Copying your Keybinds

If you have multiple characters and wish to copy key binds from one to another or wish to backup your key binds, you can use the following method.

This method requires typing slash commands into the chat window. It also requires saving and loading ground and space key binds seperately.
Saving Key Bind sets

1. When in the location whose bindings you wish to save, hit the ENTER key or click in the chat text box.
2. Type the following:

/bind_save_file DefaultGround.txt or /bind_save_file DefaultSpace.txt depending on the location.

3. Hit ENTER.

This saves file(s) in your STO directory with your character's current key bindings.
Loading Key Bind sets

The files you created in the save prodecure can be used to restore key binds to an existing character or apply them to a new one.

1. When in the location whose bindings you wish to load, hit the ENTER key or click in the chat text box.
2. Type the following:

/bind_load_file DefaultGround.txt or /bind_load_file DefaultSpace.txt depending on the location.

3. Hit ENTER.

Notes

There is no confirmation text when you have done this correctly, or error text when you have not.

These procedures can be used for all characters created, you can also exchange these files with other players to try out their key binds.

You can change the names of the text files in the load and save commands and you can include a drive and path if you don't want them directly in your STO folder.

Using the DefaultGround.txt and DefaultSpace.txt names will assign these key binds to all new characters created.

This information was provided by Wolfiesden on the STO Forums.

Nice! Do you know if this includes your Ground/space settings?

One does ground, one does space

Also, if you have different binds for your tac, eng or science, you can type

/bind_save_file Tactical.txt (or eng or sci)

Then when you make a new one:

/bind_load_file Tactical.txt

Alternatively, if you've spent a while setting up keybinds, macros etc on one toon and then suddenly decide you don't like them and want to reroll them as a different race or career:

/bind_save_file Bobgroundbinds.txt
/bind_save_file Bobspacebinds.txt

(keeping in mind that you have to be on the ground to save/load ground binds and in space to save/load space binds)

then /bind_load_file when you are ready. :) Saved me soooooo much trouble early on in STO when I was constantly deleting and rerolling.

And there's a new stickied thread on the STO forums with extra help with keybinds ^.^

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=192243

Be sure to back those up outside of the STO directory, otherwise if you have to uninstall for any reason, even to reinstall the game fresh, they will be deleted.

I've never had a game delete user created files within its main directory, just the ones necessary for gameplay; but STO wipes out absolutely everything on an uninstall. Like Cryptic offering the middle finger for us uninstalling their game.

Um, what is a keybind?

A keybind is, for example, pressing W to nose down or S to nose up. The direction of movement is bound to those keys.

Thanks!

Thank you very much. Very much needed and appreciated.
Jhaye :0)