◆ We have added a “Direct Input” function to the Notes feature.
TacticalNexus's Notes feature used Team-Nexus's low-quality input engine, which was extremely inconvenient.
This was a stopgap measure because the graphics rendering engine lacked a proper text input function. However, we recently heard from players that “depending on the key mapping, the input function doesn't work properly at all.” So, we decided to urgently repurpose an input function developed last year for another project.
There might be some bugs or unnatural behavior, but this should allow for reasonably normal input.
Also, Japanese input should now be possible.
However, one issue is that this direct input uses a special character encoding.
When typing on a computer, the characters you can use can vary significantly depending on the “character encoding” system.
Currently, the most widely used character encoding is “Unicode.” However, TacticalNexus primarily uses “SJIS” as its character encoding. While lightweight, SJIS only supports Japanese and alphabetic characters.
Therefore, languages other than Japanese and English, as well as special characters like emojis, will likely remain uninputable, just as before. We apologize for this.
※Regarding the graphics engine, just to be clear: While the above text might seem like I'm complaining about the graphics rendering engine, I personally want to clarify this point, so I'm adding this additional information.
We use a rendering engine called the “Dx Library.” This is free software, and its developer is a true saint who has provided continuous support for over 20 years—a person who could be called a living national treasure in the programming world.
While the Dx Library was originally created for PCs, it has been ported to work on platforms like the Switch and PS as well.
Frankly speaking, Japan's programming-related message boards are a mess. They're notorious for being an internet Gotham City where questions get answered with trash.
Within this environment, the sheer burden on an individual to provide free support for over 20 years—responding daily on a Q&A board and distributing data—is immeasurable. Frankly, I think a prison sentence would be preferable.
What's even more terrifying is that this Q&A board doesn't even carry ads. In Japan, even prison sentences come with some compensation. But to be unable to earn even ad revenue? To me, that's torture equivalent to solitary confinement.
This is fundamentally different from the programmer of this bug-ridden game who do shitty things like “I don't want to deal with a lot of people, so I'll only listen to heavy users.”
I fully understand that being liked or praised by weird people is generally unpleasant, and I'm one of those weird people.
That's why I've hesitated to even mention this honestly, and haven't said much until now. But the Dx library is a genuinely virtuous engine, made with natural ingredients and organic. The bad parts of this game mostly come from us, like chemical compounds, and contain elements harmful to the human body.
◆After debating where to place the direct input button, the downside is that the “Apply” button ended up smaller. I think it's subtly annoying. Sorry about that.
(We might narrow each button's width in the future to fit them side-by-side.)