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doing the all important #gamedev task of navigating menus with a gamepad, unglamorous but fundamental!

I'm gonna do a write up of how I handled it soon (cos this is my own engine I have to implement the APIs too...) since I liked how easy it is to add to an existing UI (though I did design for it)

game is: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836400/Mossfield_Origins/

Steam：Mossfield Origins

A small cozy community builder where all buildings are based on the same foundation! Take your time, build a sustainable community for your residents in this relaxing game, with no time pressure or external forces. Upgrade foundations via tech tree to redefine and refactor your space.

Nov 23, 2022 at 11:52pmWeb
Show threadOscarNov 23, 2022
@ruby0x1 Cult of the Lamb went the other way, and their menu was console first. Using the menu on desktop was weird.
Show threadruby0x1 Nov 24, 2022
@ofrbg I’d say I designed for gamepad from the beginning but it seems to work well on mouse too! different kinda game though
Show threadegorNov 24, 2022
@ruby0x1 this also has the benefit of navigating menus with arrows for old-schoolers!
Show threadFreddie GilbraithNov 24, 2022
@ruby0x1 looking forward for the writeup, We're going to have to start looking at this soon
Show threadruby0x1 Nov 25, 2022
@freddieGilbraith also custom engine? if you’re using an existing one they have their own paths of course!
Show threadFreddie GilbraithNov 25, 2022

@ruby0x1 Custom HTML5 engine, so the drivers are handled for us, but we'll need a way to map thumb sticks to discrete menu navigations.

Nothing super complex, but always nice to see how others do it

Show threadruby0x1 Nov 25, 2022
@freddieGilbraith it’s very common in games that dpad is used for ui and menus fwiw. I did implement thumb sticks too for directions but all I do is fire a dpad event, then everything else just deals in dpad and I can control when the stick is active (like if it’s used in game so can’t also be used for ui so having the control is nice)
Show threadFreddie GilbraithNov 25, 2022
@ruby0x1 oh yeah, I only ever use d-pad for menus. But we’ve got such a menu heavy game, i wana make sure people have the option so they don’t get cramped
Show threadmouk3yNov 25, 2022
@ruby0x1 That's really useful being able to see changes in real time.