Playing without the mouse

[x23]

Has anyone tried playing a full game without the mouse? It is still possible to move units around but changing production queues or % of commerce set to science is difficult.

 

[CoolioVonHoolio]

why would you want to play a game without a mouse?

 

[RegentMan]

You can play the game without the keyboard, but without a mouse? How crazy are you?

 

[Turner]

I don't think you could play the game without a mouse. Unless you used the Windows Mouse Emulation that can be used via the keyboard.

My sig has links to LoneWolf's .pdf files for Civ3, PTW & Conquests. You might look through there and see if there are keyboard shortcuts for things like production.

 

[Frollo]

"Why would anyone want to play without a mouse?"

Well, I can only speak for myself, but I do take a strange sort of pride in not needing the mouse while working in Windows. I can do almost anything (operating my word processor, my media player, and lots of other programs) with only the keyboard. It makes me feel like, well, some kind of über geek and a computer veteran

It's like saying: "I've been using computers longer than you have. I am not dependant on a graphical interface. We didn't need mice back in the DOS days, so why would I need one now?"

Silly, isn't it?

Other than that, I figure it may prevent against RSI. But on the other hand, hammering on a keyboard is repetitive too.

 

[x23]

Is it possible to play through an entire game without the mouse if the mouse isn't working? I doubt so...

 

[TyranusBonehead]

I can do everything without the mouse, except movement. I just can't get the hang of it with the numeric keypad. I went back to using a mouse/keyboard combo.

 

[LLXerxes]

Moving you use the number pad. Production queue I think you hold shift and play with the arrow keys.

 

[Pentium]

Sliders, changing tiles and produciton, proposing deals, ... There's many of this stuff.

 

[LLXerxes]

Sliders, changing tiles and produciton, proposing deals, ... There's many of this stuff.

I thought [tab] and then arrow keys could change production?

 

[Pentium]

Really? Never tried that.

Edit: My 1000th post!

 

[Bartleby]

I would almost go to the other extreme: "you can use the keyboard!?"

 

[Grohan]

The idea of playing Civ without mouse sounds masochistic for me