r/subspace • u/OldManUDC • 5d ago

No lateral thrust?

Subspace has no lateral thrust, you have to face your direction of acceleration and either go back or fwd. What do we think of this choice? Would subspace be worse with lateral thrust, too easy, more confusing (because the sprite is so small, you might forget where you are facing) too many keys to manage in total?

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u/i_be_illin 5d ago

Worse with lateral thrust. This is a critical part of the experience. It wouldn’t be the same game with lateral thrust.

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u/damageinc86 5d ago

Doesn't descent have lateral thrust?

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u/sparkcrz 56kb/s 4d ago

It doesn't help as much as you think. My typescript "port" has it and sometimes you even forget strafing is a thing. https://github.com/SparK-Cruz/solwars