What is target filtering/cycling?

[SugarPeanut]

I hope im actually understanding u correctly (its late here) but what im saying is ppl ADD to the basic settings..like in my example so they can also tab/triggertarget to players when in battle. So jt isnt a filtering OUT ,its a filtering IN.

[JohnJSal]

I hope im actually understanding u correctly (its late here) but what im saying is ppl ADD to the basic settings..like in my example so they can also tab/triggertarget to players when in battle. So jt isnt a filtering OUT ,its a filtering IN.

The filters in my settings have everything checked, yet it still doesn't target anything but enemies. I suppose it could only apply to a controller, but there are even more settings underneath these settings that are grayed out and have specific controller options, like the buttons on a controller. The settings that are available to me seem to apply to a keyboard setup, yet don't seem to work. Maybe it's more controller stuff.

[Bixby]

The filters in my settings have everything checked, yet it still doesn't target anything but enemies. I suppose it could only apply to a controller, but there are even more settings underneath these settings that are grayed out and have specific controller options, like the buttons on a controller. The settings that are available to me seem to apply to a keyboard setup, yet don't seem to work. Maybe it's more controller stuff.

There are keyboard bindings available that mimic a gamepad's targeting, and I'd imagine the filter settings apply to those keys. I believe it's numpad 4 and 6 by default. Note that these keys soft-target something (giving you the circle on the 3D model and allowing you to cast spells etc. on it, without making it your target), so to switch targets to something you select with these keys, you also need a confirm key bound (numpad 0 by default).

(All of this is gleaned from other threads I have a relatively certain memory of; no warranty supplied.)