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SketchySketch123
Seasoned Novice
1 year ago

Momentum / Pumping doesnt work

Hello, 

You cannot skate vert/ halfpipe with the current physics system. For example, the halfpipe to the side in bawski park or whatever, the place where you do the vert tutorial? Yeah, its impossible to get enough speed to actually clear either side of the halfpipe. I tried for 5 minutes straight. I am a skate 3 addict, been playing it consistently for years, I know what I'm doing.

 But it doesnt work. This is because "Pumping" doesnt work, which is when you press forward on the control stick as you transition from moving vertical down to horizontal. This is supposed to increase your speed. It does not do that.

The only way you can skate vert properly in this game is to go to the advanced gameplay settings and increase the pump/vert assist or whatever. Its set at 50 to begin with, which doesnt make any sense because at that setting you are stuck at this extremely slow and sluggish max speed while in vert areas no matter how much speed you'd actually get in a real world setting. You have to crank it to 100 to even get functional speed for doing tricks. 

This isn't a matter of taste, it is the fact that you literally cannot use the halfpipe I mentioned earlier without cranking up this setting. 

15 Replies

  • metroknowm's avatar
    metroknowm
    New Rookie
    1 year ago

    Yes, the physics are in fact broken on transition momentum specifically with regard to upward transition physics decreasing unnecessarily, and downward transition physics increasing unnecessarily. It's almost like there is some type of inversion bug.

  • I really figured this issue would have been fixed with the really big update after playtest, but alas, they did not.

    Its such a crutial factor to skateboarding

  • Noticed this the other day. I don't know how they've overlooked arguably one of the most important part of the foundational mechanics. You don't maintain speed or build momentum to pump or get and significant air.

  • Totaurusmoon's avatar
    Totaurusmoon
    Seasoned Traveler
    1 year ago

    Physics aren't broken, the game is early access and its just going to be some time before its perfected. It does make it difficult at times but have patience 🙏 

  • same issue...
    cant get any speed whatsoever and barely make it to coping.

    physics model is broken imo