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*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=543 Discussion] asking for Yaw to be introduced
 
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*See the bottom of [http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=273475#p273475 this post] and the ensuing discussion.
 
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Revision as of 08:34, 18 February 2021

Do you prefer to use roll (left and right arrows) or yaw (, and .) when flying your ship?

The early versions of Classic Elite only had roll and pitch. The yaw option came to Oolite with Jens Ayrton (second lead developer), a leading crusader for the Yawists (c.2009?). Many of the long-standing players of Oolite who began with Elite in their halcyon days internalised rolling as the alternative to pitching in manoeuvering their craft. So do many who have actually flown - whether flight sims, real gliders, or something larger!

Those who have come more recently to Oolite often find that yaw is more instinctive to their gaming.

Note that Oolite favours pitch over Yaw (better manoeuvering) - and some oxp's such as Hard Way emphasise this even more.

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  • Discussion asking for Yaw to be introduced
  • See the bottom of this post and the ensuing discussion.