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Cute game. a bit stuck at the layer under ice. Just trying to get resources is slow-ish. Mostly finding myself short on gold. And gems get challenging

I know you said partial mobile support, it is really had to get the names and description of items on mobile, perhaps an examine mode where clicking an item forces the name and description to appear and stay til a second click. For use/equip items block using/equipping the item while examine mode is up.

It would also be nice to know what items do before crafting them. Not sure if that is on non-mobile.

Scoot264 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback! Gold can mostly be farmed on the stone layer just above the ice, so it might help to head back up there if you're running low. Gems definitely require a bit of luck, but I'm planning to introduce some accessories in future updates that will make gem hunting a little easier.

As for mobile support, currently all the item tooltips rely on hover, which unfortunately only works with a mouse. That means mobile users can't easily see names or descriptions right now. I like your idea of an examine mode where tapping once shows the info and tapping again closes it, and I'll look into whether that can be implemented. On desktop you can hover to see what an item does before crafting, but I'll see if I can bring that info to mobile as well.

Edit: Implemented tooltip support on touch devices (mobile)

ducomors264 days ago

dang you quick.

Tooltips are much better for resources, either by blindness or lack of understanding I still don't see tooltips for use items or equipment. Anything I try just uses the item or goes through the equip steps.

I tried tapping on things when the creation modal is up but also nothing like a tooltip appears.

Thanks for the help!

Scoot264 days ago

I try my best ;)

Resource tooltips above the viewport should be working. You can tap and hold to see their descriptions. That said, you're right that resource icons in the crafting menu don't show tooltips at the moment. Getting that working would require a decent rework of how that UI functions under the hood.

As for item descriptions, tooltips do work in the crafting interfaces (like the tanning rack or anvil), but not on equipment slots. That's because the current mobile interaction for equipping (single tap to equip or unequip) doesn’t leave room for a tooltip gesture like tap-and-hold.

I'd love to make that more intuitive on mobile, but it'll require a rethink of the equip flow specifically for touch devices. For now, I'm focusing on bug fixes and gameplay polish on desktop, so mobile-specific changes like this are a bit lower on the priority list. Really appreciate your patience and the helpful feedback!

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