Thanks, I agree, I love games that allow you to ride animals/mechs/etc., adds to the experience so much.
I think I'm gonna make it so that he can only shoot while standing still, but to compensate for that, its going to be very fast and powerful (His gun will be changed to something a bit more fancy)
He's right handed, but for the mount, I thought having the gun visible is more important than consistency d: Its not a big detail but oh well. I can't be bothered to make two directional sprites for everything.