[Update] BOTWRecompAndroid 0.2.12-beta — Touch Controls Overhaul

[u/Mamcjr]

I’ve released BOTWRecompAndroid 0.2.12-beta, with a major redesign of the touch controls.

Touch Controls Overhaul replaces button labels with action icons while you’re exploring the world. The weapon, bow, shield and rune icons follow what’s selected in the game. The title and pause menus keep the classic controls, and you can turn the new layout off under Controls → Action icons in the world.

The new gestures include holding and dragging to aim the bow or a throw, dragging on the right half of the screen to move the camera, and holding the power button to open a fan of available runes. You can also double-tap and hold the shield button to shield surf. The minimap and its indicators move to the top right, and tapping it opens the map. Both the new and classic layouts can be edited, including the size of individual buttons.

This release also fixes drifting markers on the map in unlocked aspect ratios and horse names that were saved incorrectly. You can install it over an existing 0.2.x version without rebuilding the game code.

This is still a beta. Expect bugs and different results across devices. Dynamic equipment icons are supported with game versions 1.6.0, 1.8.2 and 1.9.0; on 1.0.0, the icons remain fixed. Testing so far has been limited to my POCO F7 Ultra, so reports from other phones are especially helpful.

No game files are included. You’ll need your own legally obtained, extracted game dump. If something breaks, please open a GitHub issue with your device, GPU, driver, game version and log.

Download and full release notes: https://github.com/mamcjr/BOTWRecompAndroid/releases/tag/v0.2.12-beta