Binds

Binds

In Vendetta Online, the player can customize their own binds and aliases to improve their experience. These can range from a simple bind to toggle the auto-aim mode, to a complicated system of aliases and binds that can be used as an online encyclopedia.

How to "Install" Binds

If you are taking binds from another source, say the [Custom Binds and Aliases Thread], you won't need to type them in manually unless you want to do it the hard way.

 - Find the file named __**wgaf.cfg**__ in your Vendetta folder and open it. For Mac users, you will have to **Show Package Contents** of the Vendetta Online package in order to get to it. For Windows users, you can find it in either C:\Program Files\Guild Software\Vendetta\wgaf.cfg or C:\Program Files\Vendetta Online\wgaf.cfg depending on when you installed the game. Linux users can find the file in ~/.vendetta/wgaf.cfg. You should open it in a simple text editor (not a word processing application), such as Notepad, TextEdit, vim, or possibly emacs.
 - Pick the bind or binds that you want.
 - Copy and paste.
 - Clean up the WGAF file by removing any '/' characters at the beginning of the aliases and/or binds you copied.

The List

 * binds:Auto Aim Toggle - Lets you assign a key to toggle the auto-aim feature.
 * binds:Controllable Rotation Speed - Lets you change your ship's rotation speed (with limits, of course).
 * binds:Diamond Dodge - Automatic diamond-shaped dodge, useful against energy weapons (although it is a cheap tactic).
 * binds:Emergency Brakes - Adds an "emergency brake" that causes almost instant stopping
 * binds:Inertial Dampening Controls - Lets you reset the "Inertial Dampeners". Let's you avoid control jitters and overshoots. :P
 * binds:Message Target - allows you to send a private message to whomever you have targetted.
 * binds:Key Ramping - Enables and Disables key ramping. Extremely useful if you fly with a keyboard.
 * binds:Scanner - Automatic enemy scanner
 * binds:Self Destruct - Timed self destruct.
 * binds:Turbo Lock - Lets you change the tab key to toggle turbo, or to act normally.
 * binds:Variable Zoom - Allows you to zoom in/out incrementally, using the mouse wheel if you so desire.

How to Make Binds

The commands **/alias** and **/bind** are the only tools used to make your own command-line scripts and shortcuts.

Syntax

 * /alias AliasName "Command text"
 * /bind "Key" "AliasName"

Use

 - Decide what you want your bind to do. In this example, we'll make a command that sends a string of text to your currently active channel.
 - Choose a name for your command. In this example, we'll pick a name that is simple; **MyBind** will do nicely.
 - Next we need to decide what to say. **"This is my first Vendetta Online bind! w00t!"** will suit this command well, don't you think?
 - Now we need to make the command. The syntax of the command we need to print to the channel is "**/say_channel text**", so type this into the console: **/alias MyBind "say_channel This is my first Vendetta Online bind! w00t!"**
 - Last, we need to bind it to a key. This would be typed in as **/bind "p" "MyBind"**
 - Now all you have to do in order to run this command is to either a) be inflight and hit the assigned key (p) or b) type **/MyBind** in the console. The latter works inside stations as well as outside them.\\ 

For a full list of the Vendetta commands click [[1]]