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tank controls

tank controls noun: a control scheme where the player character can move forward (relative to the character's angle), backward and turn, but that does not allow for direct sideways movement (strafing) or necessarily for the player to move while turning.

Noun

tank controls pl (plural only)

  1. (first-person, plural, plural-only) A control scheme where the player character can move forward (relative to the character's angle), backward and turn, but that does not allow for direct sideways movement (strafing) or necessarily for the player to move while turning.

Origin of tank controls

So called because it necessitates horizontal movement like that of an older tank (military vehicle).

Questions about tank controls

What does tank controls mean?
Tank controls means a control scheme where the player character can move forward (relative to the character's angle), backward and turn, but that does not allow for direct sideways movement (strafing) or necessarily for the player to move while turning.
What part of speech is tank controls?
Tank controls is a noun.

Words near tank controls in the dictionary

  1. tank
  2. tank ace
  3. tank aces
  4. tank car
  5. tank cars
  6. tank controls
  7. tank destroyer
  8. tank destroyers
  9. tank drama
  10. tank dramas
  11. tank engine

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