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I just got a covid vaccine earlier today and I can barely lift my left arm, it hurts just trying to get it to my keyboard. Then I remembered the recent patch notes mentioning the mouse only controls. Now I can play the game with no pain while I rest my other arm in a comfortable position. Accessibility isn't something I really thought about before, but now I'm impressed by the attention Crema has paid towards it.

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Originally posted by KeenHyd

Props to them for that, indeed.

But I would like to add that I have heard many people complaining about lack of support for:

  • Colorblind people;

  • People who have issues with flashing lights.

These issues have been tackled in a way. The pity Koish is a colorblind-proof way of getting your weekly fishing reward as you can just count how many Koish you encounter (unless I am mistaking how it works) - while a step in the right direction, I wish there should be some clear indication on the screen that tells you "hey, this Koish is the one you're looking for!". It doesn't sound right that someone should go for the extra effort of counting their encounters (since the game does count but doesn't show the count to the player) just to get their fishing done. (incorrect, see VeriferVenti's comment)

For flashing lights, they added the option to reduce the flashes whenever you start a battle (settings -> game -> show flashes when entering a battle, FYI). Which sounds amazing. But I hear people having issues with the battle animations too: I've heard complainst about Noxious Bomb and Drill Impact in particular causing headaches.

I'm sorry to be speaking for an issue that does not concern me personally and to which I don't have enough knowledge to speak about, but I really believe it to be a necessity. The point is - there are steps in the right direction being made, but better measures can and should be taken by the time 1.0 releases.

hi! We came across this message and have created a forum thread for everyone to drop in which technique animations or VFX are giving them headaches or have lights that flash too hard: https://www.playtemtem.com/forums/threads/visual-effects-in-battle-that-can-cause-dizziness-or-headaches-tell-us.14866/
This way we can take another look at said VFX and see how we can retouch them to avoid said issues from happening :) Please forward it to the people you've heard such complaints from!