[Feature] drag touch command for games with cursors #2693

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opened 2025-10-07 13:19:39 +02:00 by Shinmegumi · 0 comments

Shinmegumi commented

2025-10-07 13:19:39 +02:00

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Lots of games with cursors would be much more playable if there was a emulator provided way to trick the game it's operating on a drag mode (like scummvm android) instead of absolute mode. Some of these games are ports like Strange Horticulture already use a cursor that seems made for drag (mouse) but instead weirdly attract the cursor to the touching finger and obscure the action.

Describe the solution you'd like
Just a different mode that ideally hooks up into the system touch while a finger is pressing and starts moving the cursor relative to the finger, from the cursor location. Clicks would also be at the cursor location.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Games like this usually have a sort of drag mode by moving the cursor with the sticks but that's not as convenient for phone gaming or precise.

Additional context
Some games like this don't have a cursor showing or project the cursor absolutely into the finger coordinates when using the touch mechanism (I think the case of the golden idol is like this) so it would be cool if there was a way to make them work, maybe by highjacking the stick instead as a option.

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Lots of games with cursors would be much more playable if there was a emulator provided way to trick the game it's operating on a drag mode (like scummvm android) instead of absolute mode. Some of these games are ports like Strange Horticulture already use a cursor that seems made for drag (mouse) but instead weirdly attract the cursor to the touching finger and obscure the action. **Describe the solution you'd like** Just a different mode that ideally hooks up into the system touch while a finger is pressing and starts moving the cursor relative to the finger, from the cursor location. Clicks would also be at the cursor location. **Describe alternatives you've considered** Games like this usually have a sort of drag mode by moving the cursor with the sticks but that's not as convenient for phone gaming or precise. **Additional context** Some games like this don't have a cursor showing or project the cursor absolutely into the finger coordinates when using the touch mechanism (I think the case of the golden idol is like this) so it would be cool if there was a way to make them work, maybe by highjacking the stick instead as a option.