Dropping Items and Other hidden Controls?

[Vidi Kitty]

So I've read somewhere that holding the grab button and pressing throw will gently drop an item, but it doesn's seem to work for me and I'd really like to not chuck spears around the scavangers or stick a spear into a wall while im holding a bat I can't eat.

Has anyone been able to set down spears or rocks? And what other hidden controls do you know of?

Only one I know of is the backflip when you change direction while running and hit jump.

[Mapos]

Crouch and grab/eat to gently drop stuff.

If you keep eat pressed while holding something you can´t eat (that is of a reasonable size) you can swallow it. Later on you can do the same thing again to regurgitate the item. This way you can carry three things with you, one in each hand and one inside.

[Transcendental Raccoon]

I believe you can double tap the eat/grab button to change hands.

[Killy.MXI]

There is a guide where such stuff is collected, btw.

[BirdoPrey]

Discovered this today:
If you run for a second in one direction and then quickly change direction before jumping it gives you a little height/speed boost that can be necessary to clear certain jumps without wasting a spear.
You'll know you set it up right when your running animation speeds up a bit and there seem to be some little white particles that scatter around.

[Vidi Kitty]

Originally posted by Mapos:

Crouch and grab/eat to gently drop stuff.

Friggin magic! Thank you.

Originally posted by Killy.MXI:

There is a guide where such stuff is collected, btw.

Got a link?

[Killy.MXI]

Originally posted by Vidi Changeling:

Got a link?

Check guides tab. There is not much choice so far.