Nifty little forge trick

Discussion in 'Halo and Forge Discussion' started by Skisma, Jun 30, 2011.

  1. Skisma

    Skisma Creative Force
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    Maybe I'm just stupid but I've never realized this before. If you're setting the coordinates for a large hill or other object, there's a quicker way to do it. For instance, lets say you need your object to have a width of 29.5 and a length of 48.5. It can be annoying to have to hold down the joystick for 4-5 seconds before it speeds up. There is a way around this! If you just hold the joystick an an angle, it will instantly speed through the numbers. If you don't get what I mean, examples would be North East, North West, South East, and South West on a compass. Again, I'm probably way late on this discovery.
     
  2. MetaWaddleDee

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    Then I guess I'm late in this discovery as well...

    Thanks!
     
  3. Nutduster

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    Didn't know that either and I hate waiting on it - good tip.
     
  4. Voltage

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    Never knew this either. Will try for sure.
     
  5. MrGreenWithAGun

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    thanks for sharing that...
     
  6. pinohkio

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    I'm fairly certain I remember reading this on here somewhere.
    Still nice to know for those who don't though; nice find!
     
  7. Skisma

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    Dammit. I was just about to say it's safe to say I discovered it. Oh well, it's not a huge find anyways. Still helpful though...
     
  8. Spicy Forges

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    Bubble bursted, been doing this for a while. :D but yeah it's a nifty trick.
     
  9. Erupt

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    I hate it when I do this accidentally and then never can do it purposefully. Now I know.
     
  10. broccollipie

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    This happened for me occasionally, but I never realized why. :D
     
  11. DavidJCobb

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    Neat. I'll have to remember that.
     
  12. seredhras

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    that is awesome, thank you so much

    placing objectives and respawn zones just got a little more bearable
     
  13. broccollipie

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    Err... I think I know what you mean, but is there some sort of trick to it?
     
  14. Xun

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    Cool tip, didnt know about it before this. Cheers.
     
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  16. DMM White

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    Wouldn't surprise me

    Its strange how few people know about this, its such a time saver! I'm sure people must have found it before me and yet people are still amazed when they're told about this "new" trick! I guess the same thing may have happened for holding the thumbstick for small movements if they hadn't put it in the ViDoc.

    We need more people posting this trick everywhere!
     
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  17. Xun

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    It didnt amaze me, but its still cool. Plus, I didnt know about the left-sticking technique for a while, and I didnt see that ViDoc, I stumbled upon it (the technique :p). I wonder how many other little tricks there are that no one knows about yet.
     
  18. Eightball

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    Wow, I never knew that. Thanks Skisma, that always pissed me off. Now I don't have to waste time waiting. If you've any more little tricks please let us know.
     
  19. WWWilliam

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    I found that it works better for me when I swing the analog, Directly south along the edge to south-east kind of motion.
     
  20. Jex Yoyo

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    Yeah, I always do this accidentally, and never intentionally.
     

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