Hangyu best glider/flyer solution?

[magickmynd]

Holy crap man, the description in the pal dex doesn't do this pal justice. Not only does it act as a glider, you actually GAIN height when you use it and it stays on a fairly flat trajectory for a long time, and to gain more height all you have to do is let it go and then grab it again.

My personal world has stamina requirements turned down to the lowest setting because it's annoying and with a grappling hook to give me speed I can literally "fly" a hangyu between islands faster than any of the lower to mid level flyers, not to mention most ground mounts.

And if you want to go down? Just slow down your speed and kind of circle in place and it will slowly drop you towards the ground.

Teleport to any high point you want or just a fairly flat surface with a grappling hook and you can speed your way anywhere.

It got the point where I am seriously considering replacing any fliers I have until I get something like jetragon later on in the game.

*edit* For those who don't understand what my post is saying, I'm saying that Hangyu is the best glider/flyer for exploration and island traversal from early game all the way to late game UNTIL you get Jetragon. Until then, even if you get a good flyer with the swift bonus, Hangyu with a grappler is still faster.

[Xantanash]

Better than Galeclaw?

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Xantanash:

Better than Galeclaw?

I've never actually tested galeclaw myself since I haven't crafted the glove yet, but from what I understand galeclaw is the "fastest" glider, but does it act like other gliders and just start high and then go on a downward arc from your starting position? Or is it a flatter trajectory?

[adobo]

Galeclaw picks up speed with no grapple/sliding shenanigans. They have the fastest speed out of all the glider pals. And you can shoot while gliding so some people like that feature.

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by majikero:

Galeclaw picks up speed with no grapple/sliding shenanigans. They have the fastest speed out of all the glider pals. And you can shoot while gliding so some people like that feature.

Right, it's fast, but does is gain height or keep a flat trajectory?

Because with hangyu and some speed I can travel multiple islands basically without doing anything but refreshing my height every so often. And shooting from a fast moving glider sounds difficult if your aim is to catch a pal or something like that, but I get the appeal.

[Prossy]

Originally posted by magickmynd:

Originally posted by majikero:

Galeclaw picks up speed with no grapple/sliding shenanigans. They have the fastest speed out of all the glider pals. And you can shoot while gliding so some people like that feature.

Right, it's fast, but does is gain height or keep a flat trajectory?

Because with hangyu and some speed I can travel multiple islands basically without doing anything but refreshing my height every so often. And shooting from a fast moving glider sounds difficult if your aim is to catch a pal or something like that, but I get the appeal.

It keeps a flat trajectory for a longer time plus it's effected by swift and runner trait but gale claw does not gain height but you can use the grabbler in mid glide for that. Also it's great for combat for late game dodging

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Prossy:

Originally posted by magickmynd:

Right, it's fast, but does is gain height or keep a flat trajectory?

Because with hangyu and some speed I can travel multiple islands basically without doing anything but refreshing my height every so often. And shooting from a fast moving glider sounds difficult if your aim is to catch a pal or something like that, but I get the appeal.

It keeps a flat trajectory for a longer time plus it's effected by swift and runner trait but gale claw does not gain height but you can use the grabbler in mid glide for that. Also it's great for combat for late game dodging

Just tested it and I definitely like Hangyu more. I have a base up on a cliff near the Vaelet boss and tried both. I tried just running and jumping from the top of my base with both towards the boss arena and also using the grapple gun to get a bigger boost of speed on both.

When using the Galeglaw I didn't notice any significant boost in speed over the Hangyu in both instances.

When aiming towards the boss arena the Galeclaw lost height very quickly and landed me about halfway up the heavily wooded hills slightly beyond the boss arena. There was nothing to grapple to to increase my height because I was above all the terrain until that moment.

The Hangyu, though, took me OVER the hill above the boss arena and over the other side, with speed, and I didn't have to refresh my height gain even once.

Yeah, you can shoot from the Galeclaw, but if you want speed AND distance, Hangyu is definitely better. You could literally fly UP a mountain with Hangyu as a glider without really any special things to do whereas with Galeclaw you have to have some kind of higher nearby terrain to grapple to in order to gain height and you would have to do that constantly while also losing height as soon as the grapple is over.

[Sacred Myths]

galeclaw is highly better

[Xantanash]

Where can I find this Hangyu?

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Xantanash:

Where can I find this Hangyu?

You can find it in any dessert area. The easiest and lowest level ones I have seen are near the bamboo forest where the Quivern boss is. Just look off the top of the cliff towards the ice mountains. You will also find digtoise there which is a good mining pal for personal use instead of having to carry around a pickaxe.

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Sacred Myths:

galeclaw is highly better

Will have to agree to disagree. Just tested both and I like Hangyu a lot more for long distance travel.

[Coaladex]

What you need there is a Jetatron. Thats what I named it. Its Palworlds jet flyer. Hell with the shift held down, it even raises and lowers at jet speeds!

[Prossy]

Both are great in their own way, it will just come down to personal preference and playstyle, me personally i like galeclaw the best cause firing a rocket launcher mid glide into the side of a mammoth just tickles me everytime

[Syad]

Galeclaw >>> Hangyu

Hangyu is good if you can gain speed somehow.. which is a setup. Galeclaw is a complete solution right out of the box.

case in point

Originally posted by magickmynd:

and with a grappling hook to give me speed I can

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Coaladex:

What you need there is a Jetatron. Thats what I named it. Its Palworlds jet flyer. Hell with the shift held down, it even raises and lowers at jet speeds!

Yeah, but Jetragon is a super end game flyer and is very hard to get until much later when you can craft legendary spheres and even then is a very tough fight unless you have a rocket launcher or cheese the fight by getting it stuck on terrain.

I'm talking about a glider/flyer that can take you from early game to late game without needing to replace it.

MUCH later I will get a Jetragon, yes, but for now, Hangyu has been best solution I have found rather than running around trying to get a mid level flyer with a swift trait on it.

And someone mentioned that Hangyu is affected by runner and swift traits, so I am now running around trying to find one because that would be OP lol

[magickmynd]

Originally posted by Prossy:

Both are great in their own way, it will just come down to personal preference and playstyle, me personally i like galeclaw the best cause firing a rocket launcher mid glide into the side of a mammoth just tickles me everytime

I definitely get where you are coming from on that and that would be cool to see :)