Rebel Assault 1's controls are horrendus...

[KedirakEvo]

I played this when I was just 6 yrs old back then.... i couldnt pass the kolodor stage...

Now, decades later... even with a joystick... OMG I STILL CANT PASS THAT FKING STAGE DUE TO F UP CONTROLS... I had to rely on cheat code to see the ending of this game...

Now, I remember doing very well for Rebel Assault 2... I shall take a break, and start it later...



My god why the controls is sooooo bad on RA1? dang...

[Nur Ab Sal]

you need to know,if you remember a game with bad controls...steam allways is worse.I dont know why but they try to ruins your childhood so bad.....
Sorry for my english

[slider86]

Yeah for the first game the best control is joystick but it's really inaccurrate. The joystick calibration is never perfect for the shooting detection.

[acecrisp]

just use a mouse and keyboard... so easy

[e22ndst]

Originally posted by acecrisp:

just use a mouse and keyboard... so easy

How does one use the keyboard for Rebel Assault 1? It looks as though there's no support for it.

[slider86]

Originally posted by e22ndst:

How does one use the keyboard for Rebel Assault 1? It looks as though there's no support for it.

Never used keyboard myself, always used joystick.

[[Linux] BockSaga -our true past-]

The controls, they sure are incomprehensible.

I finished both Rebel Assaults back in the day, but those flying levels are not fun at all (because of those horrid controls).

[slider86]

Originally posted by LinuxDarudeIRC:

The controls, they sure are incomprehensible.

I finished both Rebel Assaults back in the day, but those flying levels are not fun at all (because of those horrid controls).

The controls are only horrid because of sensitivity.

[SportyHeadShot]

I had a crap joystick........ all those years ago, so many hours of wanting to jam the controller through the viewscreen

[slider86]

Originally posted by SportyHeadShot:

I had a crap joystick........ all those years ago, so many hours of wanting to jam the controller through the viewscreen

It might not of been a crap joystick but the fiddly calibration.

[Kamen Rider LW]

Originally posted by acecrisp:

just use a mouse and keyboard... so easy

The first game does not have an option to use the keyboard. It is either a joystick or a mouse. I don't have a joystick, and the mouse control is awful.

[MasterTheHero]

As someone who beat Rebel Assault 1 and 2 with the mouse only, it's definitely doable. However, it also feels like the DOS Box version is more inaccurate.

The main problem with this game is the hitbox. On your screen it looks like you cleared an obstacle, but according to the game you hit it. And this is because all of the movement is done through FMV's rather than actual 3d terrain.

So your ship isn't actually flying through a Beggar's canyon environment. Instead, your ship is composited on top of a Beggar's canyon VIDEO. So now the hit detection is based on where the artists placed the hit detection markers.

Even if you clear the obstacle on your screen, if the artist made a mistake and let the hit range linger too long, you can still get hit.

This is most apparent in Rebel Assault 2 during the hardest stage of the game which is the Tie Fighter flying through the canyon.

Still, it's definitely possible to beat this game with the mouse, but it's hard because this game isn't in an actual 3d environment.

[slider86]

I tried using the mouse for the first game and just found movement too sluggish so I used the joystick which isn't perfect at all but got used to it. Using the mouse for the sequel was pretty cool although as you say the hit box detection can be an issue.

[IamBrazo]

Hi Guys, how do I start the SEcond game? looks like I can only play the first one

[acecrisp]

lol he had to cheat to win lol

[acecrisp]

use your mouse