[FEEDBACK REQUEST] Which control scheme do you prefer?

[Rhaps]

Think of this as a Poll of sorts. Nick and I were discussing the two build mode control schemes and were wondering which one you generally prefer and why?

For instance, I personally prefer the mouse led control scheme because it's similar to what I'm used to from games like Minecraft.

Nick prefers the keyboard control scheme as it's faster and more accurate than the mouse led controls.

What do you all think? Please let us know!

Thanks :)

[Hal Ramersby]

They both have their practical uses. I hated the building mode in general for the first 30 min, then got used to it and now it's the most intuitive thing. I hope you're not planning to remove any of them since one can easily switch between them?

[Rhaps]

Originally posted by hal.ramersby:

They both have their practical uses. I hated the building mode in general for the first 30 min, then got used to it and now it's the most intuitive thing. I hope you're not planning to remove any of them since one can easily switch between them?

No we won't be removing them. This is just information gathering to help set development priorities.

[Borrsuk]

Keyboard control is best for me. After I used to it I don't wanna switch back ;)

[Hansuki]

I started the game before the mouse building mode was added. I remember all the forums posts from people crying "MUST HAVE MOUSE BUILD CAUSE I DONT LIKE CHANGE"

My arguement is, mouse building makes more sense in games WITHOUT an active build mode. Minecraft-like games don't require you to build onto dedicated objects, but rather, you move around the world and add blocks to mostly static objects, in real time.

Because this game has to lock you to the ship you are building on, the camera is removed from the player when you hit B. The player character does not need to be anywhere close to the blocks they are laying down (unlike in Minecraft). This lets you do a number of things that regular mouse building won't help you with - best example of which is building/editing planes in the sky while they are in motion.

[A Fish]

which is harrowing, using the mouse option hahaha

I love the keyboard, been playing the game before mouse mode as well, and I gave it a shot when it was released, but it was much trickier for me, and I never gave it much more of a chance.

[Shrubbery]

The default way (just with keyboard) is fine, but i think there needs to be a way to rotate stuff without moving your camera all over the place!

[Scorpionkiller19]

I think mouse based works the best while you are learning the game. I nearly gave up on the game because the camera controls were so confusing, but i switched to mouse based, and after using mouse based for a while i switched back to key based With left click build right click remove as i didnt want to have to teach myself how to right and left click both remove and build

Also Katzen If you hit G then hold tap you can use: q,w,e,a,s,and d To control the rotation i find it easiest to lok the way you way the block to face then use g to lock its rotation flipping it over if nessicary

[Discohydra]

I'm with Nick. I learned key based, and I find it more accurate and more powerful. It allows for the ease of replacing blocks and it's faster to place repeating blocks.

[Blue22111]

Originally posted by Katzen 4 U:

The default way (just with keyboard) is fine, but i think there needs to be a way to rotate stuff without moving your camera all over the place!

I agree. There should be an option too do either the camera way or a key based way of rotation.

[Scorpionkiller19]

Originally posted by Blue22111:

Originally posted by Katzen 4 U:

The default way (just with keyboard) is fine, but i think there needs to be a way to rotate stuff without moving your camera all over the place!

I agree. There should be an option too do either the camera way or a key based way of rotation.

You can. If you hit G then hold tap you can use: q,w,e,a,s,and d To control the rotation

[DB83]

I feel mouse is best for me because I tend to bounce around the ship alot and do things at a more random build sequence instead of streamlining it in a set way. For a systematic approach, the keyboard would be great i'm sure, but for me, i'm more of a random as I see the ship and spin around it my vision of what i want changes and adapts and that being said, the mouse makes it way faster and easier for me to add/delete items as i go.

[Blue22111]

Originally posted by Scorpionkiller19:

Originally posted by Blue22111:

I agree. There should be an option too do either the camera way or a key based way of rotation.

You can. If you hit G then hold tap you can use: q,w,e,a,s,and d To control the rotation

Interesting.

Thanks for the info!

[VbHD]

Use both, each has its merrits in different situations.

[Phay_]

Keyboard, all the way

[Ryashon]

I use both.