The way you steer your ship in Aluminum Acrobat is kind of weird. By tapping WASD, you tell your ship to face the corresponding direction. There is never a reason to hold down the WASD keys. This works and makes sense to me, but it defies a common expectation in video games that to travel in a particular direction, you keep holding down the corresponding direction on your input device.
So, I've added tank controls. When you first start a game, you're prompted to choose whether or not to use them.
So, I've added tank controls. When you first start a game, you're prompted to choose whether or not to use them.
The buttons on this screen are actually videos that demonstrate how each control style works.
Also, this prompt serves as a way to sneak an unskippable movement tutorial in to the game.
Also, this prompt serves as a way to sneak an unskippable movement tutorial in to the game.