[Hotkey] Unable to pan the camera using the middle mouse button

As the title says, I can’t find a setting that allows panning using the middle mouse button, which is something you find in every RTS. I can’t play the game without this crucial hotkey!

EDIT: I found the button (“Move camera with mouse”), but unfortunately there seems to be a “camera acceleration effect” when panning. The click to drag logic requires the drag offset to be high for the camera to start panning, while the camera pan should be immediate and responsive

Here are two videos to illustrate:

Current behavior (notice how long it takes for the camera to start panning, requiring broad mouse strokes)

Expected behavior (using aoe4, no broad mouse stroke required)

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Just want to agree with this. The way the click drag works right now in this game is driving me crazy. It has this wierd like deadzone, as your video illustrates, before the camera starts to move, and then it has this acceleration aspect that is just horrible. In a fast paced game its so frustrating and makes me want to throw my mouse.

Bump, it would be great if this could be resolved before the full launch

Hi @Kanapeish, thank you for the report. This is a known issue and is tracked :slight_smile:

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I’m also looking forward for this! This is a recurring and underrated issue in remasters that also persists in AoE2:DE.

Many new RTS or MOBA games offer this camera grab-like mode as better alternative to edge panning. It’s especially useful if you have a wide monitor and don’t really like moving the mouse around too much.