Horrible horse controlling.

[Dongo Abdallah]

Am I the only one who hates the horse riding in this game_ It feels clunky, your horse stops at random moments and it feels like you are driving a car. The jump is delayed and is mostly used for getting out of situations where you can move. 50 % of the time I have to go off the horse and then call for it so that it gets away from like a wall or something

[Djigivara]

hehe yeah it s a too clever horse. Anyway

I like the horse control and the game

it s Amazing Storylines and Ambiance

The Music and the Melodies are Just Excellent

Great Thanks to the Devs!

Keep On The Great Arts!

I Love this Game!

[Polyphemus]

I've played lots of games that had horses, and in many of them the controls were a nightmare (pun intended). Horse control in Witcher 3 may not be perfect, but I promise you, it's one of the better ones.

Roach is actually cleverer than you think - as you'll find out, if you play enough of Blood and Wine.

[Languafe]

It is very finicky, I agree. The worst is when you apparently hit a tiny rock or stick on the road and Roach just comes to a halt.

Another thing that annoys me is that every time I open the menu while riding, upon resuming the game, Roach will halt as well - wouldn't it be possible to make this control a little smarter like assume that I wanna continue sprinting for maybe half a second and then stop if I haven't pressed down the sprint button yet.

Only tips I have is try to stay centered on whichever path or road you're on. Also, make sure that if you DON'T want Roach to auto-follow roads/paths while cantering or galloping that you just keep W pressed while steering with either A and D or moving your mouse to the left or to the right, as you would in every other game where you ride a horse.

[dlux]

The controls in this game are very stiff and clunky. Period.

[Gooberface]

When i approach Roach sometimes she runs away! Just like a real stupid horse. Amazing

[max.strauss]

Seems that there are different Roaches in different copies of the game. Confusing.

Originally posted by Toadflax:

Horse control in Witcher 3 may not be perfect, but I promise you, it's one of the better ones.

Roach is actually cleverer than you think - as you'll find out, if you play enough of Blood and Wine.

I think our Geralts and their horses are on the bright side of Witcher-life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq2GA0_Gwqc

May the odds be ever in their favor.

[Frag Maniac]

Very true OP, the worst being the edge of a stone bridge you're approaching, though adequately smooth, stopping Roach dead in his tracks.

I find if I take the animal trainer's approach of rewarding vs punishing, it makes it go smoother. I often commend Roach for getting to me in short amount of time when I whistle for him, because I know it's really the devs whom are dumb, not him, when he doesn't.

At those times when he takes his sweet time negotiating a simple gap in a fence, or a slight slope on a hill, I'll say "That's OK Roach, it's not your fault". I think he's quite happy now that I won him a Superior Racing Saddle from the general. Now I just have to find that 100 capacity set of saddlebags and he'll be golden.

[max.strauss]

Originally posted by Djigivara:

hehe yeah it s a stupid horse...

What I wanted to say with my video:

Like master, like horse.

hehehe yes, yes, yes ....

[Tanchyon]

I actually do ride horses and I find the horse in this game fairly realistic in some ways. Theres always a bit of a delay to get a real horse to do things and its not as responsive as a lot of arcade games make horses out to be.

[Soul]

Originally posted by Frag Maniac:

Very true OP, the worst being the edge of a stone bridge you're approaching, though adequately smooth, stopping Roach dead in his tracks.

I find if I take the animal trainer's approach of rewarding vs punishing, it makes it go smoother. I often commend Roach for getting to me in short amount of time when I whistle for him, because I know it's really the devs whom are dumb, not him, when he doesn't.

At those times when he takes his sweet time negotiating a simple gap in a fence, or a slight slope on a hill, I'll say "That's OK Roach, it's not your fault". I think he's quite happy now that I won him a Superior Racing Saddle from the general. Now I just have to find that 100 capacity set of saddlebags and he'll be golden.

Roach is a girl...

[Polyphemus]

I take it that none of the people complaining have ever tried to ride a real horse, particularly across rough country. A horse is a living creature, with a mind of its own. It won't always do what you want it to.

I find it laughable that the OP complained that horse riding in the game was "like driving a car", and then went on to complain about his experiences where horse riding -wasn't- like driving a car.

All in all, I think the developers have done a pretty good simulation.

[TommyEV]

I hink it's quite alright.
In fact, horses control very similarly in almost every game they appear in terms of the stiffness mentioned

[Dongo Abdallah]

Originally posted by Toadflax:

I take it that none of the people complaining have ever tried to ride a real horse, particularly across rough country. A horse is a living creature, with a mind of its own. It won't always do what you want it to.

I find it laughable that the OP complained that horse riding in the game was "like driving a car", and then went on to complain about his experiences where horse riding -wasn't- like driving a car.

All in all, I think the developers have done a pretty good simulation.

All people are using the arguement that its realistic. Now I have ridden a few horses in my life. Im a man of the country etc. So I know how horses work. Now I have not ridden a horse since last year. So excuse me if im wrong, but since when did horses stop and slow down just because there is a 2 cm rock in the way? And why does the horse stop when it turns too fast? Obviously a horse cannot turn 90 degrees and keep the speed. But it still turns a little with the good speed.

The only realistic thing about horse riding is how Roach sometimes avoid running into trees.

[Polyphemus]

Originally posted by Bubs:

Roach is a girl...

You clearly haven't eaten the mushrooms yet...

[Tanchyon]

Originally posted by Dunko:

Originally posted by Toadflax:

I take it that none of the people complaining have ever tried to ride a real horse, particularly across rough country. A horse is a living creature, with a mind of its own. It won't always do what you want it to.

I find it laughable that the OP complained that horse riding in the game was "like driving a car", and then went on to complain about his experiences where horse riding -wasn't- like driving a car.

All in all, I think the developers have done a pretty good simulation.

All people are using the arguement that its realistic. Now I have ridden a few horses in my life. Im a man of the country etc. So I know how horses work. Now I have not ridden a horse since last year. So excuse me if im wrong, but since when did horses stop and slow down just because there is a 2 cm rock in the way? And why does the horse stop when it turns too fast? Obviously a horse cannot turn 90 degrees and keep the speed. But it still turns a little with the good speed.

The only realistic thing about horse riding is how Roach sometimes avoid running into trees.

I've never had the horse slow down or stop from a 2cm rock. That just doesnt happen. Sure if you run it into a tree it will stop...