Game preset
Automobilista 2: controller layout for Mac
Automobilista 2 does not need a controller-aware version of itself to be played from a controller on a Mac. InputConfig sends real keyboard and mouse events, so the game sees a keyboard and a mouse, and you hold the controller. This is the layout the app's Smart Preset Maker builds for it: Sim racing: steer, throttle, brake.
Get the preset in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Automobilista 2 and pick it. The layout below is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
- Press Activate. Every row can be changed afterwards: the editor's Scan button rebinds any control the moment you touch it.
The full button map
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | , | Left stick left steers left (comma) |
| Left stick right | . | Left stick right steers right (period) |
| Right trigger | A | Right trigger is the throttle (A) |
| Left trigger | Z | Left trigger is the brake (Z) |
| RB / R1 | Space | RB shifts up a gear (Space) |
| LB / L1 | Alt / Option (Left) | LB shifts down a gear (Left Alt) |
| A / Cross | S | A engages the starter motor (S) |
| B / Circle | L | B cycles the car light stages (L) |
| X / Square | Shift (Left), L | X flashes the high beams (Shift + L) |
| Y / Triangle | Ctrl (Left), L | Y toggles the rain lights (Ctrl + L) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Alt / Option (Left), L | L3 engages the pit limiter (Alt + L) |
| R3 (right stick click) | Shift (Left), I | R3 runs the ignition sequence (Shift + I) |
| Back / Share / Select | F | Back cycles the cockpit display pages (F) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Start pauses to the race menu (Esc) |
| D-pad left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | D-pad left glances left in the cockpit |
| D-pad right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | D-pad right glances right in the cockpit |
| D-pad up | F2 | D-pad up changes the camera view (F2) |
| D-pad down | F1 | D-pad down opens the HUD page (F1) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Right stick looks left around the cockpit |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 18) | Right stick looks right around the cockpit |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 18) | Right stick looks up around the cockpit |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 18) | Right stick looks down around the cockpit |
Button names follow the Xbox / PlayStation pair shown in the editor, so A / Cross is the bottom face button on either pad. On a Switch Pro Controller the bottom button is labelled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Tips
- Right trigger accelerates, left trigger brakes; left stick steers.
- Shoulders shift gears if you drive in manual; rebind to taste.
Make it yours
Nothing here is fixed. Rows can be re-scanned to a different control, given hold and double-tap actions, chords, turbo, macros, haptic or spoken feedback, and per-binding deadzones and sensitivity curves. The binding editor guide covers every option, and the controller map shows what each control is called.
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