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Lmk if space to fire and shift for map makes more sense I wanted it to feel natural for qwerty and arrow key controls, the space felt a little clunky with arrow keys.
Tab and M for map, WASD and arrows for controls, space to fire seems like a good compromise
Though I’m worried it’s gonna be tougher for people to find the map and ship logs since space is a natural button to try and press early on
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https://tinywind.io/wiki/briefing Shift fires.
Lmk if space to fire and shift for map makes more sense I wanted it to feel natural for qwerty and arrow key controls, the space felt a little clunky with arrow keys.
Whichever you choose, please consider displaying the controls inside the game, at least during the setup screen, don't make the user search for controls in the wiki. :)
Also the hp bar below the minimap is a bit weird, would expect it the same as enemy ships above my ship, so i can see if i'm winning or losing a cannon exchange like in a rts game. Or at least someplace more convenient to quickly glance at nearer the center of the screen.
Very fun game by the way, well done! Scratches the nostalgia itch of 'Corsairs Gold' for me.
I don’t seem to be able to stop the boat by sailing straight into the wind.
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Tab and M for map, WASD and arrows for controls, space to fire seems like a good compromise
I’ll be making this change! Though I’m worried it’s gonna be tougher for people to find the map and ship logs since space is a natural button to try and press early on
Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://tinywind.io/wiki/briefing Shift fires.
Lmk if space to fire and shift for map makes more sense I wanted it to feel natural for qwerty and arrow key controls, the space felt a little clunky with arrow keys.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’ll be making this change! Though I’m worried it’s gonna be tougher for people to find the map and ship logs since space is a natural button to try and press early on
The whole thing should ideally have a quick modal with hotkeys when you first open it (and a small button to bring it up again if needed).
If it's only a few buttons anyway you can just show them somewhere as hints while the user isn't giving input or until they used then.
Eg just show a "m for Map\nspace to fire" until the user used each, hiding them each when the m/space is used respectively for that session (session storage so it shows up again if the user comes back later)
EDIT: After playing around some more, yea it feels less like an action game and more like a "sailing around with nearly zero health" simulator.