(v. 0.711) projectile weapons going in wrong direction

[yournamehere]

If you hold down the fire button to arm a javelin/arrow/crossbow bolt, then hold down the view outfit button (~), then move the view so you can see the front of your character, and finally release the fire button, the projectile shoots in the direction of the camera instead of the direction the character is aiming.

Pretty minor bug and I don't know why you would care to look at your own character's face while shooting someone, but it is kinda weird.

Aaron

 

[Archonsod]

Or you could just use it to show off how good your character is....

 

[robertthered]

Actually, this bug can be a bit of a problem. I used the view outfit button to look to my side so I could keep track of the river pirates beginning to surround me. I did this while I was firing off an arrow and found my shot went off completely in the wrong direction.

 

[Archonsod]

Has the potential for an exploit though, depending on how much it works. For instance, firing from horseback on the side you usually can't fire from....