How can I use my mouse's extra buttons or mousewheel ingame?

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Currently there is no direct support for additional mousebuttons or the mousewheel ingame. However, there are some workarounds you can employ to duplicate this functionality.

Mouse software

Many advanced mice come with software that allows you to map those special buttons and mousewheels to keys on your keyboard. You can use this software to customize your mouse:

  • Map your mousebuttons to specific keyboard keys
  • Map those keys within Allegiance to the desired controls

The result should be a daisy-chained keypress that should duplicate the functionality you are looking for.

For instance:

I use the mouse software to map mouse button 6 to F12. Then I go into Allegiance and map F12 to "Ripcord". Now when I click mouse button 6 I will ripcord.


Autohotkey

Autohotkey is a program that allows you to map just about any key on your keyboard or mouse to another. You can use this if you don't have an advanced mouse.