Controlify/midnight-controls-comparison.md

Comparison between Controlify 1.1.0 and Midnight Controls 1.8.0

	Controlify	Midnight Controls
Custom Screen Compatibility	Convenient APIs to hook into controller support directly from Screen implementation.	No API. Sometimes necessary to mixin into Midnight Controls and edge-case code required.
Screen Navigation	4-axis navigation, emulating arrow key navigation	4-axis navigation, emulating arrow key navigation
Controller rumble	✅ Individual rumble effect intensity configuration	⛔ Not present.
In-game button guide	Extensible by 3rd party mods	Harcoded buttons and positions
Reach-around block placement	✅ Emulates Bedrock Edition reach-around	✅ Takes custom liberties and has behaviour not present in bedrock
Gyro support	✅ Supported on all controllers with native gyro.	⛔ Only works with Steam Deck due to Steam Input emulation
Controller detection	Powered by resource packs for unlimited data-driven detection	Hardcoded identifiers in code
Controller button rendering	Powered by resource pack controller detection	Texture atlas for hardcoded identifiers
In-game look sensitivity & behaviour	Emulated Bedrock Edition with good defaults and snappy behaviour	Default sensitivity is insane - more testing required
Container interaction	Controlled cursor snaps to container slots (with API) with power of left click, right click and shift click	No slot snapping, testing required
Touchscreen support	⛔	✅ No multi-touch support
Joystick support	✅ Multiple joysticks can be combined together (no UI yet)	✅ Multiple joysticks can be combined together
Joystick mapping	Powered by resource packs, unlimited amount of buttons available	All combined joysticks limited to gamepad input. Powered by SDL mappings
Configurability	Each controller has individual settings with the ability to map every single controller action. No hardcoding!	needs testing
Mod keybindings	All keybinds work out of box after mapping buttons	All keybinds work out of box after mapping buttons