The Base config file holds my basic movement and inventory control bindings. This is meant to be the base upon which other config layers are loaded. By itself, the base config will get you a basic keyboard setup not too-far removed from the default Q2 setup.

Some basic functions have been re-bound through aliases to allow the other layers to re-define their functionality. This has been done for one simple reason. It does not matter which or how many keys you bind to a particular function, they will all be re-defined simultaneously as needed. These functions are

1. +Shoot
   This is an alias which calls +attack. It is overridden by the AutoWeapons and SniperZoom scripts.
2. +Jump
   This calls +moveup. It is overridden by the RocketJump scripts.
3. Weapon selections
   All weapon selections have been overridden by an alias. The name of this alias is the same as the traditional "use" command with no space between "use" and the item. (IE "use Blaster" becomes "useBlaster") These functions are overridden by the AutoWeapons scripts.

Function keys

The function keys have been re-organized as follows.

• F1 "ShowMenu"
  Re-displays the configuration menu.
• F2 "reconnect"
  Gets you back in the game when things go really wrong.
• F3 "kill"
  Suicide, for when you get trapped somewhere. (BAD level designer, BAD)
• F4 "menu_quit"
  Displays the "Are you sure you want to quit?" screen.
• F5 "menu_savegame"
  F6 "echo Quick saving...; wait; save quick"
  F7 "menu_loadgame"
  F8 "echo Quick loading...; wait; load quick"
  These aren't very useful in an online game, but I kept them anyway.
• F11 "menu_startserver"
• F12 "screenshot"

F9 & F10 are left open for use by the Demo recording layer.

Other settings

Listing out every setting here would be a rather tedious waste of space. Nothing unusual happens in this config, so I leave it up to the reader to scan through the wcBase config for themselves.

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