Running option

[navarl]

OK, I've only played this maybe 4 hours so please correct me if I'm wrong.

I noticed that in combat my character can move really fast.  In non-combat mode where he/she is just exploring, i can't seem to find an option that would make them run instead of walk.  A "run" option would save a lot of time going back and forth between areas.

[Wanamingos]

Your hero is so cool that he does not jump and run! But ... the option "run" is necessary.

[kentable]

Styg said that running would require more animations and it was suggested in the Codex forum that instead he could increase the walk speed by 40-50%.

[danieltalsky]

I think just increasing the walk speed could be a good idea.  There's no reason for walk to be as slow as it is.  It's painful.  Possibly even allowing a slider bar in settings for walk speed? 

Perhaps just have a "quickwalk" checkbox/hotkey on the main screen?  I don't think "run" needs to be a seperate animation or mechanism. 

[Styg]

I'll probably just increase walking speed, but not by that much.

You don't really have a good feeling of how much of a speed up 40% is until you test it. It's ridiculously fast.