The
instructions below are for a
custom UI and keybind setup
made to emulate the FFXIV
default Gamepad controls in a
way that the player's muscle
memory will transfer between
both games.
(Note: this is
set up for a game resolution
of 1280x720. If you are
using a differently
resolutions, you can use
Edit Mode to resize and move
around UI elements to your
liking.)
Navigate to: Game Menu ->
Options -> Keybindings
Use the Mouse to hover over
the right-side columns for
each of the below options and
press the listed buttons on
the Gamepad.
(Important!
Do not do this for the
left-side column or you will
overwrite the default
Keyboard keybinds!)
Movement Keys
Jump: Y
Toggle Autorun: R3
Interface Panel
Toggle Game Menu: B
Toggle World Map Pane: X
Targeting
Target Previous Enemy: D-Pad →
Target Previous Friendly
Character: D-Pad ↓
Target Self: D-Pad ↑
Interact With Target: A
Target Focus: D-Pad ←
Now that we have the most
basic Gamepad keybinds set, we
will now move on to importing
the UI settings. Navigate to:
Game Menu -> Options ->
Edit Mode -> Layout
(Top-left dropdown) ->
Import
Now copy and paste the
following into the box:
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Now give it a name in the
lower box (such as
"XBANDFF14_720") and click the
'Import' button.
Lastly, we will assign the
Gamepad L2 and R2 trigger
keybinds to the UI we have
just imported. Navigate to:
Game Menu -> Options ->
Keybindings -> Quick
Keybind Mode. You will now use
the Mouse to hover over each
of the new visible Hotbar
buttons (ignore the original
bottom-most Hotbar). The
finished setup will appear as
below:
Making
Sense of the UI
I reserve the untouched
bottom-most Hotbar for skills
and abilities which will not
be used in combat often, but
are still handy to have
quickly accessible. For
example: buffs that last for
an hour, Resurrection spells,
profession skills, etc. These
will use the default Keyboard
keybinds of:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,-,=.
Above that are two Hotbars.
The Left-hand side is for my
most active DPS rotation
skills. The keybinds are:
L2+←, L2+↑, L2+↓, L2+→, L2+X,
L2+Y, L2+A, L2+B.
The Right-hand side is for
additional DPS skills, as well
as heals/utility. The keybinds
are: R2+←, R2+↑, R2+↓, R2+→,
R2+X, R2+Y, R2+A, R2+B.
Above them is a Hotbar
reserved for major cooldowns
and survival skills. The
keybinds are: L2+R2+←,
L2+R2+↑, L2+R2+↓, L2+R2+→,
L2+R2+X, L2+R2+Y, L2+R2+A,
L2+R2+B.
Above that are another two
Hotbars. I use these for
skills that are used often,
though not necessarily in
combat. Examples are for
Mounts, transformations, and
speed increases. The Left-hand
keybinds are: Select,
L2+Select, L2+Start.
The Right-hand side keybinds
are: R2+Select, R2+Start,
Start.
