It did! Thank you! On 8/22/12, Jeremy Kaldobsky <jer...@kaldobsky.com> wrote: > 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 <nick.he...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Nick Helms <nick.he...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [Audyssey] swamp navigation question >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >
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