Hi, I just want to say thanks. I got this game and was so excited to play it, I played sekiro (I knew elden ring would be nothing like it) but after watching tons of gameplay and reviews, I was obsessed! A day before I got the game though, my controller stopped working. I was left with no choice but to play with keybord and mouse. I searched up multiple videos, NONE OF THEM HELPED, there was always one key that I could never get used to and it felt very wrong. I continued trying and I honestly gave up. Then your video popped up in my reccomended. I saw your keybinds, and tried them. They feel so natural, and I'm finally able to play this game with keyboard and mouse. I'm about 10 hours in, and I'm LOVING IT!! Thanks so much again.
Thanks for this, I have watched a few videos on this like you I am a first time player of a souls game. I like your take on controls. I use "C" for crouch though but I like your option for the dodge action something I was struggling doing, thanks again. A 73 year old gamer here......lol I have subscribed now thanks....just noticed another reply RP7 with axis reversed same has me, same reason for me too but think in a plane you pull the joystick towards you to pull up….
I'm from Brazil and bro I wanted to thank you for making this video, it helped me a lot to configure the keys, I wish there were videos like this in my country
For switching sorcery and items the old dark souls games on pc already default the mouse wheel up for sorcery, down for items, and hold shift + mwheel up and down to change right and left hand weapon respectively. It was intuitive and you're just replicating that like I do. I use Q for items as it's easy to reach Finally I bind the skill to Y The default pc controls are bad because use skill like parry is shift right click, and strong attack is shift left click. This means there's an issue where you want to guard counter and end up accidentally parrying instead because you forgot to let go of right click. By unbinding the mouse button to use your skill, you don't have to let go of guard to perform a strong attack counter
Although I knew about this issue from the beginning of the game, it wasn't until after I finished the game that I looked up how to set the keyboard and mouse. The default setting is a nightmare. My starting character is a mage, so it's a bit easier.
They should look at the Dark Soul 1 Remastered version... The KbM controls in that game is amazing, it also made the game absurdly much easier having that amount of free targeting and movement.
I play with mouse and keyboard but it still feels clunky and stuttery when you use w + "a" or "d" and then looking around with the mouse. there something working against each other and causes this weird feeling while moving around. What really frustrates me is that there is no extra binding for the horse. switching between horse and healing is so annoying...
Kinda late reply but if you haven’t tried it already, you can assign the horse calling to your pouch instead. You won’t have to switch the items every time.
Wow! I totally forgot about mouse 4 and 5! I've been playing modded Skyrim with dodge as F, and it feels a little clunky. Thanks for all the great tips
@@iRedseven only reason i went inverted because it's how our neck works when looking up and down, pull back to look up, down to look down, in a 3D space. not inverted is like looking at 2D stuff like doing work on the computer.
I saw you perform jumping dismount here 15:41 how did you do that on keyboard? I'm trying to perform a jumping attack with horse but I can't do it with keyboard+mouse.
I'm not trying to convince anyone to switch over to controller but with a ps5 control you could add Spectral Steed Whistle to your Pouch, Spirit Ashes too makes it a little easier to use holding Triangle down then pressing D-pad direction for what you want to use.. Hope that helps but i actually wanted to ask what are all the default controls for keyboard on Elden Ring and does it vary from different types of keyboards?
@@forwardmoving8252 Oh Thanks for letting me know i wanted to ask for a streamer i watch there new to Elden Ring never played a souls game before and also is very nervous about even trying it out to be honest i'm not sure they will play at all
6:18, "Move forwards" is possible to bind to right mouse button or this option is disabled by developers ? For example in Cyberpunk2077 I can bind "move forward" to mouse button.
Oh, I do not remember the key combination or if you just have to equip the weapon and have the mana item ready and just hit right click. Not sure anymore. I have not played in a loooong time.
How to make the keybinding slot empty i click on it but what ever the contol i press it becomes that one I literally don't want anything on the mouse keybindings keyboard is enough how to make the slot empty
@@adamschnulle687 I tihnk you can do that with assigning those functions to those keys. Not sure anymore, since I have not played in months, but give it a try.
@@iRedseven I did like 40 times allredy >.< You say "rebind torrent in the puch to 1 or 2" but you never say how :/ I even looked through the comments, but seems like noone has that problem. I need to have torrent on F+1 so please my man help me out 😔
U earned a sub. How dare fromsoft sell bullshit on PC with these kind of binding and fps imitations. If they weren't so brilliant in every other regard (no microtransactions!), I'd hate them. I If
@@iRedseven I adapted to mouse and keyboard. I hate how this game forced me to relearn everything I knw about gaming. I am almost done. I don't believe I've skipps anything. Approaching two hundred hours...a painful amount of my hours was around experiementing how to play, and how to mod away Fomsofts ultrawide and fps limitations without getting banned. Thank you for your work.
Please can u help me? I restarted a game and my controller is dead, but with the KMB the life, PC, potions&weapons doesn’t appear without pressing E and it disappears 10 seconds later. how can i make the interface stay always?
@@surealest It most certiainly is not more intuitive to have F as block. You don't ever want to compromise movement, even if it's not by much. This is why sprints in games are typically in shift beacuse it allows you to use your pinky while being able to use all wasd at the same time. This has been established by pros over a decade now, it's not really up for "debate." Just use what you prefer, but don't make far fetched arguments. Also, nice to see a Slime fan lol
I guess if you use space a lot and get used to it having being switched from jumping to dodging, then it's all fine, right? I preferred to have my brain wired to the same PC keybinds I use for other games. It's a matter of getting used to basically.
There are people who beat dark souls with a dance dance revolution pad, or the donkey kong bongos, or just a bunch of interconnected bananas. If that can be done then k&m feels pretty vanilla to me. Don’t forget the devs use k&s :)
I hate how console games combine buttons. Anyone remember Mass Effect sprint/take cover button resulting in multiple deaths? Here it's the same with movement has dismount horse/crouch, dodge has sprint and so on
Your problem as a PC gamer is that you are still playing with a standard keyboard. You use the Logitech G502 mouse which is good. Ditch the keyboard and get a Logitech G13 programmable keypad, or a Razor Orbweaver. You can program in multi-key macros, etc... All the stuff you mention in this video is inferior to the possibilities and options you get with one of these keypads.
Explain they keybinds for Zooming with Bow/Crossbow/Telescope. And don't just fuckin say, "OH HERP DERP! Just use Up/Down Arrows" NO, TELL ME THE FLIPPIN KEYBIND CAUSE THAT UPDOWN ARROW SHIT DOESN'T FLY GOD DAMNIT. Yeah, that's what I thought, no one fuckin knows how to zoom for Keyboard.
Hi, I just want to say thanks. I got this game and was so excited to play it, I played sekiro (I knew elden ring would be nothing like it) but after watching tons of gameplay and reviews, I was obsessed! A day before I got the game though, my controller stopped working. I was left with no choice but to play with keybord and mouse. I searched up multiple videos, NONE OF THEM HELPED, there was always one key that I could never get used to and it felt very wrong. I continued trying and I honestly gave up. Then your video popped up in my reccomended. I saw your keybinds, and tried them. They feel so natural, and I'm finally able to play this game with keyboard and mouse. I'm about 10 hours in, and I'm LOVING IT!!
Thanks so much again.
My pleasure! Happy that this video still helps ppl.
Thanks for this, I have watched a few videos on this like you I am a first time player of a souls game. I like your take on controls. I use "C" for crouch though but I like your option for the dodge action something I was struggling doing, thanks again. A 73 year old gamer here......lol I have subscribed now thanks....just noticed another reply RP7 with axis reversed same has me, same reason for me too but think in a plane you pull the joystick towards you to pull up….
73 year old gamer!! Damn you have to be the coolest old person I have ever met. I cant imagine having that kind of reflex to play souls like at 73
I'm from Brazil and bro I wanted to thank you for making this video, it helped me a lot to configure the keys, I wish there were videos like this in my country
De nada, amigo!
WHY DIDN'T THEY SEPARATE DODGE AND SPRINT FOR KEYBOARD + MOUSE I'M ABOUT TO CRY ;_;
That's what macros are for.
Or, just get a Wooting Keyboard.
Didn’t think a video on just Elder Ring key bindings would be entertaining as well. Thanks for the info and laughs. 😁
thank you! your keybindings are much much better than default ones. Love it.
The best video i have seen on yt for this need
@@gmano1996 nice man, awesome!
For switching sorcery and items the old dark souls games on pc already default the mouse wheel up for sorcery, down for items, and hold shift + mwheel up and down to change right and left hand weapon respectively. It was intuitive and you're just replicating that like I do.
I use Q for items as it's easy to reach
Finally I bind the skill to Y
The default pc controls are bad because use skill like parry is shift right click, and strong attack is shift left click. This means there's an issue where you want to guard counter and end up accidentally parrying instead because you forgot to let go of right click. By unbinding the mouse button to use your skill, you don't have to let go of guard to perform a strong attack counter
ty so much man! im from brazil and this really helped me a lot
Although I knew about this issue from the beginning of the game, it wasn't until after I finished the game that I looked up how to set the keyboard and mouse. The default setting is a nightmare. My starting character is a mage, so it's a bit easier.
They should look at the Dark Soul 1 Remastered version... The KbM controls in that game is amazing, it also made the game absurdly much easier having that amount of free targeting and movement.
I play with mouse and keyboard but it still feels clunky and stuttery when you use w + "a" or "d" and then looking around with the mouse. there something working against each other and causes this weird feeling while moving around. What really frustrates me is that there is no extra binding for the horse. switching between horse and healing is so annoying...
Kinda late reply but if you haven’t tried it already, you can assign the horse calling to your pouch instead. You won’t have to switch the items every time.
The biggest problem for me is there i can't change memu controls.
In ds3 i could do all of the hard swaps with mouse and now u can't.
Good vid thanks 🍻
Wow! I totally forgot about mouse 4 and 5! I've been playing modded Skyrim with dodge as F, and it feels a little clunky. Thanks for all the great tips
Informative and funny. Thanks
I was very nervous to get Elden Ring due to not wanting to use a controller but this guide is exactly what I needed dispel my fear!
Def go for it. I have just started the DLC and cannot complain so far using K&M.
You're the best. You say I can thank you later? Well here I am.
My pleasure, brother!
5:39 ouch, i play inverted y-axis for more than a decade by this point
Oh wow! Well, in a decade you might have gotten used to it, right? You Sir, are one of those weirdos. Much love mate!
@@iRedseven only reason i went inverted because it's how our neck works when looking up and down, pull back to look up, down to look down, in a 3D space.
not inverted is like looking at 2D stuff like doing work on the computer.
@@RazorPhoenix7 Hmm interesting. Never looked at it from that perspective. I guess it's too late for me to switch, right?
@@iRedseven i mean i started out playing without inverted, nothing is too late.
You may say: who is the weirdo now? hahahah
Mate. Thx you very muts
I saw you perform jumping dismount here 15:41 how did you do that on keyboard? I'm trying to perform a jumping attack with horse but I can't do it with keyboard+mouse.
Thank you bro
This is a game changer,
I'm not trying to convince anyone to switch over to controller but with a ps5 control you could add Spectral Steed Whistle to your Pouch, Spirit Ashes too makes it a little easier to use holding Triangle down then pressing D-pad direction for what you want to use.. Hope that helps but i actually wanted to ask what are all the default controls for keyboard on Elden Ring and does it vary from different types of keyboards?
I’ve always put my ashes and whistle in pouch too
The default keybinds are not too good. I was able to set mine up in a way that works beautifully though.
@@forwardmoving8252 Oh Thanks for letting me know i wanted to ask for a streamer i watch there new to Elden Ring never played a souls game before and also is very nervous about even trying it out to be honest i'm not sure they will play at all
6:18, "Move forwards" is possible to bind to right mouse button or this option is disabled by developers ? For example in Cyberpunk2077 I can bind "move forward" to mouse button.
U deserve a sub
great tutorial. just wish you can manually delete some keybinds. game only lets you replace existing ones.
How do i use magic skills ? Like i got a skills wich makes me imbue my sword with mana but i dont know the key.
Oh, I do not remember the key combination or if you just have to equip the weapon and have the mana item ready and just hit right click. Not sure anymore. I have not played in a loooong time.
Hey, is there a faster way to open the equipment section?
Hi! Not that ai know of. Has to be done via Escape. Not aware of an easier way on controller either.
Thanks man, my controller died but I cant let that stop me
Indeed. RIP controller
How to make the keybinding slot empty i click on it but what ever the contol i press it becomes that one I literally don't want anything on the mouse keybindings keyboard is enough how to make the slot empty
Better control:
c,v,b for switch left hand and right hand
Can i change "E" for OK and "Q" for back to usual keys like enter and backspace.
RSVP.
How can I remove keybinds tho? Like I want to remove the strong on Shift + Left click. I cannot set it to nothing
R by default
How do i cast the incantation i can only do it double weilded
Noice clip !
how to get the dashes _ _ _ _ on the mouse ? i want to remove them to be just like you but i canno't
just found the solution just hover and press R
You get to dash with the mouse if you setup a keybind to the button I show in the video and set it as a secondary button. That's it.
@@iRedseven thank you very much , huge help
thank u
I just want to jump with space bar. Sprint with shift. And dodge with alt. Pls help.
Well, those keybinds can be changed the way you want them, Adam. Does this not work for you?
@Adventures with Redseven sprint and dodge are connected in game and can only have 1 keyboard bind. I want sprint as shift and dodge as alt :(
@@adamschnulle687 I tihnk you can do that with assigning those functions to those keys. Not sure anymore, since I have not played in months, but give it a try.
What if I don’t have the mouse 4 option
Can you do ot on ps4 and ps5?
I dont get how to bind the pouch! Halp >.
Just rewatch the part where I explain it. I am at work rn and dont even remember. I explained it well.
@@iRedseven I did like 40 times allredy >.< You say "rebind torrent in the puch to 1 or 2" but you never say how :/ I even looked through the comments, but seems like noone has that problem. I need to have torrent on F+1 so please my man help me out 😔
U earned a sub. How dare fromsoft sell bullshit on PC with these kind of binding and fps imitations.
If they weren't so brilliant in every other regard (no microtransactions!), I'd hate them.
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True, true. The keybinds for PC are awful. Thank God there are alternatives. Enjoy the game. Are you going for a full playthrough or skipping parts?
@@iRedseven I adapted to mouse and keyboard. I hate how this game forced me to relearn everything I knw about gaming. I am almost done. I don't believe I've skipps anything.
Approaching two hundred hours...a painful amount of my hours was around experiementing how to play, and how to mod away Fomsofts ultrawide and fps limitations without getting banned.
Thank you for your work.
Please can u help me? I restarted a game and my controller is dead, but with the KMB the life, PC, potions&weapons doesn’t appear without pressing E and it disappears 10 seconds later. how can i make the interface stay always?
Hm sorry, you said it in the video 😭 your a life savior thanks you
@@psychoamnesia1 heheh! God bless you, Sir!
I use my right click for my Dodge and sprint, it's more intuitive when you get used to it.
But right click is also intuitive for block or offhand weapon
@SuperSonicDemonKingFortniteGa your logic doesn't follow lol.
@@surealest It most certiainly is not more intuitive to have F as block. You don't ever want to compromise movement, even if it's not by much. This is why sprints in games are typically in shift beacuse it allows you to use your pinky while being able to use all wasd at the same time. This has been established by pros over a decade now, it's not really up for "debate." Just use what you prefer, but don't make far fetched arguments.
Also, nice to see a Slime fan lol
for some reason dodging with the spacebar feels so so so much better
I guess if you use space a lot and get used to it having being switched from jumping to dodging, then it's all fine, right? I preferred to have my brain wired to the same PC keybinds I use for other games. It's a matter of getting used to basically.
I made a macro that binds my "Spacebar" to "Shift" and made the jump key "Alt" instead. I have both Shift and Spacebar as Sprint/Dodge.
My dodge is a button on the side of my mouse. Works great
Anyone know how to fix that annoying strafe shit
How do I activate kbs on controller
I am sorry but what is kbs?
my friends call me crazy for using mouse and key board
K&M are def. a challenge when it comes to playing this game effectively, but we gotta do what we gotta do. 😂
There are people who beat dark souls with a dance dance revolution pad, or the donkey kong bongos, or just a bunch of interconnected bananas. If that can be done then k&m feels pretty vanilla to me. Don’t forget the devs use k&s :)
Kbm works perfectly fine. People are clueless.
Logitech g604 you will never need another controller again
how do you place a shield on your back with the keyboard?
Basically you have to switch weapons from one hand wielding to two hand wielding, mate. I think its done with E+Left Click or E+Right Click
I hate how console games combine buttons. Anyone remember Mass Effect sprint/take cover button resulting in multiple deaths? Here it's the same with movement has dismount horse/crouch, dodge has sprint and so on
meh. the controls for this game suck no matter what device is used or their settings.
Agree. The devs did not care too much about PC players
I can’t switch to kbm on console can you tel me why? I don’t have the on screen prompt setting.
Great. if you don't use a cow or crossbow.
A cow?
Your problem as a PC gamer is that you are still playing with a standard keyboard. You use the Logitech G502 mouse which is good. Ditch the keyboard and get a Logitech G13 programmable keypad, or a Razor Orbweaver. You can program in multi-key macros, etc... All the stuff you mention in this video is inferior to the possibilities and options you get with one of these keypads.
Any XBOX Microsoft controller is a scam. Camera drift garbage
Really? The camera did not drift for me when I had it connected, back then when I tried to get used to it.
Explain they keybinds for Zooming with Bow/Crossbow/Telescope. And don't just fuckin say, "OH HERP DERP! Just use Up/Down Arrows" NO, TELL ME THE FLIPPIN KEYBIND CAUSE THAT UPDOWN ARROW SHIT DOESN'T FLY GOD DAMNIT. Yeah, that's what I thought, no one fuckin knows how to zoom for Keyboard.
you cannot fight bosses for shit using keyboard.
Yes you can. This is how I finished the game multiple times.
I beat every boss with kbm and only used summons for gank bosses
Kbm gang 4 life. Fromsoft makes great games but the way they treat pc gamers is sad.
True true