Function Keys Not Targetting Correctly

[Lilymoon]

I'm not sure if any else is getting this problem but as a white mage it's horrible. My last few function keys don't seem to target who they're suppose to. F1 to F4 function fine all the time, F5 bugs from time to time and F6 to F8 never work right at all. I know the keys aren't broken because they tend to target at random the people in the F1-F4 slots in the party. It's a real problem to have to target allies manually even with the filter turned on. If someone moves even an inch then it messes everything up.

As for my set-up I play using a newer model logitech usb controller and only use the keyboard for the targetting. I can't bind the targets to the controller for the obvious "there's no where near enough buttons to pull it off" problem. Either I need to rebind the keyboard somehow or find out what's causing the original problem.

*EDIT* Ok so I've sorta figured out the problem...messing with my key bindings just to find another problem. I have no idea what F7 and F8 are actual attached to. This fixed F6 but I'm really confused now.

*EDIT 2* Nevermind figured it out...but it makes no sense to have the keybinding this way by default. Why set it up any other way when the first few function keys are already set up to target party members in order?

[Raldo]

Back when parties were capped at 16 people, the F-keys obviously didn't provide enough buttons to target everyone in the party, so they just kinda half-assed it and only let you target party members up through F6. Once they adjusted the maximum party size, they also adjusted the F-keys BUT not for anyone who was already playing the game (they didn't want to change anyone's existing keybinds).

I ran into this issue many months ago, so I can only help you with the way I fixed it, but if you're willing to temporarily lose any custom keybinds you've already set, you can do this.

• First, take note of any custom keybinds that you've set up until this point -- you're about to reset the keybinds
• Go to Main Menu > Configuration > Keyboard
• Select the "Type A" button and select "Yes"

At this point, your keyboard settings will be set to the NEW standards, which include F-targetting for all party members 1 through 8. The controls are almost completely identical to how they were back at launch, the biggest (only?) change is with the F-key binds.

• Re-add any custom keybinds you had set in the past.



At this point, you're done, so the rest of this post is just informative...

• Select the "Targetting" tab and scroll down to the bottom

As well as setting F1~F8, you'll also notice a few other useful keys
- F9 - Target last enemy to attack you
- F10 - Target nearest enemy
- F11 - Target nearest PC
- F12 - Target nearest NPC
I find these binds to be immensely helpful, so I leave them as-is.

Personally, the only custom keybinds I set are Other > Mount/Dismount Chocobo (PgUp) and Mount/Dismount Goobue (PgDn).

I hope that helps!

[Lilymoon]

I got it to a place where I'm comfortable (healed in a natalan party with lvl 41s around without losing anyone the whole time) but what makes no sense to me is why F6 wasn't bound to anything. If only 1-6 worked before when the party size was different why did F6 get left out in the new half baked keybinding? I'll have to check on the target nearest enemy one when I get back online but for the most part I just need the targetting stuff set on keyboard. Everything else I can manage on controller

[Raldo]

I could be wrong, maybe only 1~5 were bound before. I didn't figure being exact on that detail was particularly important.

[Lilymoon]

Not really important but still makes little sense to me why they were defaulted in such an illogical way