Adjust footstep volume, wheel reveal timing, and chat hotkey

client/public/version.js

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Maintainer-controlled web client version.
 // Format: YYYY.MM.DD Rn (example: 2026.02.20 R2)
-window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.21 R70";
+window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.21 R71";

client/src/main.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const SYSTEM_SOUND_URLS = {
   notify: withBase('sounds/notify.ogg'),
 } as const;
 const FOOTSTEP_SOUND_URLS = Array.from({ length: 11 }, (_, index) => withBase(`sounds/step-${index + 1}.ogg`));
+const FOOTSTEP_GAIN = 0.7;
 const WALL_SOUND_URL = withBase('sounds/wall.ogg');
 
 const state = createInitialState();
@@ -805,7 +806,7 @@ function handleMovement(): void {
   state.player.y = nextY;
   persistPlayerPosition();
   state.player.lastMoveTime = now;
-  void audio.playSample(randomFootstepUrl(), 1);
+  void audio.playSample(randomFootstepUrl(), FOOTSTEP_GAIN);
   signaling.send({ type: 'update_position', x: nextX, y: nextY });
 
   const namesOnTile = getPeerNamesAtPosition(nextX, nextY);
@@ -1049,7 +1050,11 @@ async function onMessage(message: IncomingMessage): Promise<void> {
       }
       peerManager.setPeerPosition(message.id, message.x, message.y);
       if (peer) {
-        void audio.playSpatialSample(randomFootstepUrl(), { x: peer.x - state.player.x, y: peer.y - state.player.y }, 1);
+        void audio.playSpatialSample(
+          randomFootstepUrl(),
+          { x: peer.x - state.player.x, y: peer.y - state.player.y },
+          FOOTSTEP_GAIN,
+        );
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -1433,7 +1438,7 @@ function handleNormalModeInput(code: string, shiftKey: boolean): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (code === 'Quote') {
+  if (code === 'Slash' && !shiftKey) {
     state.mode = 'chat';
     state.nicknameInput = '';
     state.cursorPos = 0;

server/app/server.py

@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ class SignalingServer:
         )
         await self._send(client.websocket, packet)
 
+    async def _broadcast_wheel_result_after_delay(self, message: str, delay_seconds: float = 3.0) -> None:
+        await asyncio.sleep(delay_seconds)
+        await self._broadcast(BroadcastChatMessagePacket(type="chat_message", message=message, system=True))
+
     async def _handle_message(self, client: ClientConnection, raw_message: str) -> None:
         try:
             payload = json.loads(raw_message)
@@ -418,6 +422,7 @@ class SignalingServer:
                     f"{client.nickname} rolled {item.title}: {', '.join(str(value) for value in rolls)} (total {total})."
                 )
                 self_message = f"You rolled {item.title}: {', '.join(str(value) for value in rolls)} (total {total})."
+                delayed_wheel_result: str | None = None
             else:
                 spaces_raw = item.params.get("spaces", "")
                 if isinstance(spaces_raw, str):
@@ -436,8 +441,9 @@ class SignalingServer:
                     )
                     return
                 landed = random.choice(spaces)
-                others_message = f"{client.nickname} spins {item.title} and it lands on {landed}."
+                others_message = f"{client.nickname} spins {item.title}."
                 self_message = others_message
+                delayed_wheel_result = str(landed)
             await self._broadcast(
                 BroadcastChatMessagePacket(type="chat_message", message=others_message, system=True),
                 exclude=client.websocket,
@@ -453,6 +459,8 @@ class SignalingServer:
                     )
                 )
             await self._send_item_result(client, True, "use", self_message, item.id)
+            if delayed_wheel_result is not None:
+                asyncio.create_task(self._broadcast_wheel_result_after_delay(delayed_wheel_result))
             return
 
         if isinstance(packet, ItemUpdatePacket):