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Diving Buoyancy Control - change default swim up/ascent to Q (rather than X)
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Description

Using Q and Z makes sense for buoyancy control when diving as this translates to ascend/descend controls for helicopters.

Having a default binding of X for ascend makes no sense, it took me a month to realise that there was even an ascend function!

As a secondary (less important) issue - the descent animation is not correct. It looks like the diver jerks around to get down, and on ascent the diver does a retarded frog kick which is also inaccurate. Divers control their buoyancy through breathing techniques and BCDs (Buoyancy Control Device) - which doesn't really have or need a visual representation (especially for a rebreather setup where breathing doesn't really affect buoyancy).

Details

Legacy ID
1464852650
Severity
None
Resolution
Fixed
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Controls
Steps To Reproduce

Self-expanatory

Additional Information

I am a PADI qualified diver.

Event Timeline

sproyd edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Apr 10 2013, 9:58 PM
sproyd edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
sproyd set Category to Controls.
sproyd set Reproducibility to Always.
sproyd set Severity to None.
sproyd set Resolution to Fixed.
sproyd set Legacy ID to 1464852650.May 7 2016, 1:33 PM
MadDogX added a subscriber: MadDogX.May 7 2016, 1:33 PM

These controls are now configurable.