Enter the Gungeon

[rhamorim]

I can see that! It makes me smile too. And fear for my life. And despair and rage. It’s a full load of emotions.

And while I wish I could save mid-“level”, it’s good enough (and levels short enough) that it’s not been a problem so far, and I appreciate that.

[Kyle700]

@tomchick

I don’t think I’ve ever used a blank as anything other than an accident while I was spazzing out on the controls. That’s pretty much how it goes with anything that requires clicking in on the analog sticks. I think I’m going to have to put blanks on a shoulder button. How are you guys using them?

@DaveLong

Shooters of all types are all about survival first and elimination second.

Ah, great way to put it. I shall steal that, but I shall refer to it as the Long Rule of Shmupping.

-Tom

I use B on the controller. Works fine. There’s plenty of buttons

[tomchick]

@Kyle700

I use B on the controller. Works fine. There’s plenty of buttons

Oh, look, you just took your thumb off one of the sticks to use a blank and now you’re dead! Bullet hell games can’t ask me to let loose of the controls. I presume that’s why the default blank input is clicking in both sticks.

-Tom

[magnet]

The right thumbstick aims your gun. When you need to use a blank, survival depends on moving and dodge rolling. Shooting can wait.

[Kyle700]

That’s a good point, but, since it is the aiming stick, I feel like it works okay since I only ever use a blank if I am absolutely surrounded, and at that point I have bigger worries haha. I guess you could put open map on B and blank on L2 as well.

I definitely cannot use the sticks, though. that is much worse than putting it on b because you kind of have to put the sticks back in neutral to push them in anyway! it takes more time to try to do that finicky action than pressing B

[tomchick]

@magnet

When you need to use a blank, survival depends on moving and dodge rolling. Shooting can wait.

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@Kyle700

I definitely cannot use the sticks, though. that is much worse than putting it on b because you kind of have to put the sticks back in neutral to push them in anyway!

I guess that’s why I’m always popping off blanks on accident. I’m holding a direction on the sticks very insistently and then I change direction and swing through the neutral position. Ooops.

Really, the problem with blanks is that I never remember I have them. I should put a post-it note on my monitor.

-Tom

[lordkosc]

1 final update planned.

r/EnterTheGungeon - Once more into the Breach - An update on Gungeon, the...

[JD]

And it’s out. Won’t have time to play a lot within the next two weeks, but am looking forward to checking out the new goods.

[dwinn]

Arise, thread, arise!

I picked this up last week and want to enjoy it, but with both thumbs on the sticks and shooting with the right shoulder button is killing my old-man index finger/joints. I reviewed the thread above, but anyone find any nicer button layouts?

[magnet]

Move with the left joystick. Aim with the right. Shoot with the right trigger. There, now it feels like an FPS.

I dodge with the left trigger and only use the shoulder buttons for items / blanks.

YMMV, but I like to reload by clicking the right joystick, interact by clicking the left. Buttons are for inventory management, switching guns, etc.