📱 mobile phone gameplay: thumbstick and thumblook mechanic - Githubissues

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📱 mobile phone gameplay: thumbstick and thumblook mechanic #2

Closed chase-moskal closed 2 years ago

chase-moskal commented 2 years ago

we need to build a good virtual thumbstick for mobile users.

thumbstick

[x] we want to build a modern replacement for nipplejs https://yoannmoi.net/nipplejs/
[x] we want to place the thumbstick in the lower-left corner, and use it as player movement input (in addition to wasd)
[x] we want the thumbstick to work based on touch events on mobile, but it should also be usable by desktop users via clicking and dragging
[ ] we need an in-game interface for toggling the mobile controls (turning the thumbstick on or off)

thumblook

[ ] instead of having a right thumbstick, we want the user to touch-and-drag anywhere on the right side of the screen to initiate "looking", where they press and drag around to control their aim direction
[ ] similarly, we want desktop users to emulate this action with their mouse by clicking and dragging when the mobile controls are on

user experience

[ ] the user needs some in-game interface for toggling the mobile controls
[ ] when the mobile controls are activated, the pointer lock system should deactivate

chase-moskal commented 2 years ago

woohoo, this is done in d80fcadfc5c777d8b427ee772aeabcf1b03ebb27

we'll save further improvements, like thumblook system (without sticks), and disabling mobile controls, for future tickets