That stupid Tab Key

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That stupid Tab Key

Post by a nameless entity » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:51 pm

Alrighty, if any of you have still left the default key assign for the "Tab" key in your game alone, please go have a look at it and tell me what it is for. There have been SO MANY times in game when I find I suddenly can't move, and can't shoot, and then get killed. After I die I see that I hit the Tab key again by accident. What it does in default mode is open some kind of console where the cursor is half way down the screen, and you can type stuff in. It isn't for say, or team say, because I've tried it and you get nothing. Perhaps it's a command console, but for what??
I have looked in the preferences, but see no key assignment listed for it. I even looked in speech binder, but it's not in there either.
So if you have any idea what it is for, please tell me.

To get rid of the problem I just assigned a taunt to the key. So every time you hear "I'm on your team, idiot!!", you'll know I accidently brushed the side of the Tab key again while I was reaching for some other key. :roll: :?
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Post by ZippityDooDa » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:16 pm

In Unreal2k4, this causes you to enter 'talk mode', and all keys
are useless until you either hit escape or hit enter to submit.

go into the UT2004/System directory and open up a file called user.ini

use ctrl + F and enter Tab into it

delete whatever is after Tab= (use your Find option to find it faster)

you should be fixed now

P.s. I need the link to the ut2004 chaos mod, thanks. Good games earlier btw.
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Re: That stupid Tab Key

Post by Hermskii » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:37 pm

No. the tab key enters a console command line. It does not open voice stuff or commands. It is for admins to type up quick commands to add bots or kill players and or bots. It is what you have to hit to type the adminlogin [password] to become an admin in game. Stuff like that.

If you hit it Nameless either type crap and hit enter or just hit enter and it will go away until you press it again. When tab is hit, all other ut functions stop on the keyboard.
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Re: That stupid Tab Key

Post by EvilGrins » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:44 pm

For all the Unreal games the TAB key is a loosely used console command, more subtle than the Tilde which brings up the console window.

Tab=Type

Talking is 'R' & 'T'. One's for team chat and the other is chat in general.

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Re: That stupid Tab Key

Post by a nameless entity » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:59 pm

Well it's gone now anyway, since I assigned a taunt to that key. End of problem. :mrgreen:
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Re: That stupid Tab Key

Post by Hermskii » Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:19 am

How are you going to login as an Admin then?
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Re: That stupid Tab Key

Post by EvilGrins » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:19 pm

Hermskii wrote:How are you going to login as an Admin then?
He can still hit the Tilde (~) key. It does the same thing his TAB used to but even more.

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