{"id":342,"date":"2024-06-07T20:08:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dphrygian.com\/wordpress\/?p=342"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T01:08:20","slug":"devs-journal-7-jun-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dphrygian.com\/wordpress\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"Dev’s Journal – 7 Jun 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m a keyboard + mouse player, and my personal preference has meant that the gamepad controls in my games haven’t usually got the love they should. But I want Eldritch 2<\/em> to be great on the Steam Deck, so I’m making gamepad controls a priority this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I implemented bullet magnetism (sometimes called “magic bullet” or “auto aim”), which makes bullets go toward a target if the player aims near<\/em> the target even if their reticle isn’t directly over it. I had previously added aim magnetism (sometimes called “friction” or “sticky targeting”), which slows the player’s turn speed while the reticle is near or over a target. And I’ve got a feature which I’m not sure there’s a common name for, but I remember from BioShock<\/em>: a moving target can pull the player’s camera to follow it, if there is no stick input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These aim assist features are optional and can be turned off; and they are only engaged when using a gamepad to play. But I’ve been wondering if they might be useful as an accessibility feature for keyboard + mouse players too. If you’re a keyboard + mouse player who uses aim assist, let me know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent most of the rest of today on some UI polish, mainly adding highlights behind selected widgets. Historically, I’d always used a pulsing color to highlight the selected option, but it’s a subtle effect and could be an accessibility concern, especially on smaller screens. This simple change helps a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Options menu with the Graphics option selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Graphics Options menu with the FOV slider selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Quit to Desktop prompt with No selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Like my menu frames, the highlight image is a 9-sliced texture<\/a>, so I gave it some nice rounded corners. That’s polish!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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