Talk:Mobile Controls

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NOTE: Edited because I didn't know there was a Mobile Controls page

In mobile, when tap-to-move is enabled, there are two slightly different ways to move: “tap to move” and “follow my finger”.

Tap-to-move (TTM)

When you tap on a tile, your character will move to that tile, if the algorithm for movement decides it is possible to move there. In most cases, this works very well and moves the character by the shortest route. The algorithm is not particularly smart and will not trace a route through tiles that are occupied by NPCs, pets, farm animals, etc. For example, with a river farm, it will not trace a path over a bridge that is occupied by a farm animal, so it may decide, if you use TTM, to send the character through some long and torturous route. In a barn or coop, moving farm animals may confuse the algorithm and cause the character to constantly reroute, run off in some random direction, or stop.

Follow My finger (FMF)

When you keep your finger on the touch surface, in the direction you want the character to move, you get more precise control and the character can maneuver through some things that would block TTM (such as farm animals on a bridge). FMF is the only way to get past pets, children, and spouses who are blocking the path inside the farmhouse, though not always immediately.

Popsy (talk) 19:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)