Game preset

Mass Effect Legendary Edition: controller layout for Mac

Mass Effect Legendary Edition 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: Cover shooter RPG: aim, fire, power.

Get the preset in two clicks

  1. Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
  2. Search for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and pick it. The layout below is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
  3. 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

ControllerSendsWhat it does
Left stick upWMove forward (W)
Left stick downSMove back (S)
Left stick leftAMove left (A)
Left stick rightDMove right (D)
Right stick rightMouse motion right (speed 16)Aim right (mouse)
Right stick leftMouse motion left (speed 16)Aim left (mouse)
Right stick downMouse motion down (speed 16)Aim down (mouse)
Right stick upMouse motion up (speed 16)Aim up (mouse)
Right triggerLeft clickFire (Left Click)
Left triggerRight clickAim down sights (Right Click)
X / SquareRReload (R)
A / CrossSpaceCover / vault / roll (Space)
B / CircleCtrl (Left)Climb / vault (Ctrl)
L3 (left stick click)Shift (Left)Sprint (Shift)
LB / L1QSkill 1 (Q)
RB / R1ESkill 2 (E)
Y / Triangle4Signature weapon (4)
R3 (right stick click)VUse armor kit / consumable (V)
D-pad left1Primary weapon (1)
D-pad right2Secondary weapon (2)
D-pad down3Sidearm (3)
D-pad upGThrow grenade (G)
Start / OptionsEscapePause / 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

  • Hold left trigger to aim, right trigger fires.
  • Powers and squad commands sit on the face buttons and D-pad.

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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