The gameplay 3D - controls have been designed carefully, to give you the possibility to change & tweak it to your preferences.
It may therefore also need tweaking, but to tweak somehting, you have to understand it first :)
Play moves (triangle permutations) :
- Clockwise rotation : Either Tap on, or drag from the rotator to the right.
- Counter-Clockwise rotation : hold a finger down somewhere and tap, or drag left from the rotator.
- Double Taps are optional. See below.
Maybe check out the Cheatsheets for a quick reference.
3D board movement actions :
- "Roll - A - Ball" rotation of the board :
- On the background, single finger drag or left mouse drag.
The drag direction will roll the board as though you would have a ball suspended in midair rolling with your drag-direction. This is position-independent ! i.e. the direction is important, not the location of the mouse/finger.
This is the standard behaviour.
- "Line of sight" rotation of the board :
The board changes orientation around an axis from you to the center. That is, it rolls sideways.
- Mouse : Right mouse drag, around the center of the board.
- Touch : 2-Finger touch, with fingers distanced. The finger that moves is dragging the board around the center !
The distance that is needed to switch this movement on can be set in the 'Controls' menu : "2-Touch Switch Distance". - Zoom In / Out
- Mouse : Scroll wheel as usual in any app
- Touch : 2 finger pinch as usual. The distance between the 2 fingers has to be close enough. Also set this in "2-Touch Switch Distance".
Double Tap On or Off ? :
Double Tap OFF means that tapping / clicking twice or triple will executed two or three moves immediately & therefore more efficiently. (my personal preference)
- Mouse : For mouse gameplay you have the right mouse button as the most effective counterclockwise move.
- Touch : Double tap is mimicked, by a "hold & tap" : touch anywhere on the background and tap a rotator to immediately execute a counter-clockwise move.
Note that the double taps are always working on the interface !
Double Tap ON : This makes moves a bit slower. You have to wait until a single tap cannot become a double tap anymore.
If you do not like mnaking two or three moves in a row this may be your choice.
When double tap is ON and you tap / click on two different rotators, the first will execute the move immediately, since it obviously must be a single tap.
Similarly, once you double tapped on a rotator it won't wait - for a third tap - anymore, and execute the move.
So, speedplay is still possible, except for consecutive clockwise moves.
Choice no° 3 : All the drag moves are timing-independent.
They are always a good option, and very convienient to play with, and can be set just right for you in the controls-menu.
Remark for Mixed Touch Devices :
Please note that touchscreen controls are only available on mobiles and tablets.
I.e. if you are playing on a notebook that uses the standalone install, the touchscreen options are not even part of the game.
The touchscreen will mimic mouse behaviour on your system instead. If ever there is a demand for being able to change this yourself, please tell lumpazy to make this possible.