Controls are definitely awkward in MechWarrior 2 when compared to more modern games. The limited key binding in game is rather...rough.
Now, I did attempt to edit the key bindings manually in the *.MAP files with notepad, and it works for some things, however I couldn't get the game to recognize the movement keys when assigned to the WASD layout.
Also, I did try to use DOSBox's custom key binder as well to re-map movement keys to the WASD keys, but for some bizarre reason the game would crash when launching into a mission. Once I reset the DOSBox bindings, everything was fine.
I would still try what I stated above though. Who knows, maybe you will have better luck. Just remember to make file backups before messing around too much.
In the end, I did give up and decided to bind my movement keys in game to at least one spot on the keyboard. The throttle is "+" and "-" for throttle up and down, and "[" and "]" bracket keys (right below the +/-) for turning left and right. That seems to work ok for me.
P.S. I just saw that thread linked above. I think I might try that. Maybe I'll have better luck..
Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 05 September 2019 - 05:37 PM.