Steam News14 December 20241y ago

Steam Deck & gamepad users: we have an update we'd love you to test!

If you have a Steam Deck, or if you just play on gamepad, we'd love to have you try the update we're preparing for next week!

In this update5

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What changed

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Gameplay
UI and audio

addedImproved targeting controls on gamepadFor abilities that target enemies directly, like most of your standard attacks, you can now cycle through the possible targets with the shoulder buttons on gamepad, rather than needing to use the cursor.

addedRedesigned ability buttons and team panels for text clarityWe now have an optional Large UI mode, enabled by default on Steam Deck. It changes how we show you the name of the ability you're selecting, and what it costs to use, so that this info can be in nice big clear text. You can still switch back to the old UI, even on Steam Deck.

changedBigger textAll text that was near or below the minimum guidelines for Steam Deck is now significantly bigger in Large UI mode. We also tightened up the team portraits area and objectives panel so that these don't sprawl out and take up too much of the screen at the larger text size.

Tactical Breach Wizards changes

addedFor abilities that target enemies directly, like most of your standard attacks, you can now cycle through the possible targets with the shoulder buttons on gamepad, rather than needing to use the cursor.

addedWe now have an optional Large UI mode, enabled by default on Steam Deck. It changes how we show you the name of the ability you're selecting, and what it costs to use, so that this info can be in nice big clear text. You can still switch back to the old UI, even on Steam Deck.

changedAll text that was near or below the minimum guidelines for Steam Deck is now significantly bigger in Large UI mode. We also tightened up the team portraits area and objectives panel so that these don't sprawl out and take up too much of the screen at the larger text size.

If you have a Steam Deck, or if you just play on gamepad, we'd love to have you try the update we're preparing for next week! It's already been approved for Steam DeckVerified status by Valve, but we also wanna get you guys to try it out before we call it done. Here's what's in it and how to access it:

Improved targeting controls on gamepad

For abilities that target enemies directly, like most of your standard attacks, you can now cycle through the possible targets with the shoulder buttons on gamepad, rather than needing to use the cursor.

Redesigned ability buttons and team panels for text clarity

We now have an optional Large UI mode, enabled by default on Steam Deck. It changes how we show you the name of the ability you're selecting, and what it costs to use, so that this info can be in nice big clear text. You can still switch back to the old UI, even on Steam Deck.

Bigger text

All text that was near or below the minimum guidelines for Steam Deck is now significantly bigger in Large UI mode. We also tightened up the team portraits area and objectives panel so that these don't sprawl out and take up too much of the screen at the larger text size.

In every context where it makes sense, you can use the d-pad to navigate menus nicely now.

How to try the update

Right click on the game in your Steam library, go to Properties > Betas then choose the 'nextversion' branch from the drop down list in the top right. You can opt-out any time by changing that back to 'default'.

As always, best way to report feedback is with the in-game menu where possible. Cheers!

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Steam News / 14 December 2024

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