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Dev blog: Quick, give me manual control!

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CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#1 - 2014-11-14 14:13:28 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
Do you want manual control over your spaceship in EVE so that you no longer need to point and click in space to maneuver your ship? Here are good news! We are releasing beta opt-in manual keyboard control (WASD style) with Rhea on December 9th.

Read all the details in CCP Nullarbor exciting new dev blog Quick, give me manual control!

We are very much looking forward to all your feedback!

CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer
CCP Nullarbor
C C P
C C P Alliance
#2 - 2014-11-14 14:14:08 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Nullarbor
EDIT: This is now live on Singularity for testing, see the thread here:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=385653

Joystick Support?
Yes it would be possible, we will look into this if the testing goes well.

Can i rebind the keys?
Yes, in the settings menu.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/CjYcmQM.jpg[/img]

CCP Nullarbor // Senior Engineer // Team Game of Drones
Michal Jita
Lords Of The Universe
#3 - 2014-11-14 14:15:56 UTC
WHAT????


We have been waiting for this SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long....

Good Job guys, good job!!!
CCP Logibro
C C P
C C P Alliance
#4 - 2014-11-14 14:18:15 UTC
Having tried this already, it's super fun to use. Seriously, go on Sisi when it's deployed and try it out!

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Care Less
Voidwalker Syndicate
Cosmos Origins
#5 - 2014-11-14 14:19:44 UTC
CCP must be terrified of the damage Elite: Dangerous coming out will do to the bottom line to make such drastic changes....
Jade Blackwind
#6 - 2014-11-14 14:20:18 UTC
This can't be happening Shocked

What's next, atmospheric flight and WiS?

...Wow. Just wow. First Thera and then this.

Big smile
Captain StringfellowHawk
Forsaken Reavers
#7 - 2014-11-14 14:20:25 UTC
******* Finally! This has been only screamed for by people for years! Let me control my damn ship! Prolly the hardest thing to keep people I know in the game is the lack of actual control over their ships!
Obil Que
Star Explorers
Solis Tenebris
#8 - 2014-11-14 14:22:19 UTC
Why did I just get the image in my head of CCP Nullarbor dropping the mic and walking off the stage?

Well done!
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
#9 - 2014-11-14 14:22:41 UTC
Whee!

Never been as tempted to break the NDA as I was by this.

Woo! CSM XI!

Fuzzwork Enterprises

Twitter: @fuzzysteve on Twitter
Konrad Kane
#10 - 2014-11-14 14:22:51 UTC
Oooooooo can't wait for joystick support.
CCP Fozzie
C C P
C C P Alliance
#11 - 2014-11-14 14:23:02 UTC
:D

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Querns
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#12 - 2014-11-14 14:23:13 UTC
Amazing. This has been something that has been missing from eve for a long time. I approve mightily.

However, you must understand what you have unleashed. The inch-mile scenario here is basically guaranteed! I hope you're prepared to weather the inundation of requests for analog joystick support.

(i'd buy one for eve)

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Oxide Ammar
#13 - 2014-11-14 14:23:35 UTC
This will feature will make my life easier as Vindi anchor in HQ incursions.

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#14 - 2014-11-14 14:23:39 UTC
How do you handle the precision of this and any client-server mismatches?

After all, we're still looking at a 1Hz simulation, and I'd imagine that the client will end up showing movements that aren't actually happening in the server simulation between those ticks (at least not in any way that makes the slightest bit of difference to the world).
CCP Nullarbor
C C P
C C P Alliance
#15 - 2014-11-14 14:24:03 UTC
Querns wrote:
Amazing. This has been something that has been missing from eve for a long time. I approve mightily.

However, you must understand what you have unleashed. The inch-mile scenario here is basically guaranteed! I hope you're prepared to weather the inundation of requests for analog joystick support.

(i'd buy one for eve)


Joystick support is not a big leap, we will have a look into this if the testing goes well.

CCP Nullarbor // Senior Engineer // Team Game of Drones
PotatoOverdose
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#16 - 2014-11-14 14:24:09 UTC
Yes. Do want. Give now.
RainReaper
RRN Industries
#17 - 2014-11-14 14:24:43 UTC
O_O *orgasms* I WANTED THIS EVER SINCE I STARTED PLAYING 6 YEARS AGO!
Samira Kernher
Cail Avetatu
#18 - 2014-11-14 14:25:12 UTC
motherofgod.jpg


Probably the best new improvement I've seen so far in the last few expansions. Yes please!

While I'd prefer mouselook control over WASD, WASD is a very good start and definitely far better than what we have now!
Anonymous Forumposter
State War Academy
Caldari State
#19 - 2014-11-14 14:25:33 UTC
CCP Nullarbor wrote:
Joystick support is not a big leap, we will have a look into this if the testing goes well.


This.
CCP Nullarbor
C C P
C C P Alliance
#20 - 2014-11-14 14:25:52 UTC
Tippia wrote:
How do you handle the precision of this and any client-server mismatches?

After all, we're still looking at a 1Hz simulation, and I'd imagine that the client will end up showing movements that aren't actually happening in the server simulation between those ticks (at least not in any way that makes the slightest bit of difference to the world).


There is some blending going on, but nothing you should notice, EVE still ticks at 1Hz but the controls feel responsive and actually a bit more like flying in space than they currently do.

Proof is in the pudding though, try it out tomorrow and let me know.

CCP Nullarbor // Senior Engineer // Team Game of Drones
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