Game preset

Total War: Three Kingdoms: controller layout for Mac

Total War: Three Kingdoms 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: Strategy: command, maneuver, fight.

Get the preset in two clicks

  1. Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
  2. Search for Total War: Three Kingdoms 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 leftMouse motion left (speed 18)Left stick left: move cursor left
Left stick rightMouse motion right (speed 18)Left stick right: move cursor right
Left stick upMouse motion up (speed 18)Left stick up: move cursor up
Left stick downMouse motion down (speed 18)Left stick down: move cursor down
Right stick leftLeftRight stick left: pan camera left (arrow Left)
Right stick rightRightRight stick right: pan camera right (arrow Right)
Right stick upUpRight stick up: pan camera forward (arrow Up)
Right stick downDownRight stick down: pan camera back (arrow Down)
RB / R1Left clickRB: left click (select / confirm)
LB / L1Right clickLB: right click (move / attack)
Right triggerScroll upRight trigger: zoom in (scroll up)
Left triggerScroll downLeft trigger: zoom out (scroll down)
A / CrossSpaceA: pause / unpause battle (Space)
B / CircleBackspaceB: halt selected units (Backspace)
X / SquareRX: run / toggle running (R)
Y / TriangleGY: group selected units (G)
Start / OptionsReturnStart: end turn (Enter)
Back / Share / SelectEscapeBack: cancel / open menu (Esc)
D-pad up1D-pad up: select army group 1 (1)
D-pad down2D-pad down: select army group 2 (2)
L3 (left stick click)Ctrl (Left), AL3: select all units (Ctrl+A)

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

  • Left stick moves the pointer; right stick pans the camera.
  • Triggers select and issue orders; rebind to taste.

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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