Overview
A guide on how to set your controller for optimal Shadowman performance by disabling diagonal movement.
Preface
A guide on how to set your controller for optimal Shadowman performance by disabling diagonal movement. Why would you want this ? Because it prevents you from jumping sideways which greatly reduces the number of misaligned jumps due to a slightly off stick direction. This method is significantly better than using the ingame classic gamepad mode as it allows you to keep the niceness of twin stick controls and have separate inputs for turn and strafe. The latter also slightly mitigates the issues arising from the lack of target lock.
This guide is made for the SteamController obviously, but the method should work sufficiently well for any twin stick controller.
The Guide
Either ingame from Big Picture overlay, or right click > Manage > Controller configuration.
- Style of Input to Directional Pad
- Layout to 4 Way (No Overlap)
- Set the D-pad buttons to mimic the 4 cardinal directions of the left joystick
- Configure mode shifting
The last step is important. You have to set the Mode Shifting to switch back to analog joystick while the X button is down, otherwise you lose control in the very convenient weapon select wheel. Select the mode shifting and set it up like so:
Bonus tip
There is also an invert option. Some people want it and the game does not (currently) support it, so there’s that.
It’s on the front input settings page if you’re using Mouselike Joystick mode, but under Advanced for Joystick Camera.
