Extra Controller Features

[Electroely]

Extra Controller Features is a mod I created for people who want to use controllers to play DST, but are bothered by the lack of some features or the inconvenience of some of its controls' mechanics. Here are some examples:

• Collecting resources can be inconvenient because the game will prioritize useless objects as long as they're closer, such as picked plants, tree stumps or pond plants.
• Combat is more difficult because you can only attack a mob that's in front of you
• Wortox can only soul hop a set (and short) distance away from where he's standing
• There is no "Walk To Point" feature for moving while looking at the map
• Building structures with precision is difficult because where they're built depends entirely on your character's position and orientation (which can't be controlled very well)
• There is no way to zoom in/out
• Moving food from an icebox to a crockpot requires that you open the fridge alone, take out the food into your inventory, and then close it and open the crockpot and then cook. This is very cumbersome when you consider the fact that food can be moved directly to a crockpot and with ease when using mouse & keyboard controls.

This mod tries to fix all of the above, and add some extra features.

Objects will only be selected if there's an available action (other than Inspect) you can do to them. Actions also count for whatever item you have selected in your inventory.
Mobs can now be attacked no matter what direction you're facing.
Building regular structures will ignore the direction you're facing. Their position will start at your feet and can be adjusted with the Right Stick ().

Some (most) of these features require user input. The only button on the controller that's currently unused in game play is the Left Stick Button, which is bound to Menu Misc 3. Most of this mod's controls will be a combination of Menu Misc 3 () and another button:

• Menu Misc 3 + Rotate Left/Right (+): Zoom camera in/out
• Menu Misc 3 + Open Crafting/Open Inventory (+): Adjust Soul Hop and Walk To distance
• Menu Misc 3 + Alt Action (+): Walk to a point in front of you
• Menu Misc 3 while inventory and containers are open (): Switch focus to containers. This will alternate between a regular container and a crockpot if both are open at the same time.
• Pause while a crockpot and the inventory are open (): Cook. Works exactly like the Cook button that shows up on the crockpot HUD when using a mouse & keyboard
• Menu Scroll Back while inventory is open (): Quick Move items. Works exactly like Shift + Click when using mouse & keyboard controls in that it moves items between containers and inventory, or ingredients from container to crockpot if both are open
• Tilt Right Stick while building (): Adjust build location. Not recommended for structures that are to be placed arbitrarily (such as campfires or early science machines). Does not work on turf and walls.

Config Options:

• Misc Control: Change Menu Misc 3 to Menu Misc 4 if necessary. Added after a suggestion from someone who wanted both Gesture Wheel and this mod but couldn't have both because they used the same button
• Enable Placer Mod: Choose whether you want to use the modified building method. Changing this to "No" will revert it back to the game's original.
• Enable Item Hotkeys: Disabled by default. Item hotkeys let you quickly access specific items in your inventory. Not currently 100% finished, as it doesn't save across caves / surface and lacks any sort of indicator on the HUD. To set an item to a hotkey, you open the inventory and use Menu Misc 4 + Menu Scroll Forward + D-Pad (++). That item will now be bound to that specific D-Pad direction. To quickly select the item, use Menu Misc 4 + D-Pad (+). Your inventory does not need to be open to select the item.

You can find the mod on the Steam Workshop here.

I hope you find this mod helpful! Feel free to reply below (or comment on the Steam Workshop page) if you have any complaints about this mod or the game's controller controls in general.