The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian

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Better mouse/keyboard controls
By Rushin
Rebind and customize your controls with an Autohotkey script.
   
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Default vs custom bindings
I hated pressing F to enter the tile-dragging mode. Using the right mouse button for this makes a lot more sense to me, plus I wanted F to be the use key.

I made an Autohotkey script that modifies controls like this:
  • Left mouse button: drag tiles (same as before)
  • Right mouse button: toggle tile-dragging mode
  • Both F and E: use / action

WASD and space are for movement, same as before. You can choose to use E or F as your action key, both do the same thing.
Applying the script
There are two ways to use the script.

Fast method:
Simply download the script .exe file and run it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdla0psxtt80xic/the_pedestrian_controls.exe?dl=0
That's all you need really. However, accepting .exe files from strangers is something you generally don't want to do.

Recommended method:
First, download Autohotkey[www.autohotkey.com] and install it.
Then download and double-click my script to run it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4i5vsxjj0ws65s9/the_pedestrian_controls.ahk?dl=0
This is the actual source of the script that you can view in any text editor to see exactly what it does, so it is 100% safe for you.
Using the script
Simply run the script before or during playing The Pedestrian. The modified keys are active as long as The Pedestrian is the active game window. This means it shouldn't mess with your normal keyboard/mouse functions anywhere outside of the game.

If you went with the recommended option and installed Autohotkey you can also customize the controls to your liking (by editing the script with any text editor before running it).

You can kill the script by right-clicking it in the tray and pressing Exit. Or you could just leave it there since it does nothing outside the game and will be gone by the next reboot anyway.

Have fun!
Is it safe?
Absolutely! The script doesn't actually interact with the game or Steam in any way at all. This is essentially the same as making a triple-click macro for your mouse or anything like that. We ask Windows "what is the name of the current active window?" and if it's this game, we activate our macro temporarily.

We do not modify the game files or the game process. Or Steam files or processes. Or anything like that. Think of it as if we rewired our keyboard a bit, but not physically. It's safe.
2 Comments
Rushin  [author] 15 Jun, 2024 @ 7:58am 
That's perfectly fine, you don't have to use any of this if you enjoyed the default controls. I really didn't though.
ForsacaZ 15 Jun, 2024 @ 4:27am 
Idk, this game has pretty good controls to me. Even if i didnt like them, i wouldnt go out of my way to download an entire program just to change them.