Avowed on a Mac with a controller
The Avowed layout is built into InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
On a Mac: No Mac version. Xbox Cloud Gaming streams it to a Mac browser, and a Windows PC you own can stream it too. Both normally pass a controller to the game's own scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, Avowed plays on a Mac with a controller, through Xbox Cloud Gaming in a browser or a stream from a Windows PC. Both normally pass your pad to the game. This layout is for a stream that does not, and the triggers are your two hands: wand or sword on the right, spell or shield on the left.
On this page: 8 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D. The right stick moves the mouse at speed 18 across and 12 up and down.
- Two hands. The right trigger is the right hand (left click), the left trigger the left hand (right click).
- Face buttons. Jump on the bottom (Space), sneak on the right (Ctrl), the left button sends R, activate on the top (E).
- Shoulders and sprint. The left bumper sends Q and the right T. Sprint on the left stick click (Shift).
- D-pad and menus. M, J, I and P on D-pad up, down, left and right. Tab on Back, Escape on Start.
It is the Skyrim layout, the closest thing to Avowed, and the row notes keep Skyrim's names: sheathe, Favorites, Wait, Magic. Check R, Q, T and P against Avowed's controls menu and change any that differ. The triggers are your two hands, so the fight itself works from the first minute.
Tune it
- Abilities. Put the ability keys on chord rows on the face buttons, held with a spare button.
- Dodge. The right stick click is empty. Put Avowed's dodge key there.
- Camera. Pointer speed on the preset's page scales all four camera rows together.
Abilities are the one thing to add, and a chord gives them room.
If the game sees the pad
Steam lists full controller support for Avowed, and on a Mac, where it is a stream, the pad passed through is the simplest way to play. Try that first with the preset off. Press Activate only if the stream ignores the pad, and Deactivate if one press does two things.
In the cloud, the controller passed through comes first.
If your controller is not working in Avowed
When Avowed does not react to your controller on a Mac, climb this ladder, smallest step first:
- Check that the Mac sees the controller. Open the gamepad tester and press a button. If nothing lights up there, the problem is the connection, and a controller that is connected but not working covers that first.
- Press a button after the stream has started. A stream only picks up a controller that is paired with the Mac, and a browser shows a controller to a page only after a button press. Start Avowed, then press any button. Streaming from your own PC has its own checks, in how to stream PC games to a Mac with a controller.
- Play it from keys. If Avowed still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Avowed already reads. Turn the game's own controller option off while it runs, or a press can arrive twice. The layout works whether or not Avowed ever sees the controller.
Get it in two clicks
- Get InputConfig free on the Mac App Store, open it, and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Avowed and pick it. The layout 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.
To check the controller itself first, the gamepad tester shows every button and stick live in your browser.
Avowed controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Avowed's default keyboard and mouse controls, as this layout expects them. If you changed a key in the game's settings, change the same row in InputConfig.
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | A | Strafe left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Strafe right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move back (S) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 18) | Look right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Look left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 12) | Look down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 12) | Look up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Right hand / attack |
| Left trigger | Right click | Left hand / block |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Sneak (Ctrl) |
| X / Square | R | Ready / sheathe (R) |
| Y / Triangle | E | Activate (E) |
| LB / L1 | Q | Favorites (Q) |
| RB / R1 | T | Wait (T) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| D-pad up | M | Map (M) |
| D-pad down | J | Journal (J) |
| D-pad left | I | Inventory (I) |
| D-pad right | P | Magic (P) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Menu (Tab) |
| Start / Options | Escape | System (Esc) |
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 labeled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Questions
Does Avowed run on a Mac?
Avowed does not run natively on a Mac. Xbox Cloud Gaming streams it to a Mac browser, and a Windows PC you own can stream it too. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Is Avowed better on controller or keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support, and on a Mac, where Avowed is a stream, a controller is the simplest way to play it. This layout is for a pad the stream does not see.
Why is my controller not working in Avowed on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Avowed still ignores it, activate the Avowed layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Avowed on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Avowed runs on the other end, on a cloud service or your own PC, so the Mac only plays the video and sends your input. An M1 MacBook Air streams it like any other Mac.
Does Avowed run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested Avowed in CrossOver. CodeWeavers keeps a compatibility list where players report how each Windows game runs. If it runs and the controller is not seen, this layout plays it from the keys and mouse.
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