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Resolves #5265

Objectives

Improve controls for multiplier on ghostStructures (building structures / firing atom bombs)

Description:

  • Changes the hotkey multiplier progression from a fixed 1x/5x toggle to a stacking sequence (1 → 5 → 10 → 15...).
  • Add Alt+scroll for fine-grained ±1 adjustment of the multiplier, applying to any valid ghost structure target (e.g. hovering a city and scrolling adjusts city upgrade size by 1 at a time).
  • Prevent default on Alt keydown/keyup globally — needed because Firefox opens its menu bar on Alt otherwise.
    Hotkey: pressing a build hotkey while already hovering a matching ghost structure now steps the multiplier 1 → 5 → 10 → 15, etc., instead of toggling only between 1x and 5x. Applies to all existing ghost-structure targets (cities, silos, etc.), same as before.
    Alt+scroll: scrolling up/down while holding Alt adjusts the current multiplier by ±1. Applies to the same valid targets as the hotkey (not limited to nukes) — e.g. tapping the city hotkey then fine-tuning with Alt+scroll.
    Alt keydown/keyup now call preventDefault() specifically to stop Firefox's native menu-bar focus behavior, which previously interfered with using Alt as a modifier. (Other browsers weren't affected by this issue, but the fix is harmless there.)

Implementation is contained to src/client/InputHandler.ts, with new tests covering the multiplier progression, and Alt default-prevention.

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  • I have added screenshots for all UI updates
  • I process any text displayed to the user through translateText() and I've added it to the en.json file
  • I have added relevant tests to the test directory

Testing

Ran 'npx vitest run tests' locally — full suite passes.
Manually tested both input methods in-game via npm run dev: hotkey stacking & Alt+scroll fine adjustment.
Plenty of tests covering implementation. Couldn't think of any other test to make.

Why repost?

Regarding the previously bundled hold-click feature prototype:

  • Separation of concerns.
  • Possibility that either the click + hold behavior will not be desired or the hotkey tapping/scrolling.

Worth discussing:

It may be worthwhile (although outside the scope of this PR) to consider:

  • Extending multiplier behavior to structure ghosts not placed over preexisting & matching structures if the game has the "Instant Build" Modifier active (irrelevant otherwise).
  • Extending multiplier behavior to hydrogen bombs/MIRVS for those ultra-high/infinte gold custom lobbies.

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InputHandler now processes Alt and Shift scroll within onScroll. It applies bounded multiplier updates, preserves regular scroll behavior, prevents selected Alt key defaults, and adds interaction tests.

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Ghost multiplier controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Alt input interception and routing
src/client/InputHandler.ts
Alt key events prevent browser defaults. Wheel events use onScroll for modifier handling.
Scroll routing and multiplier calculation
src/client/InputHandler.ts
Shift scroll emits attack-ratio events. Alt scroll changes the active multiplier. Hotkey, increase, and decrease modes enforce the configured bounds.
Multiplier interaction tests
tests/InputHandler.test.ts
Tests cover Alt behavior, repeated hotkey changes, attack-ratio events, scroll direction, and multiplier limits.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Browser
  participant InputHandler
  participant GhostStructure
  Browser->>InputHandler: Send Alt-scroll event
  InputHandler->>InputHandler: Calculate bounded multiplier
  InputHandler->>GhostStructure: Apply multiplier update
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b3671

The updated controls retain bounded multiplier behavior and avoid the previously identified modifier and zero-delta interactions. No merge-blocking runtime risk remains.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the ghost structure multiplier changes, Alt+scroll controls, Alt default prevention, tests, and manual validation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The description resolves issue #5265, and the stated objectives match the issue scope for expanded multiplier controls.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to InputHandler multiplier controls, Alt input handling, and related tests. The changes match the stated objectives.
Title check ✅ Passed “Expand ghost structure multiplier controls” is concise and accurately summarizes the primary change.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR meets the coding requirements in #5265. setGhostStructure now supports the hotkey progression 1 → 5 → 10 → 15... and clamps the multiplier to MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT. Tests cover repeated hotk…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within the scope of #5265. Alt+scroll, Alt default prevention, rebound-key tests, and the Shift-scroll refactor support or test the input controls. No unrelated change is demonstrated…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…

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In `@src/client/InputHandler.ts`:
- Line 463: Update the wheel-event handling around onShiftScroll and onAltScroll
so Alt-scroll takes priority: when e.altKey is true, invoke only onAltScroll and
skip onShiftScroll; preserve existing Shift-only behavior.

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- Around line 665-673: Update the AltLeft keyboard event test around the
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Verdict: Needs changes — 2 real issues found (1 high, 1 medium). The core multiplier-progression logic (1 to 5 to 10 to 15..., clamped to MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT) is correct; the issues are in the Alt-key handling this PR adds.

Findings by severity: High: 1, Medium: 1, Low: 0

File: src/client/InputHandler.ts

[High] Alt+click with an active ghost structure is silently swallowed (src/client/InputHandler.ts:864-871)

if (this.activeKeys.has(this.keybinds.emojiMenuModifier)) {
  this.suppressNextTap = false;
  if (this.uiState.ghostStructure === null) {
    this.eventBus.emit(
      new ShowEmojiMenuEvent(event.clientX, event.clientY),
    );
  }
  return;
}

The new if (this.uiState.ghostStructure === null) guard correctly suppresses the emoji menu while a ghost structure is active, but the return right after it is still unconditional and unguarded. When Alt (emojiMenuModifier, default "AltLeft") is held and a ghost structure is active, the click now emits neither ShowEmojiMenuEvent nor the placement path (MouseUpEvent/ContextMenuEvent) further down the function, so the click does nothing. Since emojiMenuModifier and the new altKey (used by onAltScroll) default to the same key, "Alt held plus ghost active" is now the natural state right after using the new Alt+scroll fine-adjustment feature, so this blocks placing a structure without releasing Alt first, with no feedback as to why. Suggested fix: move the placement fallthrough inside the guard (e.g. emit MouseUpEvent, or let execution continue to the normal placement logic) when ghostStructure !== null, instead of returning unconditionally.

[Medium] Alt keyup preventDefault only matches AltLeft, so the Firefox menu-bar bug this PR fixes still reproduces for AltRight (src/client/InputHandler.ts:708-710)

if (e.altKey || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey) {
  e.preventDefault();
}

This is in the keyup handler. Per the DOM KeyboardEvent spec, a modifier keys own keyup event reports that modifiers boolean flag as false (it reflects state after release), so e.altKey is always false on Alts own keyup, meaning that disjunct never fires here. That leaves only e.code === this.keybinds.altKey, and the default keybinds.altKey is "AltLeft" (src/core/game/UserSettings.ts:54), with no "AltRight" fallback. So releasing AltRight alone does not get preventDefault() called, and Firefoxs native menu-bar-open behavior, the exact bug this PR states it is fixing, still occurs for the right Alt key. (The keydown copy of this check at line ~587 does not have this problem, since e.altKey is true during the Alt keys own keydown.) Suggested fix: also match e.code === "AltRight" (or check e.key === "Alt") in the keyup guard.

Note: the new "Alt key default prevention" test (tests/InputHandler.test.ts) only dispatches a keydown with code: "AltLeft", so it would not catch this since it does not exercise keyup or AltRight at all.


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Verdict: Needs changes — 2 confirmed logic bugs found (both low/moderate severity, no blockers). No CLAUDE.md compliance issues found.

Findings by severity: 2 medium, 0 high, 0 low


src/client/InputHandler.ts

1. (Medium) onScroll: Alt+scroll's return is nested one level too deep, so it doesn't unconditionally block zoom like the comment claims (~lines 907-916)

```ts
// Alt also blocks zooming, to match behavior of Ctrl / Shift
if (event.altKey) {
if (Math.abs(event.deltaY) > 2) {
this.setGhostStructure(
this.uiState.ghostStructure,
scrollValue > 0 ? "decrease" : "increase",
);
return;
}
}
```

Unlike the `shiftKey` branch just above it (which returns unconditionally), this `return` only fires when `Math.abs(event.deltaY) > 2`. The bottom-of-function momentum filter is `if (Math.abs(event.deltaY) < 2) return;`. That leaves `deltaY === 2` (or `-2`) unhandled by either guard: with Alt held and `deltaY === 2`, execution falls through the Alt block, past the (false) ctrl check, and emits a `ZoomEvent` — the map zooms while the user is trying to adjust the build multiplier, directly contradicting the adjacent comment.

Separately, the Alt guard tests `event.deltaY` while the direction/magnitude used to adjust the multiplier is `scrollValue` (which falls back to `event.deltaX` when `deltaY === 0`). So a pure horizontal Alt+scroll (`deltaY: 0, deltaX: large`) never triggers the multiplier adjustment — the `deltaX` fallback is effectively dead code on this path.

Suggested fix: hoist the `return` out of the inner `if`, e.g.:
```ts
if (event.altKey) {
if (Math.abs(event.deltaY) > 2) {
this.setGhostStructure(
this.uiState.ghostStructure,
scrollValue > 0 ? "decrease" : "increase",
);
}
return;
}
```
(and consider using `scrollValue`/its magnitude consistently in the guard, if horizontal Alt-scroll should also adjust the multiplier).


2. (Medium) keyup handler's Alt condition can't actually fire for an Alt-key release, and the Firefox-menu fix silently stops working once `altKey` is rebound (~line 708)

```ts
if (e.altKey || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey) {
e.preventDefault();
}
```

Per the DOM spec, a `KeyboardEvent`'s modifier-state getters on `keyup` reflect the state after that key's release — so `e.altKey` is already `false` on the keyup of Alt itself. That clause can only be true on the keyup of some other key while Alt is still held, which is unrelated to the stated purpose ("stop Firefox's native menu-bar focus behavior" on Alt tap).

The keydown handler mirrors this correctly by hardcoding the physical key: `e.code === "AltLeft" || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey`. The keyup handler is missing that hardcoded `e.code === "AltLeft"` clause, so suppression of the Alt release relies entirely on `e.code === this.keybinds.altKey`. Since `altKey` is a freely user-rebindable keybind (`src/core/game/UserSettings.ts`, default `"AltLeft"`, rebindable via `UserSettingModal.ts`), any user who rebinds it away from `"AltLeft"` will stop getting `preventDefault()` on the actual Alt-key release — reintroducing the Firefox menu-bar bug this PR sets out to fix, for exactly the users who customized that keybind. Note the new Alt+scroll feature itself keys off the physical `event.altKey`, not `keybinds.altKey`, so this asymmetry has no justification.

Suggested fix: mirror the keydown condition:
```ts
if (e.code === "AltLeft" || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey) {
e.preventDefault();
}
```

(The new tests only cover the keydown AltLeft/AltRight cases — this keyup path is currently untested.)


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Verdict: Needs changes — 2 confirmed logic bugs, both in src/client/InputHandler.ts. No CLAUDE.md violations found.

Findings by severity: 1 medium, 1 low. (0 critical, 0 high)

File: src/client/InputHandler.ts

1. (Medium) AltRight/AltGr exclusion doesn't work — e.altKey clause defeats the intended carve-out

In both the keydown handler (~line 584) and keyup handler (~line 707):

if (e.altKey || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey || e.code === "AltLeft") {
  e.preventDefault();
}

The comment states this should preventDefault() only for Left Alt, explicitly excluding Right Alt/AltGr so international character input keeps working. But e.altKey is true for any held Alt key per the DOM spec, including AltRight keydown itself and AltGr chords (which also set ctrlKey on Windows). Since it's the first clause in the ||, it makes the whole condition true for exactly the cases the "AltLeft" clause was meant to narrow — so every AltRight/AltGr keystroke still gets preventDefault()'d, contrary to the stated intent.

Notably, the PR's own test for this:

test("does not prevent the browser's default action when rightAlt is pressed", () => {
  const event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { code: "AltRight", cancelable: true });
  // ...
  expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
});

passes only because jsdom defaults altKey to false when not explicitly set in the KeyboardEventInit — so the test never exercises the e.altKey clause. In a real browser, a genuine AltRight keypress carries altKey: true and would be prevented.

Suggested fix: drop the blanket e.altKey clause and gate purely on e.code (e.g. e.code === "AltLeft" || e.code === this.keybinds.altKey), then update the test to also set altKey: true alongside code: "AltRight" so it actually catches this.

2. (Low) Alt+scroll noise-filter guard checks deltaY while direction uses scrollValue (deltaX fallback), making the deltaX fallback dead

In onScroll (~line 906):

const scrollValue = event.deltaY === 0 ? event.deltaX : event.deltaY;
// ...
if (event.altKey) {
  if (Math.abs(event.deltaY) > 2) {
    this.setGhostStructure(
      this.uiState.ghostStructure,
      scrollValue > 0 ? "decrease" : "increase",
    );
  }
  return;
}

scrollValue is computed to fall back to deltaX specifically for horizontal-scroll/tilt-wheel devices (deltaY === 0). But the guard tests Math.abs(event.deltaY) > 2, not Math.abs(scrollValue) > 2. When deltaY === 0 and deltaX is large (exactly the case the fallback exists for), Math.abs(0) > 2 is false, so the branch never fires and returns early — the deltaX fallback is provably unreachable in this branch, unlike the shift branch just above it which correctly uses scrollValue directly.

Suggested fix: change the guard to Math.abs(scrollValue) > 2.


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Verdict: No issues found — 0 findings (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low).

Reviewed src/client/InputHandler.ts and tests/InputHandler.test.ts for bugs, security issues, and CLAUDE.md compliance.

  • The onScroll/onShiftScroll merge is behavior-preserving (shift-priority, ctrl/pinch-zoom handling, and the momentum-filter threshold are all unchanged).
  • The new hotkey/scroll multiplier progression (1 → 5 → +5..., clamped/looped against MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT = 50) behaves as described, including the ±1 Alt+scroll adjustment.
  • One candidate issue was investigated and ruled out on verification: the new e.code === this.keybinds.altKey || e.code === "AltLeft" check in the keydown/keyup handlers looks like it could suppress AltGr if a user rebinds their alt-modifier keybind to AltRight, contradicting the accompanying comment. However, the settings UI (SettingKeybind.ts) explicitly rejects rebinding modifier actions to bare modifier keys (Alt/Ctrl/Shift/Meta, either side), so keybinds.altKey can never actually resolve to AltRight through normal use — the extra disjunct is unreachable/defensive, not a functional bug.
  • No CLAUDE.md violations: no src/core changes, no new user-visible strings requiring translateText()/en.json, and the client-side unit tests in tests/InputHandler.test.ts are outside the scope of the tests/util/Setup.ts core-simulation testing rule.

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All concerns have been addressed after more iterations than I'm willing to admit, the PR body has been adjusted slightly, so if you've read it before might be worth a skim.

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Verdict: Approve with one non-blocking fix suggested. Findings: 1 medium, 0 high, 0 low.

src/client/InputHandler.ts

[Medium] onScroll Alt+scroll checks the raw physical Alt key instead of the rebindable keybinds.altKey action — src/client/InputHandler.ts:938

The new fine-adjustment branch in onScroll is:

if (event.altKey) {
  if (Math.abs(scrollValue) > 2) {
    this.setGhostStructure(
      this.uiState.ghostStructure,
      scrollValue > 0 ? "decrease" : "increase",
    );
  }
  return;
}

This checks the browser's raw event.altKey modifier flag, but keybinds.altKey is a user-rebindable action (default "AltLeft", configurable in Settings via SettingKeybind, e.g. to "KeyK") — the same PR's own new keydown/keyup blocks correctly check this.keybinds.altKey (see src/client/InputHandler.ts:615 and the keyup equivalent), and the pre-existing modifier resolution in resetGfx (~lines 383-409) resolves the configured binding via this.activeKeys.has(...) rather than reading a hardcoded browser flag.

Consequence: a user who rebinds the "altKey" action to a non-Alt key (the settings UI only allows non-modifier keys) loses access to the new scroll fine-adjustment feature entirely, while physical Alt continues to trigger it and suppress zoom even though it's no longer their configured modifier — inconsistent with the rest of this PR's own handling of the same binding.

Suggested fix: replace if (event.altKey) with a check against the configured binding, e.g. if (this.activeKeys.has(this.keybinds.altKey)), consistent with how resetGfx resolves keybinds.altKey today.


No other issues found. CLAUDE.md compliance was checked (i18n/translateText(), src/core determinism/test rules, testing patterns) — no violations; this PR only touches src/client/InputHandler.ts and its test file, and the new tests follow the file's existing mock-based pattern.

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Re: onScroll Alt+scroll checks the raw physical Alt key instead of the rebindable keybinds.altKey action — src/client/InputHandler.ts:938

Implementation follows previous convention for shift scroll events.
As of right now (11/09/2026), as stated previously by Claude itself:

However, the settings UI (SettingKeybind.ts) explicitly rejects rebinding modifier actions to bare modifier keys (Alt/Ctrl/Shift/Meta, either side)

So the Issue is entirely hypothetical, if in the future more robust modifier key rebinding is implemented this can be revised accordingly, but it will most likely involve a sizeable rework of the entire InputHandler modifier logic and run into several issues with cross-platform compatibility.

No changes coming from me on this one, there's nothing to actually fix for the current codebase.

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    '(AltLeft|AltRight|ControlLeft|ControlRight|ShiftLeft|ShiftRight|MetaLeft|MetaRight|modifier|keybind)' \
    "$setting_file"
fi

echo
echo "== Relevant test cases =="
rg -n -C 8 --type ts \
  '(Alt.*scroll|scroll.*Alt|altKey|Shift.*scroll|scroll.*Shift|AttackRatio)' \
  tests/InputHandler.test.ts

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setting_file="src/client/components/baseComponents/setting/SettingKeybind.ts"

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sed -n '55,165p' "$setting_file"

echo
echo "== Modifier validation and altKey defaults/usages =="
rg -n -C 8 \
  '(AltLeft|AltRight|ControlLeft|ControlRight|ShiftLeft|ShiftRight|MetaLeft|MetaRight|modifier|altKey)' \
  src tests

echo
echo "== InputHandler tests for wheel modifier behavior =="
sed -n '1,60p' tests/InputHandler.test.ts
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  '(altKey:\s*true|shiftKey:\s*true|AttackRatioEvent|wheel|WheelEvent)' \
  tests/InputHandler.test.ts

echo
echo "== Keybind type and defaults =="
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@Pesinario The concern still applies.

SettingKeybind.ts rejects a bare modifier key only during key capture. It does not prevent rebinding altKey to a non-modifier key.

InputHandler.ts supports this configuration. Its reset-graphics condition checks activeKeys.has(this.keybinds.altKey) when altKey is not a modifier. The test suite also sets keybinds.altKey to "KeyK".

With that valid configuration:

  • KeyK + scroll does not adjust the multiplier.
  • Physical Alt + scroll still adjusts the multiplier.

Therefore, Line 938 does not follow the configured altKey action. The Alt-scroll condition must use the configured binding, or the feature must be documented as intentionally fixed to physical Alt and separate from keybinds.altKey.


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Learning: In `src/client/InputHandler.ts`, Shift-scroll has priority over Alt-scroll when both modifier keys are active. Shift-scroll changes `AttackRatio` and is associated with warship control mode. Do not recommend suppressing `InputHandler.onShiftScroll` when `WheelEvent.altKey` is true.
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tests/InputHandler.test.ts (1)

796-804: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the required hotkey wrap to 1.

The range assertions also pass if the implementation clamps at 50 or produces another in-range value. Advance to MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT, assert 50, press the hotkey once more, and assert 1.

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-      for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
         window.dispatchEvent(
           new KeyboardEvent("keyup", { code: "Digit8", key: "8" }),
         );
       }
-      // Ensure it doesn't go too far
-      expect(uiState.upgradeMultiplier).toBeLessThanOrEqual(MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT);
-      // Ensure it doesn't go below one
-      expect(uiState.upgradeMultiplier).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+      expect(uiState.upgradeMultiplier).toBe(MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT);
+
+      window.dispatchEvent(
+        new KeyboardEvent("keyup", { code: "Digit8", key: "8" }),
+      );
+      expect(uiState.upgradeMultiplier).toBe(1);
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In `@tests/InputHandler.test.ts` around lines 796 - 804, Update the hotkey test
around uiState.upgradeMultiplier to first advance to MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT and
assert that exact value, then dispatch the upgrade hotkey once more and assert
that the multiplier wraps to 1 instead of merely remaining within the valid
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In `@tests/InputHandler.test.ts`:
- Around line 796-804: Update the hotkey test around uiState.upgradeMultiplier
to first advance to MAX_UPGRADE_AMOUNT and assert that exact value, then
dispatch the upgrade hotkey once more and assert that the multiplier wraps to 1
instead of merely remaining within the valid range.

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Update: After becoming aware of #3962's fix, I'm revising scope and implementation to include a dedicated keybind for scroll multiplier modification, to conform to new standards. Marked as draft in the meantime.

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