Why is it so hard to take off in the hang glider? What am I doing wrong?

[Finkle and Einhorn]

I just run off a cliff with it and 8/10 times I just .. fall? The glider kinda just pops off and I'm left jumping off a cliff to my death.

How do I consistently take off in it? Any tips?

[Adrionic]

Are you running off the edge, or jumping off? From what I can gather, it only works if you jump off the cliff. There does seem to be a minimum height needed for it to work, though I can't say I know exactly what that height is lol.

[Hoady]

make sure you press the up key (W) a couple of times as soon as you begin the glide. that slows you down.

[Andy Mil]

it like bout 1 out of 4 standing log height when u chop to 4 piecing and jump off one of the short log where u begin gliding but then it get cancel everytime u touch the ground. Best jump off cliff where u not get stuck by anything

[trevorkrause]

Originally posted by Finkle and Einhorn:

I just run off a cliff with it and 8/10 times I just .. fall? The glider kinda just pops off and I'm left jumping off a cliff to my death.

How do I consistently take off in it? Any tips?

Zero issues first time half way across island. Keep circle in middle and fly for hours.

[Cosmic]

Originally posted by Hoady:

make sure you press the up key (W) a couple of times as soon as you begin the glide. that slows you down.

You mean S key? W tilts the glider forward into a dive, S tilts it back

[Humpenstilzchen]

You jump off the cliff and while falling press spacebar again.

[kgkong]

Originally posted by Mil:

it like bout 1 out of 4 standing log height when u chop to 4 piecing and jump off one of the short log where u begin gliding but then it get cancel everytime u touch the ground. Best jump off cliff where u not get stuck by anything

So it's just an individual chopped log in height you're jumping from? That's not high enough. You start gliding by the time you hit the ground so it ends up not letting you glide.

You gotta get enough velocity and drag to hold you in the air. That's why you see gliders being used off of cliffs or large towers in real-life. Trying to use one from the second or third floor usually ends badly.

[Jethro]

Originally posted by Humpenstilzchen:

You jump off the cliff and while falling press spacebar again.

Not sure this is correct. It always just deploys itself for me.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Originally posted by Jethro:

Originally posted by Humpenstilzchen:

You jump off the cliff and while falling press spacebar again.

Not sure this is correct. It always just deploys itself for me.

Yes you need to fall a bit more before it works. If you press spacebar too early he will drop the glider.

[MadMax]

I've done a flight around the island, recorded it (shows how I lost the glider 5 or 6 times down the mountain before taking off), but 9/10 take offs end up in losing the glider, sometimes causing injury, occasionally death. and trying to recover it. Very annoying. I don't see a definitive or confident answer in this thread.

What is space bar, why should I press it? When should should I press it, why I am I constantly losing the glider.

I can take off from a very low height on the odd occasion.

[Finkle and Einhorn]

I think the most important thing is that you have enough room to drop without hitting anything. You can jump if you want but it wont make much of a difference. Sprinting helps, but really just making sure there's a steep enough drop is enough

[MadMax]

Thanks for the comment. That isn't helping me either, I have built a high platform with a very high vertical drop. Same result, just more likely to die lol.

[Finkle and Einhorn]

Originally posted by MadMax:

Thanks for the comment. That isn't helping me either, I have built a high platform with a very high vertical drop. Same result, just more likely to die lol.

oh wow then nevermind! There must be a bug here somewhere

[Dr. PoopFart™]

having the same problem. also i lose height no matter what i do.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Originally posted by Finkle and Einhorn:

I think the most important thing is that you have enough room to drop without hitting anything. You can jump if you want but it wont make much of a difference. Sprinting helps, but really just making sure there's a steep enough drop is enough

Yes you are right. First I though you have to press space again while falling but that was wrong. I apologize for posting this. All you need to do is falling and the glider will catch the wind and off you go. If this doesn´t work even tough the clifff is steep and you fall deep enough then it must be a bug.