What I can’t figure out is the best way to implement them… Not the internal logic, that I have covered…
But more the UI part.
I could have a simulated “D-Pad”, or 5 buttons around the edges (the game is Landscape mode only)
Or I could try and intercept tilts. with tap for fire
or some type of gestures … swipe left/right to rotate, swipe up and down for fwd/back, and tap to fire
From an iOS game player standpoint:
Simulated d-pads are the easiest control to use.
Tilt/gyro controls are very difficult for people with muscle control issues, and I’ve been harassing nintendo about their choices lately with the WiiU gamepad.
Thats a neat idea.
I can see this easy to control using thumbs.
One comment: rather than smooth scrollers, wouldn’t you need ‘stepped’ positions? -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3
Otherwise you might find it tricky to stand still or stop rotating.
An alternative is ‘springy’ scrollers: you drag the scrollbar to some position in order to move or turn, and they spring back to the center when you release.
Thanks…
As of right now each control is 3 states… +1, 0 and -1
So regardless of how far, it basically uses the SIGN of the value … and they do spring back to center when you release
