station. This makes using them very exasperating and time consuming to use.

So, WASD, arrow keys, or numpad control would be nice.

[10tativ]

Why not change it so that the "purists" ( ;D ) can use the F keys and we can use the arrow keys, but anyone can use either one whenever?

[Darkond2100]

This bugs me too, I'd like to use my numpad.

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[Vaconcovat]

I think moving the keys to the numpad would make it alot easier and still fit with the theme. Make it an option, though, like "alternate VMEDS interface"

[bigjohnpalmer]

Using the regular control keys would work fine as well. A lot of us play on laptops and using the number pad would be a hassle. Having another alternative to the number keys/number pad would be wonderful.

[capnderp]

I agree with the issue, after all this time I still end up hitting the wrong buttons. I vote regular flight controls, much more intuitive

[abewell]

Just writing in to say that I agree. It would be much more fantastic to navigate by using some other scheme. WASD or arrows etc...

[kilo147]

VMEDS rocks, don't change a thing!

[Captain Michaela Nul'dolaer]

Eh, VMEDS is ok.