Racing Game preset
This preset ships inside 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.
This is a two-handed driving layout for games that steer from the keyboard, with left and right on the stick, throttle and brake on the analog triggers so pressure matters, and the extras on the face buttons. For driving from a single joystick, see one-stick driving.
Left stick steers, RT accelerate, LT brake, face buttons handbrake/shift
Where it is in the app
It ships inside InputConfig: open the sidebar and look in its folder, or search for it. Activate it, or press Edit to see every row. It is also here as a file, identical apart from being inactive and ungrouped, for anyone who deleted theirs or wants it on another Mac.
Every binding
| Input | Sends | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | A | Steer left (A) | |
| Left stick right | D | Steer right (D) | |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Look left | |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Look right | |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 12) | Look up | |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 12) | Look down | |
| Left trigger | S | Brake (S) | |
| Right trigger | W | Throttle (W) | |
| A / Cross | Space | Handbrake (Space) | |
| B / Circle | Shift | Shift up (Shift) | |
| X / Square | E | Camera or look back (E, varies by game) | |
| Y / Triangle | R | Reset car (R) | |
| LB / L1 | Q | Q (varies by game) | |
| RB / R1 | F | F (varies by game) | |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Standings or map (Tab, varies by game) | |
| Start / Options | Escape | Menu (Escape) |
16 rows. Button names are the Xbox / PlayStation pair the editor shows; a Switch Pro Controller fires by position. Options are the row settings that differ from the defaults.
Notes
- Partial throttle. An analog trigger bound to a key pulses the key in proportion to the pull, which most games read as partial throttle.
- Analog keyboard options. If a game has one, turn it off so the pulses arrive as plain key presses.
- One hand. The one-stick driving guide is the alternative when only one stick is reachable.
Pressure on the triggers matters here, so squeeze rather than press.
Download
- Racing Game presetSteer with stick, gas and brake on triggers 9 KB
To add a downloaded preset: drop the file on InputConfig's Dock icon, or click the … button next to any preset in the sidebar, choose Import Preset File, and pick the file. It lands in the sidebar, ready to activate or edit. Any launch target inside a preset file is cleared on import; add one yourself in the editor if you want it.
Related
Completely free. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon. Open source on GitHub.
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