Minecraft, I'm talking about Java Edition here, has configurable controls. This is an important topic, I'll list my findings here.
Sprinting
Historically, there was just one way to sprint: double-press W. Then, Mojang gave in and added a quasimode hold sprinting key; Shift was taken, so they went with Ctrl. To this day I find it the worst possible key for sprinting on a standard keyboard.
My alternative control schemes
Optimized Standard Keyboard
The left side is pain.
Right hand on touchpad
|
Finger |
Key |
Function |
|---|---|---|
|
Right index |
|
Mine |
|
Right middle |
|
Use |
|
Right thumb |
Touchpad |
Control camera, cursor, click in menus |
The mouse click, I don't really use it. It could be bound to . or whatever you fancy.
In theory, one can scroll the hotbar with trackpad, but I found it uncomfortable. Instead, I pressed 1–9. I got quite good at it.
Gamepad
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