Game preset
Dave the Diver: controller layout for Mac
Dave the Diver 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: Diving and sushi sim.
Get the preset in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Dave the Diver 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 | A | Swim / walk left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Swim / walk right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Swim up (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Swim down (S) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 20) | Aim harpoon right (mouse) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 20) | Aim harpoon left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Aim harpoon down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Aim harpoon up |
| Left trigger | Right click | Left trigger: aim harpoon (hold right click) |
| Right trigger | Left click | Right trigger: fire harpoon / attack (left click) |
| A / Cross | Space | A/Cross: Dash / action (Space) |
| X / Square | E | X/Square: Interact / gather (E) |
| B / Circle | Q | B/Circle: Disassemble / interact (Q) |
| LB / L1 | 1 | LB/L1: Quick slot 1 |
| RB / R1 | 2 | RB/R1: Quick slot 2 |
| D-pad up | 1 | D-pad Up: Weapon / gadget slot 1 |
| D-pad right | 2 | D-pad Right: Weapon / gadget slot 2 |
| D-pad down | 3 | D-pad Down: Weapon / gadget slot 3 |
| D-pad left | 4 | D-pad Left: Weapon / gadget slot 4 |
| Back / Share / Select | C | Back/Share: Skip cutscene (C) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Start/Options: Smartphone / status (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 labelled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Tips
- Hold the left trigger to aim the harpoon with the right stick, then squeeze the right trigger to fire at fish.
- Tap A to dash through the water, dodging jellyfish and sharks or closing on a fleeing catch.
- The number-row quick slots (D-pad and shoulders) swap your secondary weapons and gadgets mid-dive.
- Watch your oxygen meter. Surface before it empties or you'll drop part of your haul.
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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