Fixes

• Fixed a missing star-sprite reference
• Counter popups now respond when permission arrives while you're standing still (tutorial steps that enable a counter mid-step no longer left presses dead)
• Controller assignment falls back to the controller actually in use instead of assuming a keyboard, and pairs the keyboard when no controller ID was stored
• Button sound effects no longer break on non-Button selectables

UI polish

• Panel and button scaling eased rather than snapped, and slowed slightly
• A slow-loading panel no longer eats its own opening animation
• Fixed counter transparency and controller-settings alignment
• High scores panel would open showing the last entry instead of the first one