The iPhone Project

[GMG Mike]

There needs to be a better way to move though. A little fake 4-arrows thing, it looks like you are just emulating a game boy or something.

[Gan]

Then lets brain storm. Any ideas that are easy, simple, and doesn't impede the players view?


-Gan

[Gnome]

A compass, same size.

Push north you go up, south, down. etc.

[Gan]

Isn't that practically the same to what we have?


-Gan

[Gnome]

Well I thought the problem was the arrows.  :-/

[Gan]

You may have a point there... What do all the rest of you guys think?


-Gan

[Mystor]

I, personally, like the Joystick-type system in many other games. IMO's d-pad also works well. It just feels more natural (and should be on the left)

Mist

[GMG Mike]

You just have to think outside the box... it's a touch screen phone - a multi-touch screen, no less - and you have an accelerometer as well.

[Silverwind]

It's surprising, but the d-pad is actually what most people are comfortable with after some time of play. It's the tried and tested method and all of the professionals still use it.

EDIT:

I could make it look nicer though. The compass idea sounds cool.

[Gan]

Yeah, I'm most comfy with the D-pad too. As for the location of the D-Pad, I'm a righty.
We'll be taking advantage of multiple-touch with lightning but needing the accelerometer could get annoying at times. Especially playing in a vehicle or having a glare on the screen.


-Gan
P.S. Compass sounds great. Silver, when you change it could you also move the whole pad up a bit so it's centered vertically in the space below the toggle button?

[Silverwind]

Sure. I'll separate each component so that you can position them as you like.

[Gan]

Neat. With separation I can make it so people can choose which side the bar should be on. So lefties won't be left out.


-Gan
P.S. Won't add that in until I'm done with gameplay and on to work with the settings page.

[Mystor]

Yeah, I'm most comfy with the D-pad too. As for the location of the D-Pad, I'm a righty.
We'll be taking advantage of multiple-touch with lightning but needing the accelerometer could get annoying at times. Especially playing in a vehicle or having a glare on the screen.


-Gan
P.S. Compass sounds great. Silver, when you change it could you also move the whole pad up a bit so it's centered vertically in the space below the toggle button?

Most iPhone games have the joystick on the left, and the combat or other type of tapping controls on the right.
And I am a rightie too.

EDIT: Whoops, fixed.

[Silverwind]

LOL! A "nighty" huh? Riiiiiiiiiight...

[Mystor]

LOL! A "nighty" huh? Riiiiiiiiiight...

Yea, How did I mess that one up...

Mist