A complete revamp of Fates of Ort's gamepad controls is in progress. The current system relies heavily on controlling a cursor with a joystick, which is a clunky solution.
The new system includes the ability to target-lock enemies, and the in-game menus will be redesigned to move away from a reliance on cursor navigation.
The expectation is to switch the designation from 'Partial Controller Support' to 'Full Controller Support' with the release of the update.