Where's the 'Grab' button? : V - Skyrim

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:17 am

Eh, not a big deal. It's not like it had a real use anyways.

oh it had use

i used grab alot sometimes to disarm pressure plate traps with rat corpses or use it to lift a ball and chain trap to strike at a pursuing foe i loved grab and it better be there in skyrim.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:29 am

update from pete. holding A drags the item, pressing it picks it up.

So for console players you hold A button, so then you move it around with right joy stick...Some funky finger tricks

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:59 pm

I can't imagine them NOT including it.... just trying to figure out how to do it.

Its either Left/Right trigger with weapon sheathed like it was mentioned earlier OR its if your standing still and use right bumper(normally sprint) to grab and then move around with the object but unable to sprint while doing so.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:09 pm

Eh, not a big deal. It's not like it had a real use anyways.

you never used 'grab' button in OB or F3 or FNV? really

sir, you are in a wrong game.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:19 am

Here ya go guys. :celebration:

@DCDeacon Will we be able to grab things in Skyrim like we could in Oblivion?

@FulGore1295 Yup. Click A to pick it up. Hold A to grab it in the game and move it around without picking it up.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:01 pm

OP Should edit first post. Holding a is moving.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:19 am

update from pete. holding A drags the item, pressing it picks it up.

Then how do i look while im holding somthing. Unles i have to do some crazy hand thing.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:49 pm

update from pete. holding A drags the item, pressing it picks it up.

:bowdown: phew thanks that realization nearly scared the crap out of me. good to hear that most vital tool (for me anyways) is still there.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:32 am

Maybe keeping press a button for some time, it makes the command of grab stuff

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:54 am

update from pete. holding A drags the item, pressing it picks it up.

That'll be a little tricky with thumbsticks while holding A I imagine. I was thinking of using a 360 controller on my PC. Oh well. Keyboard and mouse then.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:07 pm

Cool Beans

Thanks so much.

That confirms it and gives us some new info and puts some fears to rest as well.

HOORAY!

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:43 pm

Those are the crappiest controls i've ever seen in my entire life (except maybe for Resident Evil 5).. Correct me if i'm wrong but isnt Y like triangle for the PS3? Shouldn't jump be A and activate be Y?? That's just messed up O_o

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:39 am

Those are the crappiest controls i've ever seen in my entire life (except maybe for Resident Evil 5).. Correct me if i'm wrong but isnt Y like triangle for the PS3? Shouldn't jump be A and activate be Y?? That's just messed up O_o

I think the jump button and pickup button were the same on Oblivion for consoles. Correct me if I'm wrong.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:40 am

thanks guys

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:54 pm

huh its right there in Activate/take, i think its the action button and the action you can do varies between circumstances, for example if a fish passes near you, the A button grabs, if you are near a switch the A button activates etc...

Edit: nvm it seems this already got solved

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:54 am

nevermind I wont hurt myself now!

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:34 pm

Fillin' in the blanks. Holding A for a bit grabs the item. It stays "grabbed" until you press A again, so no need to break your thumbs holding A and moving/looking around.

And LB is Sprint, RB is Shout. I promise.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:22 am

That'll be a little tricky with thumbsticks while holding A I imagine. I was thinking of using a 360 controller on my PC. Oh well. Keyboard and mouse then.

No kidding.

I picked up my 360 controller and trying to move around while holding A down is a giant mess.

Glad we can still grab but this is going to be a giant mess.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:59 am

Fillin' in the blanks. Holding A for a bit grabs the item. It stays "grabbed" until you press A again, so no need to break your thumbs holding A and moving/looking around.

And LB is Sprint, RB is Shout. I promise.

Oh. That makes a ton more sense.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:38 am

Fillin' in the blanks. Holding A for a bit grabs the item. It stays "grabbed" until you press A again, so no need to break your thumbs holding A and moving/looking around.

And LB is Sprint, RB is Shout. I promise.

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon

Question: Will we be able to grab things in Skyrim like we could in Oblivion?

From Pete Hines: "Yup. Click A to pick it up. Hold A to grab it in the game and move it around without picking it up."

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:06 am

Fillin' in the blanks. Holding A for a bit grabs the item. It stays "grabbed" until you press A again, so no need to break your thumbs holding A and moving/looking around.

And LB is Sprint, RB is Shout. I promise.

Thank you for clearing this up :bowdown:

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:48 am

Fillin' in the blanks. Holding A for a bit grabs the item. It stays "grabbed" until you press A again, so no need to break your thumbs holding A and moving/looking around.

And LB is Sprint, RB is Shout. I promise.

lol good to know hated holding down the grab button in oblivion.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:05 am

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon

Question: Will we be able to grab things in Skyrim like we could in Oblivion?

From Pete Hines: "Yup. Click A to pick it up. Hold A to grab it in the game and move it around without picking it up."

So if I click and hold 'A' on a fish I can drag it to shore and drop it and watch it suffocate.

I'm good now. Thanks

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:23 am

That sounds pretty slick indeed. Thank you Mr. UI Programmer.

» Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:32 pm

What do you mean? If grabbing isn't in Skyrim for consoles. It's not going to be on the PC version ether.

Why not? There isn't any strict law that says a PC must not be able to do something a console can't...afterall, PCs get to run mods. That said, I seriously doubt that feature has been overlooked, it's probably just not blatantly obvious from what we've seen of the control scheme

edit
nvm, that was some quick sleuthing