- Steam App
- Space Defender (1731170)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 27 September 2026 - 17:40:57 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Patch 1.0.2 is out, with a big pass on gamepad play and ship handling, plus a longer tutorial. Gamepad New button icons (A green, B red, X blue, Y yellow) on menus, prompts, the tutorial, docking and the map. Menus: LB/RB switch tabs and LT/RT switch sub-tabs. The stick no longer jumps to the wrong row, and focus is no longer lost after switching between keyboard and gamepad. Docked shortcuts: Y missions, X trade, LT hangar, RT repair, B take off. Items: X buys or sells, Y equips or removes. Empty slots can be selected to equip something. Fixed: A did not always dock, and the gamepad stopped responding after a progress reset. Piloting Sharper turns, a gentle brake when you let go, and less sideways drift when you change direction. Heavy hulls now turn with real inertia: a Bastion swings round slowly and eases to a stop, while light fighters stay nimble. Finer aiming on the right stick: s...