Input Settings

Overview

The following information is for projects that are set up using Unity's legacy input manager. From Unity 6.2 onwards, new projects will not include the legacy input manager and will only be set up to use the newer input system. The NeoFPS demos have been updated to use the input system instead of the input manager in Unity 6 and above from NeoFPS version 1.1.36

NeoFPS uses controller profiles to achieve consistent mapping for game controllers across multiple platforms. Since the button layouts provided to Unity by the various controller drivers are not consistent, NeoFPS requires every available axis to be mapped in the input settings and then builds the profiles in code using conditional compilation for the different platforms. Examples of the different controller mappings can be found on the Unify Community Wiki.

For more details of how Unity handles input out of the box, see the Unity Input Settings.

Required Axes

The following are the axes that NeoFPS uses:

Movement

Properties
Name = Horizontal
Negative Button = left
Positive Button = right
Alt Negative Button = a
Alt Negative Button = d
Gravity = 3.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 3.0
Snap = true
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Properties
Name = Horizontal
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.3
Sensitivity = 1.0
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Joystick Axis
Axis = X Axis
Joy Num = Get Motion from all Joysticks

Properties
Name = Vertical
Negative Button = down
Positive Button = up
Alt Negative Button = s
Alt Negative Button = w
Gravity = 3.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 3.0
Snap = true
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Properties
Name = Vertical
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.3
Sensitivity = 1.0
Snap = false
Invert = true
Type = Joystick Axis
Axis = Y Axis
Joy Num = Get Motion from all Joysticks

Mouse Controls

Properties
Name = Mouse X
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.0
Sensitivity = 0.1
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Mouse Movement
Axis = X Axis

Properties
Name = Mouse Y
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.0
Sensitivity = 0.1
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Mouse Movement
Axis = Y Axis

Properties
Name = Mouse ScrollWheel
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.0
Sensitivity = 0.1
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Mouse Movement
Axis = 3rd Axis (Joysticks and Scrollwheel)

UI

Properties
Name = Submit
Positive Button = return
Alt Positive Button = enter
Gravity = 1000.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 1000.0
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Properties
Name = Submit
Positive Button = joystick button 0
Alt Positive Button = joystick button 16
Gravity = 1000.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 1000.0
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Properties
Name = Cancel
Positive Button = escape
Gravity = 1000.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 1000.0
Snap = false
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Individual Axes

Axes 1 to 5 are mapped to generic axes with the names Gamepad Axis 1 to Gamepad Axis 5 and the following settings. The Axis property is set to the relevant entry (1-5).

Properties
Gravity = 0.0
Dead = 0.2
Sensitivity = 1.0
Snap = false
Type = Joystick Axis

Each axis is also mapped with and inverted version called Gamepad AxisInv 1 to Gamepad AxisInv 5. As you would expect, the non-inverse axes have the invert property set to false, while the inverse axes have the property set to true.

Individual Buttons

Gamepad buttons are mapped with the names Gamepad Button 0 to Gamepad Button 19 and the following settings. The Positive Button property is set to joystick button , where is replaced with the corresponding button number.

Properties
Gravity = 1000.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 1000.0
Snap = true
Invert = false
Type = Key or Mouse Button

Button Axes

On some platforms, some controller buttons are actually presented as axes. To handle these cases the buttons are mapped with the names Gamepad AxisBtn 3 to Gamepad AxisBtn 10 with the following settings. The Axis property is set to the relevant entry (3-10).

Properties
Gravity = 1000.0
Dead = 0.001
Sensitivity = 1000.0
Snap = true
Invert = false
Type = Joystick Axis

There are also 2 inverse button axes called Gamepad AxisBtnInv 6 and Gamepad AxisBtnInv 7 where the Invert property is set to true.