x360ce safe way of editing sensitivity preferences?

[Dan NH]

Is there a safe way of editing the joystick and lip button sensitivities with the included quadstick control sheet?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XqPl-_VfPWzrS3pMzbPqs9IzD3J1octFnkn50QbTKsA/edit#gid=229002792

[Fred Davison]

Hey Dan:

You can add preference settings to either the Preferences sheet in that spreadsheet, or in an individual mode sheet.  There is an article that explains the different places you put in a preference setting: Precedence of Preferences

The joystick sensitivity is controlled by two values that set the minimum and maximum physical movement and then four multipliers that can adjust the sensitivity in each direction:

joystick_deflection_minimum	9	percent	Defines center dead zone. Percent of physical movement
joystick_deflection_maximum	30	percent	Defines physical deflection scaled to 100% Signal
joystick_dead_zone_shape	1		0=Square, 1=Circle
joystick_warning	400	percent	Joystick position beyond full scale that will flash the leds
joystick_alarm	500	percent	Joystick position beyond full scale that will buzz the speaker
anti_dead_zone	0	percent	Counteracts the dead zone built into the Game Console's joystick software
deflection_multiplier_up	140	percent	Adjusts joystick deflection value in the UP direction
deflection_multiplier_down	130	percent	Adjusts joystick deflection value in the DOWN direction
deflection_multiplier_left	100	percent	Adjusts joystick deflection value in the LEFT direction
deflection_multiplier_right	100	percent	Adjusts joystick deflection value in the RIGHT direction

Other adjustments are the deadzone shape, and anti_dead_zone, which is used to compensate for a game's built-in deadzone.

The default values, with up and down multipliers of 140 & 130 make the joystick more sensitive in the up/down directions than in the left & right.  If you put a preference in a mode sheet, put the name in output column (A) and the value in the input column (C).  It will be in effect only while in that mode.

Fred