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Direct Movement Mode coming

Hi guys,

I just want to announce a new movement mode for Artificial Defense. It will be shipped with the next update coming on the 14th of June.

Why?
Some players did not like to hold LM for longlasting move & shoot sequences and others did not like the cursor driven movement scheme at all.

I did not want to change the input scheme completely, since a majority is very happy with it. But I also want to address those players, who did not like the current, cursor driven scheme. So I implemented a new mode:

(NEW) Direct Mode
You can toggle the Direct Mode by pressing ALT during the gameplay. Once enabled the mouse cursor dissapears and you can move the map directly, without holding LM.

Inverted Movement
If you do not like the default movement direction (moving the map instead of the camera) you can invert the input scheme in the pause menu. In combination with the new Direct Mode, you will get a pretty common, shooter-like movement scheme.

Have a nice day,
Thiemo