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What do you guys think of the new controls?
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Cathbad
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What do you guys think of the new controls?
   

It said on the website that there were complaints about the old controls and the trading system, but personally, I loved being able to trade items for the stuff u wanted and the mouse + forward system.

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Post Sun Mar 09, 2003 5:41 pm
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Took alittle time to get use to gothic 1 controls, But i really didnt see a problem with them.(dont know why so many people complained) I was able to master sword fighting in Gothic 1, Im Just glad they didnt change it to much. Its still pretty close to the orignal.
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Post Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:14 am
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The new controls are clearly better, IMO. And the old combat controls are still there.
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Post Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:57 pm
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it really messed me up playing the demo when i was so used to old school gothic controls ... made it more interesting i felt ... meh oh well
w+leftmouse button = original and good once used to.
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Post Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:01 am
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G2 has two different combat systems. They can be toggled somewhere in the options menu. Simply switch to classic if you want the old complexity.
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Post Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:24 am
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kieranB
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So what are the new controls for fighting?

In the fact page it said something about the taking in and out of weapons animation is gone is this true?
Post Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:16 pm
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Irf
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if you mean when the hero draws and puts away the weapon, no thats still there
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Post Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:47 pm
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oE|Crusader
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the hero, i love that.....he starts out looking like a homeless person in the ghetto, unlike some other crpgs i can think of



i liked gothics, it was so simple
Post Wed Apr 16, 2003 1:17 pm
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IMO, the controls in G1 were the ONLY major obstacle. Not very user friendly, but the game FAR outweighed that small issue. After you get used to it you hardly think about it.

The new controls, from the demo of G2, are MUCH better. The changes are definately an improvement to the game and makes things run MUCH faster.

Again, IMHO.


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Post Thu Apr 17, 2003 7:28 pm
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Kabduhl
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In my opinion the controls in Gothic were one of it's strong points. Intuitive and fun to use. Combat was the best in any CRPG to date. While I was waiting for the boxed version to arrive from EB games I downloaded a warez of the game and was able to learn and masteer the controls in about 15 minutes with no documentation. I just messed around and read the keymapping page until I had it figured out.

I don't know what to say about people that had a hard time with Gothic controls. maybe they are NSYNC fans. (I'm just kidding everyone please don't get offended I jest merely in good fun.)
Post Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:31 am
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ziBzi
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dem controls
   

y0.. they say that gothic II is for begginers and people who has already played the first of the series... so you would think the controls wouldnt be very different and if they are they shouldnt be more difficult..
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Post Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:48 pm
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i dont see how pushing control up, is so hard for people to say its a major obstacle , or a problem , course i major in computers and have been since i was a weee tot so maybe it was just easier for me to figure out, eh i guess for blondes or non computer born persons, it would be a problem
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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 12:16 am
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Mike Rotch
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The only problem I had with the Gothic I is that your sword couldn't hit multiple enemies with one strike. It made combat more difficult then it should of been. For instance when there are two orcs right in front of you a left to right swing should hit both of them. I heard that this is used in G2. Is that true?
Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 10:11 pm
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I don't think so, but I've heard that focus shifts away from an unconscious person directly, so you can take on the other enemies.
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Post Sat Apr 26, 2003 10:01 am
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I don't care too much about combat so I didn't notice if I could hit several enemies with one swing, but a knocked-out enemy is out of focus. Besides, you only knock down 'friendlies'... evil enemies are 'instakilled', even with melee weapons.
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