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solid frigate Mar 23, 2026, 9:40 AM

Hey Trailmaker!

Please read and understand EVERYTHING in this message before proceeding with testing.

Through the last years, controller players have been struggling with the UI navigation, specifically in the builder. To improve that experience, we are experimenting with leaving our old controller UI navigation behind and try how a Gamepad Virtual Cursor/Mouse-Emulation Cursor would work in Trailmakers (where you can use the left stick of the controller to control a sort of "cursor" you use to navigate the UI).

We want you to test this navigation feature so we can get a rough idea how well it works in the hands of the players. Try to keep your build small to you ensure you have time to experiment with the Paint Shop (where players can change colors and add decals to blocks) and the Block Configurator (where you can configure the block settings).

What you will experience is a simple implementation of the new navigation. We are interested in feedback of the new virtual cursor and bugs related to the virtual cursor. Nothing else. Our goal is to know if this is the right direction and we should keep working on it, or if it's not the right direction at all.

Please use one of the two tags when making a post:
Feedback
Bug

We are only interested in bugs related to the virtual cursor.

MAKE BACK-UPS OF YOUR STUFF
Weird stuff can happen when you enter an experimental branch. One of those things is that your blueprints can get wiped.

PLEASE for your own sake, back-up your blueprints and save-games in case this happens.

File locations:
Documents\TrailMakers\Blueprints
Documents\TrailMakers\SaveGames

To access the test branch:
Right click Trailmakers in Steam
Click "Properties"
Click "Game Versions & Betas"
Opt in to "publictest"

Thank you!

PLEASE READ! VERY IMPORTANT INFO!

rotund swallow Apr 21, 2026, 8:04 AM

<@&1179735213367115806> Hey Trailmakers Controller Users!

We updated the public test branch with the latest changes. Other than bug fixing here is are the new changes:

D-pad navigation was added in the block inventory, Texture Blocks and colors sections (decals and configurator is still missing it for now). This means that when you hover the block inventory you can press one of the d-pad buttons to start a d-pad navigation, and simply move the left stick to go back to virtual cursor.
You can now use d-pad on sliders to increment big values and hold Y to increment smaller values. (Currently this is only in the configurator, but sliders in the settings will be updated to look and behave the same way as the configurator sliders)
"Cursor UI Slowdown Multiplier" setting added. You can tweak how much slower you want the virtual cursor to be when hovering UI elements (right now this is available in the block inventory, Texture Blocks and colors sections. It will be added to other section in the future)

We look forward to keep getting your feedback.

#PLEASE READ! VERY IMPORTANT INFO!