Game preset
Frostpunk 2: controller layout for Mac
Frostpunk 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: Society survival city builder.
Get the preset in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Frostpunk 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 preset can open the game for you when it activates: it launches steam://run/1601580 on activate, and confines and hides the pointer while it runs, so a stray mouse never leaves the window.
The full button map
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | A | Left stick left pans the camera west (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Left stick right pans the camera east (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Left stick up pans the camera north (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Left stick down pans the camera south (S) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 14) | Right stick moves the pointer left |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 14) | Right stick moves the pointer right |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 14) | Right stick moves the pointer up |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 14) | Right stick moves the pointer down |
| A / Cross | Left click | A selects and confirms placement (left click) |
| B / Circle | Right click | B cancels or backs out (right click) |
| X / Square | B | X opens District Construction (B) |
| Y / Triangle | N | Y opens Building Construction (N) |
| LB / L1 | H | LB opens Hubs Construction (H) |
| RB / R1 | Z | RB opens Trails Construction (Z) |
| Left trigger | Scroll up | Left trigger zooms the camera out |
| Right trigger | Scroll down | Right trigger zooms the camera in |
| L3 (left stick click) | R | L3 opens the Idea Tree (R) |
| R3 (right stick click) | C | R3 opens the Council (C) |
| D-pad up | 4 | D-pad up toggles the Heat and Fuel overlay (4) |
| D-pad down | 5 | D-pad down toggles the Materials overlay (5) |
| D-pad left | V | D-pad left opens the Frostland view (V) |
| D-pad right | 6 | D-pad right toggles the Food overlay (6) |
| Back / Share / Select | 1 | Back sets normal game speed (1) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Start opens the pause menu (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
- Frostpunk 2 has no native controller support, so this maps a pad onto its real keyboard and mouse defaults; pointer control lives on the right stick.
- Speed keys 1, 2 and 3 step the simulation; Back sets normal speed while Space fully pauses time.
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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