Keybinds in BAR are handled differently than most games, having no built-in keybind editor. This can be cumbersome and annoying, but with the expansiveness of the keybind capabilities, it is hard to build a UI for editing it that comes close to capturing the full capabilities.
To use custom keybind files, you need to edit a text file, specifically one called uikeys.txt
- Open the launcher and click on "Open Installation Directory."
- Open "data" folder (not necessary on Linux systems). This is where the custom keybind config file,
uikeys.txt, will live. - In-game (singleplayer skirmish against InactiveAI), first choose the preset you want to customize from Settings -> Control -> Keybindings
- Then from Settings -> Control -> Keybindings, select "Custom" from the drop-down and the game will create a
uikeys.txtfor you to edit with your favorite text editor. This first version of your custom file is based on the last preset you had chosen.- We recommend using VS Code with the
uikeysextension, for syntax highlighting and completion suggestions.
- We recommend using VS Code with the
- To test your changes in real time: Type
/keyreloadafter you have saved additional changes to youruikeys.txt.
- You can find this widget on the official BAR discord here: https://discord.com/channels/549281623154229250/1113861314582954078
- There are special instructions for the installation of this widget, be sure to read them and follow them carefully to ensure it works properly.
- It has a variety of useful features and allows you to search keybinds and manage them without tabbing out of the game.
- Documentation for select action: https://beyond-all-reason.github.io/spring/articles/select-command/
- Documentation for uikeys format: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring/blob/BAR105/doc/uikeys.txt
- General repository of custom keybindings: https://github.com/resopmok/BAR_uikeys_collections
- BAR master preset layouts: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason/tree/master/luaui/configs/hotkeys