Awsome guys.

I knew it was in those files but hadn't figured out to change all the "KI_F".

So, after setting up the keybinds I could in the game, here's what I did using notepad++. (To both files as stated above)

I replaced all "IK_F" with "IK_End" (because this key is not used)

Then I replaced all "IK_MiddleMouse" with "IK_F"

Then finally I replaced all the "IK_End" from step 1 with "IK_MiddleMouse"

This swapped the middle mouse and the F key for everything they are used for in the game.

Any coding genius out there to make a quick program to allow for an easy automatic change of these hardcoded binding to anything wished by the user?

Pretty please, choombas... :)

Same here.

I use EDSF for everything since quake, first thing I do with a new game is rebind, but getting continual "Bind Failed" messages when you try and bind F to anything.

The message does not make it clear that the reason is that F is reserved for interact, only worked that out when I came here.

EDIT: good job, solution posted in thread while I was writing a post - at least it's not as bad as some games where the UI bindings are baked into the scaleform files.

EDIT2: beware there are lots of settings in inputUserMappings.xml which are paired left and right or in and out functions bound to either Q and E, or A and D. You'll want to change all these to W and R and S and F respectively if you're using ESDF

Also in some cases the UI won't update to respect your new keybindings e.g. I have W and R rotating my char in the char designer, but the UI still says to use Q and E to rotate. But in other places (e.g. main menu options) the UI has updated to show I rebound A and D to S and F to move between menu options.

EDIT3: Mouse buttons beyond the first three are IK_Mouse4, IK_Mouse5 etc

Yes this is so annoying. Also here lefty playing around arrow keys. Have to try the solution with the hardcoded f key but please someone make a rebind tool or even better, the devs should really fix this.

It's 2020 and we can't rebind keys? Even back then with Doom or Quake it was a common function. ^^

Thanks for this thread and the instructions! Shame on the developers to hardwire F to interact. I also play FPS before WASD was even invented and since remapping was possible in games (Duke3D or Quake 1, can‘t say for sure) I always use ESDF.