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Dual wielding (I have an idea how to control using touch control)

For Split Control Enabled:
Divide the screen into two vertically, now we have left & right side. But of course there's no line there. If you tap everywhere on right side your right hand will response as it is punching/attacking, toggling, placing blocks or breaking blocks when long pressing at right side. Just same as left side too. You should also add one separate hotbar for offhand. It's should be on the left side of your hotbar. If you want a fast switching items between two hands, the selected hotbar will swap to offhand hotbar when you tap that hotbar. Offhand hotbar can't be selected.

For Split Control Disabled:
Unlike on split control enabled screen isn't divide by two. You should add one extra hotbar for the offhand. The offhand can be selected, if it's selected no hotbar is selected at mainhand hotbar. So if there is a hotbar selected in mainhand hotbar your right hand will response as it attacking/punching, toggling, placing or destroying blocks. If offhand hotbar is selected left hand will response. For fast switching items add button between offhand hotbar and mainhand hotbar.

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    So there are 4 very specific reasons i love this feature in java. 1) offhand torch, mainhand tools: mining and placing torches as needed. 2) offhand concrete powder, mainhand pickaxe: makes stacks of concrete quick and easy 3) off hand unimportant block mainhand pickaxe when mining out a tunnel deep or in the nether in order to quickly place in a lava hole if you find one. 4) rockets, for flying with elytra.

    I play on windows 10 and sometimes xbox, i understand the complication of mak8ng this work for touch devices but i think a good aolution has been presented here. That being said, from an immersion standpoint, there is no valid reason for us being unable to put anything in our other hand.

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    we are long overdue

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    You can use right click to hit with your right hand and left click to hit with the left hand. This mode is only for duel wielding swords and axes

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    I don't like this idea, what if I have a torch on one hand and my sword on the other and a zombie walking towards me, if I touch on the middle of my screen I could accidentally use the torch to hit the mob instead of my sword.

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    Dual wield is LONG overdue. We absolutely need this feature.

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    Please introduce dual wielding for touchscreen pe.  I am awaiting eagerly for the same. 

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    We need Dual-wielding, we have waited long enough.. maybe in this form, or any other way, whatever Mojang sees fit..

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    We definitely need this! It would be so simple and awesome!

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    Mojang please add this,It would be so useful. :)

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    i think for pc it should just be like java

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    Change the split controls's imput method by adding two buttons. One for: destroy block / Attack / eat food / drink milk, another one for: place block / use items / trade villager / use boat- leave boat / feed food.

    Because it would be faster and easier than the current method. In the current method we can not move crosshair and do important actions (destroy block / attack / eat food / drink milk / place block / use items / trade villager / use boat- leave boat / feed food) together. By adding two buttons we can move crosshair and do those actions together.

    Place the place block / use items button at mid right and destroy block / attack button at mid left on the screen. Make it vertically customisable for shoter screens and bigger screens.

    If you guys do not want to replace the current method to this method than atleast add this method in optional on/off toggle, name the option advanced split controls.

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    so touch and hold for attack and tap and quick release for use action? Genius!

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    Balen Kayl, left and right click are already both used for the main hand. Left-click is for breaking blocks, and right-click is for using them. I think Java uses the F key for offhand.

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    This honestly should've already been added

     

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    These are the ways to control the dual wielding in Bedrock Edition. On Win10 edition, the dual wield would be like Java (F-key). On console, use L2/LT/ZL to equip item to off hand, similarly to armor. On PE, add button next to jump for equipping an item to the off hand.

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    This is definitely long overdue! I feel like your solutions might work but the thing is even if Mojang hasn't found any proper solution for mobile, why leave out consoles and PC players? Yes, I know that might seem not "fair" for mobile users but the fact is, Mobile gaming ain't as great as Console and PC gaming. So I feel like it's actually not fair for Consoles and PC players to lose out on something that works on their platform JUST because mobile does not handle it.

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    I actually disagree with the sugegsted controls cuz it would, for example be hard to walk while placing torches with ur off hand. I actually think it would be better like terraria mobile, for a mini button on the bottom right of screen that does whatevers on your off hand when pressed. For example, if you are holding a wood plank and a torch on ur main and off hand respectively, when you press anywhere else on the screen it would place a wood plank but when you tap the button a torch woukd be placed.

    Without split controls that button would be a one tap toggle, when not toggled nothing would happen but when its toggled by tapping it once when you tap on the screen it would do whatevers on your off hand

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    I don't know what is your problem just put a nothing in mainhand and something else in offhand and to change what to use press F

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    Yeah, but when swiping to look at a different direction? It should just be dedicated buttons

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    So Reinard Tanghal, are you saying that to quickly switch what items are in the offhand slot and the hotbar slot currently selected that you would just tap the , offhand slot? Because if that's not what you meant, I would prefer it that way better, and right now using a shield on the offhand you use crouch, and the rest of dual wielding for other items on touch shouldn't be that hard to do because when ever you mine blocks, you touch and hold, even if it's instant mine like a torch, and placing blocks you always tap. The only problem is with doing consumables in offhand and mining tool in main hand. But actually, all you need to do is add the offhand slot to Minecraft Bedrock and in those situations, even if you're close enough to mine something, to eat or drink instead you can press and hold the consumable in the offhand, (and you would still be able to look around at the same time if you drag your finger while it still is held down on the screen) and that is how you would do that instead of mining.

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    this would make the game so much easier

     

     

     

     

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    a lot of ppl are talking about "offhand torch" but what i think no one has realised is that this won't be implemented, and it wasn't on java aswell, really shows how many ppl use mods