Would be nice if there's a separate button to hang down ledges

[OMGWTFLMAO]

Maybe I missed something. I'm having difficulty hanging down ledges. The game says to crouch and move slowly towards the ledge and when you fall, you'll auto grab the ledge but most of the time my character just falls.

They say to move very slowly but that's not really possible when a guard is about to get near you.

Also, for some reason, when I jump and try to hang on ledges, Styx would automatically go up instead of stay hanging. I have not pressed the button for him to go up the ledge.

Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the game. I just hope the devs would put an extra option to bind the action on another key.

[P4R45171K]

You maybe going to fast? I have yet to do this I do however get annoyed about how he likes to auto climb right into two guards to give me something to do other than sneak around.

[Im walking here!!]

Agree. I have a hard time droping from ledges sometimes.

[ed]

Hold shift while slow-walking off a ledge.

EDIT: If Styx is climbing up when you don't want him to, you're probably accidentally pushing the jump button twice. Even a little bit will be enough to make him go up.

[himmatsj]

Originally posted by ed:

Hold shift while slow-walking off a ledge.

EDIT: If Styx is climbing up when you don't want him to, you're probably accidentally pushing the jump button twice. Even a little bit will be enough to make him go up.

You can also run instead of crouch, as long as close to the time you go off the ledge, you press the SHIFT key. So damn important to know that!

As for climbing up, if you TAP spacebar, Styx climbs automatically. However, if you HOLD spacebar for half a second instead of a short tap, Styx will remain holding on to the ledge.

[AmsunThales]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

You can also run instead of crouch, as long as close to the time you go off the ledge, you press the SHIFT key. So damn important to know that!

As for climbing up, if you TAP spacebar, Styx climbs automatically. However, if you HOLD spacebar for half a second instead of a short tap, Styx will remain holding on to the ledge.

So much this.

I do wonder why isn't it exactly the reverse with the spacebar climbing, though. Would seem more intuitive.

[Im walking here!!]

Whats the shift equivalent on the controller?

I think thats where these complains are coming from. Besides not having a quick-save mapped, the other major difference with the controller is walking speed- thats all in the analog stick as far as ive noticed. Is there a dedicated 'slow/walk' key on the controller, can anyone confirm?

I believe the sensitivity, where the game changes from 'slow' to 'not as slow' with the stick speed tuning is what makes it hard. Only the minimal speed counts as the shift walk/slow it seens; any inclination more and you're a bit faster- somewhere around walk and 'running'- where the drop from ledges don't work.

[AmsunThales]

Judging from the [Controls] in the options.... There is no such button on the gamepad. Nor is there a way to adjust sensitivity.

All of a sudden I'm glad the game's not detecting my gamepad, so I'm forced to play with M&K

[XyonicS]

No need for walk with a controller as it is analog, you push the stick a little and he always grabs when he drops. However if you do this in crouch/sneak mode it is even better.
So far (at the incinerator now) never had him fall when dropping over a ledge where it was not my own fault or I wanted him to, in fact the ledge grab has got me into trouble a few times, so yeah, moral is just take your time and it all works like it should being a stealth game.

[OMGWTFLMAO]

Thanks everyone. I'm using a gamepad but I will have no problem going for mouse and keyboard if it would make a big difference in the controls.

[Im walking here!!]

Ignore my previous comment, i just interpreted wrong. Its simply moving the sticky slower and it works, all the time, very easy and now that i got used to it i gotta say its way better then having a dedicated button just for dropping.

[Seiko300]

i dont have the falling problem but i am having a serious problem with just hanging on ledges of a wall styx always climbs up automatically when im not pressing anything its really annoying when i want to perform a ledge kill and such it messes everything up is it a problem I'M doing or is it a technical difficulty that needs to be patched up? (please fix if technical difficulty)

[lobstermadness]

" styx always climbs up automatically when im not pressing anything"

Yup, happened to me many many times with controller. Devs put a bit longer delay (decreased sensitivity) in a patch some time ago now, but it didnt actually fix the issue.