For @JDR13; and anyone else wondering, the guide and key names I linked solved the issue for me.
I was able to fix all the key mappings completely to my taste. 200% difference. Where as last night it was taking 8-9 tries to complete each training exercise .. today I breezed through them all as if playing FO4 after 5 years. Okay maybe not that easy - but I didn't fail a single time, not even the optional advanced training tutorial.
What a difference it makes being able to map keys to what you are used to. No longer weird hand cross-overs over fumble fingers. I was able to map the F key to the ENTER key, the movement keys to their proper arrow positions, and from there all the important combat keys so they are within close reach of my left hand. Also a few custom edits for the UI and quality of life.
I have lost some respect for CDP though - they should have built this in from the start and not required users to learn how to edit their CONFIG XML files to do it.
Anyhow I can now continue playing where as last night was this " " close to uninstalling I was so frustrated
I feel your frustration. It's weird that they released the game like that. I'm sure full key rebinding will be implemented in a patch, but still…
And thank you for that link. I was able to rebind the hub menu (map, journal, etc) to the ~ key, and it makes a significant difference.