How do you make a companion fly? (and other companion complaints)

[maestro]

I tried googling this and I can't find a single guide on how you actually control flying companions.

I found one that looks like a 4-legged creature, but it has tiny wings on its back and it hovers in the air so it looks like it should be a flying creature, being that it flies around hovering off the ground.

But for the life of me I cannot figure out how to actually get the thing to go into the air. The spacebar makes me hop off of it, W (very slowly) tells it to go forward, S has it stopping, A and D have it slowly turning... how the frick do you get the thing to take off?

I think really, Hello Games does not seem to understand that some people prefer first-person camera, because first the Exosuit and now Companions, the controls are downright terrible for FPS mode when it comes to this kind of stuff.

The companions in general are just bad in terms of how the controls feel. We need to make our minds up on what key should do what; E and Spacebar shouldn't both have you hopping off the Companion. IMO, have Dismount be E (since you can't interact with anything while on a companion) and let companions jump and have the spacebar be what tells a companion to take to the air (those that can fly, land-locked companions instead just jump or something).

Also, why does my personal Life Support get drained while my companion is carrying me? That makes no sense whatsoever. I thought the whole point of a mount is so you can travel without making yourself tired?

Also, could we please get the use of a laser? I hate having to drop off my companion and back on every time I find stuff I wanna mine (condensed carbon, h2, etc).

[Mr. Bufferlow]

At least for me, a little info box pops up that explains the controls when you "ride" the critter.

I have had no issues and I stay in first person all the time. I would agree that for navigating in some situations is easier in third person.

Generally, they are primarily cosmetic. It is always faster to travel by jet pack and retain all the options to scan, shoot, and mine on demand. Some players love them...but then some players can't imagine not playing in third person. They really get a kick out of the look of their stuff.

The hovering critters- only hover. None of them get really high off the ground in my experience. A few like the worm can get reasonably high in the air.
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[Dirak2012]

The creatures that can fly are like those butterflies with long tails, and beetles.

[william_es]

The devourer worm from the 4th expedition can fly too.

So far, the fastest companion for travelling i've found aren't flyers at all (they're actually really slow), but the 4 legged robot quadrapeds. The ones that have either balls or disks on their backs.

The go insanely fast, and can go up 100% inclines (and down), and clip through other terrain. I'm breeding one I plan to make the size of a star wars AT-AT when it's finished with gene tweaking.

[maestro]

I'm just looking to do the Expedition Objective that requires you to fly 4000u. /shrug

I never mess with companions usually because they are so awkward and require maintenance, etc. Just seems like a lot of trouble to go through for something that isn't really going to help you all that much.

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by maestro:

I'm just looking to do the Expedition Objective that requires you to fly 4000u. /shrug

I never mess with companions usually because they are so awkward and require maintenance, etc. Just seems like a lot of trouble to go through for something that isn't really going to help you all that much.

I think you need the beetle, butterfly, or flying fart fish for that. I'm not sure the hovering creatures will work.

[maestro]

Which is kinda stupid, because they can OBVIOUSLY fly.

[william_es]

Originally posted by maestro:

Which is kinda stupid, because they can OBVIOUSLY fly.

Maybe they can fly themselves, but can't carry a person riding on them. Too much weight.

[Lindy Bomber]

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[Anga Hakuna]

Originally posted by william_es:

Originally posted by maestro:

Which is kinda stupid, because they can OBVIOUSLY fly.

Maybe they can fly themselves, but can't carry a person riding on them. Too much weight.

Or maybe the traveler needs to lay off the smelly GekNip! Then they'd be more accommodating ;)

[Major Brighton]

It is not your fault, simply need to find one that actually does fly around. There are quiet a few and yet you still need to be lucky finding the right place. The smaller creatures that can hold you if you are small enough, do not fly fast at all and yet could be handy when wanting to avoid danger etc. I still have not found one with a decent speed and yes, when you jump on they will go forward directly, just steer as nornal.