Overview
Play Lost Planet 2 with a mouse and keyboard comfortably by changing the key configuration to a standard PC shooter layout.
Quick Overview
The default mouse and keyboard controls for Lost Planet 2 were probably designed by someone who had never played a PC shooter before. I’ve reworked the key configuration to something that’s more in-line with typical PC controls.
The configuration shown in this guide uses zero overlapping keys and is compatible with most (if not all) VS controls. This guide does not require a mouse with additional buttons.
Key Configuration – List
Key Configuration – Details
Mouse Speed
Variable
Controls the mouse speed.
Mouse Sensitivity
32
Controls the mouse sensitivity, with 32 being the max and optimal value. Lower values cause the reticle to not respond to smaller movements.
Forward/Back/Left/Right
W/S/A/D
Walk
Alt
Not particularly useful; change according to preference.
Turn 90° Left/Right
Arrow Left/Arrow Right
Also controls helicopter altitude.
Shoot
Left Click
Also fires left VS weapon.
Grenade
Right Click
Also fires right VS weapon.
Crouch
C
I’m not a C-to-crouch person, but crouching is rarely useful since we already have a dedicated roll key (ctrl in this guide).
Action 1
Wheel Down
Equivalent to the B/Circle button on gamepad. Using the mouse wheel is far easier than repeatedly tapping a key. Try rolling the wheel back and forth when capturing a beacon.
Action 2
E
Equivalent to the Y/Triangle button on gamepad. Used when picking up and swapping weapons.
Action 3
X
Equivalent to the X/Square button on gamepad. Used to repair and activate VS mechs.
Focus Camera
1
Used during cinematic moments in some boss fights.
Night Vision
2
Hardly useful.
Reload VS Left Weapon/Right Weapon
3/4
Zoom In
V
You can zoom with any weapon and it will reduce the amount of recoil applied to the camera. However, compensating for extra recoil is fairly easy when using a mouse to aim. Only really useful for sniper rifles.
Merged/Support Attack
G
Used to initiate the “support attack” while wielding a support weapon.
Evade
Ctrl
Keep in mind that changing evade to C to have crouch on Ctrl makes it difficult to roll to the right.
Drop Left Weapon/Right Weapon
O/P
Literally useless since you can drop your left/right weapon by holding Action 2 (E) and left or right clicking.
VS Special Movement 1/2/3/4
T/Y/U/I
Rarely used.
VS Controls
Here is an example of what VS controls look like while using this key configuration.
Thanks!
Thanks for checking out my guide, and thank you to those who’ve given it an award! I’m glad people are finding my ideas useful and I’m happy to have helped an underrated co-op shooter become more accessible for the PC crowd.
