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Sparrow

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How is it done?
« on: June 05, 2023, 10:07:12 AM »

How the hell do you managed to circle strafe a target?  It's suppose to be a combination of the left and right keys along with your forward and back keys, but I can't get it to work in the game, I end up flying of the screen.  Is there a technique?
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2023, 12:48:01 PM »

Because you don't mention it, I guess you miss the most important part, which is holding down SHIFT while moving sideways.
It is explained in the basic combat tutorial.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2023, 01:13:01 PM »

Because you don't mention it, I guess you miss the most important part, which is holding down SHIFT while moving sideways.
It is explained in the basic combat tutorial.

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This needs investigating.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2023, 01:59:23 PM »

If you still need help with it I've made a short video with an input display in which I strafe around an enemy to get to their engines. I try to keep just at the range so that my main guns can hit but also so I can retreat and vent easily. Hope this helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgjAHV5_-sI

Holding shift keeps your ship pointed towards your mouse cursor and causes A and D to make your ship strafe instead of rotate. I keep shift held for most of the battle.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2023, 03:56:00 PM »

If you still need help with it I've made a short video with an input display in which I strafe around an enemy to get to their engines. I try to keep just at the range so that my main guns can hit but also so I can retreat and vent easily. Hope this helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgjAHV5_-sI

Holding shift keeps your ship pointed towards your mouse cursor and causes A and D to make your ship strafe instead of rotate. I keep shift held for most of the battle.
You can also invert this behavior in the settings menu so that by default your ship points towards your cursor and the A and D keys strafe
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2023, 12:54:13 AM »

Thank you.  That has sorted me out.  Glad I asked now or I would still be struggling with the hopeless.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2023, 11:40:37 AM »

I've been practicing today and I am now circling like a pro. It makes a massive difference to the combat, I am winning without struggling now.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2023, 08:06:41 PM »

LOL. I had no idea this was a thing.  That's hilarious.  Thank you.
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2023, 04:00:32 PM »

Now that i have learned this too i should go and finally give a hyperion a spin or something
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Re: How is it done?
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2023, 07:29:07 AM »

Now that i have learned this too i should go and finally give a hyperion a spin or something
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