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How to skip intro videos using controllers?

Open FluorescentHallucinogen opened this issue 2 years ago • 8 comments

How to skip intro (Crytek, Ubisoft, etc.) videos when starting a game using controllers only? I've tried different buttons on the controllers, none works for me. I'm forced to use the space bar on my keyboard to do this. IMO, using the Right (and/or Left) hand controller trigger for this seems most expected and handy.

FluorescentHallucinogen avatar Oct 05 '23 18:10 FluorescentHallucinogen

It is the triggers, but you need to have your controllers pointed onto the video and then pull and hold the trigger. Basically, you need to have a vritual laser pointing towards the video for the skip to work.

fholger avatar Oct 05 '23 18:10 fholger

but you need to have your controllers pointed onto the video

Is it technically possible to remove this requirement?

FluorescentHallucinogen avatar Oct 10 '23 06:10 FluorescentHallucinogen

Yes, but the effort required to do so is not worth it.

fholger avatar Oct 10 '23 07:10 fholger

It is the triggers, but you need to have your controllers pointed onto the video and then pull and hold the trigger. Basically, you need to have a vritual laser pointing towards the video for the skip to work.

Just checked again, it doesn't work too. :(

To clarify: I'm talking specifically about the intro videos right after starting the game, not between levels.

FluorescentHallucinogen avatar Oct 30 '23 14:10 FluorescentHallucinogen

So am I, and it is definitely working. Though you can just delete the videos from the game install if you prefer.

fholger avatar Nov 01 '23 20:11 fholger

Oh, today I finally managed to get it to work! It's my impatience and haste. It's not enough to just click on the video, you have to hold the controller trigger long enough.

On the keyboard, all it takes is one short key press to skip the video.

Is it possible to reduce the time users have to hold the trigger to skip the video in VR?

FluorescentHallucinogen avatar Jan 28 '24 08:01 FluorescentHallucinogen

@fholger Is it possible to reduce the time users have to hold the trigger to skip the video in VR? I.e. short click.

FluorescentHallucinogen avatar Mar 07 '24 07:03 FluorescentHallucinogen

Yes, but the long press is by design. A short click is too easy to trigger accidentally. Again, if you want to get rid of the intro videos, just delete the video files, much more convenient than any skip function.

fholger avatar Mar 07 '24 08:03 fholger