Your Controller, Mouse, & Keyboard Configurations Options

[Renee]

Thought it'd be fun to share our controller configurations, since three of us have been discussing. Those who wish to post their keyboard/mouse layouts can do so as well. I shall start.

This first setup is for "Variable Movement". I have another set specific for "2-speed", which I'll post below later. In order to get variable character movement, I must make sure the controller is ON before starting the game.

Controller Type: Xbox 360 wireless

Xpadder Set 1

A = corresponds to Return and Left Mouse on a keyboard. So this is weapons, but A also selects menu choices.

B = This button is dedicated to selecting Xpadder Set 2 (see below). So, if I press + hold B, I'm able to press some other buttons/bumpers/triggers which perform an expanded set of functions.

X = Jump. I always configure X for Jump in Bethesda games.

Y = Draw or Sheathe Weapon

Start = Options Menu (Save, Load, etc.)

Back = Rest

Left Stick = Arrows (up, down, left, right) Heh, I thought I used WASD.
Right Stick = Character Look Around. I've got this set to Mouse - Normal thru Xpadder.

Left Bumper = Block. I have Rumble set 50% for Block, so the controller vibrates when this gets held!

Right Bumper = Sneak

Left Trigger = Grab (I think). This trigger also opens up Set 3 (see below) for changing menus.
Right Trigger = Cast Spell

Left Analog Stick (push) = Activate
Right Analog Stick (push) = Change View

D-pad = hotkeys 1 thru 8, similar to how it's done on consoles.

I also have Hotkey Pro, but I haven't configured it yet as I'm still rebuilding my game.


Xpadder Set 2 (this set of buttons, triggers, bumpers is available while holding B.

B + A = Mouse Wheel up. (zooms the camera out)
B + Y = Mouse Wheel down (zooms the camera in)

Hmm, I might change those somehow. But I like zooming the camera with these buttons because I can walk my character while also zooming in or out.

B + X = Not used
B + Start = Not used
B + Back =Not used

B + Left Stick = Not used
B + Right Stick = Not used

B + Left Bumper = Quicksave
B + Right Bumper = I'm not sure what this does, but it's configured to the letter P on the keyboard. Hmm.

B + Left Trigger = Menus
B + Right Trigger = Not used

B + Left Analog Stick (push) = corresponds to Ctrl Left, but I forget what I use this for. Probably for a specific mod.
B + Right Analog Stick (push) = Not used

B + D-pad = Arrows. While holding B and pressing the D-pad this is how I navigate menus. I can also hold B and use the left stick up/down for menu scrolling.


Xpadder Set 3

If I hold the Left Trigger while in a menu, I can use the Left Analog mushroom to move between Character, Items, Spell, and Map/Quest menus. And then as stated directly above, I use B+D-pad (or B+left stick) to move within those individual menus.

This sounds complicated and clunky, but I'm so used to menu-surfing without a mouse in this way. 🎮


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This is my "2-speed" layout. The left analog stick no longer has variable movement if I use this. In order for me to get 2 speeds, the controller must be OFF before starting the game.

Really, everything is the same as the Variable Movement layout in the above post, except some Set 2 selections are different.

B + Right Bumper = Autowalk (corresponds to Tab on a keyboard).

B + Left Analog = Camera zoom, up for zoom out / down for zoom in.

B + Y = right mouse button. I need this for mods like Horse Commands, which I've got configured so that clicking on a horse with the right mouse (B+Y) opens an inventory menu. 🐎

Left Trigger = switches between Walk and Run.

There are some other buttons/triggers/bumpers set in Xpadder's Set 2, but I can't remember what they're for!

This post has been edited by Renee: Oct 16 2024, 03:24 PM

[Renee]

Lena: Wow, look at that! Really detailed!! Feel like I could learn a thing or two.

mirocu: just post your keyboard / mouse configurations. Do you prefer WASD or arrows? That sort of thing.

It's just interesting to see how we all do things different.

[mirocu]

mirocu: just post your keyboard / mouse configurations. Do you prefer WASD or arrows? That sort of thing.

I've always used the arrow keys. I don't like WASD because they are not directly square to each other but slightly disaligned. I also find it much easier to find additional keys by feel when using the arrow keys.


Also; I've always thought that the NES and XBOX 360 controllers are the best

[Renee]

Also; I've always thought that the NES and XBOX 360 controllers are the best

That's right, you do have some early consoles. You ever played Faxanadu on original Nintendo?

Acadian's wife got a console (a PS4, I think) and I was teaching her (thru him) how controllers work. And I realized that for a pure PC gamer, controllers can be difficult to get used to. I'm only good with them because I've been gaming since the early 80s. There was a progression there:

Atari 2600 only had ONE button and ONE joystick.

Nintendo bumped this up to two buttons and a directional pad, along with two inner auxiliary buttons.

A roommate had a Sega during my 20s (1990s), which had a more complex controller.

Playstation introduced 4 bumpers (upper and lower) along with the d-pad, the two auxiliary buttons and extra buttons on the right.

The dual-shock added two joysticks. Variable movement from joysticks. The two lower bumpers became triggers. Pretty sure original Xbox also had all of this, although I never owned an original Xbox myself.

PS3/Xbox 360, the joysticks are now also buttons.

My point is there was a progression over the years. Those of us who evolved through the progression have gotten used to each new feature one at a time. Acadian's wife had to learn all of this at once!

This post has been edited by Renee: Sep 24 2024, 05:00 PM