Any of you dummies NOT using the number pad to move units in MP games

[Alexander's Horse]

I nearly fell off my chair when I saw someone suggest using the number pad to move units as something they had "just discovered".

It does save so much time - please, please tell me noone is still using the mouse for movement in MP games!

[finbar]

Deity uses his cat. A very old, slow, arthritic cat.

[Alexander's Horse]

Thought so

[deity]

Well actually...

I used to use the number pad but I use the Mouse GoTo now... Just press the spot where you want the active unit to go and keep your finger on the left mouse button and it goes to that spot.

You can do multiple Gotos this way but not so effectrive on my connection.

[Alexander's Horse]

Nothing is very effective on your connection

(sorry, couldn't resist)

You showing tonight?

[Hydey]

Not using the number pad must be a foreign thing, I can't believe any aussie would do that.

[Alexander's Horse]

Are you showing up tonight Hydey?

[DrFell]

I use up/down left/right keys and pgup/pgdn home/end to move units.

[drake]

Pointing units with a mouse is the only way to do things for long, RR travels cross country. Only a dummy would hit the number pad 30 times to get a unit to move. But for normal movement, sure.

[ColdWizard]

i also use up/down/left/right with the pgup/pgdn/home/end keys, since my laptop has no seperate keypad

[markusf]

Re: Well actually...

Originally posted by deity
I used to use the number pad but I use the Mouse GoTo now... Just press the spot where you want the active unit to go and keep your finger on the left mouse button and it goes to that spot.

You can do multiple Gotos this way but not so effectrive on my connection.

I showed him that...

This is extremely i mean EXTREMELY useful when your the host. If fast slide pace is turned on your units just teleport to their destination.

[vlad]

I never use the key pad to move, always the mouse and have never had any problems with slow turns. I normally play simul games and really haven't seen any need to speed up my moving units, but for you horsey I will give it a try my next game

[oedo]

ever noticed that using a mouse when attacking is diffenerent from using the keypad?
when you attack by using the keypad, the unit remains on the square it attacked from after winning the battle.
when using the mouse the unit will move to the square it attacked after winning.

[Ming]

That's why most of us use the key pad vs. the mouse. Anybody still using the mouse is a moron..

[DrFell]

I don't know how anyone can use the mouse.