Using a second keyboard for gaming

[Bigblob10]

Hi. I have watched the videos Taran has made on using programs like auto hotkey to set up macros on a secondary keyboard, but I can't get the program to run reliably while within a full screen application. In this case a game like Skyrim: Elder Scrolls V. The program works fine while on the desktop, so launching programs like Edge or Discord work fine. But when trying to make the program click for instance "1" twice while in game, it struggles to consistently do so twice if once at all. I don't know and haven't found a method for porting or anything to allow the program access, so I'm not really sure where to go from here. I have pretty decent coding knowledge, so I am pretty certain the the adjustments I have made to the program are functional, but it only has problems when an application takes control or the mouse and keyboard. Any ideas of what I can do to fix it?

 

I am using auto hotkey scripts, and have added these loops into the numpad section. They are the ones I am having trouble with. The application launching keys above them are fine.

[merco]

Maybe it's a ghosting problem if you are walking at the same time? Does your keyboard have NKRO?

[Bigblob10]

My regular keyboard can handle, I think 56 keys before ghosting. But it has the same issue when there is only one key being pressed at the time. If you didn't understand before, it only has an issue when in a game. Everywhere else is completely fine. That's why I can't find a solution anywhere.

[Spoiled_Kitten]

maybe the game has software blocking it? some games classify hot keys as cheating..

[Bigblob10]

I'm guessing that isn't the case for Skyrim, as it openly accepts mods.

[Spoiled_Kitten]

hmmm perhaps, can anygames work with it or only certain games or none at all?

[Bigblob10]

I'm busy at the moment. I'll try it in a little while and let you know what happens.

[Bigblob10]

So I got everything put back together last night. I am still having the same issue as before. I have tried in Skyrim again, tried another full screen game (tf2) and a windowed moved game (Minecraft). In tf2, it seems to bug out similar to Skyrim where when it is pressed, the output is either just seemingly random, or defaults to something like three or the last number in the list. I don't know why, it just does. It also weirdly seems to scroll or click through several numbers before ending. I don't know how. Its is more responsive when the game is windowed, but it is still inconsistent at best.