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FillmoreLove
5 years ago
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Unable to change airspeed during drop

I generally can't change my descent angle, my airspeed doesn't change much no matter where I am looking. I am not stuck in free-look I am able to change my direction in the horizontal plane but not t...
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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    Wow, so I figured it out but I am confused as to why there is no documentation/it was never mentioned. Maybe it was somewhere in the original tutorial and I forgot and everyone else just took it for granted?

    It turns out you have to press and hold the "w" key. Or maybe its just me and everyone else has it set up so they don't need to?

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FillmoreLove
5 years ago

Made a new Steam account and a new EA account. Same problem.

When I did the tutorial the first time I was unable to place the care package even when in a valid location, left click just clicked the hand thing but nothing actually happened. I redid the tutorial and this time it worked. Also there was a holo spray next to the robot guy the second time through but not the first time.

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EA_Kent
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5 years ago

@FillmoreLove 

I see, thank you!

Sometimes the training is really flaky about where you can drop the care package. I've had to run halfway across the map to find a place where I can drop it. Also, the holosprays do pop up from time to time. I think it's because of the way the firing range set up. Technically it's still a multiplayer server, but you're in a solo instance. So you sometimes see phantom grenades or holosprays from someone else who's also in the firing range. 

In regards to the control issues, do you have any other input devices connected to your PC aside from your mouse and keyboard? Do you have a controller plugged in, for instance? If so, can you try disconnecting any other devices to test and see if that makes a difference? 

/Kent

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    I had a joystick which I had previously unplugged to no avail.

    So I unplugged my camera and headset and even the printer; so mouse and KB (new one) are the only USB plugged in. Still the same problem.

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    I went ahead and did an uninstall/reinstall but same problem persists.

    I wish there was some way to jump over and over by myself to see if I can just brute force until I figure out what the cause is (i.e. mash buttons during each jump) but there is no such in the practice arena.

    It would probably be less frustrating if it had never worked, but it has worked in the past at least a couple of times so there must be a way.

    Might I get more response if this were moved to the bug forums instead of technical?

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    EA_Kent
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    5 years ago

    Hey @FillmoreLove, 

    Thank you for following up!

    There is something else I'd like to test as well. What happens if you launch Apex Legends through a different Windows Admin user? If you need more information on how to create one check out the Microsoft Support website. 

    Let me know if you're still having the same issues if you launch the game from a different Windows user. Thanks again. 

    /Kent

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    I am still having the same problem.

    I made a new user and gave it admin. Then I logged into new user (took several minutes to prep stuff) launched Steam and then the game. Game settings had clearly changed as it gave me intro movie.

    Same problem as JM.

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    EA_Kent
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    5 years ago

    @FillmoreLove 

    Thanks for testing that for me! I'll pass this along. 

    /Kent

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    Tried again after the new patch, still launch in a state where I cannot control pitch as JM.

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    Wow, so I figured it out but I am confused as to why there is no documentation/it was never mentioned. Maybe it was somewhere in the original tutorial and I forgot and everyone else just took it for granted?

    It turns out you have to press and hold the "w" key. Or maybe its just me and everyone else has it set up so they don't need to?

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    EA_Kent
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    5 years ago

    @FillmoreLove 

    As far as I know it's always worked like that. The training when you first start up the game only puts you in the firing range, so it doesn't actually cover dropping in. I don't remember if it ever calls out that you have to keep moving forward in order to maintain speed now that I think about it. That's good feedback that I can pass along. 

    /Kent

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    It should also be in the key mapper settings as I looked there many times.it should say something about jump control in addition  to move forward. 

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    EA_Kent
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    5 years ago

    @FillmoreLove 

    Noted! Thanks for that. 

    /Kent

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    FillmoreLove
    5 years ago

    For the second time I have been with another JM who clearly didn't know this, I tried to tell but they didn't speak english.