What Keys to use for XBox?

I’m making my game XBox compatible, but I myself have never used XBox, so I don’t know what keys are most commonly used and will work best for some actions.

When suggesting key, please make sure that it is the key most commonly used in games for that action, and also that key is not used for default Roblox things (such as jumping, movement, interacting with GUI, etc.)

What Key To Use For:

  1. Car Nitro - You don’t have to hold the key, you just press it once and it gives a boost. This button will be used very often while driving. Car controls use default roblox movement keys (whatever they are on XBox)

  2. Camera mode changing - There are 2 modes for camera in the game, the default Roblox one, and a camera that constantly looks at a specific object. Player can switch between the two camera modes at any time.

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For the Nitro I would say the right back button, as it’s often used for special things and for the camera switch I would say the button to the left of the power button, I don’t remember what it’s called

Also if you want better understandable commands for driving I would say the left stick to go left/right and LT to slow down and RT to accelerate

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There are Multiple Keys:

  • ButtonX
  • ButtonY
  • ButtonA
  • ButtonB

  • ButtonR1
  • ButtonR2
  • ButtonR3

  • ButtonL1
  • ButtonL2
  • ButtonL3

  • DPadLeft
  • DPadRight
  • DPadUp
  • DPadDown

  • Thumbstick1
  • Thumbstick2

  • ButtonStart
  • ButtonSelect

Image as Help:

Source

These are Gamepad (or Controller) Key Inputs, you can look up all the Inputs here.

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I understand that there are multiple keys, and am aware of keycodes.

My question is entirely different.

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@Denz_Noviembre Thats not really true, you are askig what keys to use and I’m just laying them out for you so you can better understand them, if you dont understand xbox keys, why not help with understanding the layout.

Either way, Every single component is used to make the game function and work, There isn’t an exact way to determine “Common Use” when it comes to this, as many Players change their KeyBinds when Playing the game, you dont usually see the same ones, you usually have a system so people can be better oriented, and more comfortable with their desicion.

These Changes can be from:

  • Flipping the triggers
  • Flipping Action Keys
  • Manually Editing Keybinds to a Random set

I would Probably say you should put the “Change Camera” Option in a place like:

  • The DPad
  • Combination of Keys

That way they dont disturb anybody, and not accidentally change them during gameplay and you can change them by using this.

For the Nitro button, its either:

  • ButtonR2, which is the RT button on the Controller
  • ButtonL2, which is the LT button

Which is the most reasonable, and most reliable for this usage.

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I am asking for specific keys, and tho I understand that you were trying to help, seeing an image of a gamepad I never held, and have no idea which keys do what in any game, will not help me choose specific buttons for specific actions.

However your last reply is pretty helpful, you suggested specific keys, which is what I was asking for. Thank You)

I think that the ButtonR2 is better for acceleration and the ButtonL2 for deceleration, as I often se it like this, for nitro I would say the ButtonR1 as it is often used for ‘special’ things like special attacks etc… for the change camera I would say the ButtonSelect as it’s the least used from what I know, it’s almost never used

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Thanks, I also wanted to use ButtonSelect for camera changing. But I want to make sure it isn’t used for default Roblox things (such as GUI selection). Isn’t it?

Ah! I forgot it is used for GUI selection, you can’t use it them, another one would be as @DasKairo said the DPad, I played Minecraft and to change from third-first person I usually press DPadDown so that’s also a good alternative

Also I uncovered taht there’s some strange thing about buttons in the Creator Documentation…

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Oh never even saw that part before, that is useful to know

DPadDown isn’t used for default Roblox things?

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I don’t remember, I don’t play on Xbox from a long time but from what I remember no, it doesn’t

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