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bigger d-pad
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:43 pm
by thechosenone
if i had a bigger dpad than i could go to different places easier and faster if you play tibia me mmorpg than that has a good sized dpad
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:56 am
by nyktos
and an option to adjust transparency levels of said pad...
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:05 pm
by pelligrini
I couldn't imagine it needing to be bigger on my droidx. I play in landscape now with the d-pad. Adjusting the transparancy would be really nice though.
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:38 pm
by sdevaney
You mean transparency like this?
Normal:
Half Opacity:
Quarter Opacity:
Or transparency like this?
Don't mind the crappy quality
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:41 pm
by phydeaux
That would work... Another thought I had was to have the d-pad built into the screen borders... Rather than the guided-missile movement that we have now... I've used the d-pad, and honestly, it's too small for my fingers
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:31 am
by Sarumar
sdevaney wrote:You mean transparency like this?
Normal:
Half Opacity:
Quarter Opacity:
Or transparency like this?
Don't mind the crappy quality
I like the first "model" and Quarter Opacity looks promising, maby even one more Opacity ?
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:28 pm
by fiernaq
phydeaux wrote:That would work... Another thought I had was to have the d-pad built into the screen borders... Rather than the guided-missile movement that we have now... I've used the d-pad, and honestly, it's too small for my fingers
This is an excellent idea... give us borders which are movement buttons:
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.---------T--------------T---------.
| | | |
| ____|______________|____ |
| | | |
| | Combat area | |
|____| |____|
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | Playable Area | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
|____| |____|
| | | |
| | HP Bars | |
| | and stuff | |
| '----T--------------T----' |
| | | |
|_________|______________|_________|
The 8 areas around the outside edge would be purely for movement. I guess this would be a third method since I'm sure some people will still like screen movement and some will still like the d-pad option but I could definitely go for something like this where the borders are not transparent... they're purely for movement and nothing else.
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:54 pm
by nyktos
@ fiernaq - Great suggestion, similar to Cyber Knights - but not exactly.
fresh ideas are one of the best parts of open source! good stuff.
@ sdevaney - Nice! Exactly!
it will make the new magnitude numbers (on the Actor Condition Icon) easier to see.
[when the d-pad is in the lower right corner]
Re: bigger d-pad
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:34 am
by nether
I like d pads because I have problems with my thumb and playing with my other hand is awkward. However I dislike the movement because it's awkward for me. Not as fluid as just gliding your thumb everywhere.
So I had an idea. What about an option for a circle like dpad. Picture a joystick but just a flat 2D circle that has a limited range of movement all around. I kind of like that idea since you move your thumb a bit less