Ankoctoaragon
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hello, I'm creating this to discuss about the AC, the team have been working on it?
it's better than the default control.
it's better than the default control.
Analog control discussion
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If I recall correctly, there's an issue with making the camera object work in the netcode. So it's not that it's merely disabled in netgames, it's that it literally doesn't work in netgames, and fixing it isn't very feasible.
Ankoctoaragon
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the dev's could work on it, by the way, are they working on the AC?
No, they're probably not working on it. It's not the default control option and relatively few people use it. Try to complete the seventh special stage with it and you'll see why.
Analog control cares about the location of your camera when determining how you move. For instance, when you press right, in analog, the game looks at the position of your camera and moves right based on that viewpoint.
This is all fine and great for single player, but in netplay, the camera is actually only local. The position of your camera is known only to you on your end, and all your camera variables are kept to yourself. This means the server has no way to know where your camera is and therefore can't possibly know which direction "right" happens to be for you. That's why analog mode only works in single player.
This is all fine and great for single player, but in netplay, the camera is actually only local. The position of your camera is known only to you on your end, and all your camera variables are kept to yourself. This means the server has no way to know where your camera is and therefore can't possibly know which direction "right" happens to be for you. That's why analog mode only works in single player.
Apart from Coop, I can't even really think of a reason Analog should be very useful in multiplayer. In Match, Tag, and CTF it would be a completely suboptimal way of controlling the player; how the heck would you aim accurately if the player and camera were positioned at different angles? In Circuit, it would probably be a better option than the standard camera, but first person is superior to both. So, yeah, even if there was a way the devs could bust their butts completely recoding the cameras to accommodate this option, how much of a benefit would it really be?
And don't get me wrong--when it comes to Single Player, I use Analog religiously. I just doubt that the same kinds of advantages would carry over to other modes.
And don't get me wrong--when it comes to Single Player, I use Analog religiously. I just doubt that the same kinds of advantages would carry over to other modes.
Just out of curiosity, can you do really difficult platforming with Analog? Because I always found it near impossible.
Well, it has been my experience that if you can get accustomed to using the Analog camera, some things are actually easier.
The trick is to get good at manipulating the camera angle and the player angle simultaneously, which can be awkward at first but becomes second nature after a while. I find that Analog permits you to change direction far more smoothly and quickly, which can be helpful in plenty of situations. The only real drawback to Analog is that the camera's extra height and distance can make it more punishing to negotiate cramped passages, which in any case shouldn't be too common if the level in question was competently designed.
My love for Analog Mode is manifest in Tortured Planet's design, as I used Analog during practically all of my test runs. The result is that the paths are a tiny bit wider, and with slightly smoother turns, than would have been strictly necessary. Essentially it was made under the assumption that players would use Analog. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, because anything that doesn't cause problems in Analog certainly won't cause problems in Standard. In fact, the only places in all of Tortured Planet where it noticeably hurts to use Analog is Knuckles' wall-climbing mazes in Snowcap Nimbus Zone Act 1 and Spacewalk Zone Act 2.
corneliab
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If you don't care about precision control, sure.
I am reminded of that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where some dude gets all flashy and "ooo imma cut you up" with a big knife, and Indy just casually pulls his revolver and shoots his ass.autoexec.cfg excerpt said:
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ThunderNova
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Wired XBOX360 controllers have a USB cord, so they can work on computers as well. Same goes for wired PS3 controllers.
Sonnarkku
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Actually, the Xbox controller works well with the computer because it´s made my Microsoft (Like the Gamecube controlers work on Wii since they´re made by Nintendo) however, Sony´s PS3 controlers while they DO have an USB cable, the control is not compatible, you need to download shitload o´ programs for it to work on PC.
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