Zoom map without scroll wheel? (PC)

Post » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:56 am

On the PC version, is there a way to zoom the overworld map without a scroll wheel on my mouse? There's so much detail I'm missing without the ability to zoom. I'm amazed my 15 year old mouse still works after playing games on it, but they didn't have scroll wheels back then. Thanks.
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Natasha Biss
 
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Post » Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:15 am

TBH, you don't zoom in very far when you can Zoom. The Local Map allows closer zooming, but I have only had to use that once.

You can Right Click and drag to rotate the global map, that might help you.

And, after 15 years, Mouses with Scroll Wheels are cheap now.
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Chris Duncan
 
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Post » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:19 am

Sometimes when I view the map, it's already partially zoomed in, showing me all the detail I'm missing (ie: height of hills, which is important when I'm "offroading"). Then, I move the map over the Throat and it zooms up to get out of the way, shrinking away my detail.

And I've read you can zoom in/out while using 3rd person camera mode? Maybe I should finally get a wheel mouse. But my Microsoft Serial Port roller ball mouse still works...
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