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== Limitations ==
== Limitations ==
* '''You can't interact with everything from the controller yet.''' Some things in the world can only be used with the mouse. If you can't reach an option, switch on [[#Mouse mode|mouse mode]], or pick up the mouse for that one action, then carry on with the controller.
* '''You can't interact with everything from the controller yet.''' Some things in the world can only be used with the mouse. If you can't reach an option, pick up the mouse for that one action, then carry on with the controller.
* '''A goes to the most likely thing.''' It skips signposts and plain furniture so that it picks what you most likely want. To reach something else nearby, step through with RB and LB, or press X for all the options on your target.
* '''A goes to the most likely thing.''' It skips signposts and plain furniture so that it picks what you most likely want. To reach something else nearby, step through with RB and LB, or press X for all the options on your target.


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| Hold LT / L2 || Your combat hotbar (below)
| Hold LT / L2 || Your combat hotbar (below)
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| Hold LT / L2 + click the right stick || [[#Mouse mode|Mouse mode]]: the left stick moves the mouse
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| View / Create || Switch between the camera and the cursor, like the C key
| View / Create || Switch between the camera and the cursor, like the C key
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Moving the stick cancels a walk to something, and B leaves a conversation at once.
Moving the stick cancels a walk to something, and B leaves a conversation at once.
== Mouse mode ==
Hold LT and click the right stick (R3) to switch on mouse mode. The left stick then moves the mouse, so you can reach things the controller can't select on its own.


== Combat hotbar ==
== Combat hotbar ==

Revision as of 19:38, 3 November 2026

New School 99 can be played with a controller. Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and most other pads work, and controller support is on by default: plug one in and play. You can switch between the controller and your keyboard and mouse at any time.

If you already play through Steam Input, DS4Windows or reWASD, nothing changes. The game notices and steps aside, so your setup works as before.

Limitations

  • You can't interact with everything from the controller yet. Some things in the world can only be used with the mouse. If you can't reach an option, pick up the mouse for that one action, then carry on with the controller.
  • A goes to the most likely thing. It skips signposts and plain furniture so that it picks what you most likely want. To reach something else nearby, step through with RB and LB, or press X for all the options on your target.

Buttons

Button (Xbox / PlayStation) What it does
Left stick Move. Tilt further to run.
L3 (click the left stick) Sprint
Right stick Turn the camera
RT / R2 Attack. Hold it to keep attacking.
B / Circle Dodge roll
R3 (click the right stick) Lock on to an enemy. Flick the right stick to switch target.
A / Cross Use what's in front of you: Bank on a banker, Trade on a shopkeeper, Attack on an enemy
X / Square All the options on that target
RB / LB (R1 / L1) Step through the things near you
Y / Triangle The action wheel: world map, travel, Pantheon, stats, chat, friends, quests and Combat
D-pad Inventory (up), Equipment (right), Prayer (down), Magic (left)
Hold LT / L2 Your combat hotbar (below)
View / Create Switch between the camera and the cursor, like the C key
Start / Options The Menu. Hold it for the Controller window.

Moving the stick cancels a walk to something, and B leaves a conversation at once.

Combat hotbar

Hold LT, then:

  • X, Y, B and A fire slots 1 to 4: your special attack, then your god powers.
  • The D-pad fires slots 5 to 8.
  • RB fires slot 9.
  • LB switches between your Melee, Ranged and Magic bars.

Menus and windows

The bank, Grand Exchange, shops, dialogues and the Menu all work on the D-pad:

  • A selects.
  • X shows the options.
  • Y is the quick option, like Withdraw-All.
  • B goes back.
  • LB and RB switch tabs.

Chat, searches and amounts get an on-screen keyboard with a number pad. You can play the whole intro on a controller.

Button prompts on the hotbar and around the game switch to your controller's buttons (Xbox, PlayStation or Switch) as soon as you pick it up, and back to keys when you use the keyboard.

Controller settings

Hold Start to open the Controller window. There you can:

  • Rebind any button. Pick one that's already taken and the two swap.
  • Choose the Default or Southpaw preset.
  • Set stick deadzones, how sprint works, camera speed and invert, and aim assist.
  • Choose which button prompts to show, and whether A or B confirms.
  • Reset everything to the defaults.

These settings are saved on your PC.

See also

  • Controls, New School 99's official guide, including keyboard and mouse