MTA:SA fix

Keys do nothing or do the wrong thing in MTA

Controls that worked in single-player act differently in MTA, or a key has lost its job. MTA has console commands to copy GTA's controls and to put the default binds back.

Steps

Try one step, then check whether the problem is still there. Follow any "only if" line before changing a setting.

1. Copy your GTA controls

   Open the console with F8 and type copygtacontrols. It copies your single-player controls into MTA. MTA's command list says it may need a restart to work properly.

2. See what a key is bound to

   Type binds in the console. MTA prints every bind, so you can see whether the key is still set and to what.

3. Put the default binds back

   Type bind defaults in the console. It resets the binds shown in the settings menu to MTA's defaults.

   Careful: This replaces the binds you changed yourself.

4. On CIT: two places hold keys

   MTA's own keys are in ESC, Settings, Binds. Keys for CIT's features are in CIT's /settings. A CIT shortcut that stopped working has its own fix in this tool.

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