FFXIV Steam Controller Layout (Xbox Elite Series 2)

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FFXIV Steam Controller Layout (Xbox Elite Series 2)

A custom controller layout for Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam, optimized for the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller.

Mappings

• Upper right paddle (labeled P1 in Steam controller settings, marked as P1 on physical controller): Right WXHB (double-tap RT)
  • Start press: RT
  • Long press after 60ms + delay 50ms: RT
• Upper left paddle (P2 Steam/P3 controller): Left WXHB (double-tap LT)
  • Start press: LT
  • Long press after 60ms + delay 50ms: LT
• Lower right paddle (P3 Steam/P2 controller) (labeled P2 on controller): RT->LT expanded XHB
  • RT
  • After delay 50ms: LT
• Lower left paddle (P4 Steam/P4 controller: LT->RT expanded XHB
  • LT
  • After delay 50ms: RT

Everything else is set to the default XInput mappings.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Steam user Silesius for his FFXIV controller layout, for demonstrating how to configure the paddles to double-tap LT/RT.

FFXIV Steam Controller Layout (Xbox Elite Series 2).vdf

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    "description" "A custom controller layout for Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam, optimized for the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller."
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}