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Title: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 16, 2002, 11:32:49 pm Can anyone tell me how to hyperspace out of combat? The manual txt says it's SPACE and the numpad + together, but that doesn't seem to work for me.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Tristan on December 16, 2002, 11:44:29 pm Well, in the older times (original version) i think it was simpy, escape, but it tells you that when you talk with the guy at the earth station after you give them the minerals they need and they modify your precourser vessel... hit escape and see if it works... they MIGHT have changed it... lol i havent had time to really play the new version yet! but i tell you what, when i got DSL back it was THE FIRST file over 20 mb that i downloaded!!! i was SOOO EXCITED to see they made a revamp of the old masterpeice... its like THE BEST game i have EVER played in my LIFE! :-) hopefully that will work for you!
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Trist256k on December 17, 2002, 01:32:53 am Well, in the older times (original version) i think it was simpy, escape, but it tells you that when you talk with the guy at the earth station after you give them the minerals they need and they modify your precourser vessel... hit escape and see if it works... they MIGHT have changed it... lol i havent had time to really play the new version yet! but i tell you what, when i got DSL back it was THE FIRST file over 20 mb that i downloaded!!! i was SOOO EXCITED to see they made a revamp of the old masterpeice... its like THE BEST game i have EVER played in my LIFE! hopefully that will work for you!
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 02:53:14 am Nope, Esc doesn't work either.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Daniel on December 18, 2002, 04:23:43 am Quote Nope, Esc doesn't work either. You want Numpad-+, Escape, and Space, all at once. Daniel Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 05:34:17 am That sucks... since I'm on a laptop I have to press Fn, +, esc, and space all at once. Oy.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 06:29:55 am And.. yeah. That doesn't work. Any possible solutions anyone?
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Dave Morse on December 18, 2002, 06:46:44 am Uh, shucks. Maybe toggle your num-lock and try again?
I've always thought super-melee should have emergency escape buttons. The point would be to use it in bad rock-paper-scissors mismatches, e.g. your arilou survives a battle with an enemy earthling cruiser, only to have your enemy bring out his Avatar and go get a drink while it toasts you. The point of the hyperspace escape would be to let your outmatched ship run from such an engagement and return to the menu. Later after you've dispatched the Avatar, you can send in your arilou against more vulnerable prey. The mechanics would be similar: press a key, wait ten very tense seconds, warp out of there. Sometimes you'd get nailed trying to warp out. That's part of the fun. Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: paulsid on December 18, 2002, 08:21:16 am The correct combination is Numpad + and space bar. I do it in that order but I'm not sure the order matters. I do know, though, that Esc is not required!
Rather than NumLock you might need to turn on your "Keypad Lock", to enable a numeric keypad within the main keyboard. I think most laptops have this feature. However it doesn't always work for things like this, and if that's the case you'll probably just have to wait for configurable keys. Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 04:51:48 pm If there's a button that locks on the secondary functions of my keyboard, I can't find it... grrrr, I wants me the Shofixti! >:(
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Jimbo on December 18, 2002, 06:28:58 pm I'm in the same boat, playing on a laptop that is. I struggled for a bit with this last night and I found that if you press and hold the spacebar and then hit Fn +, that seems to work. For me anyway.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 06:31:05 pm Just curious, and sorry if this is a stupid question (I know nothing about code), but how hard would it be to change the command for escaping combat?
I don't wanna wait for configurable keys. ::) Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Scott on December 18, 2002, 06:36:41 pm It worked! ;D You're my hero, Jimbo. Alright, time to go show Tanaka who's.. um.. boss.. by running away.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: EchelonZero on December 22, 2002, 05:58:05 am I've tried Jimbo's suggestion, but I still can't get the escape sequence to work on my laptop. I've tried Function and +, function, +, and space, and just blindly hitting all the keys. any other suggestions?
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: PsiPhi on December 22, 2002, 10:08:54 pm Yeah, I have a suggestion but you're not going to like it.
Don't play on a laptop. (at least until the key jammer is implemented ) I told you you wouldn't like it. :P -PsiPhi Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Dave Morse on December 23, 2002, 09:46:54 am I have a suggestion: plug a real keyboard into your craptop. They cost as little as $10 retail, and are easy to loot for free from uncle freds old computer bin. You can get them in PS2 or USB, your laptop should be able to grok at least one if not both.
Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: PsiPhi on December 23, 2002, 11:21:02 am Ok, I change my vote ... Dave's suggestion is far superior to my previous one (especially since he used the word/idea "grok" in a sentence ... extra bonus points).
-PsiPhi Title: Re: Escaping from combat Post by: Black Monk on December 24, 2002, 12:20:48 am http://www.grandtec.com/vik.htm
My old Gateway laptop's keyboard stopped working. Rather than spend $300 on a P2-266 I decided to get an external keyboard. But I can't fit a fullsize keyboard in my laptop case. So I got that. I can wrap it around the laptop and shove it in. Or, I can roll it up and put it in the side pouch. Combined with a mouse, I just lay the keyboard on top of the laptop's regular keyboard. Helps keep me up close. But I could lay it on the desk in front too. Or, for a more dedicated solution that also keeps the keyboard close to the screen... http://www.oysterdock.com/ They said they are due to ship in mid-January. I can't wait to get... uh... three of them. :) |