changed visual movement speed to be slower and made diagonal movement with arrow keys work

src/core/config/GameConfig.ts

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ export const GAME_CONFIG = {
       horizontal: 54,
       vertical: 55,
       turning: 56
-    }
+    },
+    moveDuration: 62 // Visual duration for movement in ms
   },
 
   ui: {

src/engine/input/GameInput.ts

@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ export class GameInput extends Phaser.Events.EventEmitter {
             Phaser.Input.Keyboard.JustDown(this.cursors.up!) ||
             Phaser.Input.Keyboard.JustDown(this.cursors.down!);
 
-        return { dx, dy, anyJustDown };
+        return {
+            dx, dy, anyJustDown,
+            isLeft: !!left,
+            isRight: !!right,
+            isUp: !!up,
+            isDown: !!down
+        };
     }
 
     public cleanup() {

src/engine/world/pathfinding.ts

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export function findPathAStar(
     return true;
   };
 
-  // Use rot-js A* pathfinding with 4-directional topology
-  const astar = new ROT.Path.AStar(end.x, end.y, passableCallback, { topology: 4 });
+  // Use rot-js A* pathfinding with 8-directional topology
+  const astar = new ROT.Path.AStar(end.x, end.y, passableCallback, { topology: 8 });
 
   const path: Vec2[] = [];
 

src/rendering/DungeonRenderer.ts

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class DungeonRenderer {
                 targets: this.playerSprite,
                 x: tx,
                 y: ty,
-                    duration: 120,
+                duration: GAME_CONFIG.rendering.moveDuration,
                 ease: 'Quad.easeOut',
                 overwrite: true
               });
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class DungeonRenderer {
               targets: sprite,
               x: tx,
               y: ty,
-                    duration: 120,
+              duration: GAME_CONFIG.rendering.moveDuration,
               ease: 'Quad.easeOut',
               overwrite: true
             });

src/scenes/GameScene.ts

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
   public playerPath: Vec2[] = [];
   public awaitingPlayer = false;
+  private lastMoveTime = 0;
 
   // Sub-systems
   public dungeonRenderer!: DungeonRenderer;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       const dx = next.x - player.pos.x;
       const dy = next.y - player.pos.y;
 
-      if (Math.abs(dx) + Math.abs(dy) !== 1) {
+      if (Math.max(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy)) !== 1) {
         this.playerPath = [];
         return;
       }
@@ -156,7 +157,12 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
         }
       }
 
+      if (this.time.now - this.lastMoveTime < GAME_CONFIG.rendering.moveDuration) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.commitPlayerAction({ type: "move", dx, dy });
+      this.lastMoveTime = this.time.now;
       this.playerPath.shift();
       return;
     }
@@ -164,8 +170,16 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     let action: Action | null = this.playerInputHandler.handleCursorMovement();
 
     if (action) {
+      if (action.type === "move" && this.time.now - this.lastMoveTime < GAME_CONFIG.rendering.moveDuration) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.playerPath = [];
       this.commitPlayerAction(action);
+
+      if (action.type === "move") {
+        this.lastMoveTime = this.time.now;
+      }
     }
   }
 

src/scenes/systems/PlayerInputHandler.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import type { Action, RangedWeaponItem } from "../../core/types";
 export class PlayerInputHandler {
     private scene: GameScene;
 
+    // Input Chording state
+    private pendingDx: number = 0;
+    private pendingDy: number = 0;
+    private moveChordTime: number = 0;
+    private readonly CHORD_WINDOW = 40; // ms to wait for diagonal chord
+
     constructor(scene: GameScene) {
         this.scene = scene;
     }
@@ -170,10 +176,28 @@ export class PlayerInputHandler {
     }
 
     public handleCursorMovement(): Action | null {
-        const { dx, dy, anyJustDown } = this.scene.gameInput.getCursorState();
+        const { dx, dy, anyJustDown } = this.scene.gameInput.getCursorState() as any;
+        const now = this.scene.time.now;
 
         if (anyJustDown) {
-            if (dx !== 0 || dy !== 0) {
+            // Start or update chord
+            if (this.moveChordTime === 0) {
+                this.moveChordTime = now + this.CHORD_WINDOW;
+            }
+            if (dx !== 0) this.pendingDx = dx;
+            if (dy !== 0) this.pendingDy = dy;
+        }
+
+        if (this.moveChordTime > 0 && now >= this.moveChordTime) {
+            const finalDx = this.pendingDx;
+            const finalDy = this.pendingDy;
+
+            // Reset state
+            this.moveChordTime = 0;
+            this.pendingDx = 0;
+            this.pendingDy = 0;
+
+            if (finalDx !== 0 || finalDy !== 0) {
                 if (this.scene.targetingSystem.isActive) {
                     this.scene.targetingSystem.cancel();
                     this.scene.emitUIUpdate();
@@ -181,17 +205,15 @@ export class PlayerInputHandler {
                 const player = this.scene.entityAccessor.getPlayer();
                 if (!player) return null;
 
-                const targetX = player.pos.x + dx;
-                const targetY = player.pos.y + dy;
+                const targetX = player.pos.x + finalDx;
+                const targetY = player.pos.y + finalDy;
 
                 const enemy = this.scene.entityAccessor.findEnemyAt(targetX, targetY);
 
                 if (enemy) {
                     return { type: "attack", targetId: enemy.id };
                 } else {
-                    if (Math.abs(dx) + Math.abs(dy) === 1) {
-                        return { type: "move", dx, dy };
-                    }
+                    return { type: "move", dx: finalDx, dy: finalDy };
                 }
             }
         }