Option to turn off auto lock on targets

[Buck]

Please include an option in the settings to turn off auto target locking. I usually like to take out my opponents from a distance but as soon as some get near, or worse come up from behind, the auto targeting sends my shots to the wrong target. Yes, you can switch targets, but often it switches as your about to shoot thus messing up the tactical strategy in mind. I find this to very frustrating to the point I don't want to play anymore. Please forgive me if this has already been discussed, but I could not find anything asking it to be fixed. Enshrouded is going to be a great game BTW.

[NiceGuy]

Hit the "tab" key on your keyboard.

[Aluna]

It doesn't automatically "lock target" the same way the tab button does but if you shoot projectiles, for example with a wand, it doesnt actually go where you aim at but to whatever the game decides is the next best target.
Right after I started I tried to hit a box right in front of me multiple times, wondering why nothing happens, until I realised the shots go towards a bunny at the edge of my screen.
We also died during boss fights because of that. Tried to shoot an explosive barrel but projectiles went to nearby enemies instead.
I agree that there needs to be an option to turn it off.

If it actually does automatic target locking or switching locked targets then send a bug report, haven't experienced that yet. Or check if your tab key works properly.

[Macdallan]

Wands are problematic if you're not using tab targeting - and I hate using tab targeting in games like this. I want to simply AIM at my targets the old fashioned way. You can do that with the bow, you can do that with the staff, and you can do that with all the melee weapons, but you CANNOT do that with the wands. It makes no sense that wands do not have a proper manual aim option, I don't want the wonky wand "aim assist."

The way wands automatically prioritise targets is an absolute mess. You can shoot something directly in front of you a couple times with a wand and then it will randomly decide to switch to an enemy that's much farther away, or completely out of range. Wands randomly deciding to auto-target something that's not even in range is a huge problem and shouldn't happen in the first place.

Sometimes a wand chooses to switch to a new target when the one you've been shooting five or six times in a row will die with just one more hit... but no, that other enemy is suddenly more important to the wand.

The fix is simple - the wand should have a crosshair or dot or something similar to the bow's aim point and be able to be fired where you are aiming instead of auto locking on enemies. If that needs to be a toggle then fine, let me toggle auto aim and aim assist OFF.

[Karax]

Originally posted by Macdallan:

Wands are problematic if you're not using tab targeting - and I hate using tab targeting in games like this. I want to simply AIM at my targets the old fashioned way. You can do that with the bow, you can do that with the staff, and you can do that with all the melee weapons, but you CANNOT do that with the wands. It makes no sense that wands do not have a proper manual aim option, I don't want the wonky wand "aim assist."

The way wands automatically prioritise targets is an absolute mess. You can shoot something directly in front of you a couple times with a wand and then it will randomly decide to switch to an enemy that's much farther away, or completely out of range. Wands randomly deciding to auto-target something that's not even in range is a huge problem and shouldn't happen in the first place.

Sometimes a wand chooses to switch to a new target when the one you've been shooting five or six times in a row will die with just one more hit... but no, that other enemy is suddenly more important to the wand.

The fix is simple - the wand should have a crosshair or dot or something similar to the bow's aim point and be able to be fired where you are aiming instead of auto locking on enemies. If that needs to be a toggle then fine, let me toggle auto aim and aim assist OFF.

The problem with that is, you RMB is used for blocking, unfortunately, U can't manually AND block on the wand, just like you can't with staffs and bows...its a design fault...also game was made for controllers as well...

[The Big Brzezinski]

Originally posted by Aluna:

It doesn't automatically "lock target" the same way the tab button does but if you shoot projectiles, for example with a wand, it doesnt actually go where you aim at but to whatever the game decides is the next best target.
Right after I started I tried to hit a box right in front of me multiple times, wondering why nothing happens, until I realised the shots go towards a bunny at the edge of my screen.
We also died during boss fights because of that. Tried to shoot an explosive barrel but projectiles went to nearby enemies instead.
I agree that there needs to be an option to turn it off.

If it actually does automatic target locking or switching locked targets then send a bug report, haven't experienced that yet. Or check if your tab key works properly.

Every attack you make without specifically holding an aim key autoaims. Wands are just the most obvious about it because they're a ranged weapon you can't aim yourself. Bows and staves used from the toolbar do the same thing.

It's especially egregious in melee. Attacking forces your character to jump to the nearest target. There is no way to simply stand still and attack in the direction you're pointing. You can't control your own footing or manage distance. If you're in a narrow hallway that forces a pack of Fell to come at you single file, and you start attacking, you stand a very good chance of your character charge out from the hallway and getting itself massacred.

[Nekochi]

Just remove auto lock target. Thats it. At least give us an option to disable it

[Zeus party]

+1

The number of times I've tried to shoot at a boss and it (especially the wand) aims at some random enemy I can't even see off the screen somewhere.

Super annoying.

[Nokturnal]

Yea the Wand auto-targeting needs to be a toggle and the projectile speed needs to be improved to compensate, as the current auto-targeting for Wands is horrible.

While we're at it, could we get the ability to move the camera. FoV can only help so much when the camera is just too close to the character.

[Auren Dawnstar]

The projectile targeting has gotten worse since the last update.

I've been having wand projectiles and powder bombs fly off screen at enemies I can't even see, and even my projectile spells like fireball and ice bolt have been suddenly flying off to hit enemies nowhere near where I was aiming.

[Rhouna]

Originally posted by Horrorscope CC97:

I want to piggy back with something semi-related, I need a separate key option to bring out the Glider. When you have things like double jump attacks, it's too easy to go into glide mode during a fight, an option to separate the two would be ideal. Now I'm taking the glider on and off for the occasion. Thanks, really like the melee combat model you have builtin this game.

This has been possible for some time.

Have fun!

[Agrivar]

Originally posted by Rhouna:

Originally posted by Horrorscope CC97:

I want to piggy back with something semi-related, I need a separate key option to bring out the Glider. When you have things like double jump attacks, it's too easy to go into glide mode during a fight, an option to separate the two would be ideal. Now I'm taking the glider on and off for the occasion. Thanks, really like the melee combat model you have builtin this game.

This has been possible for some time.

Have fun!

Wait, what? Is it possible with controller, or only mouse+keyboard?

[[ SegafreakOne ]]

this need to be fixed asap
Have been struggle with this since i start play
I use mouse so i wanna aim with my mouse

[Macdallan]

Originally posted by Kynatara:

Just remove auto lock target. Thats it. At least give us an option to disable it

Yep, a few toggle options in the menu, or a key we can press to shut it of while playing, is all we need.

Honestly there have been complaints since day one about this and there's no good reason why they have not addressed it yet.

[Rhouna]

Originally posted by Agrivar:

Originally posted by Rhouna:

This has been possible for some time.

Have fun!

Wait, what? Is it possible with controller, or only mouse+keyboard?

Someone else will have to answer that question, as I don't even own a controller, sorry.

As always, have fun!