All Survived Developer Diary entries
Interface update··4 min read
Added context cursors and combat HUD housings
Movement, interaction, and placement now communicate through the cursor while combat and exploration receive distinct metal-framed controls.
Survived / Field capture
The wasteland now changes the cursor to match the action under it. Movement, attack, interaction, placement, and blocked states can be read before committing a click.
I also rebuilt the footer around physical metal housings. Exploration keeps a quieter field bar while combat exposes the time-unit actions with a harder red treatment.
“The interface should reveal the consequence of a click before the soldier acts.”
The change is mostly presentation, but it removes hesitation from a control scheme that already asks the player to switch between free movement and turn-based decisions.
This pass closes the gap between what the simulation knows and what the interface tells the player.