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MechaOnigiri
5 years ago
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[Bug?] Unable to toggle options in Photo Mode (ME1)

I've been having an issue with photo mode where sometimes I'll open it up and it won't let me toggle any of the options, like FOV or hide party members or etc. I can always scroll between the differe...
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    MechaOnigiri
    5 years ago

    Okay, so idk if this is a bug or not but I've found the reason this has been happening. Apparently Photo Mode doesn't allow you to toggle options while the camera is moving around, and we found that one of our joysticks likes to drift juuuust a little, making it seem like the toggle randomly stops working when in fact it's just stopped because there's nearly-undetectable movement. As long as the camera's not moving at all, the toggles work just fine.

    That being said, it'd be nice if you could use the toggles regardless of camera movement to avoid this issue entirely, but I don't know how feasible that is. Anyway, I hope this helps someone else out there in case they have the same issue!

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MechaOnigiri
5 years ago

Replying to my own thread (lol); I've moved on to ME2 and this is still happening. I guess it must be an issue with Photo Mode in general. Doesn't stop me from using it entirely because sometimes it works, but it is a bit frustrating.

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mindcyst
5 years ago

I have also had this issue in ME3. Fortunately, as I'm on PC, I can switch to mouse/keyboard temporarily. However, the directional pad input seems to be almost completely ignored in Photo Mode, most of the time. Only had it work properly when you first see Sovereign on Eden Prime in ME1.

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