Okay, okay - I know that there is already a topic. Sue me. I wanted to cover this in detail and keep it updated.
This is from a combination of El Loony's and Hellafied's advice and my own personal experience (and posts). I'll update it when I have more information (all contributions gratefully received):
Practice:
Practice is the best way to get better... obviously. The best ways to practice are either replaying the mission with Muller ('Lucky in Love', I think) via the in-game menu or by purchasing the 'Elegant Suit' from Thieves Landing and purposefully failing the cheat mini-game in Poker. There are various other missions with duels, of course.
I prefer cheating at poker because, as much as I've tried, I don't think it's possible to disarm Muller. You have to go through that Poker game, too.
The downside of cheating at Poker is, once the duel is over, it's entirely possible a few of the Poker Player's mates might chip in a few slugs. It's you're call, at the end of the day.
Drawing:
You can draw using L2 (LT on Xbox) or by pulling down then up using the Right Thumbstick. The benefit of using the thumbstick is you can hold it down before the 'DRAW' comes up, meaning you can pull first a heck of a lot faster, even if you wait for your opponent to draw. This isn't considered cheating, at least on PS3.
Drawing before your opponent will give you faster but less accurate shots. The longer you wait to draw, the more the screen zooms in and the easier it is to place the best (white) shots.
Don't forget: pulling your gun from it's holster before the 'DRAW' sign appears is considered cheating and you will lose honour.
The Bar:
You need to fill up your bar (bottom right of the screen) before your opponent fills his. Placing all your shots will fill the bar. The more accurate (white) the shots, the quicker and higher the bar will fill.
A disarm will fill the bar instantly.
Crosshairs:
Fire with R2 (RT on Xbox). The cross-hairs oscillate between red and white, with white being the most accurate. The faster the draw, the more difficult it is to get the white cross-hairs and vice-versa. The white cross-hairs fill the bar quicker.
You can make all your shots red and place them all before your opponent and still win comfortably. However, there is a risk that your opponent's shot placement will be better than yours and you could end up choking on lung blood and lead, even if you do place them all first.
Making sure all your shots are white means certain victory.
Disarm:
Getting a shot cross-hair on their gun will fill up your bar instantly. You can only do this once they have drawn. You can disarm with a red or white cross-hair but be warned, if you are up against a high-level duelist/main story character you are better off taking them down the old fashioned way.
If you want to shoot their hat off, do so before you make the disarm shot. Make sure it's not a head shot by hitting the very top of the hat or the rim. It looks funny.
I tend to draw first and then aim at their gun as they draw it. You get a few extra seconds this way, helping to make sure you get it just right. Ideally, they lose the gun, the duel and possibly a few digits. However, they do keep their lives and you gain a bit of honour.
That's it for the moment. It's not perfect but it should be a good foundation for experimenting. I'll update as I learn anything new.
This is from a combination of El Loony's and Hellafied's advice and my own personal experience (and posts). I'll update it when I have more information (all contributions gratefully received):
Dueling
Practice:
Practice is the best way to get better... obviously. The best ways to practice are either replaying the mission with Muller ('Lucky in Love', I think) via the in-game menu or by purchasing the 'Elegant Suit' from Thieves Landing and purposefully failing the cheat mini-game in Poker. There are various other missions with duels, of course.
I prefer cheating at poker because, as much as I've tried, I don't think it's possible to disarm Muller. You have to go through that Poker game, too.
The downside of cheating at Poker is, once the duel is over, it's entirely possible a few of the Poker Player's mates might chip in a few slugs. It's you're call, at the end of the day.
Drawing:
You can draw using L2 (LT on Xbox) or by pulling down then up using the Right Thumbstick. The benefit of using the thumbstick is you can hold it down before the 'DRAW' comes up, meaning you can pull first a heck of a lot faster, even if you wait for your opponent to draw. This isn't considered cheating, at least on PS3.
Drawing before your opponent will give you faster but less accurate shots. The longer you wait to draw, the more the screen zooms in and the easier it is to place the best (white) shots.
Don't forget: pulling your gun from it's holster before the 'DRAW' sign appears is considered cheating and you will lose honour.
The Bar:
You need to fill up your bar (bottom right of the screen) before your opponent fills his. Placing all your shots will fill the bar. The more accurate (white) the shots, the quicker and higher the bar will fill.
A disarm will fill the bar instantly.
Crosshairs:
Fire with R2 (RT on Xbox). The cross-hairs oscillate between red and white, with white being the most accurate. The faster the draw, the more difficult it is to get the white cross-hairs and vice-versa. The white cross-hairs fill the bar quicker.
You can make all your shots red and place them all before your opponent and still win comfortably. However, there is a risk that your opponent's shot placement will be better than yours and you could end up choking on lung blood and lead, even if you do place them all first.
Making sure all your shots are white means certain victory.
Disarm:
Getting a shot cross-hair on their gun will fill up your bar instantly. You can only do this once they have drawn. You can disarm with a red or white cross-hair but be warned, if you are up against a high-level duelist/main story character you are better off taking them down the old fashioned way.
If you want to shoot their hat off, do so before you make the disarm shot. Make sure it's not a head shot by hitting the very top of the hat or the rim. It looks funny.
I tend to draw first and then aim at their gun as they draw it. You get a few extra seconds this way, helping to make sure you get it just right. Ideally, they lose the gun, the duel and possibly a few digits. However, they do keep their lives and you gain a bit of honour.
That's it for the moment. It's not perfect but it should be a good foundation for experimenting. I'll update as I learn anything new.
Last edited by Screaming Meat on Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:09 pm; edited 2 times in total
