Hey DATINGheads!
I'm very, VERY pleased to announce that a lot of changes have come to DATING OF THE FUTURE to make it work great with modern controllers, and work even BETTER on Steam Deck!
Here's a review of the changes:
DATING OF THE FUTURE now runs natively on Linux devices. This shouldn't change anything major, but it will definitely speed up boot times on Steam Deck!
DATING OF THE FUTURE now has an official controller layout for Steam Input that will allow you to maximise your DPS (DATINGs per second) with a number of great changes that build upon Ren'Py's existing controller support, such as the ability to use the right stick and secondary shoulder buttons to switch to a cursor control scheme on-the-fly, and the ability to skip with the right face button (that's B on Xbox-style face buttons).
Many menus in the game have been slightly tweaked under the hood to allow for far, FAR smoother control with the left stick and directional pad.
Also some bug and typo fixes but who cares
On Steam Deck in particular, any moments where the game requires keyboard input, the game will automatically bring up the on-screen keyboard for easy navigation. In combination with the Steam Deck's trackpads, playing DTF on Steam Deck feels just as good as it does with a mouse and keyboard.
*The game is not yet considered playable on Steam deck by Valve due to SteamOS not supporting certain Ren'Py accessibility features, however we're looking into solutions to this, since the game is in fact VERY playable. I have it open on my Steam Deck right now. I am looking at Lola's adorable little face.
Hopefully these changes will allow you to enjoy the game in new ways you didn't even previously think were possible. But I thought they were possible. I never stopped dreaming.
Anyway, have fun playing DATING OF THE FUTURE portably.
Love,
-Marina
P.S. I can't actually respond to any comments on this, so if you have any queries I seriously recommend getting my attention on my socials or on the DATING OF THE FUTURE Discord!!!! I don't bite!!!! Unless you're paying, of course.