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Was it answered, can we bind accelerate/decelerate too?

!!! game just got x2 better, only ppl afraid of this are eft warriors who are now going to lose there ships to noobs ;}

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Good.

So in EVE you have to click to move your ship.

In EVE you have to click to do most things.

Let me tell you NPE better get players used to using their mouse in EVE or they're not going to get very far.

Fantastic hearing, Can I bring up something that might be quite awesome to integrate? To sum up, going to bring in the controller I have.

Currently, I use it for my flight sims, Kerbal space programs, etc. Not in sisi testing, so not sure how this works but...

Logitech Attack 3

When I see myself using it for eve, this might be a bit odd but... In eve, rapid controls like flight maneuvering is less needed. I see it more like a trim, pitch yaw control. As such on my controller, would it be possible to do the following:

1. Use the 4 keys on the head of the joystick to bind to a digital flight control

2. Use the analog joystick control for camera control.

Here is how I view myself using it. Since Eve works on the datapacket system, digital click for pitch and yaw is ideal. No roll to worry about. So I can turn, etc according to that. Also to prevent overturning, should it (or does it) work by setting your target direction, this way you can give a rapid heading to a battleship, then it will progressively turn. Just like the double click in space.

Mouse controls around the ui just like normal.

Analog axial controls on joystick is my camera control.

Hotkey other commands such as lock, module assignments. etc to remaining joystick buttons.

This will allow majority of flight controls to possibly interface with existing systems, but also make it a keyboard free combat experience. The above would be ideal for large combat.

Into interdictors, ceptors, and other fast ships, the versa would be great. Buttons for camera, analog to set heading and pitch.

Lastly, if we are doing this, the following might be desired as well. Ability to set advanced sub control assignments. Somebody like myself who flies an assortment of ships depending could benefit alot by unique key bindings for the ship class so I can have my analog flight on one, digital flight on the other. Assign my warp probe to main trigger for interdictors, where as on another ship I can use the button say for MJD

You all are genuinely thinking that this method of control is going to make a massive difference? You still need your mouse to manipulate the objects and unless you have 3 hands, you'll just be either turning your ship or targeting stuff.

Didn't see this one coming. Stop being so awesome! Let's hope it works well in the game and finds an actual use rather than stays as a gimmick.

...You know, this would go reeeally well with manual warp in the distant future.

While you are at it, the tactical overlay could really use some love, such as showing the direction your ship is flying (which would help with manually flying while zoomed out).

Will WASD help newer players? I'm not so sure. I look forward to testing this to see how easy it is to actually fly to small objects (e.g. a wreck). Most everything new players do can easily be accomplished by hitting approach, it seems, they just don't know this right away, but that's not to say this won't help.

Will WASD help vet players? I am not sure it will replace clicking in space manual piloting when keeping a tight orbit or spiraling--not that many players even do this (e.g. most null interceptor pilots seem to only know how to hit approach or orbit). It will, in any case, be a lot of fun. WASD-only interceptor fleets!!!

lol only after running the game for over 10 years this happens xD will be fun to try it out, I'm excited :)