The Roast - Update 0.14.0: Controller Support Overhaul

Hello everyone!

Update 0.14.0 is here, bringing a major overhaul to controller support across The Roast.

Controller navigation, gameplay interactions, terminals, settings, text input, input prompts, and the Action Wheel have all been improved or reworked to provide a much more complete and consistent experience.

This update also brings dedicated improvements for Steam Deck and other handheld devices, along with several staff, customer, multiplayer, UI, and gameplay fixes.

Controller Support Overhaul

• Greatly expanded controller support across gameplay, menus, settings, and core interactions. • Completely reworked the Action Wheel for smoother and more intuitive controller-based tool selection. • Added controller mappings for gameplay actions, interactions, utility tools, recipe navigation, item rotation, and other actions that previously relied on keyboard input. • Improved controller navigation and focus behavior throughout the Main Menu, Pause Menu, Settings, Lobby, confirmation dialogs, and other UI screens. • Added dynamic input prompts that automatically update based on the active controller and input method. • Improved support for Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam Deck controllers.

Terminal & UI Controller Support

• Added controller interaction support for the Order Terminal, Personal Computer, ATM, and other terminal-style interfaces through a virtual cursor system. • Added controller support for scrolling, clicking, dragging, sliders, and contextual Back actions. • Improved controller interaction with settings sliders, selectors, and other UI controls. • Added controller-friendly text input support, including an on-screen keyboard fallback for text fields such as the Shop Name. • Added separate controller sensitivity handling and improved analog stick deadzones. • Improved the framing and readability of the Order Terminal and Personal Computer on smaller displays.

Input & Keybinding Improvements

• Fixed several cases where controller inputs could use incorrect mappings, fail to trigger, or behave inconsistently after changing settings. • Fixed controller bindings not always being restored correctly after restarting the game. • Fixed an issue that could prevent keyboard bindings from being remapped correctly, including improved support for AZERTY / ZQSD layouts . • Fixed several controller-specific interaction issues involving the Cash Register, Paint interface, terminals, and other gameplay systems. • Various additional controller navigation, focus, input prompt, and UI consistency improvements.

Steam Deck & Handheld Improvements

• Improved UI readability on Steam Deck and other gaming handhelds. • Handheld devices now start with a more readable 120% UI Scale on first launch while preserving manually selected settings afterward. • Improved controller compatibility and overall input behavior on Steam Deck.

Staff Improvements

• Fixed an issue where baristas could become stuck if a milk pack ran out while preparing a recipe that required cold milk. • Staff can now find alternative waiting positions when their usual waiting area is blocked. • Fixed an issue where baristas could fail to recognize snacks added to stock after an order had already started, preventing the order from being completed.

Customer & Queue Improvements

• Fixed an issue where some customer visits could be lost when the queue was full. Customers can now be rescheduled to arrive later during the same shift when possible.

Recipe & Gameplay Improvements

• Missing ice no longer incorrectly reduces drink accuracy or counts as a missing ingredient. Other ingredients are still evaluated normally. • Newly unlocked snack bundles are now automatically added to the menu. • Fixed an issue that could cause fresh drinks to display an incorrectly low ingredient quality. • Fixed an issue that could prevent changing a coffee's assigned type after it had already been set. • Improved the accuracy of target ingredient indicators in the Coffee Making interface.

Bug Report Improvements

• Improved the in-game Bug Report panel. • Screenshots are now optional when submitting a report. • Screenshots are automatically disabled on screens where they cannot be captured, with a placeholder shown instead. • Added missing localization for several Bug Report interface elements.

Multiplayer Fixes

• Fixed an issue where an item could become stuck and unusable in another player's hands during trash collection. • Fixed an issue where multiple players interacting with certain gameplay systems could result in incorrect item states.

UI & Object Fixes

• Fixed an issue where tables could sometimes be placed with an unintended rotation offset. • Fixed several visual issues in the Order Terminal and Personal Computer interfaces.

Thank you for all the feedback and reports that helped shape this update.

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