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How to Work This Game??

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by 83RS, Mar 20, 2017.

  1. 83RS

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    I just downloaded this game, and the controls are absolutely horrible. I've been looking around to try to figure out how to change them, but it appears as though I have a different version of this game? Everyone says to hit the Esc key, but that only asks me if I want to end the mission. The only controls I've figured out so far are,
    Q: Parts Config
    W: Forward
    S: Stop/Reverse
    A: Left
    D: Right
    J: Pause
    E: Vehicle Select
    N: Headlights
    Space: Parking Brake?

    For the life of me, I just can't figure out how to change this stuff. I'm not very skilled with computers, so I have no idea what y'all are talking about when you say "bindings" and stuff like that. I've looked on forums, Google'd, YouTube'd, and I just can't find anything that helps me. Everything other people say/show in their vids doesn't seem to apply to my game. It's totally in-playable.
    Even when I hit F1, it brings up a controls list, but they are 100% inaccurate. They show the arrow keys controlling the vehicle movement, but that doesn't work for me.
    Somebody please help me with what I'm doing wrong. I'm not even trying to use mods or anything, I just simply want to play the game to start with.
    PLEASE HELP!!!
    I'm sorry if this seems like a waste of a thread, but again, I'm not great with computers. I more or less know how to point and click. Oh, and I can type rather well.
    This has been very frustrating just trying to play the game, and I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong. I almost feel like I need to meet with one of y'all in person to get this going.
     
  2. Y4123

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    pics?
     
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  3. LEMONZ YYZ

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    Yea i literally have no clue what you're talking about
     
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  4. 83RS

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    I don't really know what I could post pics of. Other than the menus, but that wouldn't show which buttons I hit to bring up said menus.
     
  5. xaxaxm28

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    You seem to be on the tech-demo version of the game ;p
    You can't change the controls in the demo
     
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  6. NoxiousFumes

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    Unless you go into the files. I got a Flight Sim controller working with the techdemo once.
     
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    -Confused mode enabled-
     
  8. Nadeox1

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    You have not specified what version you are using. If you are using the techdemo then..

    What he said.
    The techdemo doesn't have a menu to configure the controls. Remember the big notice on the techdemo page, it's an old version of the game.

    The current version of the game does have a menu to quickly and easily customize your controls.
     
  9. 83RS

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    May I ask how to see which version I have? It certainly sounds possible that I have the Tech-demo. I downloaded the game from "{removed}.com".
     
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    Sooooo, you pirated the game?
     
  11. Nadeox1

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    That's no techdemo.
    That's an illegal, pirate copy of the game.
    That site is very well known to be 'sharing' pirate copies of many games.

    You need to legally purchase your own copy of the game if you intend to play it.
    By purchasing the game you get:
    - The latest version of the game
    - All the future updates
    - All the new content being released in each update (alpha/beta)
    - Support for any kind of issue
    - Our gratitude

    Links to purchase the game here:
    https://www.beamng.com/
     
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  12. 83RS

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    Oh, and I will add, when I first start the game, at the main menu, it does have a sign in the corner that says "things we are working on: bug fixes, etc.".
     
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    Of course, you are using some unknown, old, pirated copy of the game :\
     
  14. 83RS

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    Sounds legit. I see your link to purchase it, but is it also offered in stores? Such as Walmart, or Game Stop?
     
  15. Nadeox1

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    Our official reseller are Steam and Humble Bundle (Links to both in our main page, linked above)
    Game is being sold and delivered as digital download.
    No physical copies exists.
     
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    OT: Strange, we always seem to be online at the same time...
     
  17. 83RS

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    Not intentionally. I know a lot of these style games are available to download online, but again, I'm not the best with computers, so I often don't know exactly what I'm downloading. As in whether or not it's an official copy.
     
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    Same here.
     
  19. Nadeox1

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    Always check the official website of any game as primary source of how to obtain it.
    You would avoid going into the 'illegal' zone (and troubles that you could get from it)
     
  20. 83RS

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    Figures, because where as I've heard of Steam for quite a while now, I still don't understand exactly what it is. There's another game I'm interested in, Spintires Offroad, but it also says you must have a valid Steam account to play the game.
     
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