Aiming with spear (focus between thumb and index finger) not working anymore?

[Psy-Virus]

Hey guys, just a question.
I didn't play TF for about a year and started a coop gane with some friends. What I have noticed is that you're not able anymore to aim with the spear. Before it was kinda easy to aim with it by focusing the middle between the thumb and index finger tips. But now it looks like the spear is thrown with no logic or aiming.

Is that a bug or a feature?

Thanks
:-)

[phoenix_death12]

Yeah it was changed purposefully

[Psy-Virus]

Alright then. But what was the reason?
I don't find anything in the changelogs.

[phoenix_death12]

not sure, just wanted to let you know you aren't experiencing a bug :)

[Psy-Virus]

Thanks for that ^^
But maybe someone else has a clue or MAYBE the devs stumble about this thread. XD

One can hope ^^

[캐나다 사람]

aim with the index finger it. it works for me!

[Budly]

Yep, I aim with the index finger mainly, the spear tend to fly a little over it but typically in the space between the thumb and index.

I only throw a weak spear for deer hunting, I use all other range weapons for fights/smaller animals.

[JCGemX]

I can't seem to get it to work, everytime I throw a spear at something, it misses, and the finger aiming doesn't work for me. I've put 6 hours into this game, and I have not ONCE,got a success kill through chucking a spear. if somebody sees this post, please leave a link to a video that can help me.

[BananaKaboom]

Originally posted by JCGemX:

I can't seem to get it to work, everytime I throw a spear at something, it misses, and the finger aiming doesn't work for me. I've put 6 hours into this game, and I have not ONCE,got a success kill through chucking a spear. if somebody sees this post, please leave a link to a video that can help me.

I use the upgraded spear almost exclusively, since it's pretty much a guaranteed two-hit kill if you're playing normal. I'm not sure what it was like beforehand, but I never really found it useful to use the hand to aim. If it's an animal, I just make sure it's positioned slightly up from center screen before I throw. If it's a cannibal, I wait until it charges or whiffs a melee attack, and then chuck it from 10 feet away or so. Guessing at some point they made the accuracy kind of janky to "balance" out the damage.

[JCGemX]

well they could of at least made it so a crosshair appears when you press and hold down the right mouse button, and disappears when released.

[Rooster Gold]

If this isnt corrected - it might well be marked as possibly the worst way to implement a weapon in all of gaming history.

If someone tells me - I just need to practice more, I swear........ I'll eat a live kitten.

[DanteBrane]

Last time I used a spear, it worked decently well using my index finger to aim. Your finger isn’t reliable as a way to aim when you’re trying to hit farther targets though, the trajectory of the spear starts to get wonky. The trajectory also gets wonky if your trying to throw a spear at something from an elevated position, say if you’re on a small cliff and trying to throw a spear at a cannibal below.

Originally posted by Rooster Gold:

If this isnt corrected - it might well be marked as possibly the worst way to implement a weapon in all of gaming history.

If someone tells me - I just need to practice more, I swear........ I'll eat a live kitten.

Practice more :P

[BananaKaboom]

Originally posted by JCGemX:

well they could of at least made it so a crosshair appears when you press and hold down the right mouse button, and disappears when released.

Agreed. Any game that has any form of ranged attack should have a crosshair as an option. Even if it's just a dot, it needs to be there. People who don't want it can turn it off, but since we're not actually standing in the game it's pretty much a necessity to guarantee a decent throw.

[Psy-Virus]

Originally posted by BananaKaboom:

Agreed. Any game that has any form of ranged attack should have a crosshair as an option. Even if it's just a dot, it needs to be there. People who don't want it can turn it off, but since we're not actually standing in the game it's pretty much a necessity to guarantee a decent throw.

I don't think that you should have a crosshair in any kind in this game... but the aiming method I mentioned in the first post is perfectly fine. The forest tries to be realistic and that's a great thing. And also adds some difficulty. A crosshair would absolutely not fit in...

[JCGemX]

well then they should add another chapter in the book's "survival guide" that talks about how to aim with a spear, bow, etc. Because the fact that the game doesn't help you learn this is what makes this feature difficult to master.

[BananaKaboom]

Originally posted by Psy-Virus:

Originally posted by BananaKaboom:

Agreed. Any game that has any form of ranged attack should have a crosshair as an option. Even if it's just a dot, it needs to be there. People who don't want it can turn it off, but since we're not actually standing in the game it's pretty much a necessity to guarantee a decent throw.

I don't think that you should have a crosshair in any kind in this game... but the aiming method I mentioned in the first post is perfectly fine. The forest tries to be realistic and that's a great thing. And also adds some difficulty. A crosshair would absolutely not fit in...

Just threw some spears using the hand to aim. I realize screen size will differ, but it looks like the point of impact is like...an inch up and slightly to the right of the index finger? Which makes the hand kind of pointless as an aiming mechanism. Particularly since you don't even raise your hand when you're using the lighter.

So if they wanted to make the game more accessible they could somehow make the impact point always be the tip of the index finger, or add a crosshair. Never been a fan of artificial difficulty; getting better should involve moving out of the way of hits and aiming quickly, not figuring out where your spear is going to land.