Patch Notes Page 56

v0.0.941

Replaced the temporary controller aim marker with the shipped crosshair asset.
Controller-focused gameplay now renders assets/GUI/crosshair.png at its native authored size, centered directly on the right-stick aim target.
The previous debug-style drawn ring is kept only as a fallback if the crosshair asset fails to load.

Tightened controller-focused combat aiming.
The right-stick reticle now sits much closer to the hero for better readability around the player sprite.
Controller-focused spell and ability targeting now uses the right-stick target instead of falling back to mouse position.
Cleaned up aim-source presentation during gameplay.
The mouse cursor is hidden while controller aim has focus, and the controller reticle is hidden while mouse aim has focus.

Restored broad Windows controller detection.
SDL controller startup no longer waits for XInput-only detection, so non-XInput pads can be discovered again.
HIDAPI and RawInput controller discovery paths are enabled again for wider device compatibility.

Added a proper controller aim reticle for active gameplay.
Right stick aim now uses a fixed-radius virtual reticle anchored to the hero instead of pushing the Windows mouse cursor around during combat.
Projectile fire now respects the most recent aim source, so mouse and controller aim can swap cleanly without changing movement facing.
Cleaned up shared projectile aiming flow.
Ranged attacks and projectile-spawning rune or consumable effects now read the same gameplay aim state instead of querying raw cursor position directly.

Fixed Windows builds so the game icon is always embedded in Wardens of Wen.exe.
The executable now compiles a source-controlled resource script that points at assets/app.ico instead of relying on machine-local Visual Studio metadata.

Smoothed cloud changes between wave-to-wave weather updates.
When cloud layouts or cloud-density tuning change, the old cloud layer now fades out while the new one fades in instead of snapping on a wave transition.
Kept the earlier run-unique cloud behavior and weather carry-over tuning.
Cloud shadows still derive their layout seed from the current run seed, and weather definitions can still author carry-over chance between waves.

Made cloud layouts unique per run instead of repeating every playthrough.
Cloud shadows now derive their layout seed from the current run seed while still staying stable for the duration of that run as weather shifts.
Smoothed round-weather transitions between waves.
Weather definitions can now author a carry-over chance so the same weather can persist into the next wave instead of rerolling every transition.

Increased snowy weather flake scale again.
Snow now uses a larger 1.25px to 4.75px round-flake radius range while keeping the same slower drift and fall behavior.