Reach:Control schemes

The Halo: Reach control scheme in the Halo: Reach manual.

The following control schemes are available for Halo: Reach for Xbox 360. For the control schemes of the remaster included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, see here.

Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)

Stick Layout

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  Default

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  Southpaw

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  Legacy

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  Legacy Southpaw

Button Layout

Default

Button	Input action
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 Armor Abilities
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← D-Pad	Night Vision

Southpaw

Button	Input action
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 Armor Abilities
Left Bumper	Melee Attack
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← D-Pad	Night Vision

Boxer

Button	Input action
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 Armor Abilities
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← D-Pad	Night Vision

Green Thumb

Button	Input action
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 Armor Abilities
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← D-Pad	Night Vision

Bumper Jumper

Button	Input action
A	Switch Grenades
B	Action/Reload
X	Use Armor Abilities
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
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← 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 Right Bumper for interacting with the game world. It is named after the Recon helmet, which was an iconic armor piece in both titles.

Button	Input action
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 Armor Abilities
"Start" Button	Game Menu
"Back" Button	Multiplayer Score
↑ D-Pad	Team Chat
↓ D-Pad	Open Mic/Regroup
← D-Pad	Night Vision

Hidden input actions

Input action	Combination/single button	Note
Alert carry	Hold "Action/Reload" + "Zoom" + "Switch Grenades" + "↓ D-Pad" for 3 Seconds	Only works in "Local" or "System Link".
Enable/disable coordinates/camera mode	Hold "Action/Reload" + "Zoom" + "Switch Grenades" + "↑ D-Pad" for 3 Seconds
Enable/disable Pan Cam	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "← D-Pad"	These are after the coordinates/camera mode is enabled.
Hide/show coordinates	Press "Crouch" + "Zoom" + "→ D-Pad"
Increase camera movement speed	↑ D-Pad	These are only usable when your camera is flying around a map (with Pan Cam enabled), but enabling coordinates/camera mode only works on foot; therefore: In Firefight, after the coordinates/camera mode is enable, die with zero lives, then activate flying mode (enabling Pan Cam can be done while being alive or dead). To use it in Theater, after enabling coordinates/camera mode in Campaign, Custom game, or Firefight, quit the game, then start Theater, and then activate flying mode.
Decrease camera movement speed	↓ D-Pad

Forge

The following controls are for use in Halo: Reach's Forge mode.

Input action	Stick Layout
Movement	Depends on the "STICK LAYOUT" setting.
Pivot	Depends on the "STICK LAYOUT" and "LOOK INVERSION" settings.
	Button Layout
	Default	Southpaw	Boxer	Green Thumb	Bumper Jumper	Recon
Pick up/drop item	A
Tools	B
Object Options	X
Delete	Y
Fly Down	Left Bumper
Fly Up	Right Bumper
Zoom View	Right Analog Click			Right Bumper	Right Analog Click
Thrust	Left Trigger	Right Trigger	Left Trigger
Manipulate object	Right Trigger	Left Trigger	Right Trigger
Play/Edit Mode	↑ D-Pad
	Combination
Push monitor forward	Manipulate object + move forward
Push monitor backward	Manipulate object + move backward
Rotate item	Manipulate object + (move left or right) (look Left, up, right, or down)

Theater

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The following controls can be used in Halo: Reach's Theater mode.

Button	Input action
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
→ D-Pad	Skip forward
← D-Pad	Skip back

Other control options

With the "Stick Layout" and "Button Layout" settings mentioned above, here are the rest of the settings.

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Setting	Options	Official description
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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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