Game dev tools
A virtual joystick, on-screen buttons and gestures that press your existing input actions, and button prompts that switch between keyboard, gamepad and touch by themselves, for Godot 4.
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
The Lite edition is free and complete for what it does; the full edition adds more.
The gap
Porting a Godot game to touch usually means a second input path through the game code, buttons that cannot be held together, gestures fighting the buttons, controls under the notch, and tutorial text that keeps saying Press Space to a player holding a phone or a gamepad.
What it is
Pipalo's touch controls press the same input actions your keyboard and gamepad use, gestures only see touches the controls did not take, and prompts follow the device the player picked up last.
How you use it
Mobile controls and correct button prompts in an afternoon, with no changes to the player code you already have.
A tested touch and prompt layer for Godot 4 developers who ship one game to desktop, phones and gamepads.
Use it when
Built for
The joystick appears under the thumb, follows it past the edge if you like, and presses left, right, up and down with the strength of the push. Buttons hold their action while touched, work two or three at a time, pass the press along when a finger slides across, and can stay on until the next tap.
PipaloGestures listens only to touches no control used, so pressing Jump is never also a tap. Tap, double tap, long press, swipe with speed, drag, pinch with step and total factor, rotation, two-finger pan and two-finger tap arrive as signals, and a mouse can stand in for one finger while you develop.
The Pipalo autoload switches between keyboard, gamepad and touch on real use only, reads the controller family from its name, and tells every node. Touch controls appear for touch players, keep the first touch that makes them appear, and let go of everything when the player picks up a keyboard or gamepad.
PipaloPrompt draws key caps, mouse buttons, face buttons in each family's places, shoulders and triggers with their own names, the D-pad and sticks, all as vectors. PipaloHint turns Press {jump} to jump into text with glyphs, uses a touch wording on phones and follows the game's language.
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| Platform or runtime | Supported versions | Tested up to |
|---|---|---|
| Godot Engine | 4.7 or newer | 4.7.1 |
It is finished and tested. It is not on sale yet; this page will say where to get it when it is.
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
