Per the Brink Compendium, the default controller configuration will be as follows ...

Default Xbox 360 controls:
RT = shoot
LT = aim
LB = sprint/SMART
RB = grenade
X = action/use (give ammo, give health, interact, etc.)
B = crouch
Y = switch weapons
A = jump
LS = buff self (give self ammo, health, etc.)
RS = melee
Up = Objective wheel
Left, Right, Down = class abilities

We know there will be several alternative pre-sets, and additionally that the controller configuration is *completely customizable* (thanks Splash Damage!). :spotted owl:
Clearly, we have not played Brink yet. After release we can talk about the configurations we *are* using. Before then we can talk about the configurations we *anticipate* using.

I primary play Battlefield games, with sprint = LS and crouch = RS. However, interviews have specifically said that having sprint/SMART = LS can make parkour moves more difficult (thumb dexterity is lost while holding down LS to sprint). I generally would like to use the default controls, but whenever I try to play a game with melee = RS I get myself killed trying to knife someone (usually across the map) when I am really trying to duck behind cover.

Today I thought of a configuration I might try: RS = crouch and LS = jump (using A and B for buff self and melee).
Conceptually, I *really* like having all movement-related activities under my thumbs. But I believe SP when they discourage having sprint/SMART = LS. By placing LS = jump, then both SMART-related controls (jump and crouch) will be under my thumbs (LS and RS, respectively). It remains to be seen whether that will work better/worse than having those activities attached to buttons (A, B). But on the surface, prior to playing the game, it seems like a possible to solution to my own control preferences.

u have no reload

ill just use the default, the dev's made it the default for a reason, its probably the best setup

Otter's Hybrid Halo/Default Customized Controls

RT = shoot (duh)
LT = sight (most FPS's do this, and Halo's right stick would be a poor choice in this case.)
RB = melee (better this than grenades I think. I would have preferred to have "buff allies" alone here but until I can see the actual options I'll put melee here for now.)
LB = sprint/SMART (perfect for me as a Reach addict.)
X = reload/action/buff allies (default knows best in this case.)
B = grenade (rarely used if at all.)
Y = switch weapons (duh)
A = jump (duh)
LS click = crouch (I'm used to Halo crouch-jumping, and adding sliding/slide-tackling augments this even further.)
RS click= buff self (a rarely-used button, I fully plan on using the buffs of others.)
D-pad Up = Objective wheel (default is best for this.)
D-pad Left, Right, Down = class abilities (default is best for this.)

Will also start with default. Didn′t play fps for a year, so I don′t have to rethink. But it′s cool that we can change if we don′t feel comfortable.

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All I did was swap A/B with LS/RS. I will still have everything else.

I'll probably keep most of it default. If a particular action feels uncomfortable or clunky, I'll change it. For example, many accept the A=jump on most games. On UT3 for 360, however, I didn't want to let go of the thumbstick to jump, so I remapped it so that RS(click) was the jump button. It felt much more fluid to me.

No PS3 controls? Wat?

My guess is that the PS3 control equivalents will be:
R1 = shoot
L1 = aim
L2 = sprint/SMART
R2 = grenade
Square = action/use (give ammo, give health, interact, etc.)
Circle = crouch
Triangle = switch weapons
X = jump
L3 = buff self (give self ammo, health, etc.)
R3 = melee
Up = Objective wheel
Left, Right, Down = class abilities

And if that's the case, those sound absolutely fine. A little different from what I'm used to from FPS/TPS games, but it ergonomically and logically accompanies abilities/SMART perfectly.

My custom PS3 controls:

R1 = Shoot
L1 = Aim
L2 = buff self (give self ammo, health, etc.)
R2 = grenade
Square = action/use (give ammo, give health, interact, etc.)
Circle = Crouch
Triangle = switch weapons
X = Jump
L3 = Sprint/SMART
R3 = Melee
Up =Objective wheel
Left, Right, Down = class abilities

WHERES RELOAD BUTTON ?!?!

My thoughts exactly, since you bring it up... I assume it will be Square as long as you don't have anything else available, like interactions. Might become a problem, like interact/scavenge weapon on BC2...

This is swapping B and RB from my OP, but I really like this idea. Particularly because then all ability-pip-consuming activities (buff others, buff self, throw grenades) would be mapped to *buttons* (X, A and B, respectively). Ability pips are precious, and this configuration would ensure that they would not be squandered accidentally. I like this a lot.




Sorry, no insult intended!
But the PS3 controls are not listed http://www.fragworld.org/frag/brink/the-fragworld-brink-compendium.html.

Although no reload is quoted in the Compendium/OP, it is safe to assume it is X on the Xbox and Square on the PS3 as they are with most other games. Please stop overreacting.

On second thought, I think I'll swap my controls around to:

R1 = shoot
L1 = aim
L2 = sprint/SMART
R2 = switch weapons
Square = action/use (give ammo, give health, interact, etc.)
Circle = grenade
Triangle = crouch
X = jump
L3 = buff self (give self ammo, health, etc.)
R3 = melee
Up = Objective wheel
Left, Right, Down = class abilities'

Might just see how that pans out.


I know, I checked there. The "wat" was more general than directed at you specifically. :sweat:


It's going to be a bit of a pain there, you have to admit. There's going to be times you're going to want to reload and wind up interacting with something, like in BC2 when you shoot a guy at an MCOM station and rather than disarm it, you just pick up his weapon...

By you're configuration I see you are a fellow Master Sprinter :toughninja: (see what I did there) out of curiosity what is your play style with Halo/Brink?

W - Forward
S - Backward
A - Left
D - Right
SB - Jump
R - Reload
F - Interact
G - Nade
RM - Aim
LM - Shoot
MMB - Melee
Scroll - Change gun
Shift - Sprint/Smart
Cntrl - Crouch

Pretty much.

Then you have to be aware enough of your surroundings to make sure you have no interactables nearby (including buff-able allies). The best way to make sure of this, I think, is to play like a bit of a pansy and dash away when you run low on ammo in either weapon. In the Get SMART video The Basics, the narrator reccomends moving more than shooting near the end. That's essentially what you'll have to do. Not ideal, I agree. But unless you can individually map "reload" away from your "action/buff allies" at the expense of another control (say, grenades or buffing yourself), there physically isn't enough room on a default controller for it all to be on separate buttons. So you just have to play smarter than the system, which will always be the case regardless of the game.

EDIT: It also could be that simply tapping X (a fraction of a second in length of time) will serve as reloading where holding X for a longer period of time (a second or so) will initiate the buffing/interaction process. Like reloading over a different weapon in Halo. You had to hold X for a much longer time (relatively speaking) to pick it up, whereas merely hitting it once will reload the weapon.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1182967-what-will-you-do-with-your-control-scheme/page__hl__controller+

Same.

I searched first, I really did!! :sadvaultboy:

http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/careerstats/weapons.aspx?player=SquirrellyOtter&vc=3 Pummel is my top weapon in Reach and I actively pursue Assassinations at every available opportunity; http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Commendations.aspx?player=SquirrellyOtter#multiplayer I die a lot for my trouble, but it's far more fun to be in the middle of the carnage than http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=12277384&player=SquirrellyOtter.

The search is weak with this one.

Just ask a mod to combine the two threads

thats what i would prefer

I'm not very understanding of what actions are tied to the same button, but this would be my desired configuration.

RT = Fire
LT = ADS
LB = SMART\Sprint
RB = Grenade\Molotov
X = Action\Reload\Buff
B = Crouch
Y = Switch Weapons
A = Buff Self
LS = Jump
RS = Melee
Up = Objective Wheel
Left, Right, Down = Class Abilities

same but where is the reload button? Hold sqaure for reload?

I answered this earlier.


It helps to read the whole topic, especially at this point when it is only two pages long.