Auto Grab @#$!!

Started by BEAR, January 25, 2008, 10:40:56 AM

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Overstatement

That's more of an example of bad map design than bad controls, isn't it?

Spekkio

Nah, auto grab and auto roll gotta go. You should have to be pressing the direction toward the ledge to grab onto it.

Hyrage

Play Warehouse more often lol, I swear it will happen. This also mainly happen when many legdes are placed on the same line, but at different levels (first floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor).

I'm sur you want a fast gameplay, and Auto-grab when you do not want it to work is becoming boring pretty fast and freezing the Game Flow.

Auto-Grab is first a bad game design decision making the level design pretty restricted. Giving the option to have to hold a button to activate the auto-grab would be the best at this time.
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Xris

well wait, we dont want to hold a button while jumping, just while falling, which is why it makes it hard ...

Farley4Fan

Just holding a button while falling would disable autograb.  Maybe holding down the down button?

neth

How about giving people a choice. They could decide whether they want to play with autograb or not.

Hyrage

Quote from: neth on February 01, 2008, 11:17:48 PM
How about giving people a choice. They could decide whether they want to play with autograb or not.
Like toggle crouch? GREAT idea.
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Farley4Fan

That would be weird, and kind of annoying imo, to have to hold down the crouch button to actually crouch.  Maybe it would help for quick get-aways though.  ???

Hyrage

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Quote from: Papa Skull on February 02, 2008, 01:42:07 AM
That would be weird, and kind of annoying imo, to have to hold down the crouch button to actually crouch.  Maybe it would help for quick get-aways though.  ???
But why the Crouch button? The "A" button (xbox) would be perfect for that in the air. The same button to grab the mercs by behind, no?

Maybe coding this would be harder than I could think, but this was a major problem that I always dreamed to be changed. If I'm the only one complaining about that, I do not think it's necessary to change it as it is now.

Plus, if you add to this Game the feature : "avoid falling damage by pressing crouch while landing", better use the "A" (action button) button.
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Farley4Fan

You said toggling crouch.  If you held down crouch to stay crouched.  That was what I was talking about.

Hyrage

Quote from: Papa Skull on February 02, 2008, 03:44:59 AM
You said toggling crouch.  If you held down crouch to stay crouched.  That was what I was talking about.
LOLLL no lolll... I was joking about a toggle crouch for sure X_x

It's not even possible with a controller and it's not a really good idea for PC (toggle crouch for PS). It could maybe fit for the MERC thought...
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InvisibleMan999

How about Jump and hold to grab onto something. Tap Jump to just do a jump and fall.

Hyrage

Quote from: InvisibleMan999 on February 02, 2008, 05:41:40 AM
How about Jump and hold to grab onto something. Tap Jump to just do a jump and fall.

Will you be able to realease the "Jump Button" while in mid-air... make a mistake and hold it again to grab a lege?

Holding the "jump button" could, I think but not sure..., enter in conflict with the wall-jump like the one in CT. If it was the case... better find another alternative.
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Farley4Fan

hmmm...  Auto grab really isn't that big of a problem tbh.

Hyrage

Quote from: Papa Skull on February 02, 2008, 06:50:04 AM
hmmm...  Auto grab really isn't that big of a problem tbh.
You are right, but if we can do soemthing about it, it could be nice to finally do it lol.
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