About Star Drifter.

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Disclaimer:

Star Drifter is a full screen action space shooter. You play with your keyboard. We have developed the game to feel like an old school arcade, hard, very hard, super punishing space shooter. The game is not easy and you will die a lot. Please take caution, if you're in the mood for something that will hold your hand or let you win, you're in the wrong place. Star Drifter is ideal for casual gamers that enjoy a real challenge. Prepare to be destroyed over and over again, lose your score and rage at the computer.

Thank you and good luck!
Dan and Martin.

[ECM]

Wait, so no gamepad support 'out of the box', so to speak?

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Originally posted by ECM:

Wait, so no gamepad support 'out of the box', so to speak?

Nope. We're happy for users to use any way to rebind controls for game pad support with third party software. But we've not included any. The game is meant to be played with a keyboard.

[ECM]

I must have missed where Xenon, Gradius, R-Type, etc., were best played on kb.

But you're the boss--just realize that you're going to sacrifice sales if you don't at least include barebones gamepad support in a game that purports to channel the oldies.

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Originally posted by ECM:

I must have missed where Xenon, Gradius, R-Type, etc., were best played on kb.

But you're the boss--just realize that you're going to sacrifice sales if you don't at least include barebones gamepad support in a game that purports to channel the oldies.

Yeah, I totally understand and appreciate that. We'll look into it.

[that's what she said]

Sidescroller without controller support. Smart move.

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Originally posted by that's what she said:

Sidescroller without controller support. Smart move.

It's not a sidescroller......

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Originally posted by Sir Dan:

Originally posted by ECM:

Wait, so no gamepad support 'out of the box', so to speak?

Nope. We're happy for users to use any way to rebind controls for game pad support with third party software. But we've not included any. The game is meant to be played with a keyboard.

Why not? From game description: "We have developed the game to feel like an old school arcade, hard, very hard, super punishing space shooter."

Arcade space shooters used analog controls not a keyboard. Keyboards suck. How can it feel like such a game without at least D-pad support. This is otherwise a cool game. No wonder people aren't buying it and it is being sold for $0.49.

[Cohiba Skeeza]

Originally posted by Sir Dan:

Originally posted by that's what she said:

Sidescroller without controller support. Smart move.

It's not a sidescroller......

It is a top-down scroller shmup - same difference. It needs Analog/D-pad support. Its heresy to release such a game without it.

[Cohiba Skeeza]

Originally posted by ECM:

I must have missed where Xenon, Gradius, R-Type, etc., were best played on kb.

You missed it... I have a friend who has been a PC-only gamer for decades. He and I get into arguments over his claims that keyboards [WASD] is superior to a D-pad for scrollers - he says the movement is more agile and precise if you use WASD. Of course, he never ever plays scrollers. For a shump, you need at least D-pad or Analog.

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Originally posted by Cohiba Skeeza:

Originally posted by Sir Dan:

Nope. We're happy for users to use any way to rebind controls for game pad support with third party software. But we've not included any. The game is meant to be played with a keyboard.

Why not? From game description: "We have developed the game to feel like an old school arcade, hard, very hard, super punishing space shooter."

Arcade space shooters used analog controls not a keyboard. Keyboards suck. How can it feel like such a game without at least D-pad support. This is otherwise a cool game. No wonder people aren't buying it and it is being sold for $0.49.

Star Drifter is selling just fine, I didn't realise you had access to the sales data...

Originally posted by Cohiba Skeeza:

Originally posted by ECM:

I must have missed where Xenon, Gradius, R-Type, etc., were best played on kb.

You missed it... I have a friend who has been a PC-only gamer for decades. He and I get into arguments over his claims that keyboards [WASD] is superior to a D-pad for scrollers - he says the movement is more agile and precise if you use WASD. Of course, he never ever plays scrollers. For a shump, you need at least D-pad or Analog.

It's not worth arguing over matey, there's more to life.

Originally posted by Cohiba Skeeza:

Originally posted by Sir Dan:

It's not a sidescroller......

It is a top-down scroller shmup - same difference. It needs Analog/D-pad support. Its heresy to release such a game without it.

Well, I respect your opinion, but I don't think it's a huge deal, if people don't want to play on their keyboard, they can buy a different game. We did include that SD is played with a keyboard on the store page, so I feel we've been fair and clear with Steam users about how the game plays.

Thanks for sharing your opinion :)
Dan.

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Star Drifter is selling just fine, I didn't realise you had access to the sales data...

Its got 34 reviews - thats all I need to know. That means like less than 1000 people have purchased the game. And it is on sale for %50 off $0.99.

It's not worth arguing over matey, there's more to life.

Its really him who is doing the arguing. But that was a response to someone else.

Well, I respect your opinion, but I don't think it's a huge deal

It isn't important what the developer thinks, it is what the customers think that matters.

We did include that SD is played with a keyboard on the store page, so I feel we've been fair and clear with Steam users about how the game plays.

Well, maybe, but not everyone picks through the description to read whether there is controller support for a game that most likely would have it.

Overall, I think you guys made a pretty cool game, but lack of controller really prevents people from enjoying it.

[Rainmaker]

Doesn't run above 10 fps for me

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Originally posted by fG* | 偽:

Doesn't run above 10 fps for me

Yeah, ditto - I cannot get it to run much faster than a blip every 5 seconds or so!@!
My system is Win 7, with decent RAm (4GB) and decent processor.
Other WAY more graphics processing demanding games seemed to work just fine, what gives?!?!?

Kind Regards.

[greenraven22]

Is there still no way to rebind keys?