User:Pilot/Sandbox/Redesign the Button Layout/View Option 2

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The source artwork for the controller tutorial side of the poster included in the Halo 3 game box.
A poster included in the Halo 3 manual, showcasing the game's default controls.

The following control schemes were available for use in Halo 3 for Xbox 360.

Multiple Forms

List of Input Actions
Input Action Game Mode Form
Reality & Precise Name Official Name Campaign Multiplayer Forge Theater On-foot Monitor Observer
Single-Wield Dual-Wield Tached Turret Detached Turret Vehicle
Game Menu Pause / Settings
Switch On-foot/Monitor Mode Play / Edit Mode
Select Next Grenade Type Reload/Swap Left Weapon

On-foot

List of Input Actions
Reality & Precise Name Official Input Action Names and Unaffected Settings Campaign Multiplayer Forge
Jump A — Default/Southpaw/Boxer/Green Thumb/Walkie Talkie
Left Bumper — Bumper Jumper
Yes
Melee Melee Attack
Throw Selected Grenade Throw Grenade
Use Equipped Equipment Use Equipment
Zoom Mode Zoom View
Swap Weapons Swap Weapons
Toggle Flashlight ↑ D-Pad — Default/Southpaw/Boxer/Green Thumb/Bumper Jumper
Left Bumper — Walkie Talkie
Team Chat
Alert Carry Hold Jump + Crouch + Reload/Swap Left Weapon + Action/Reload Right Weapon + ↓ D-pad for 3 Seconds ~[1]
Enable/Disable Coordinates Hold Jump + Crouch + Reload/Swap Left Weapon + Action/Reload Right Weapon + ↑ D-pad for 3 Seconds
Hide/Show Coordinates Press Crouch + Zoom + → D-pad ~[2]
Panoramic Camera Mode Press Crouch + Zoom + ← D-pad

Monitor

Observer

Vehicles

Control Settings

Customize your Xbox 360 Controller to your personal playing style.

Look Inversion

If inverted, moving the look stick up causes the player to look down.
Option
Not Inverted (Default)
Inverted

Look Sensitivity

Select the speed at which you look around. Keep in mind that a higher look speed is not necessarily better.
Option
1 (Low)
2
3 (Default)
4
5 (Medium)
6
7 (High)
8
9
10 (Insane)

Button Layout

Default
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "DEFAULT" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
This is the default button configuration recommended by Bungie.[3]
Input Action Button Control Settings
Reality & Precise Name Offical Name
Jump Jump A
Melee Melee Attack B
N/A Use Equipment X
N/A Swap Weapons Y
Select Next Grenade Type Reload/Swap Left Weapon Left Bumper
Reload Left Weapon
N/A Action/Reload Right Weapon Right Bumper
Reload Right Weapon
Hold Crouch Crouch Left Analog Click Crouch Behavior: Hold to Crouch (Default)
Toggle Crouch Crouch Behavior: Toggle Crouch
N/A Zoom View Right Analog Click
Throw Selected Grenade Use Left Weapon/Throw Grenade Left Trigger
Use Left Weapon
N/A Use Right Weapon Right Trigger
Toggle Flashlight Team Chat ↑ D-Pad
N/A

A - Jump
B - Melee Attack
X - Use Equipment
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Right Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Left Weapon/Throw Grenade
Right Bumper - Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Bumper - Reload/Swap Left Weapon/Select Grenade Type
↑ D-Pad - Flashlight/Team Chat

This is the most common control scheme despite many flaws (see below) that often become apparent to more experienced players. This is the control scheme that Bungie starts you with, but it is suggested that one quickly learns to either use the claw grip, bumper jumper, walkie talkie, or possibly even green thumb, all of which are more often used by experienced players.

Please note that it is not possible to aim while meleeing, jumping, and deploying equipment without use of the "claw grip."

Southpaw
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "SOUTHPAW" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
This setting is similar to the default except the left and right controls are flipped.[4]

A - Jump
B - Melee Attack
X - Use Equipment
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Left Weapon
Left Trigger - Use Right Weapon
Right Bumper - Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Bumper - Reload/Swap Left Weapon/Select Grenade Type
↑ D-Pad - Flashlight/Team Chat

This is the same as default except that the triggers are switched.

Please note that if you compare new players using all button layouts this is the most accurate. Because unlike all of the other layouts offered in the game this is the only one that you are not required to use the same hand to shoot and aim with. Therefore, having more reaction time and accuracy.

Boxer
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "BOXER" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
If you're tired of hitting the wrong button in the heat of a melee fight, this setting is for you. Instead, you will pull the left trigger to melee attack.[5]

A - Jump
B - Throw Grenade
X - Use Equipment
Y - Swap Weapons
Left Analog Click - Crouch
Right Analog Click - Zoom View
Right Trigger - Use Right Weapon
Left Trigger - Melee/Use Left Weapon
Right Bumper - Action/Reload Right Weapon
Left Bumper - Reload/Swap Left Weapon/Select Grenade Type
↑ D-Pad - Flashlight/Team Chat

This has the advantage of giving the user aim while meleeing, but has the disadvantage of not allowing you to aim while throwing grenades.

Please note that it is not possible to aim while throwing grenades, jumping, and deploying equipment without use of the "claw grip."

Green Thumb
A screenshot of "BUTTON LAYOUT" set to "GREEN THUMB" in the "GAME CONTROLS" → "BUTTON LAYOUT" settings menu of Halo 3 (Xbox 360).Behind the game pause menu is pitch black.Note: The screenshot was taken from the emulator Xenia.
This setting allows you