Autoaim only works while moving

[Mika]

Basically, if I use autoaim, it only works when I'm also moving. While stationary, all the projectiles just shoot straight even if there are plenty of targets around me.

I hope this is a bug and not a feature.

[Alec]

What control scheme are you using.

[Mika]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that I use pad controls. It does seem that with mouse+keyboard the autoaim works just right, but with pad it doesn't.


I'm using Logitech Wireless Rumblepad 2, if that makes a difference.

[Alec]

The right stick aims, so maybe it has something to do with the right stick being off.

[Mika]

I did some more testing, and this is what I gather.


When using pad controls, autoaim seems to work when moving even if the autoaim checkbox is unchecked. Right stick aiming only works partially, it seems that I can only shoot to three directions, up, down and back. Shooting wherever Maija is facing doesn't work, and neither does none of the in-between directions.


edit:
As someone said in another thread, the broken right stick aiming was because the 's2ax' is by 4 default, and can not be changed within the game. I edited the xml file and changed it to 2, the right stick aim works now, in all directions.

The whole autoaim business still remains though.

[Xastabus]

I would like to verify Mika's observations.  Autoaim does indeed appear to be always on regardless of the Config setting.  I also adjusted the Stick 2 values to X=2 Y=3.  I believe this matches my gamepad configuration.  I received the same results, manual aim only appears to fire Up, Down, or Backward.  Never Forward or inbetween.

Edit: Fix for Manual aim!
I'm not entirely sure what's going on here because my Windows 7 control pannel is missing Gaming Options, but I got manual aim to work.
I'm using XBCD v1.07.  By default the right stick X axis is set to RX while most joysticks i've used in the past use Z.  On the Xbox tab I set the Right Stick X values to Left = Z-, Right = Z+.  On the Windows tab I made sure that Z and RY are enabled and register input.  In Aquaria I set Stick 2 values to X=2 Y=3.

Either Aquaria doesn't poll the RX value or I just can't figure out what number to put for it.  Either way, this should work if you're using an old Xbox controller and XBCD.  If the drivers for your gamepad allow remapping the stick axis a similar procedure should work for you.