Reach:Control schemes

The following control schemes are available for Halo: Reach.

Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)

Stick Layout

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  Default

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  Southpaw

• 

  Legacy

• 

  Legacy Southpaw

Button Layout

Default

A - Jump
B - Switch Grenades
X - Action/Reload
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Grenades
Right Bumper - Melee Attack
Left Bumper - Use Equipment
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Southpaw

A - Jump
B - Switch Grenades
X - Action/Reload
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Grenades
Left Trigger - Use Weapon
Right Bumper - Use Equipment
Left Bumper - Melee Attack
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Boxer

A - Jump
B - Switch Grenades
X - Action/Reload
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Weapon
Left Trigger - Melee Attack
Right Bumper - Use Grenades
Left Bumper - Use Equipment
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Green Thumb

A - Jump
B - Switch Grenades
X - Action/Reload
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Melee Attack
Right Trigger - Use Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Grenades
Right Bumper - Zoom View
Left Bumper - Use Equipment
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Bumper Jumper

A - Switch Grenades
B - Action/Reload
X - Use Equipment
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Grenades
Right Bumper - Melee Attack
Left Bumper - Jump
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Recon

The Recon control scheme was designed to emulate the default controls of Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, primarily the use of the RB button for interacting with the game world. It is named after the Recon helmet, which was an iconic armor piece in both titles.
A - Jump
B - Melee Attack
X - Switch Grenades
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Grenades
Right Bumper - Action/Reload
Left Bumper - Use Equipment
↑ D-Pad - Team Chat
↓ D-Pad - Open Mic/Regoup
← D-Pad - Night Vision

Theater

The following controls can be used in Halo: Reach's Theater mode.
A - Play/Pause
B - Toggle HUD
X - Invoke Controls
Y - Change Camera Type
Left Analog Click - Change Follow View
Right Analog Click - Camera View
Right Trigger - Adjust Playback Speed
Left Trigger - Camera Boost
Right Bumper - Fly Up
Left Bumper - Fly Down
↑/↓ D-Pad - Change Player
→ D-Pad - Skip Forward
← D-Pad - Skip Back

Forge

The following controls are for use in Halo: Reach's Forge mode.
A - Drop/Pick Up
B - Tools
X - Object Options
Y - Delete
Left Analog - Move
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Analog - Pivot
Right Trigger + Right Analog - Rotate
Right Trigger + Left Analog - Push/Rotate
Left Trigger + Left Analog - Thrust
Right Bumper - Fly Up
Left Bumper - Fly Down
↑ D-Pad - Play/Edit

Other Control Options

Setting	Options	Official Info
Look Inversion	Not Inversion (Default)	If inverted, moving the look stick forward makes your in-game character look down.
	Inversion
Look Sensitivity	1 (Low)	Select the speed at which you look around. Keep in mind that higher look speed is not necessarily better.
	2
	3 (Default)
	4
	5 (Medium)
	6
	7 (High)
	8
	9
	10 (Insane)
Autolook Centering	Disabled (Default)	When enabled, this setting makes your view automatically center as you move forward.
	Enabled
Crouch Behavior	Hold to Crouch (Default)	Stay crouched in the game by clicking the left stick. When set to toggle, one click will make your in-game character stay crouched until you click again.
	Toggle Crouch
Clench Protection	Disabled (Default)	If enabled, Clench Protection will help against accidental stick clicks.
	Enabled

Flying Controls

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Customize flying vehicle camera inversion, and how you control the camera when watching a film in flying camera mode.

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Flying Vehicles

Flight Inversion	Not Inversion (Default)	If inverted, moving the look stick forward makes you dive.
	Inversion

Flying Camera

Turn Sensitivity	Slow	Select the speed at which you look around.
	Normal (Default)
	Fast
	Very Fast
Panning	Hold to Pan (Default)	This setting determines how you lock the camera to a fixed height when moving the camera around. If set to toggle, one press of the left stick will lock the camera for panning until you press again.
	Toggle
Speed	Slow	This controls how fast the flying camera moves normally.
	Normal (Default)
	Fast
	Very Fast
Thrust	Slow	This controls how fast the flying camera moves when you press the left trigger to thrust.
	Normal (Default)
	Fast