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Cr0NiX

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[SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« on: September 08, 2012, 09:01:27 am »

Does anybody else want this? It's a feature that almost all roguelikes have and it helps a ton with moving through a building or dungeon, Especially when in a tight spot. Plus having to move one direction then the other to move diagonally kinda grinds on me, If it's something that would be either too hard or just plan impossible to implement then I am perfectly fine without it, It's just a great help to fans of traditional roguelikes like myself.
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 09:17:34 am »

You mean using the 7, 9, 1, and 2 keys to move diagonally?  I never noticed that LCS didn't have that.
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2012, 10:03:02 am »

I didn't even know you could move using the number pad...

Still, I'm all for the diagonal movement thing!
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 02:45:30 am »

Diagonal movement might be nice for those coming from roguelikes where its enabled.  But truthfully, as long as the hostiles are also restricted to orthagonal movement then its all good.  Adding diagonal movement to the char is super easy code-wise.  Adding diagonal pathing to whatever AI this game has (i.e. in seiges) might be trickier.
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 03:08:29 am »

Diagonal movement might be nice for those coming from roguelikes where its enabled.  But truthfully, as long as the hostiles are also restricted to orthagonal movement then its all good.  Adding diagonal movement to the char is super easy code-wise.  Adding diagonal pathing to whatever AI this game has (i.e. in seiges) might be trickier.

The siege movement AI is catatonically stupid, so that's not much of a problem really.
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2012, 05:43:56 am »

personnally i think lcs would be better without it
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Re: [SUGGESTION] DPad movement
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2012, 07:45:48 am »

LCS is good the way it is .
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