Running in Doom 1/2 with XBox 360 controller

[SimonG]

I'm currently playing through the old Dooms with a XBox 360 wireless pad and (quite surprisingly) I'm having a blast. Now I'm in "They Flesh Consumed" and "jumping" (as in running fast of a ledge) becomes more important. But I somehow can neither find the run button on my pad or change the controls.

Does anybody know how to do this?

[Rockhead Gaz]

I think you push and hold the left analog stick in whilst moving. I don't have time to check the now, but I remember having the same issue, and trying that out because that was the sprint button in Doom 3. I could be wrong, though.

[SimonG]

Originally posted by Rockhead Gaz:

I think you push and hold the left analog stick in whilst moving. I don't have time to check the now, but I remember having the same issue, and trying that out because that was the sprint button in Doom 3. I could be wrong, though.

Perfect! That was it. Thanks a lot!

Anybody knows if you can change the mapping?

[Rockhead Gaz]

I don't think so. As with so many games (unfortunately), it looks like the gamepad controls are coded into it.

[Dukmiester2]

Originally posted by SimonG:

Originally posted by Rockhead Gaz:

I think you push and hold the left analog stick in whilst moving. I don't have time to check the now, but I remember having the same issue, and trying that out because that was the sprint button in Doom 3. I could be wrong, though.

Perfect! That was it. Thanks a lot!

Anybody knows if you can change the mapping?

I found that whatever key mapping I set in Doom 3, it would carry over to Doom 1,

Example, I mapped Sprint to Left Trigger on my Gamepad for Doom 3 and it changed the "Run" mapping in Doom 1 to the same: Left Trigger.

I imagine it would work the same for other keybinds too. I changed the left and right analog stick button presses to cycle weapons forward and back in Doom 3 and it also carried over to Doom 1.

Not sure about Doom 2, haven't tried that one yet.

[Rockhead Gaz]

@Dukemiester2
Nice find, thanks for that.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Originally posted by Dukmiester2:

Originally posted by SimonG:

Perfect! That was it. Thanks a lot!

Anybody knows if you can change the mapping?

I found that whatever key mapping I set in Doom 3, it would carry over to Doom 1,

Example, I mapped Sprint to Left Trigger on my Gamepad for Doom 3 and it changed the "Run" mapping in Doom 1 to the same: Left Trigger.

I imagine it would work the same for other keybinds too. I changed the left and right analog stick button presses to cycle weapons forward and back in Doom 3 and it also carried over to Doom 1.

Not sure about Doom 2, haven't tried that one yet.

8 years later, I don't care. You're a legend mate. Thanks a heap.