Click dragging to move view

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I don't know if perhaps I'm missing something, but is there a way to click drag your viewpoint while in the game? I see the right mouse button rotates, and the middle button zooms (for some reason I really like the Zoom To Cursor setting), but to move up, down, left, and right it appears you can only use the arrow keys? If this is indeed the only method, it feels clumsy since my right hand is on the mouse, and my arrow keys are on the right side of the keyboard. Typically games allow for a click and drag operation to move around on a screen... I hope I'm just missing a setting or something somewhere...

BTW, brand new to the program (as far as loading it up and playing, although I've been following it's progress for a while now)... Really liking it so far...

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
(for some reason I really like the Zoom To Cursor setting)


Most people do :D

That said, if you want to pan the screen you should be able to move your mouse to the side of the screen, thats more normal than click'n'drag, but personally I just zoom out then back in using zoom to cursor.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
In most other games I play, I tend to turn off edge scrolling, I run in a high resolution and moving to an edge has always seemed... icky... to me... But if that's the only way, then I suppose I can adapt...  :) 
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
But if that's the only way, then I suppose I can adapt...


What I do is zoom out to the max and then zoom in wherever I want, pretty fast and gives you a nice overview too.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
maybe allow you to click and hold the center mouse button and move the mouse to pan? that would be nice
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I agree with squrl man.

The middle mouse button's current function is only to set something in middle of screen. Which I use other buttons for that.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
100% Agreed. In my perfect personal world :
Hold middle mouse = Pan view
Middle mouse clic when view isn't centered on current selection = Center view on selection.
Middle mouse clic when view is already centered on current selection = Zoom to close view.
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
I hope it's not too late for the dev team to put something like this in, it sure would be beneficial to alot of people it would seem... I know that I for one would love it... the zoom out and zoom back in to cursor works, but a mouse click and pan would be much much more useful...