Crashed Lander Tutorial
Channel: Don Whitaker
Date: 02/02/2015

This is a tutorial video for my game, Crashed Lander. Available now on Steam. 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/340450
http://CrashedLander.com

Keyboard Controls:

WASD or Arrow keys: forward, back, turn left and right
Left Click or Space: fire all thrusters / menu select
Q and E: Strafe left and right
R: Restart the level
T: Toggle the trails effect
ESC: Pause menu
=: Toggle FPS counter - will replace the timer display on back of lander
[ ] : Decrease/Increase the camera’s Field of View. (monitor mode only)
Middle Mouse Button, Backspace : Recenter the Oculus view
P: Toggle the Oculus TimeWarp function. 

Gamepad (xbox 360) controls:

A: Thrust
Y: Restart level
Left analog stick: forward, backward, left and right
Left and Right Trigger: Strafe left and right
Start: Pause menu
Select: Recenter Oculus view

Hard Mode Flight Controls: (keyboard only)

WSIJ: Fire one of the 4 thrusters. Hold all four at once to thrust evenly
You can also use both Shift and both CTRL keys to fire thrusters
Q and O: Rotate right and left
Note that some keyboards have trouble reading certain multi-key combinations. You may need to experiment with different key bindings to find something that works for you.

General Notes:

Remember that you can change Resolution, Graphics Quality settings, and Key Bindings on the configuration menu that shows before the game loads. If you’re not seeing this window try holding the ALT key immediately after launching the game. 

The Restart key is your friend. Some of these levels are very hard and you’ll be re-trying them often. Quicker to hit R or the Y button on your gamepad than to pause and navigate the menu. :)
In Pad Hopper mode you need to land at the first three pads to unlock the fourth and final pad - but you can do those first three in any order. The compass does not always point you towards the quickest route..

If you accidentally go into Oculus Rift mode and you don’t have a Rift connected you won’t be able to move the screen cursor to select menu items. Hit the ESC key to reset to monitor mode.

Hard mode is very hard. Like QWOP-y hard. It may seem impossible at first but once you get a feel for it you can have a lot of fun. Some people can even fly faster in Hard mode because of the increased control it offers.

Oculus Rift Notes:

You can switch between Monitor and Oculus modes on the Main Menu using the menu option or the V key.

If you see only a black screen the first time you switch to Oculus Mode - force-quit the game (alt-F4 on Windows) and restart. 

Remember that the DirectToRift.exe is not just for using the Direct To Rift display mode - it’ll work for Extended mode too. It’s more like a shortcut telling the Unity engine to start up with settings appropriate for your Rift. 

To use the Direct to Rift executable on Steam; Right click on the Crashed Lander icon in your Library and choose Properties, then Local Files, then Browse Local Files. I’ll try and make this process smoother in future Steam releases.

If you don’t use DirectToRift.exe make sure to set the proper resolution for your Rift in the configuration menu mentioned above. You’ll want to check the Windowed option, even though it will be full-screen on your Rift - this is just an oddity of the Unity/RIft display setup.