Night-2 (RajelAran): 'the game is not seeing axis release for turn --
the mech may keep turning when control is released.' Root cause: the
direct-mode axis write was gated on raw != 0, so an axis returning
INSIDE the deadzone just stopped writing and the channel LATCHED at
the last deflection -- fatal on channels with no keyboard spring (the
Turn composite in the twin-stick profile).
Fix: per-binding previous-value tracking (pad + joystick paths); the
outside->inside transition writes 0 exactly once, then the centered
axis leaves the channel to other inputs (composition preserved; slew
bindings excluded by design -- a lever stays where slewed). Plus the
#24 rule, axis edition: a pad/stick that DIES while deflected releases
its direct channels (throttle keeps the last lever position -- safer
than an all-stop mid-fight).
Verified: build + 45s glass mission with an idle XInput pad (no
spurious writes, no regression). The deflect-release cycle itself
needs a human hand -- awaiting RajelAran's next session.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
