Halo 4 Button Layouts

[JustDontBlink]

Halo 4 Controller Configurations

 

Hey everyone! I was looking through the Halo 4 controller configurations and I noticed a few things. First and foremost many of the layouts we have grown used to have changed a bit. A large part due to the fact that sprint is no longer an AA pick up but a perk that everyone has. It seems that for a majority of the layouts 343 has taken a page out of the COD/BF Bad Company book and put movement & sprint on the left analog and crouch as a face button (B,X,Y or A) instead of movement & crouch on the left analog stick as in the past. The lay out works great in those titles and since many of us are familiar with those games as well I don't see why it wouldn't work great in H4 as well.

 

One thing that I did find peculiar however was the Bumper Jumper setting. This setting actually uses the classic Halo configuration of movement and crouch on the left analog as it has always been while sprint is a face button. I have no issue with that either since that is what we have always been used to and that is how it works in Halo Reach. What was odd though was the fact that the AA button is set as Left Trigger (LT) while Grenade Throw has been moved to (X), which basically hinders an accurate grenade toss. Unless you claw you will be unable to aim the grenade as you throw it since your thumb will be on the X button and not on the right analog controlling where you are looking. I can see this being really problematic when trying to toss a sticky at an opponent.

 

I have not played Halo 4 so perhaps there is something that I am missing. This is just speculation on my end but Im guessing that some AAs such as Promethean Vision will require us to hold the AA button down for the duration of the ability similar to Armor Lock in Reach. So holding Left Trigger while you look around in PV (Promethean Vision) mode.

 

I personally believe that it is more important to have an accurate grenade toss, which will actually get you a kill rather than aiming an armor ability which will just aid your game play. You don't necessarily need an AA to do well in a match but you will need some accurate grenades.

 

If my speculation is correct then I have a possible solution. Instead of having Promethean Vision work like Armor Lock, holding the AA button down the whole time it should work more like Sprint in Reach, pressing the button to start sprinting then pressing it again to stop. Then you can simply press X to turn PV on, look around and then press X again to turn PV back off. Then grenade toss can be put back as left trigger as it should be.

 

 

Hopefully someone can shed some light on this

[Undead]

When I was at E3 I didn't even mess around with the controls. I adapted to the new controls real quick. Its not that big of a deal. But to be honest I might use Recon when the game actually comes out. I just think sprinting with "X" will be a bit odd. I like the way the default controls are set up.

[DoctorB77]

I'm going to try Recon or default. I wish you could just customize your own.

[JustDontBlink]

I'm going to try Recon or default. I wish you could just customize your own.

 

I've always wondered why we could not simply customize our own controls like we could in a fighting game (Street Fighter 4) or as we would when we use a controller on a PC title.

[Violin Spider]

I really hope my Bumper Jumper hasn't been changed.

[Silvi i Be]

BUMPER JUMPER!

[(DUgF) DGenerateKiller]

Yeah its definitely going take a bit of adjustment to it. But once a person does it will be just like the past games or any other title you pick up. It will work out and become mormal/second nature, like the addition AA's in Reach.

[(DUgF) DGenerateKiller]

And definitely agree, I'd LOVE to be able to completely customize my own button scheme.

[Violin Spider]

BUMPER JUMPER!

For ever !

[Ccup-mann]

BUMPER JUMPER!

Man i love the name!

[Spectrum]

I'm probably going to stick with Recon.

 

Still find it odd how they're still not using the x button for anything though, in Recon. It's right there, but it's just... I dunno, maybe it's inconveniently placed.

[Fraggy Muffin]

I've always wondered why we could not simply customize our own controls like we could in a fighting game (Street Fighter 4) or as we would when we use a controller on a PC title.

i think its something to do with people possibly finding exploites

[HaloGamer 7]

Recon layout!!

[Surge]

I'll adapt to the Recon layout. nothing matter, just a few changes.

[Wes Stone501]

Why not copy the orange box and let us have the ability to choose what every button does

[Ryu♥Hayabusa]

Why can't they just go a bit more complex and make it so that clicking the thumbstick while moving slow or stopped makes you crouch, but clicking it while running makes you sprint? That way I don't have to use stupid X in recon to sprint?

[APGBlackDragon]

I play Bumper Jumper too. So im hoping they change the layout back to having grenades on left trigger. It's wierd that Bumper Jumper is the only layout where they changed the grenade button :\

[Playa]

thank god recon main controls are staying the same.. sucks to be you bumper jumper guys

[onlygutz]

NO MATTER WHAT, 343 INDUSTRIES, DON'T REMOVE THE FISHSTICK BUTTON LAYOUT! I LOVE IT ALREADY!!

[DarkNazo]

When I was at E3 I didn't even mess around with the controls. I adapted to the new controls real quick. Its not that big of a deal. But to be honest I might use Recon when the game actually comes out. I just think sprinting with "X" will be a bit odd. I like the way the default controls are set up.

I agree, I think I might be using Recon, but the "X" kinda seems strange to me.

[P-1609]

It would be seriously awesome to fully customize your own layout, besides the built-in.