Hey Nick, don't worry about asking questions since everyone had to start out in the same place you are now. The game has a few features that make it different than past audio games, so there is a bit of a learning curve and an adjustment to the controls.
On the trackpad, set your finger on it (it doesn't matter where) and slide it to the right. This will rotate your character to the right. The same works for turning left, and adjusting that sensitivity setting determines how much you rotate. For example, lets say you slid your finger an inch to the right. With the sensitivity at lowest you might only rotate a few degrees, but if it were set to highest you might rotate 80 or 90 degrees. Some people prefer highest so that they have more speed, but that also means they have to be very precise with their finger movements since even moving their finger a tiny bit too far would cause them to miss a shot. Others prefer lower sensitivity because they can focus in on the perfect shooting angle easier, but of course it is harder for them to turn quickly to hit a second target. Where you first place your finger doesn't matter because the trackpad, just like a mouse, works on relative position. If you want to rotate to the right, it will usually make the most sense to start out placing your finger to the left most side of the trackpad simply because it gives you more room to move to the right. Once you run out of room, if you still need to turn to the right farther, just lift your finger and place it on the left again so that you have more room to keep sliding to the right. Some players don't like to start their finger all the way to the right or left because it takes a tiny bit longer to change your mind and turn the other way. In the heat of battle you might suddenly discover that the target on your left is racing toward you faster than the one on the right you intended to shoot first. Those players generally start in the middle of the trackpad so that they can quickly zoom their finger in the opposite direction if such a situation occurs. That probably seems like unnecessary precaution, but remember that some of the game's players are quite elite after 10 months of playing! They get themselves into extremely action packed situations where a split second delay between turning right or left could mean death rather than sweet sweet victory, ROFL! I hope this has helped. --- On Wed, 8/22/12, Nick Helms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Nick Helms <[email protected]> > Subject: [Audyssey] swamp navigation question > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 12:29 PM > Hello all, > I've recently downloaded swamp after listening to a couple > podcasts > about it, and it sounds really fun, not to mention quite > addictive. > Anyway, I selected one of the custom maps, multi1 I believe > it was > called, and I'm wondering how to slightly change your > position > relative to the zombies. I juts grabbed the game last night, > so > forgive me if this is a total newb question. Anyway, I > walked forward > out of the safe zone, and then was trying to center a few of > the > zombies I heard to have a shot at them, but the only way I > could think > to do that was with strafing, and I was never able to get a > good shot. > In fact, I believe I almost died. Though I did get some loot > along the > way! I am using a laptop with a trackpad, and I have my > sensativity > set to lowest. Is it a matter of moving a finger along the > ttrackpad? > Any info you can give me is appreciated! > Thanks, > Nick > -- > Nick Helms > P.L.U.R. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
