Scale cursor sprite down when clamped to screen edge #76

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cammymoop merged 1 commit from feature/cursor-scale-feedback into master

2026-03-05 11:40:06 -06:00

claude commented

2026-03-05 11:39:03 -06:00

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Summary

When the virtual cursor is past the screen boundary and the sprite is projected to the edge, the sprite now scales down logarithmically based on how far outside the virtual position is
Scale goes from 1.0 (on-screen) to 0.5 (at max clamp distance = screen diagonal, i.e. player at the edge aiming fully outward)
Log curve gives fast initial drop that flattens toward the limit, giving clear feedback without being too aggressive
Formula: scale = 1 - 0.5 * ln(1 + t*(e-1)) where t = excess / screen_diagonal

Test plan

Headless run exits clean
gdlint passes
Cursor sprite shrinks visibly when aiming near/past screen edges
Cursor is full size when virtual position is within the screen
Sprite reaches ~50% size when player is at a corner and cursor is aimed directly outward

## Summary - When the virtual cursor is past the screen boundary and the sprite is projected to the edge, the sprite now scales down logarithmically based on how far outside the virtual position is - Scale goes from 1.0 (on-screen) to 0.5 (at max clamp distance = screen diagonal, i.e. player at the edge aiming fully outward) - Log curve gives fast initial drop that flattens toward the limit, giving clear feedback without being too aggressive - Formula: `scale = 1 - 0.5 * ln(1 + t*(e-1))` where `t = excess / screen_diagonal` ## Test plan - [x] Headless run exits clean - [x] gdlint passes - [ ] Cursor sprite shrinks visibly when aiming near/past screen edges - [ ] Cursor is full size when virtual position is within the screen - [ ] Sprite reaches ~50% size when player is at a corner and cursor is aimed directly outward

claude added 1 commit

2026-03-05 11:39:04 -06:00

Scale cursor sprite down logarithmically when clamped to screen edge c4b73207df

When the virtual cursor position is outside screen bounds the sprite
is projected to the edge; the sprite now also scales down based on how
far past the edge the virtual position is. Uses a log curve so there
is a noticeable drop early (useful feedback) that flattens toward the
limit. Scale ranges from 1.0 (on-screen) to 0.5 (at max clamp
distance = screen diagonal, i.e. player hard against the edge aiming
fully outward).

Formula: scale = 1 - 0.5 * ln(1 + t*(e-1))  where t = excess / diagonal

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>