Completely automatic combat? How to remove?

[Pascoflyer]

Hi, I've just started the game, and while I was really excited for it, I'm very very bored already.

There doesn't appear to be any way for me to control the characters in combat, I've seen from videos this isn't always the case.

For now it just lets me choose "fight wisely" "save mp" etc. and that's the full extent of control I have over the game.

Is this a setting I need to turn off or an overly long and slow introduction to the combat system?

[Mafu]

You need to set your characters to Follow Orders.

Those options are for auto-battle.

[Pascoflyer]

Originally posted by シハン:

You need to set your characters to Follow Orders.

Those options are for auto-battle.

Thank you, Is this something that is unlocked at a certain point or is it a setting?

[ShinkuTear]

It soon be unlocked as soon as you have multiple party members, which is shortly after meeting Erik.

['vermillion]

Originally posted by Pascoflyer:

Originally posted by シハン:

You need to set your characters to Follow Orders.

Those options are for auto-battle.

Thank you, Is this something that is unlocked at a certain point or is it a setting?

No it's not, you can't control Erik or others for example until they actually joined your party, new characters always just sort of "follow" you for a while until they join your cause, that's when they're part of your party, and that's when you can control them.
In my case (steam controller) it's pressing Y during combat, then chosing tactics, then set them to "Follow Orders", no clue why they didn't make that the default option.

[Play Metaphor]

Once you get the event that ends with "X character joins your party" you can get into the Tactics menu and set to "Follow orders".

Personally I'm a fan of games that let your party be controlled by AI but it's not everyone's cup of tea.

[The Time Traveler]

Originally posted by 'vermillion:

Originally posted by Pascoflyer:

no clue why they didn't make that the default option.

Because gamers are really pathetically weak these days in the face of anything challenging or requiring any effort whatsoever. They set it up to appeal to the masses first and foremost.

[Pascoflyer]

Thanks everyone! Enjoying the game much more now. Very strange why they even make this an option.

[Pip]

Originally posted by Pascoflyer:

Thanks everyone! Enjoying the game much more now. Very strange why they even make this an option.

You'll see for yourself pretty soon. Random fights with manual controls get tedious pretty quickly

[JoiseyDragun]

Originally posted by Young Pipistrella:

Originally posted by Pascoflyer:

Thanks everyone! Enjoying the game much more now. Very strange why they even make this an option.

You'll see for yourself pretty soon. Random fights with manual controls get tedious pretty quickly

^this