jfrost wrote:Yeah, I thought about that (I even said it on an earlier post), but I don't know, seems kinda makeshift. Anyway, you guys are the developers, not me, and the implementation could be really good
Yes, sorry I should have credited you. I think it is what would work best!
Off topic: We considered this 'fake' dpad on the Xbox 360 controller for the second ship in case someone wants dpad control over analog in dual play. But, the programming of a 'fake' dpad properly, where all buttons can be pressed at once, wasn't worth the bother. If we did a Dreamcast or PC version of our game, we would program it properly. To understand what I mean, two direction switches: 1) left to right and 2) right to left. I'll call the dpad buttons L and R to make it easy (would be X and B on the Xbox). 1) In between a left to right direction switch, both L and R may be held down at the same time, but the ship should move right, not left, and not stopped. 2) In between a right to left (opposite) direction switch, both L and R may be held down again, only this time the ship should move left, not right, and not stopped. So, in two different circumstances, holding down L and R at the same time does two different things. It's easy to ignore stuff like that, but true gamers want it done properly. That type of proper control programming is required for 'fake' dpads such as the ABXY buttons or keyboard keys, if you want to respect the gamer. Anyway, we did not need it for the Xbox 360, so we didn't bother. (Not to mention we would have required a more detailed controls explanation screen.)
