Screaming_Ziva Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Is pointing and clicking the only way to target an enemy? I'm finding it a bit difficult to actually target enemies when I'm in groups and my group members are in melee range. I keep accidentally clicking on them and then I can't help in the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erevan_Kindelar Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 You can use the Tab key as well, and in conjunction with that there are some options to allow you to skip targetting PCs or NPCs iirc. You can also cycle targets inward or outward, but I cannot remember the keybindings for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slalomswtor Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 So there ARE keybindings to control various target objects? Nearest Foe, Next Foe, previous FoeNearest Group member, etc.SelfNearest ground object (i.e. loot/dead body/resource node) Can those bindings be editted? {I am having a hard time waiting to get into game to check all this out! LOL} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbralwarrior Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) By default TAB cycles through your enemies and I believe CTRL + TAB picks nearest enemy. You can redefine these keys in the preferences UI in game. There asre also key binds for selecting companions/team mates and so on but can't remember those off the top of my head. Edited December 15, 2011 by umbralwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MocnyBrowarek Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I just use bindings like this: tab- target enemy q- target nearest enemy e- target self f- target of target x- target friend c- target nearest friend Why I have target enemy/friend and target NEAREST enemy/friend buttons? Easy as healer I can check every friends by using target friend. Same when fighting enemy I can quick choose enemy to attack. Target nearest is sometimes usefoul as well. Target of target is most important for me. I can quickly target my friend who is attacked by enemy I have targeted and heal or I can instantly help nuke enemy. Easy to use and not be confused as a consular healer on warzones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamf Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 There is also an option to auto target the nearest enemy when you use an ability. Its hidden somewhere in the Preferences but I can't think where exactly, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slalomswtor Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 f- target of target So "target of target" is like Target Skill Forwarding? That is good to know. I really like that. Am interested to see how Assisting is implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereisnotry_ Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Yes, as mentioned, there are a number of target-switching commands. And they're all completely customizable. I've got a gaming mouse (Logitech G500 I think), and I've bound "Target Nearest Enemy" and "Target Next Enemy" (along with Toggle AutoRun) to my extra mouse buttons. I find that works really well, and it leaves my left hand free for attacking. For some reason, I couldn't get the targeting system to work during the last beta weekend, but it's working wonderfully now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereisnotry_ Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 So there ARE keybindings to control various target objects? Nearest Foe, Next Foe, previous FoeNearest Group member, etc.SelfNearest ground object (i.e. loot/dead body/resource node) Can those bindings be editted? {I am having a hard time waiting to get into game to check all this out! LOL} Yes. There are keybindings for all those things (maybe not nearest ground object though, but there's area-auto-looting for that anyway). And yes, all of those bindings can be easily edited. In fact, when it comes to group member targeting, healers will be happy to know that you can bind to each group member (ie, Group Member 1, Group Member 2, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MocnyBrowarek Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 So "target of target" is like Target Skill Forwarding? That is good to know. I really like that. Am interested to see how Assisting is implemented. Simple- if you have targeted you friend and he will target an anamy you press "f" and have targeted same enemy. Then again this enemy have targeted your friend and hit him (you wana heal him up) press "f" again and have you'r friend targeted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balbosa Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 TAB button targets nearest enemy npc. Press it more times and it cycles through the pack of npc's. I use TAB sometimes but I like to check the option that automatically targets nearest target with just the push of one of your damage abilities. I find this option very useful because you dont have to press tab button, just press an ability and it targets nearest thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadess Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 It's easier to turn on the auto-target, especially if you are using a character that uses Force Leap/Force Charge, as it will automatically take them to the enemy. Just go to the preferences-->controls and then click on auto-target enemies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnaathra Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Rebinding the "Tab" key to another key is broken for many people (myself included). So some players bind it to something else and then it just fails to work. Hopefully this is patched soon. I normally rebind "Tab" targeting to the "T" key, but it does not work. Edited December 15, 2011 by Jnaathra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevux Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Anyone know how to target a friendly NPC I have an NPC stuck inside another NPC i'm trying to talk too and I won't let me converse with the one inside. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisharrr Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 There's also Focus targets, which are good for healers. It lets you essentially have 2 targets. It's used in conjunction with "focus modifier" so if you target an enemy and have your buddy in focus, you can run your regular attacks on the enemy, and hold down the "focus modifier" key to direct an ability (usually heal) at your buddy without losing your enemy target. For me, Nearest Enemy, Next Enemy, Previous Enemy all work. Nearest Friend works, but Next Friend or Previous Friend don't, and "friend" appears to include NPCs. Not sure if the NPC-as-friend is a bug or as-intended, but it's not helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoguht Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Rebinding the "Tab" key to another key is broken for many people (myself included). So some players bind it to something else and then it just fails to work. Hopefully this is patched soon. I normally rebind "Tab" targeting to the "T" key, but it does not work. Exact same problem for me. I've gotten used to using T for targeting and am very frustrated that it doesn't seem to do anything in SWTOR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banthabreeder Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Rebinding the "Tab" key to another key is broken for many people (myself included). So some players bind it to something else and then it just fails to work. Hopefully this is patched soon. I normally rebind "Tab" targeting to the "T" key, but it does not work. I thought I was going crazy trying to do this. I to have the same problem. Would it be worth it to open an in game ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkais Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I can target nearest enemy with tab, but most of the other optional targeting keybinds fail to work when I tried to set them. At least before todays patch. Also F1 is supposed to target myself, but pressing it repeatedly will alternate target me or my companion. Target companion keybind does nothing at all. etc. Generally, the keybinds are borkered. In practise I just run to suitable spot and use tab to target closest, or use mouse to click on enemies, or portraits when Im targeting my team for heals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnaathra Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I thought I was going crazy trying to do this. I to have the same problem. Would it be worth it to open an in game ticket? I encourage any and everyone that has this issue to at least /bug report it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Also F1 is supposed to target myself, but pressing it repeatedly will alternate target me or my companion. Target companion keybind does nothing at all. etc. Generally, the keybinds are borkered. FYI You can also use the Self Target Modifier key (Default is HOME). Holding this key down will cause your next action to be used against you instead of the target, thereby keeping the target still targeted. Great for self heals or buffs. Edited January 5, 2012 by Owsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOrb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It's easier to turn on the auto-target, especially if you are using a character that uses Force Leap/Force Charge, as it will automatically take them to the enemy. Just go to the preferences-->controls and then click on auto-target enemies. It's a shame this doesn't work for all attacking abilities , it works when you right click on one enemy then it does indeed auto target through a mob one by one and even hitting another enemy near by. Wish it just worked from the get go. Badorb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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