--Step five: Configuring multiple keysets so that your triggers and other buttons function like the action pallet shift. Want to have the classic controls, but access to all ten of your keyboard shortcuts? As well as chat shortcuts, so you never have to reach for the keyboard unless completely necessary? We'll get into that here.
I'm personally a big fan of using the D pad for techs. In game, I leave all of my most used things on the initial six parts of the pallet, including all of my attacks. But I want my D pad for my chat shortcuts too! What's the solution? To artificially create our own trigger modifiers similar to the one the game uses already. Note: I know it may seem tempting to try and bind all the keyboard control keys to controller buttons, but do NOT do that. The way the controller navigates the menus is completely different from how you do it with the keyboard, and will make the controls extremely cumbersome. If there is a way to unbind single controller keys such as the action pallet buttons such as a specific .ini file edit, please let me know. Let's start with the left trigger. I want to access my buffs and healing spells by holding the left trigger. Right click the left trigger, and select Set Selector > Set 2 > When Held. Now, on the bottom right corner, click on the big 2 to go to keyset 2. You'll see there's a little number on the left trigger now, indicating that it will go back to set 1 when released. Map the keys you would like to set your shortcuts to for while you are holding down the left trigger. You should end up with something like this. And while holding the left trigger: Why didn't I just map them straight to the D pad, you ask? Because just like in the console counterparts, I want my D pad to be for quick access to chat shortcuts. That about sums up how to properly configure everything. From here, repeat the final step for each artificial "pallet shift" to map all of your shortcuts, as well as any other keys you'd like as you get a better grasp on how the set-swapping works! Your end result should look something like this, if you play like I do. --Final step: Failsafes Sometimes, you accidentally hit two of your modifiers and now you're stuck in set 2, 3, or 4. Pick a key that you don't use often. Make it your "panic button." I personally prefer to use the left bumper for this, as you're ALWAYS pressing this key to adjust the camera. If you do this, you'll never find yourself getting screwed over. If you ever DO get stuck in a bad configuration, it'll have fixed itself before you ever notice. Go to ALL OF YOUR KEYSETS, AND MAP YOUR CAMERA KEY TO SET SELECTOR > SELECT SET 1 > ONE WAY. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ That just about sums everything up~ If you have any criticisms or require any clarification, please feel free to let me know or ask! If anyone would like to expand on this guide for other gamepads, by all means, do! I hope this helps some of you get the most out of Xpadder, and I especially hope I taught some of you tricks you didn't know. I for one am writing this guide because the set-changing is new to me as of last month, and allows me to toggle my gamepad between media center mode and gameplay mode with relative ease, without ever having to get up and configure something manually. Enjoy. <3