A self-target action for Controller

[Dwerfy]

Hi, I know this is quite an old post but I want you to know that because of this, I am now able to play a vindicator with a controller (due to my hand injury). I am computer illiterate and have no idea how to write all of this so this is a god send. Thank you so much!

[tqFan]

Nice to hear someone has found it useful.
FYI, there’s also a program (but it’s only for Mouse and Keyboard)

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which can be used to vastly reduced the number buttons used.
I play piano builds with 3 buttons, have many skills on one button, have skills like Word of Renewal autocasted. Unfortunately not for controller, seems to be like it would require a lot of time to achieved that.

The other thing I could make for a controller that would kinda work is i.e. casting all your buffs at the start of the game with one button. You press a button on a controller which has for example 4 bound to it which triggers casting various buffs from the second quickbar (I have this feature in GDAutocaster but not released yet):

[combos]
combo1=h:t,1,2,3,t

If you press h, it instead presses T, 1, 2, 3,T with a delay between them, wherre T is for switching to another quickbar. This way you can cast all 3 buffs from the second quickbar with one press of a button.

I used these combos to cast i.e. Inquisitor Seal, Solael’s Flame and Word of Pain using one button with my chaos Inqusitor because they can and even should be cast at the same time every 8 seconds or when you approach a new group of enemies.

Other stuff from GDAutocaster like autocasting wouldn’t work with a controller sadly because they demand constant M&K input mode not controller input mode.

[Snozzleberry]

Do you mind posting a step-by-step on how to get this to work on steam controller?

If I were to change toons to something that does not need this type of casting would I need to switch steam configurations? I frequently change toons since although I’m looking at playing a deceiver build I want to go back to my warlord from time to time to farm items.

[tqFan]

Hmmm… what do you want precisely? Not sure. Self-targeted seal?
Btw I recommend checking the following guide [what you want is NOT in this guide]

[Guide] Autocasting for controller in Big Picture and Grim Internals

Important - I advise to not autocast Action Bar 1 / Interact because it spams the default attack if the skill 1 is on cooldown The autocasting is achieved using Activators feature which you can access by clicking ‘Show Activators’ as shown in the picture below. It works with Grim Internals but you need to first setup it up in Big Picture. [edit] Actually you can configure your gamepad after Grim Internals has already been launched - just minimize, open Big Picture and configure your gamepad …

Also please next time reply to me directly (not a standard reply in a topic) because then I get the mail notification.

[Snozzleberry]

Sorry I wasn’t more specific. I meant for self-targeting inquisitor seal

[tqFan]

Update:

[Tool] Inquisitor Seal cast centrally for controllers in Big Picture

Links but you only need these 2 files: https://github.com/kowariantny/Inquisitor_Seal_Centered/raw/master/inquisitor_seal.exe https://github.com/kowariantny/Inquisitor_Seal_Centered/raw/master/inquisitor_seal.ini Config file .ini explained [general] key_big_picture=h key_hotbar=RButton delay=40 vertical_pixel_shift=-20 key_big_picture keyboard key bound to controller button in Big Picture / Legacy Keys it is used to tell the program to cast the inquisitor seal under your f…

Here’s a step by step

A self-target action for Controller

How to bind ‘1’ to controller key [image] [the screen above is from UI Controls by mistake, you need to change Game Controls obviously] The Seal binded to Right Click [image] A video showing how it plays (casting The Seal on top of yourself while playing controller)

Download a newer version from here

A self-target action for Controller

Update: Here’s a version that works for every resolution (reads resolution dynamically): shift := 0 1:: WinGetActiveStats, Title, Width, Height, X, Y MouseMove, shift + Width/2, Height/2 shift := shift ^ 1 Sleep, 10 Send {Click, right} Return One more thing - don’t bind ‘1’ to Square (A in Xbox controllers) since in my case it opens Game Menu if you tap the button > 1 times for some reason. others buttons don’t do this. My next toon is going to be ranged lightning V…

It might not be exactly center because head is in the center not feet
but maybe first test it before we correct it. We can also change it so that it doesn’t work when not in-game so that it can be running permanently on the computer. But first maybe test it. You need to move your analog stick after casting it I think to go back to controller mode.

step by step would be

0. Bind “1” to controller button as shown in the firsrt picture

1. Bind Inquisitor Seal to Right Click in Game on the Hotbar as shown in the second picture

now to run it

2. run the exe

Now in-game

• pressing a controller button should press 1

• this in turn is read by the program/script which moves cursor and click Right Mouse Button

• this casts Inquisitor Seal in the center where cursor now is

• you now need to move analog stick or something like that to go back to controller mode

[Snozzleberry]

This is what I see when I get to the game controls:

How do I get to legacy keys?

[Snozzleberry]

nevermind I feel derpy, I was using my controller to set it up but I should be using mouse. So I can bind it to anything? I don’t want to use X since I use that a lot on other builds

[tqFan]

You can use a controller to set it up in Big Picture. I don’t use mouse. Just try changing a button, enter it’s menu and you’ll find legacy keys there

self_seal2.exe

[Tool] Inquisitor Seal cast centrally for controllers in Big Picture

Links but you only need these 2 files: https://github.com/kowariantny/Inquisitor_Seal_Centered/raw/master/inquisitor_seal.exe https://github.com/kowariantny/Inquisitor_Seal_Centered/raw/master/inquisitor_seal.ini Config file .ini explained [general] key_big_picture=h key_hotbar=RButton delay=40 vertical_pixel_shift=-20 key_big_picture keyboard key bound to controller button in Big Picture / Legacy Keys it is used to tell the program to cast the inquisitor seal under your f…

[TifaLockhart]

I am trying to download the exe from any of the links but they all say you deleted the file.Could you please reupload it?

[tqFan]

Links from here work now: [Tool] Inquisitor Seal cast centrally for controllers in Big Picture

Write if something doesn’t work or you’d like to change something about it.

[TifaLockhart]

Uhm, weirdly it is not working for me. I am using a nacon controller, i did what the guide on how to use this say but it just wont work apparently.

[tqFan]

Dunno, first maybe you could test if you set up Big Picture correctly.
For this you could bind H temporarily (or whatever you used in Big Picture) to some Grim Dawn skill in keyboard bindings.
And then check if you pressing Controller Button activate this skill which would prove it also presses H

[TifaLockhart]

I’m sure i have my controller binded through bigpicture,otherwise i wouldnt be able to use the custom controls i am using for controller. The problem is in fact that if i bind 1 to any of the controller buttons or any other keyboard control, it just doesn’t work, which is weird because keyboard controls does work when i try them on my keyboard, they just doesn’t if i bind them to the controller. I dunno what is wrong with it in all sincerity.

[tqFan]

so I’m testing it right now and it doesn’t work for me either
I mean 1 on R1 doesn’t seem to cast a skill from hotbar after moving a cursor (which switches to mouse mode)
but no worry, I should be able to get to the bottom of this

[tqFan]

Hey, I managed to do it! Here in the video

• I press R1 on my Gamepad

• AutoHotkey detects it, moves the cursor a bit

• and presses S which I have bound to Oleron’s Rage

seal

AutoHotkey detects that R1 (Joy6) and does some stuff.

Now if you want me to make some initial version of Centered Seal for you,
(or maybe configure the next version of Centered Seal) you need to run this program
JoyDetect.zip (638.3 KB) (it’s from AutoHotkey official site to see which number X (for JoyX in the code below) corresponds to you gamepad button)

(the program displays this window near your cursor)

shift := 1
delay := 40
vertical_pixel_shift := -20
key_hotbar := "s"

Joy6::
    WinGetActiveStats, Title, Width, Height, X, Y
    MouseMove, shift + Width/2, Height/2 - vertical_pixel_shift, 0
    shift := shift ^ 1
    Sleep, %delay%
    Send {%key_hotbar%} 
Return

(the script for doing what’s in the video, I’ll make Centered Seal program from this)

I think I’ll try adding this feature to GDAutocaster [Tool] GDAutocaster - play 🎹 builds with ease, autocasting of skills, combos, faster / automatic camera, autohiding of items, centered Inquisitor Seal and more for all games!

[TifaLockhart]

This is what i get running that program when i press R1 on my joystick.

I just want centered seal to work btw.No need to do anything else xD.

[tqFan]

Done. I moved it to GDAutocaster for my convenience.

• download GDAutocaster

• unpack test.ini config from test.zip (215 Bytes)

• run the program, load the config

• put Inquisitor Seal on RMB in & mode (move the cursor to activate it)

  • you could have it on your toolbar in mode as well to see the cooldown

• after casting the seal you need to move your Analog Stick to go back to

More info here: [Tool] GDAutocaster - play 🎹 builds with ease, autocasting of skills, combos, faster / automatic camera, autohiding of items, centered Inquisitor Seal and more for all games! - #674 by tqFan

controller centered seal

[TifaLockhart]

It still is not working.I am wondering if it is something that is in conflict with grim internals?I run GDAutocaster and do everything you wrote up there but the seal just wont cast under my foots.I should try testing running the game normally instead of running it through grim internals to see if that is the cause of conflict cause otherwise i have no idea.

Edit: the problem is not grim internals. Do i have to bind 1 to R1 in the controller layout in bigpicture like with the inquisitorseal.exe?

[tqFan]

@TifaLockhart

Edit: the problem is not grim internals. Do i have to bind 1 to R1 in the controller layout in bigpicture like with the inquisitorseal.exe?

nope   since I got it to working we should be able to get it to work on your side as well
Let me thing how to tackle this.
I may ask a lot of questions though

1. GDAutocaster takes like 3 seconds to start working after you’re in-game