Hirondelle Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I've noticed that these are two gameplay options that seem to be overlooked by many people when playing Fire Emblem. Basically, Auto-End is having your turn "end" automatically once you've done an action with your last available unit. Auto-Cursor is when your turn begins again, the game's cursor automatically starts on your Lord/main character. Personally, I don't use either. Thracia was the first FE I played that automatically disables Auto-End, so I eventually defaulted to it when playing the rest of the series. I additionally dislike Auto-Cursor because sometimes, (especially with support grinding in the GBA games) I find it annoying how the game assumes the first unit I want to use every turn is my Lord. Anyway, how about you all? Hopefully all of you were aware of these two options...XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 i leave autoend on because i'm lazy and i like to know when i'm done moving my units autocursor is off because generally the last unit i move will be the first unit to move on the next turn (simply due to the way i plan things out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah, I always turn them off. I don't see the point with Auto-Cursor in particular. It's a lot more convenient when the cursor starts where I left off. For Auto-End, I guess the point is to allow people to move forward that haven't yet figured out how to end a turn. But otherwise? I think it just kinda takes you off-guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJThom_2009 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Meh, I dont really mess with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeiji Koishi Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Auto-end is useful, because it automagically ends you turn. Auto-cursor, on the other hand, seems pretty useless. I just don't like the idea of the cursor always going back to Marth/Ike/Eliwood/Roy/whoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I need Auto-end, or else I'll stare at my units all day, wondering where I screwed up, I have added a good few minutes to each of my turns in the SNES games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Horace Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I'm autocursor off autoend on, although I use autocursor in FE4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I'm autocursor off autoend on, although I use autocursor in FE4 Pretty much me too here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arvilino Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have auto-end on, auto-cursor off. I always have auto-end on because I don't really see outside of the option to escape a Skirmish/Tower in FE8, many reasons to extend your turn past the point you can no longer move any units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Yogurt Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I used to use both until I realized how much of a pain it is when I'm focused on a section in a big map that doesn't include my lord and I have to drag the cursor from the other end of the map. I don't see the point of turning auto-end off though. What are you going to do with no units to move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I have them both on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 IMO, Auto-Cursor is literally the most annoying thing put into Fire Emblem games. I hate it's very existence and always turn it off. Autoend turns is a pretty cool function though, I like that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Auto-end on, auto-cursor on. I'm just way too used to it to play any other way, and I like the idea of your main character being the central focus, if that makes any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I need Auto-end, or else I'll stare at my units all day, wondering where I screwed up This. (FE1 threw me off so much.) I don't see the point in not having it on. If everyone has moved, everyone has moved; might as well have the turn end. It's handy~ As for auto-cursor, normally off, but it's a bit situational. Early chapters in GBA games I leave it on. But after a few chapters I turn it off and never turn it on again. Though, I have a bad tendency of running away with my cursor to check on faraway enemies, or leaving it in the middle of nowhere. And I somehow fail to remember the "select next unit" button. "WEEEEEEEE~ LET'S GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE MAP~ -end turn- .....Aw crap, why did I do that. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWalker Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I don't see why anyone would turn auto end off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsalmon Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't use either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specta Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'll always have auto-end on, but never auto-cursor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWalker Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I would like to know the reasoning behind that one person voting "Auto Cursor but Auto End off" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Light Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) As would I... Anyway, always autoend, never autocursor. Autoend is just a convenience; there is really no reason to keep your turn going past when no more units can be moved; even if it's to see if you've gotten yourself into trouble, it's not as though disabling autoend really adds to what you can do about it at that point. As for autocursor, it's just annoying. It's far preferable for me to have the cursor stay where it last was rather than resetting to a preestablished point. Besides, my Lord isn't usually my main force in themself, so it's helpful for the cursor to start where it's needed. In general, it's just less annoying with autocursor off. Edited January 30, 2013 by Starlight36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I leave AutoEnd off, and AutoCursor on. I'm not really sure why I do the former, I guess it's a way for me to be "in control", like I decide when the turn ends, not the game. Plus it's like a game of Chess, I plan my next turns movements, since the enemy tends to move in a predictable manner, and I think about what to do next turn before ending the current turn. As for the latter I have a sort of "thing" where I have to move the units in the order I lined them up on the character selection screen. Unless I'm in severe trouble, everyone moves in order, starting with the Lord/Leader. It's a bad habit I haven't dropped, but I should since it has forced me to chapter-reset a few times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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