Name some other keyboard remappers besides AutoHotKey

Blink · July 04, 2009, 06:56:18 PM

so I've got my hands on a Tetris Hangame account thanks to a friend, but one big problem is that the game doesn't let you customize your own keys, there's only 3 default key presets. Thanks to some built in protection, AutoHotKey won't work for remapping the keys, does anybody know any other popular alternatives that I can try out and see if it works? Thanks.

Rosti_LFC · July 04, 2009, 07:29:59 PM

Pretty sure Joy2Key is an alternative.

Could try making a custom keyboard layout in Windows to switch to for Tetris. If that wouldn't work then I'd give up.

Blink · July 04, 2009, 07:45:22 PM

Quote from: Rosti_LFC
Pretty sure Joy2Key is an alternative.

Could try making a custom keyboard layout in Windows to switch to for Tetris. If that wouldn't work then I'd give up.

ok thanks i'll give joy2key a try

Blink · July 04, 2009, 08:02:02 PM

nope, joy2key doesnt work. blah their protection! i give up. Programs I've tried: Keyboard Layout Creator, Sharpkeys, Autohotkey, Joy2key.... looks like there's no bypassing it then.

caffeine · July 04, 2009, 08:54:40 PM

Did you try asking about this at the AHK help forums? They've gotten me out of some tough jams before.

Blink · July 04, 2009, 09:23:17 PM

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Did you try asking about this at the AHK help forums? They've gotten me out of some tough jams before.

I have a feeling this one is hopeless, i googled the name of the protection and it seems like autohotkey is one of the specific programs it was meant to block. btw i saw your post on the news, i dont think there is replays on hangame, i still havent been able to find any yet. Although I did find out while looking for replays that there is rooms full of 400 players... i think right now theres about 1500-2000 players logged on hangame tetris.

caffeine · July 04, 2009, 09:27:28 PM

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i think right now theres about 1500-2000 players logged on hangame tetris.

Amazing.

Blink · July 04, 2009, 09:33:59 PM

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Amazing.

yep , about 10 times more than TOJ. TOJ has about 150 players on right now. Must be the tetris league on tv over there a week ago, now a bunch of Koreans want to pick it up.

jujube · July 04, 2009, 09:43:54 PM

you're on Windows 7 Blink?

Blink · July 04, 2009, 09:58:18 PM

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you're on Windows 7 Blink?

yes i am, but remapping works on windows 7, because it works outside of the game. Once in the game, my inputs arent doing anything though.

caffeine · July 05, 2009, 07:58:55 AM

I don't know much about this, but I seem to remember physical keyboards that have built in macro features.

Rosti_LFC · July 05, 2009, 08:44:36 AM

No use however if the macros are placed on extra buttons which aren't mapped to one of the default configurations.

Even then, it might not work, depending on how the macros work (could easily be some sort of software that comes with the keyboard).

Might as well give up Blink. You're trying to screw around with the inputs, which is the exact thing those programs are designed to stop.

Pineapple · July 05, 2009, 09:24:33 AM

Nope... there is a way to do it. But it's a lot of faff...

Buy yourself a cheap new keyboard. Take it apart and wire whatever control system you would prefer to where those controls were. Then either have both keyboards plugged in at once, or hot-swap them.

jujube · July 05, 2009, 12:14:54 PM

i was just reading about a program called keytweak:
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
it was recommended from the autohotkey site, especially for people reassigning keys for games. it actually modifies your registry, and after you've reassigned keys you can close keytweak. whatever changes you make will stay until you reboot the computer. it might be worth a try. i would try it myself but i'm not running Windows.

Blink · July 05, 2009, 12:37:34 PM

Quote from: jujube
i was just reading about a program called keytweak:
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
it was recommended from the autohotkey site, especially for people reassigning keys for games. it actually modifies your registry, and after you've reassigned keys you can close keytweak. whatever changes you make will stay until you reboot the computer. it might be worth a try. i would try it myself but i'm not running Windows.

okay just tried it, same effect as using Sharpkeys: the remaps work outside of game but in game it's like they were never remapped. I'm pretty sure this is hopeless besides rewiring your keyboard, so I give up.