Balam Controls?

[Blaank]

How do I drive this thing? It's the slowest and least maneuverable thing I have ever driven in any game ever. Chromhounds tripple double handles like a hotrod in comparison.

[ErickaUnlimited]

Much like the guy on the radio says "It wasn't meant for small, manuverable targets", which is code for it walks and fights in perpetual slow motion. Driving it is just stiff, really really stiff. There's nothing you can really do to ease the pain of piloting that thing.

[Cohnway]

Pressing the Left Stick, for me, causes the Balam to quickly recuperate from being knocked down at times. Right and Left Bumper to use the fists, Left and Right Trigger for Feet. Feet are the slowest attacking weapons you'll deal with, so you cannot wipe out enemy insect hordes with a Balam like you'd imagine. I've seen two primary movesets: the Quick Infinite and the Slow Infinite.

Left Right Left Right ad infinitum, OR Right Left Right Left == Quick Infinite

Then there's the Slow Infinite which is basically a guaranteed knockdown
You start it by going
Left Left Right or Right Right Left
Then you proceed into the typical Left Right Left Right ad infinitum or the Right Left Right Left ad infinitum.
I only recommend the heavy ones when you're close enough to continue a Quick combo and have the guarantee of landing every hit. You WILL knock down Erginus with the Slow combo. Quick combo merely staggers it.

[Doresh]

You can also press the left analog stick to go in a sort of defensive mode, which prevents knockdown.

[Blaank]

L3 is the chat menu?

[Doresh]

It does both at the same time. Weird, but that's how it is.

[Vanquisher]

On keyboard the quickrise/antiknockdown is P.

[PheonixKnight]

Originally posted by Blaank:

How do I drive this thing? It's the slowest and least maneuverable thing I have ever driven in any game ever. Chromhounds tripple double handles like a hotrod in comparison.

I LOVED Chromehounds i really wish From would make another one for PC. Chromehounds was an amazing game. Most other mech games are very fast paced and you cant customize like you can in CH.

I had about 15 mechs i used from a quick hover with a tiny machine gun and four spike rods. I would sneak in hit the base able to take them out quickly. It was also fun to spike a mechs cockpit killing something that would shot me once and i would be gone and taking it out first.

I had many command mechs to tell people where everyone was one loaded with sniper rifles taking out mechs from miles away. Others full of missiles or guns so when i spotted someone i could destroy them before they noticed.

The game was wonderfully paced and when you saw someone else you always felt nervous knowing that either of you could lose in seconds.

It was the best mech game i ever played. It made you work as a team it had so many weapons parts and designs you could make.