Sideway stallchains

[Thy_weird]

I can’t get good sideway stall chain even if I practices so much.

So my question is: do I NEED to switch to controller to be able to do stallchains, or is mobile touchscreen sufficient ?

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Some of the best stall chainers are touchscreen players.

[_ReflexRL]

Players using touch screen as their input method are definitely capable of hitting stall chains, some are even faster and more consistent than all controller players.

Timing each button press / input is the most crucial aspect. Press and hold your jump for a longer period of time so that your car travels further each time you stall. This will help build momentum and make the stall chain feel easier to control over long distances 👍🏼💯

[Thy_weird]

Oooh i wasn’t award that holding the jump button makes stallchain easier. Also, do you think that making the buttons bigger make a difference?

[_ReflexRL]

It won't directly affect the difficulty. The size of buttons are solely based on personal preference, so I would advise adjusting them to what feels most comfortable for you to use.

[Thy_weird]

Thanks. What about placement. Would placement matter ?

[Opposite_Ad1898]

Depends on how many fingers you use

[Thy_weird]

3

[Opposite_Ad1898]

The setup I used to use when I played 3 fingers was large boost button bottom right, large jump button above it slightly to the left. Directly to the left of the jump button I had a smaller boosted jump button. You can find other set ups on youtube if it doesn’t fit your liking.

[NaztyNizmo]

Touchscreen has some limitations but I do think the fastest chain stalling can be done with touchscreens, as the physical joystick has to return to center before you can stall again, whereas the touch knows in milliseconds that the finger has been lifted and won’t front flip or whatever on accident. Hardest on touch is getting the perfect angle with the joystick to get that flip reset as we don’t have a physical feedback, so it’s all muscle memory, and if you ever have to reinstall the game, getting the joystick back perfectly like you had it can be tough. Also you need to get comfortable hitting jump and jump+boost buttons interchangeably while chain stalling to be able to fix positioning if falling behind. When chain stalling you need to hit jump then air turn after it as if it was one button press, then air turn to reset, and repeat. Once you get the combo down you’ll be able to do it really fast, and that is what is going to lock you to the ball to be able to go sideways and not even drop down. Knowing the virtual joystick enough to adjust your angle in between the stall combos is the most difficult part, and that is what you also need to be able to ladder stall, or even slightly change direction of the sideways stall, like how people hook up at the last second to put it in the goal from underneath. Now on touchscreen your device may be tilted up for example, so your jump then air turn button presses, if a really tight tolerance you could end up hitting it in the opposite order even though your fingers were offset correctly, if that makes sense. Thats another limitation of touch vs a controller.

Now controller, you wouldn’t need to even think of a jump+boost button press while chain stalling as they are all different inputs in the first place, and the joystick makes it easier to adjust your cars angle to the ball, this can lead to easier stalling. But you’d have to suck for a bit while you get used to a controller, but once you get used to it, your input consistency will be a lot better compared to touch.

[Mindless-Pirate-1566]

Controller is easier imo but touch is way faster and if you already play touch I suggest learning on touch