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PadForge v3.2.1 is a utility for Windows that maps various controllers, keyboards, and mice to virtual formats like Xbox 360 and DualShock 4. This bug-fix release improves touchpad-to-mouse functionality, ensuring cursor movement behaves like a laptop trackpad. It also enhances mapping table column widths for better readability. Other minor fixes include disabling the Half checkbox for non-axis sources, auto-mapping the Xbox Share button for compatible controllers, and updating the controller schematic for clearer trigger inputs. The update focuses on optimizing the user experience while retaining compatibility with various gaming systems. Download it now.
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PadForge v3.2.1 has been launched. This contemporary controller mapping tool for Windows allows you to map any controller, keyboard, or mouse to virtual Xbox 360, DualShock 4, custom DirectInput, or MIDI controllers using ViGEmBus, vJoy, and Windows MIDI Services, which are recognized as genuine hardware by games and applications.
PadForge changelog:
The release of PadForge 3.2.1 focuses on fixing bugs within the 3.2 mapping engine. It addresses issues with touchpad-to-mouse aiming and adjusts the sizing of mapping-table columns, along with several minor mapping-tab concerns.
Touchpad to mouse
A touchpad axis mapped to mouse X/Y now functions similarly to a laptop trackpad. In previous versions, the cursor moved inversely on the Y axis, operated at maximum speed regardless of finger movement, and was pinned to the screen’s edge when the finger was lifted. The update now tracks finger movement as a relative delta, enabling a full swipe across the touchpad to move the cursor approximately one screen width.
Mapping a touchpad axis to a target other than mouse still reads absolute finger position. A DualSense touchpad mapped to a virtual touchpad or a stick directly transmits the finger’s position.
Mapping table column widths
Each column in the Mappings table resizes to fit its content. The Options column no longer appears excessively wider than the checkboxes contained within. The Output and Source dropdowns now accommodate the widest possible entry in their lists, avoiding previous shrinking behavior based on selections, or becoming empty when the row had no entries. Column widths recalibrate upon loading, ensuring they match the label lengths of each language.
Additional minor fixes
Half checkbox. The Half option is disabled when the mapped source is not an axis. For instance, a button, POV direction, or touchpad click does not have a half-axis, resulting in a grayed-out checkbox for these sources.
Xbox Share auto-map. Any controller that identifies a Misc1 button automatically maps it to the Share output of the Xbox virtual controller. This includes the DualSense Mic button, the Switch Pro Capture button, and the Xbox Series Share button. Controllers lacking this button remain unbound, eliminating any dead bindings.
Extended controller schematic. Clicking on a trigger image to record will now highlight the trigger outline, akin to the buttons, sticks, and POV hats displayed on that schematic.
