Source/KingshearthLegacy/Interaction/InteractionComponent.cpp

@@ -164,11 +164,13 @@ void UInteractionComponent::TryEndInteract()
 	if (bContextMenuOpen)
 	{
 		ExecuteOption(HighlightedIndex);
+		RefreshFocusedOptions();
 		CloseContextMenu();
 	}
 	else if (!bHoldConsumed && CurrentOptions.Num() >= 1)
 	{
 		ExecuteOption(0);
+		RefreshFocusedOptions();
 	}
 
 	ClearCachedTarget();
@@ -181,8 +183,17 @@ void UInteractionComponent::CycleContextMenuOptions(float Direction)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const int32 Step = Direction > 0.0f ? 1 : -1;
+	// Scrolling up (positive Direction) moves the highlight toward the top of the list (index 0),
-	HighlightedIndex = (HighlightedIndex + Step + CurrentOptions.Num()) % CurrentOptions.Num();
+	// matching how the mouse wheel scrolls content elsewhere - hence the flipped sign here.
+	const int32 Step = Direction > 0.0f ? -1 : 1;
+	const int32 NewHighlightedIndex = FMath::Clamp(HighlightedIndex + Step, 0, CurrentOptions.Num() - 1);
+
+	if (NewHighlightedIndex == HighlightedIndex)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	HighlightedIndex = NewHighlightedIndex;
 	OnContextMenuHighlightChanged.Broadcast(HighlightedIndex);
 }
 
@@ -193,6 +204,7 @@ void UInteractionComponent::HandleHoldThresholdReached()
 	if (CurrentOptions.Num() == 2)
 	{
 		ExecuteOption(1);
+		RefreshFocusedOptions();
 		ClearCachedTarget();
 	}
 	else if (CurrentOptions.Num() >= 3)
@@ -225,6 +237,18 @@ void UInteractionComponent::ExecuteOption(int32 Index)
 	IInteractable::Execute_ExecuteInteraction(Target, GetOwner(), CurrentOptions[Index].ActionID);
 }
 
+void UInteractionComponent::RefreshFocusedOptions()
+{
+	AActor* Actor = FocusedActor.Get();
+	if (!Actor)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	FocusedOptions = IInteractable::Execute_GetInteractionOptions(Actor, GetOwner());
+	OnFocusedInteractableChanged.Broadcast(Actor, FocusedOptions);
+}
+
 void UInteractionComponent::ClearCachedTarget()
 {
 	CurrentTarget = nullptr;

Source/KingshearthLegacy/Interaction/InteractionComponent.h

@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ protected:
 	/** Executes CurrentOptions[Index] against CurrentTarget, if both are still valid. */
 	void ExecuteOption(int32 Index);
 
+	/**
+	 * Re-pulls GetInteractionOptions() for the still-focused actor and re-broadcasts
+	 * OnFocusedInteractableChanged. Call right after ExecuteOption - the interaction just run
+	 * may have changed what that same actor now offers (e.g. a chest that's now empty), and
+	 * UpdateFocus alone would never notice since it only re-pulls options when the focused
+	 * actor's identity changes, not when its offered options do. No-op if nothing is focused.
+	 */
+	void RefreshFocusedOptions();
+
 	void ClearCachedTarget();
 
 	/** Actor currently under the look trace and implementing IInteractable, updated every tick by UpdateFocus. */

Source/KingshearthLegacy/Interaction/InteractionTypes.h

@@ -37,4 +37,22 @@ struct FInteractionOption
 	 */
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Interaction")
 	FText PromptOverride;
+
+	/**
+	 * Optional per-option override for the Context Menu row's text color (both normal and
+	 * highlighted state use this same color, so the indication doesn't disappear on hover) -
+	 * e.g. red for an action you currently can't perform, gold for a special one. Overrides
+	 * UInteractionOptionEntryWidget's NormalTextColor/HighlightedTextColor for this option
+	 * only. Alpha 0 (the default) means "use the entry widget's own colors".
+	 */
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Interaction")
+	FLinearColor TextColorOverride = FLinearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+	/**
+	 * Optional per-option override for the Context Menu row's highlight tint - overrides
+	 * UInteractionOptionEntryWidget's HighlightColor for this option only. Alpha 0 (the
+	 * default) means "use the entry widget's own color".
+	 */
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Interaction")
+	FLinearColor HighlightColorOverride = FLinearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 };

Source/KingshearthLegacy/UI/InteractionOptionEntryWidget.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ void UInteractionOptionEntryWidget::NativeConstruct()
 {
 	Super::NativeConstruct();
 
+	// Capture Background's Designer-authored color before ApplyOptionVisuals ever runs, so
+	// "no override" can fall back to it later instead of an arbitrary hardcoded default.
+	if (UImage* BackgroundImage = Cast<UImage>(Background.Get()))
+	{
+		DefaultBackgroundColor = BackgroundImage->GetColorAndOpacity();
+	}
+	else if (UBorder* BackgroundBorder = Cast<UBorder>(Background.Get()))
+	{
+		DefaultBackgroundColor = BackgroundBorder->GetBrushColor();
+	}
+
 	// The ListView only calls NativeOnItemSelectionChanged when a row's selection state
 	// actually changes, so a freshly-spawned row that has never been (de)selected would
 	// otherwise keep whatever visibility Highlight has in the Designer - force it into
@@ -59,26 +70,47 @@ void UInteractionOptionEntryWidget::ApplyOptionVisuals()
 			Icon->SetVisibility(ESlateVisibility::Collapsed);
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (Background)
+	{
+		const FLinearColor ResolvedBackgroundColor = Option.HighlightColorOverride.A > 0.0f ? Option.HighlightColorOverride : DefaultBackgroundColor;
+
+		if (UImage* BackgroundImage = Cast<UImage>(Background.Get()))
+		{
+			BackgroundImage->SetColorAndOpacity(ResolvedBackgroundColor);
+		}
+		else if (UBorder* BackgroundBorder = Cast<UBorder>(Background.Get()))
+		{
+			BackgroundBorder->SetBrushColor(ResolvedBackgroundColor);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void UInteractionOptionEntryWidget::ApplyHighlightVisuals()
 {
+	// Alpha 0 (the struct default) means the option didn't request an override - fall back
+	// to this widget's own Style colors.
+	const FLinearColor ResolvedHighlightColor = Option.HighlightColorOverride.A > 0.0f ? Option.HighlightColorOverride : HighlightColor;
+	const FLinearColor ResolvedTextColor = Option.TextColorOverride.A > 0.0f
+		? Option.TextColorOverride
+		: (bHighlighted ? HighlightedTextColor : NormalTextColor);
+
 	if (Highlight)
 	{
 		Highlight->SetVisibility(bHighlighted ? ESlateVisibility::HitTestInvisible : ESlateVisibility::Hidden);
 
 		if (UImage* HighlightImage = Cast<UImage>(Highlight.Get()))
 		{
-			HighlightImage->SetColorAndOpacity(HighlightColor);
+			HighlightImage->SetColorAndOpacity(ResolvedHighlightColor);
 		}
 		else if (UBorder* HighlightBorder = Cast<UBorder>(Highlight.Get()))
 		{
-			HighlightBorder->SetBrushColor(HighlightColor);
+			HighlightBorder->SetBrushColor(ResolvedHighlightColor);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (InteractionText)
 	{
-		InteractionText->SetColorAndOpacity(bHighlighted ? HighlightedTextColor : NormalTextColor);
+		InteractionText->SetColorAndOpacity(ResolvedTextColor);
 	}
 }

Source/KingshearthLegacy/UI/InteractionOptionEntryWidget.h

@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ protected:
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, meta = (BindWidgetOptional = true))
 	TObjectPtr<UWidget> Highlight;
 
+	/**
+	 * Optional persistent row background - bind a Border or an Image named exactly
+	 * "Background" in the Designer. Unlike Highlight, this isn't gated on selection - it's
+	 * tinted with the option's HighlightColorOverride (from FInteractionOption) whenever one
+	 * is set, so a "can't do this" or "special" row stays visually marked regardless of
+	 * whether it's currently highlighted. Left at its Designer-authored appearance when the
+	 * option has no override.
+	 */
+	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, meta = (BindWidgetOptional = true))
+	TObjectPtr<UWidget> Background;
+
 	/** Tint applied to Highlight while this row is highlighted. */
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Interaction|Style")
 	FLinearColor HighlightColor = FLinearColor(1.0f, 0.85f, 0.3f, 1.0f);
@@ -78,4 +89,15 @@ protected:
 
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Interaction")
 	bool bHighlighted = false;
+
+private:
+
+	/**
+	 * Background's Designer-authored color, captured once in NativeConstruct before any
+	 * option is ever assigned. Rows are recycled by the ListView, so a row previously tinted
+	 * by one option's HighlightColorOverride needs an explicit color to fall back to when
+	 * reassigned to a different, unconfigured option - rather than just leaving whatever
+	 * tint the recycled widget last had.
+	 */
+	FLinearColor DefaultBackgroundColor = FLinearColor::White;
 };

Source/KingshearthLegacy/UI/InteractionPromptWidget.cpp

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void UInteractionPromptWidget::UpdatePromptVisibility()
 	FString Hint = TEXT("Press E");
 	if (LastFocusedOptions.Num() == 2)
 	{
-		Hint += TEXT("\nHold E for secondary interaction");
+		Hint += FString::Printf(TEXT("\nHold E for %s"), *LastFocusedOptions[1].DisplayName.ToString());
 	}
 	else if (LastFocusedOptions.Num() >= 3)
 	{