Fix controller support for "Mass Effect"

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Mass Effect

Pre-built Configurations for:
Xbox 360 Controller
Xbox Controller-S
PlayStation/PS2 Controller
& other similiar devices

Basic Commands
Combat > Change Zoom Level
Combat > Draw/Holster Weapon
Combat > Fire Weapon
Combat > First Aid
Combat > Next Weapon
Combat > Previous Weapon
Combat > Storm/Turret Zoom
Combat > Use/Interact
Combat > Zoom/Vehicle Cannon
Hidden > Move Speed (custom)
Hidden > Tactics HUD/Thrusters (custom)
Misc/Other > Codex
Misc/Other > Equipment
Misc/Other > Goto Normandy
Misc/Other > Journal
Misc/Other > Map
Misc/Other > Mission Computer
Misc/Other > Quick Save
Misc/Other > Squad
Misc/Other > Tactics HUD/Thrusters
Movement > Crouch
Movement > Move Backward
Movement > Move Forward
Movement > Move Left
Movement > Move Right
Movement > Move Speed (toggle)
Orders > Order Attack
Orders > Order Hold
Orders > Order Move
Orders > Order Rally
Powers > Quick Slot 1
Powers > Quick Slot 2
Powers > Quick Slot 3
Powers > Quick Slot 4
Powers > Quick Slot 5
Powers > Quick Slot 6
Powers > Quick Slot 7
Powers > Quick Slot 8
Powers > Toggle Quick Slots
Weapon Select > Assault Rifle
Weapon Select > Grenade
Weapon Select > Pistol
Weapon Select > Shotgun
Weapon Select > Sniper Rifle

Double Commands
First Aid/Goto Normandy
Weapon Holster/Quick Slots (hold)

Joystick Commands
Movement (advanced)
Movement (basic)

Here is a profile for Mass Effect created for the Xbox 360 controller and most other similar Game pads


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The navigation control, Mapped to the left analog button, has the potential to become out of sync
with the game. The effect of this would be the run and walk would become reversed. I have carefully
Positioned the interface so that this feature will remain stable. For instance, the tactics HUD can
cause the Navigation to get out of sync if you press it while moving forward. To discourage this, I
have put the tactics HUD on the back button so you will be encouraged to take your thumb of the analog
stick in order to press it. I have not been able to purposely make the control get out of sync but
it did happen one time during the course of making this profile when the game glitched on me, so it
could happen. if it does get out of sync simply press the Z keyboard Key to fix it.

I have modified the Vehicle Thrusters command so that when pressed it will help keep your vehicle's
forward momentum. This was done because the positioning of the vehicle Thrusters command requires you
to take your thumb off the analog stick that controls vehicle Navigation,causing you to slow down.

I have Mapped the toggle quick slots command to the X button to simplify the usage of the quick slots
but to use them you still have to press the keyboard keys designated for the individual quick slots.
These commands don't appear to be necessary to play the game and It just wasn't very practical to try
and include them in the profile at this point.
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Have Fun :)

First of all, this is my first profile. I've just usually found good ones on here and used them but I've just got Mass Effect and tried nikko892009's profile but being a ME player on the 360 wasn't entirely happy with it. So thanks to nikko892009 and I apologise if you have a problem with me using it(?).

Anyway, I've mapped out a profile with mimicks the 360 controller and thought I may aswell share it for those looking for a more console type experience.

Here are the controls....

ON FOOT

A BUTTON - Interact
B BUTTON - Cancel/Holster Weapon
X BUTTON - Unused
Y BUTTON - First Aid
LB - Previous Weapon/Hold for Tactics HUD
RB - Next Weapon/Hold for Tactics HUD
BACK - Throw/Detonate Grenade
START - Mission Computer (Menu)
Left THUMBSTICK - Move
LEFT THUMBSTICK BUTTON - Crouch
Right THUMBSTICK - Move Camera
RIGHT THUMBSTICK BUTTON - Sprint/Storm
RIGHT TRIGGER - Fire Weapon
LEFT TRIGGER - Zoom

TEAM COMMANDS

UP - Move
DOWN - Take Cover
RIGHT - Target/Attack
LEFT - Rally

MAKO CONTROLS

A BUTTON - ENTER Vehicle
B BUTTON - Exit Vehicle
X BUTTON - Return to Normandy
Y BUTTON - Repair Vehicle
RIGHT TRIGGER - Fire Machine Gun
LEFT TRIGGER - Fire Cannon
LEFT THUMBSTICK - Move
RIGHT THUMBSTICK - Camera
RIGHT THUMBSTICK BUTTON - Cannon Zoom

Don't think I've missed any out. It's not 100% like the 360 but pretty close.

I also haven't tried the controls in the Mako yet but should work fine. In the Tactics HUD, you will have to use the mouse to select what power/weapon you want to use - it's a bit of a pain but easy enough to use (plus the game pauses anyway).

If you use it an have any problems, then post here and I will try to change it.

Genre: Action Role playing
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare
Release Date: March 06, 2012
Homepage
Game Review

Profile for Mass Effect 3

Made for Nosar and Mystieus.

I have created 2 profiles for this game (see note below)...
Alternative/Simple profile - http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/forum/showthread.php?26558
Original/Complex profile - http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/forum/showthread.php?26558


Special Note: OK guys I did another profile for Mass Effect 3 but less complicated, only one Shift Mode. I see most of you prefer the quick slot assigned to the A, B, X, Y, buttons so I decided to do it your way. I've practically done over the whole profile so feel free to use and modify. I've practically done over the whole profile so feel free to use and modify, both links are above. Some of the key features I added to the new alternate profile are sniper assist to get a better aim to hit your target and also adjusted the sensitivity to both analog sticks.

For those who do not know, this game don't have Shepherd to Jump but he can make more like a hop or small leap or mini jump if I can call it that, so tapping the right shoulder button will make him do those things. Also you can use the same right shoulder button to prolong your life when its needed i.e. for the new profile I made. The original profile you'd have to use the A button to get the same feature.

Tap to Reload and hold to go into Shift Mode. I also added the arrow keys for menu navigation on the D-Pad by Shantd recommendation.


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There are two versions to choose from. See next post, for next version, with thumbnail.
Both are class Alpha. "I like the second version better"

Varies a bit from the standard. For a more natural feel.
(See thumbnail for more details)

Sprint, use, storm, cover, next/prev weapon, hud, etc, are all at your fingertips.
LB is the modifier Shift key.

Coalesced file attached, adjusts fov's on the numpad.
0-10 all do different fov's. 0 is extremely close up.
Use 9 for farthest fov and 1 for cinematic fov.
You may have to hit your "zoom" button, when not in combat mode, to activate this.

Save your original before you put this in there.
Place the "EXTRACTED" (Coalesced.rar) file in:
/program filesx86/Origin games/Mass effect 3/Bio game/Cooked PC console

Thanks: I used one of you guys profiles here as a base for this.
So thank you guys for the that. Saved me the trouble of creating the base keys.

Thanks also to the maker of this coalesced.
I have made my own before and could of made this, but he saved us the trouble this time. :)

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2584112

Enjoy. :)

This is my first profile upload, so please bare with me if there are any snags along the way.
I began playing Mass Effect 3 with Errol's profile which I found intriguing, but a bit overly complicated. I decided to alter his original setup and set the controls up as close to the console version's controls as possible, but with the added bonus of shift buttons for easy access to all of your powers.

Please let me know if there are any issues. Please see the linked controller mapping for reference (Yellow text indicated functions when in Shifted Mode):



* (3/13/12: Made a slight update. You can now melee by pressing the right stick in while in shift mode. This should allow you to do running melees) *This had no real affect, but left it in.
* (3/16/12: Replaced Shift Mode Back function, removing Text Chat in favor of activating the Origin Overlay. This seemed like a more convenient command.)
* (3/21/12: Quick Slot 3 can now be activated by tapping Y. To toggle the command hud simply hold Y. The Quick Slot buttons have changed positions on the Y, B, A, and X buttons to keep the ordering clockwise.)

This is yet another ME3 profile based on my ME2 profile. I've been testing it all day, comparing it with Errol & JCKarlo's profiles to use the best of their ideas. With my profiles the goal is to try to get as close to the console versions as practical. I have the ps3 version of the game, so I have been comparing this profile against that version to capture the feel as closely as possible. However, ME3 was designed with the PC in mind and utilizes a totally different Command HUD, along with quickslots, so my profile was designed with all this in mind.

Important Notes

- I've decided to use RB for the Command HUD, which is sticky. I prefer to leave A for sprint, and X for reload, and LB is used for the shift key. It feels quite fluid. When you hit RB, the mouse pointer will drop down to where your powers are. Keep in mind, this will change somewhat based on your screen resolution. If you don't like where the mouse pointer ends up, you can modify that in PGP.

- Camera Panning speed matches the ps3 version exactly.

- While in the Command HUD, right stick controls the mouse pointer. To pan the camera, hold down the left trigger while the hud is up.

- This profile has full rumble support

- I've enabled the D-Pad to navigate while you're in the pause menu, in addition to the mouse pointer via right stick.

- On the ps3, Y enables your 1st quickslot power. Therefore I've done the same. Whichever your main power is (ie cloak for an infiltrator), assign it to quickslot 1 in-game. Aside from quickslot 1, every other quickslot is on a shifted face button or D-pad.

- During the game, every now and then an eyeball prompt will show up on the screen, indicating you should be looking at something. When this prompt comes up, hold down Y to view it. I saw this as a better solution than leaving it on Back, so you could walk and view at the same time.

- Walk is enabled, move the left stick slightly and you'll walk slowly.

*You can click on the thumbnail for a quick look at the layout, though I've detailed the layout with explanations below.


LAYOUT


Face Buttons (A, X, Y, B)

A = SPRINT - Use/Cover/Storm

X = Reload (tap), Swap Weapon (hold)

Y = Quickslot 1 (tap), Contextual View (hold)

B = Melee


D-Pad

The D-pad covers squad orders. It also works to navigate while you're in the pause menu.

DOWN = Order Rally (Form Up Squadmates)
LEFT = Squadmate 1 Order Move/Attack
RIGHT = Squadmate 2 Order Move/Attack
UP = Order Attack


Quickslots

- On all my profiles, I assign quick slots going clockwise, beginning with the bottom key (A for the face buttons, Down on the D-pad). They're also assigned to shifted keys. But remember, quickslot 1 is assigned to Y so in this case, we begin with quickslot 2 on Shift/A.

Shift/A - Quickslot 2
Shift/X - Quickslot 3
Shift/Y - Quickslot 4
Shift/B - Quickslot 5
Shift/D-pad Down - Quickslot 6
Shift/D-pad Left - Quickslot 7
Shift/D-pad Up - Quickslot 8


Other Commands

Shift Key - LB

Next Weapon - Shift/RB

Center Command HUD Pointer - Right Thumbstick (Useful while the Command HUD is up).

Navigation - Back Button (tap)
Pause Menu - Start Button (tap)

Quickload - Back Button (hold)
Quicksave - Start Button (hold)

Cover Turn - Left Thumbstick

Contextual View - Hold Y

Voice Chat - Shift/Back Button
Text Chat - Shift/Start Button

Exit Atlas - Hold X
Exit Gun Mount - Hold X


Vehicle Controls

*Should be the same as ME2, I'm not far enoug in-game to test these yet though so if you have issues, let me know.


This oughta cover it. You should still look over the imageguide to cover any commands I may not have mentioned. It's not exactly like the console but it's close, and I tried to keep all the non-console stuff as logical as possible. Enjoy!

Hi guys,
Barry Dingle is back with a new Mass Effect 3 profile. Since Bioware has made the controls and HUD layout so different from the console versions, I made this version especially tailored to the PC version rather than trying to copy console controls. I think that the result is actually better than the console versions in almost every way. I think that this layout allows

My thoughts on the design were:
A) To have RB as run/cover/use. I know some people like to use A, but using A prohibits the ability to run and look at the same time so I prefer RB. The ability to control the camera while running is especially important for the many platforming and combat parts of this game.
B) Have all face buttons ABXY used for special abilities. This makes the game fast and deep as you have to learn combos to handle different types of enemies without having to pause the action.
D) Use Dpad buttons to control your quad (left and right buttons), select weapons (up and down buttons), Navigate (hold up), and exit Atlas or turrets (hold down)
C) Include all new commands such as cover turn (click and hold left thumbstick), voice chat (back button), and heavy melee (hold right thumbstick)

Few Quick Notes:

Reload is click left thumbstick. I know a lot of people like to use X, but for this game I wanted to reserve face buttons exclusively for special powers and right thumbstick for stabbing people since Shepherd is right handed, and clicking the left thumbstick to reload actually feels good in my opinion.

Clicking the right thumbstick is used for melee and holding right thumbstick delivers a heavy melee with the sword. I wasn't sure if that button would work well, but it turns out that it does. It really feels like you are stabbing a guy when you run toward somebody holding the right thumbstick down while the controller shakes and Shepard delivers a lethal blow. You could not perform this action very smoothly if you used A to run.

One more new feature is called cover turn, this allows you to sneak around corners. To accomplish this, simply press and hold the left thumbstick while you are behind cover.

Another new feature is Navigation. This button points Shepherd in the direction he needs to head or brings up a map. You can use this feature by holding "up" on the Dpad.

One more significant addition is the voice chat. I have not tested this yet but you should be able to press the back button when you want to turn on chat and press it again to turn it off. If this feature is not working properly, please let me know.

To assign your team's powers to the face buttons, in battle press Lb and drag powers to the top left corner of the screen and drop the powers off in any of the 8 quickslots. The face buttons correspond to the quickslots like the numbers on a clock so:
1 - 2 = y, hold y
3 - 4 = b, hold b
5 - 6 = a, hold a
7 - 8 = x, hold x

I will probably make some tweaks in the near future but I wanted to get a profile out for everyone as quick as possible.

If the profile does not work for you, try editing the executable directory.

**Updates as of May 11, 2012
You can now point the cosshairs in HUD mode using the left thumbstick (no need to hold left trigger).
Right thumbstick still just controls the mouse.

You can now control your squadmates in HUD mode

Voice chat is back button, text chat is hold back button

Hello all...I'm new to the PGP forums but I've been using PGP for a while now. I thought I'd share my profile for Mass Effect 3 (XBox 360 controller) that I've used since the ME3 demo and works well in the full game as well. The profile is a modified version of BarryDingle's wonderful ME2 profile, but I've made some tweaks which I think further improve the playability.

The key feature is the command HUD system. By holding LB, you bring up the HUD, but it also triggers a shifted control layout for the analog sticks. I've set it to feel like the console version where the right stick will move the screen around (without having to hold down the left trigger [right click]), while the left stick will only move the cursor to select the powers/weapons. Pressing down on the left stick brings the mouse position to the bottom center so you don't have to move it to the weapon/power icons manually -- you may have to tweak this depending on your screen resolution (ideally if you're on a 1920x1080p screen, the coordinates should be X: 960 Y: 1050). You can also give squadmate orders in this screen with the D-Pad.

Another important feature is using RB, Y, X, and B as the 8 quickslot buttons, while keeping A the action/sprint/select. I generally like to reserve the first four slots (RB and Y) for Shepard, and X and B for squadmates (corresponding with D-Pad left and right which gives them orders). For me, RB and Y felt more efficient as the first four quickslots that I reserve for Shepard, and it's easier to remember during larger fast-paced battles.

One last small improvement was adding the ability to walk when you tilt the left stick less than 50%.

**Before using, change the in-game key bindings for movement to the arrow keys. I'm not sure why BarryDingle did this in his ME2 profile on which this profile is based, but I never bothered to revert it to WASD.


Here are the controls:

RB - Quickslots 1/2 (hold)
Y - Quickslots 3/4 (hold)
X - Quickslots 5/6 (hold)
B - Quickslots 7/8 (hold)
A - Use/Cover/Sprint/Roll

D-Pad Left - Order Squadmate 1
D-Pad Right - Order Squadmate 2
D-Pad Up - Form up Squadmates
D-Pad Down - Switch weapons/Exit turret/mech

Left Trigger - Aim
Right Trigger - Shoot
LB - Command HUD (hold)

Start - Menu/Quicksave (hold)
Back - No Command (currently set to holster from ME2)

L Joystick Button - Reload (center mouse to bottom of screen in Command HUD)
R Joystick Button - Melee/Heavy melee (hold)

I find this profile fun to use, especially with using all 8 quickslots without having to go into another shift-mode. You spend less time on the Command HUD, but when you open it, it feels like the console versions. I hope you enjoy, and tweak as you please! Again credits to BarryDingle and his ME2 profile that inspired this!

Genre: Action Role playing
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare
Release Date: March 06, 2012
Homepage
Game Review

Profile for Mass Effect 3

Made for Nosar and Mystieus.

I have created 2 profiles for this game (see note below)...
Alternative/Simple profile - http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/forum/showthread.php?26558
Original/Complex profile - http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/forum/showthread.php?26558


Special Note: OK guys I did another profile for Mass Effect 3 but less complicated, only one Shift Mode. I see most of you prefer the quick slot assigned to the A, B, X, Y, buttons so I decided to do it your way. I've practically done over the whole profile so feel free to use and modify, both links are above. Some of the key features I added to the new alternate profile are sniper assist to get a better aim to hit your target and also adjusted the sensitivity to both analog sticks.

For those who do not know, this game don't have Shepherd to Jump but he can make more like a hop or small leap or mini jump if I can call it that, so tapping the right shoulder button will make him do those things. Also you can use the same right shoulder button to prolong your life when its needed i.e. for the new profile I made. The original profile you'd have to use the A button to get the same feature.

Tap to Reload and hold to go into Shift Mode. I also added the arrow keys for menu navigation on the D-Pad by Shantd recommendation.


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