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Fortnite adds Gyro/motion controls to Switch version in 5.0 Patch
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Just tried this out super quick and it feels great! Really wish they had a one-button reset option like in Splatoon 2, but I'll take what I can get. Definitely gonna put this through its paces tonight and see if I'm any better.
Hey, guess what. IGN lied.
This isn't the case, they put up an article with no source. Users can't access Epic accounts that have been associated with PSN.
I got hyped while sitting at work because I trusted IGN to actually....try to login? I guess? Fuck it.
Same issue, sorry for the hype, folks.
This isn't the case, they put up an article with no source. Users can't access Epic accounts that have been associated with PSN.
I got hyped while sitting at work because I trusted IGN to actually....try to login? I guess? Fuck it.
Same issue, sorry for the hype, folks.
Yes you can. I go from Switch to PC and vice versa all the time. All content is the same.
Did I already post a message mentioning that this game runs like trash on the switch even with an ethernet connection?
Horrible, compared to PC and PS4 and the motion controls are jittery as hell. They did update the game a lot though, seems to look better now
Horrible, compared to PC and PS4 and the motion controls are jittery as hell. They did update the game a lot though, seems to look better now
I just played for 45 minutes using my phones hotspot and had zero issues. I don't have any issues at home with wifi either.
I only play handheld, and I can't say I noticed a visual difference with the patch.
Music wise you mean? I thought that was the norm. If not I have that issue too.
No I mean I don't get any sound at all. It's like playing on mute.
Nope that is not right. You should definitely be getting sfx. Make sure to report it to epic via the in game menu.
Report it. Maybe do a system reboot (hope it works) and if you haven't already make sure the sfx sliders are not on zero in the sound options. You probably already did but better safe than sorry. Hope everything works out!
Yep do a full restart of the system. If that or the volume controls didn't work report and maybe tweet to epic so they know the issue. Then the waiting game begins.
Is Fortnite the best example of why the Switch is such a great gaming platform?
- Portable
- Free to Play w/ optional microtransactions
- 1:1 Gameplay with PC/Consoles (no gameplay cutbacks because it's on a portable console)
- Online multiplayer w/ voice chat
- Crossplay with Xbox, PC and mobile
- Good visuals (thanks to art style and engine)
- Optional gyro aiming controls
- Constantly being updated (including fixing bugs)
Seem perfectly fine to me - sensitivity of around 0.3 seems perfect for aim adjustments. If you're putting it at 1.0... you're all mad D;
Already power it down completely and even deleted and reinstalled the game. Guess my only choice is to contract Epic.
I started with .50/.50/.50
I'm gonna start dropping them to my liking. Was able to use them quite well, but a little too much movement. I'm gonna try .25 next.
Hmm us it the 30Fps that makes the gyro so jerky. Sorry I play Splatoon 2 and I eventually got used to the gyro and never went back but in Fortnite I just can't.
Are they that bad in Doom and Wolfenstein?
Are they that bad in Doom and Wolfenstein?
I've tried getting into gyro controls for a while now, especially with Splatoon 2, but have never had success. I can't quite tell what I'm "supposed" to be doing or if I'm over-thinking things, so I've never crossed the hump where it just feels natural.
Maybe someone here can help me understand better -
Since people love gyro controls once they get used to it, I'm realllllly looking forward to getting over the learning curve.
Maybe someone here can help me understand better -
- When using gyro controls, how much are you still expected to use the left analog stick?
- How much do you generally turn using the left analog stick vs. just gyro?
- How much do you look up and down using the left analog stick vs. just gyro?
Since people love gyro controls once they get used to it, I'm realllllly looking forward to getting over the learning curve.
Personally, gyro is best used as pretty much a full substitute for aiming. The only thing the aiming thumb stick is used for is larger panning movements. I even use gyro aiming for large sweeping movements when I'm in a pinch.
I think you mean the right analog stick. But in my experience with Splatoon 2, you still use the right stick to move the camera/look, it's just the medium-smaller movements to get aiming precise on a target is where I use gyro.
Stick is for big movements, gyro is for precision. That's it really.
Using the pro controller and it doesn't feel smooth. It seems to have a hard time with very subtle movements. It also feels jittery. Not impressed.
For something like Fortnite or Splatoon, I use it as a supplement for the right analog stick. Everything I do the the left stick remains the same. I generally use the right stick to turn the camera left or right if it requires more than a subtle movement, but for everything else (slight horizontal aiming movements to all of the vertical stuff) I use gyro.
I'm not gonna clutter up my work email with Fortnite shit and I don't want to make a fucking sock account to work around some shit that should just work. Sony needs to stop being dumb.
I second the "NANI?" reply to this.
EDIT: oh, it's bullshit, like when IGN claimed that Metal Gear Solid 4 ran at 60 FPS on the PS3, lol
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I've never had bounding box/dead zone issues with the IR pointer feature of the Wiimote. The only times it went crazy was if there was sunlight in the room. Also for Wii u shooters, the cursor was a bit jittery occasionally. But turn speeds felt fast and fluid, and aiming hipfire and ads on it felt great.
I haven't extensively played with shooters that really took advantage of the gyro like Splatoon and doom, but I'll see how they play. I'll play Fortnite this weekend and might get Doom down the road and give my opinion.
It's really down to comfort, but you generally want to be using the stick to turn and acquire targets and the gyro to do the actual aiming. I'd start with a high stick sensitivity and a low gyro sensitivity and adjust from there.
Tried the gyro controls just now, they definitely don't feel as smooth as Splat 2's gyro controls but I'm at least feeling much more confident in my aiming now.
Is anyone else seeing much more frequent and significant frame drops this update? I feel like it only rarely dropped before like once in a blue moon but now it feels like every match is dropping frames. Maybe its all the new assets with the new areas and stuff idk
Is anyone else seeing much more frequent and significant frame drops this update? I feel like it only rarely dropped before like once in a blue moon but now it feels like every match is dropping frames. Maybe its all the new assets with the new areas and stuff idk
