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Been looking for something to tinker with on an Arduino and decided to make an NES-inspired controller for XIV! Using an arduino Micro setup so the computer sees it as a generic Xbox360 controller.

Here is the prototype: https://i.imgur.com/50ZXq2Q.png

Went with 3 buttons (A, B, Start), a thumbstick, 3 status LEDs, and a mystery switch.

Trying to get all of the controls you need out of the game with such limited input was a bit of a challenge but I think I've just about got it (although doing some things is a bit convoluted, looking at you LB, RB, and camera controls)

Button A:

• Press: Press A / Confirm
• Double Press: Jump
• Hold: Holds RT, press ThumbStick direction to use HotBar skill
• DoublePress + Hold: Switches camera to Zoom mode, rotate+zoom with thumbstick

Button B:

• Press: Press B / Cancel
• Double Press: Toggle controller's autorun forward and switches thumbstick to control right thumbstick (dif from ingame autorun, very useful for flying mounts)
• Hold: Holds LT, press ThumbStick direction to use HotBar skill
• DoublePress + Hold: Switches camera to Rotate mode, rotate cam with thumbstick

Start:

• Press: Set to Hotbar RT + X
• Double Press: Start Button
• Hold: Back Button
• DoublePress + Hold: Not used currently

Misc Controls:

• To trigger LB hold A and hit B
• To trigger RB hold B and hit A
• (Might switch those to hold Start and then push A or B)

MYSTERY SWITCH:

• My favorite feature
• Green light = ???
• Blue light = ???
• ???

Going to use it for a bit and make sure I don't want to make any drastic changes and if all goes well I'm thinking or ordering some custom printed circuit boards so I cold throw a few more together far more easily.