modern or tank controls - Page 33

canesalato · 07-11-24, 01:21

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Originally Posted by Cat Woman

Just started to play this. However, playing on the Xbox. Anyone else using xBox. My controls are crazy. Can someone give me pointers. Will any patches automatically download into the game? Also won’t give me the option of starting a new game- keeps loading to where I left off.

You might be using tank controls. These are the original controls of these games, unchanged. They can be very tough at first if you are not used to them. I suggest using the D-PAD, not the sticks. Give yourself some time to get used to them, and once you do, they are VERY precise.

Alternatively, try switching to modern controls. They work really well 95% of the time and and are more intuitive for new players. But in some segments they can lack precision and be frustrating especially when the camera switches to fix angles.

Ideally, a hybrid control scheme would allow us to have both options (modern movements mapped to the sticks, tank on the D-PAD) but the devs seem to have chosen to not provide this choice, or some technical limitation is stopping them from being able to do so within their budget-time costrains.

PC players can perhaps hope for a mod implementing this option. IMHO it would be the perfect control scheme to play these games.

Finlaena · 08-11-24, 16:59

Gotta admit, Modern Controls are growing on me. I had given up the games shortly after release because the controls were causing a ton of frustration: I can't do Tank controls anymore with a gamepad because my left thumb cramps and locks up nowadays and I'm too smoothly lizard brained to learn Mouse/Keyboard.

(You have to understand I played the games entirely on PS1, so playing it on PC here is a first for me)

But they've made some major improvements to it since then. I think it's working better with Xinput controllers like the 8bitdo (which I primarily use for Warframe due to it having paddles for the thumbstick buttons) but maaaaaaaybe it's better with an official Xbox/PC one from MS? idk.

Either way, I ran a couple levels in TR1 last night with them (Vilcabamba to Lost Valley) and it's getting to be a much smoother experience. Might not ever go back to tank controls, honestly. Except, yanno, it's still a PITA to do backflips.

... But we'll see if I still feel that way as I get deeper into TR2 and 3 with additional actions. .~.

VictorXD · 08-11-24, 19:10

Modern controls are great, they finetuned them a lot over the last few patches and it's just a joy to play with it. Also not sure if it's new or not, but now you can do a running jump the exact same way you did in the classics > walk to the edge > tap backwards > press and hold jump. Back in patch 3 I was just twirling and hoping for the best lol.

I'd love a shortcut for medipacks as well, something like inventory button + D pad left/right.

BTW does anyone know if there is a way to get out of a crawlspace without flipping forward? Admit I died a few times because of this lol Opening up the inventory to switch control schemes is a little tiring.

Woops · 08-11-24, 20:44

Yes sir, while crawling, pressing walk makes Lara do tank-style turns/animations, but still camera based

VictorXD · 08-11-24, 22:51

OMFG thank you!!

Has it always been this way? If so I totally missed this lol Either way, I'm glad! TR3 here I come

RAID · 10-11-24, 11:49

Modern controls have made a significant improvement, even more with patch 4. I just beat TR1 with modern controls.

Some areas though I still prefer tank controls. What I would like to see is a hybrid of the two. D-Pad for tank and analogue stick for modern.

08-11-24, 16:59	#322
Finlaena Member Joined: Nov 2024 Posts: 17	Gotta admit, Modern Controls are growing on me. I had given up the games shortly after release because the controls were causing a ton of frustration: I can't do Tank controls anymore with a gamepad because my left thumb cramps and locks up nowadays and I'm too smoothly lizard brained to learn Mouse/Keyboard. (You have to understand I played the games entirely on PS1, so playing it on PC here is a first for me) But they've made some major improvements to it since then. I think it's working better with Xinput controllers like the 8bitdo (which I primarily use for Warframe due to it having paddles for the thumbstick buttons) but maaaaaaaybe it's better with an official Xbox/PC one from MS? idk. Either way, I ran a couple levels in TR1 last night with them (Vilcabamba to Lost Valley) and it's getting to be a much smoother experience. Might not ever go back to tank controls, honestly. Except, yanno, it's still a PITA to do backflips. ... But we'll see if I still feel that way as I get deeper into TR2 and 3 with additional actions. .~. Last edited by Finlaena; 08-11-24 at 17:01.

08-11-24, 19:10	#323
VictorXD Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,043	Modern controls are great, they finetuned them a lot over the last few patches and it's just a joy to play with it. Also not sure if it's new or not, but now you can do a running jump the exact same way you did in the classics > walk to the edge > tap backwards > press and hold jump. Back in patch 3 I was just twirling and hoping for the best lol. I'd love a shortcut for medipacks as well, something like inventory button + D pad left/right. BTW does anyone know if there is a way to get out of a crawlspace without flipping forward? Admit I died a few times because of this lol Opening up the inventory to switch control schemes is a little tiring.

08-11-24, 20:44	#324
Woops Member Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,547	Yes sir, while crawling, pressing walk makes Lara do tank-style turns/animations, but still camera based

08-11-24, 22:51	#325
VictorXD Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,043	OMFG thank you!! Has it always been this way? If so I totally missed this lol Either way, I'm glad! TR3 here I come

10-11-24, 11:49	#326
RAID Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 20,943	Modern controls have made a significant improvement, even more with patch 4. I just beat TR1 with modern controls. Some areas though I still prefer tank controls. What I would like to see is a hybrid of the two. D-Pad for tank and analogue stick for modern.