W3EE used to have a reputation for requiring mouse and keyboard to fully enjoy the mod's lovely gameplay but these days W3EE/Redux is extremely controller friendly. A lot of work has gone into making all of the mod's functionality accessible on a gamepad and it's now perfectly playable with one. Even signature features like attack bending with distance modifiers can be used with a gamepad.
This article covers how to configure the mod when you're using a gamepad as well as the button combos to use for the mod's special functionality.
The mod assumes you are using a Mouse and Keyboard by default or after you run DefaultReduxSettings()
in the console. So if you're using a gamepad, use these settings instead.
The most important setting first: go to Options > Mods > W3EE > Gameplay > Controls > Targeting Options and select Controller
at the top. This will be shown like so to keep it short for the remaining options: