The Speeder is Undergoing Changes in Dual Universe

The latest news out of Dual Universe points to changes for the Speeder.

It looks like these changes are meant to improve first-time user experience for players. To that end, the team announced changes for Travel mode, whereas Cruise mode won’t be affected. It looks like the W/S keys control speed. Additionally, you can use Spacebar for a small jump of about four meters. This is effectively just meant to avoid obstacles.

Other changes include the removal of explicit control of nose up and nose down (thus the W/S controls mentioned above). Instead, nose up will be automatic. While holding W will accelerate your craft, releasing it will slowly brake the speeder.

Shift+W will result in a “run” with full thrust. S will move your speeder backwards. If you want, you can still use the mouse wheel in lieu of W and S. The team added,

“We feel that there should be a fundamental difference between controlling an atmospheric ship and a ground vehicle, and we wanted a more intuitive experience for first time users..Please note that for those who already own a Speeder, you will have to apply these changes in-game by right-clicking the hovercraft seat and selecting ‘Apply default autoconfigure > Ground construct’. “