So. I have a problem.

There's a lot of hotkey mods out there for the 360 Controller, but none of them change buttons to the way I want them to. I'd like to do my own in-depth button reassignment. How can I? Skyrim Key Helper appears to only support mouse and keyboard.

Look in Interface\controls\pc\gamepad.txt (IIRC), I think. It's in the Interface BSA in vanilla, of course.

If gamepad.txt doesn't work, try:

Data\Interface\Controls\PC\controlmap.txt

That's what I'm using. I ended up just downloading a mod that mapped what I wanted (the ability to take a screenshot with the controller). The hex values for the controller are:

XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_UP 0x00000001
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_DOWN 0x00000002
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_LEFT 0x00000004
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_DPAD_RIGHT 0x00000008
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_START 0x00000010
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_BACK 0x00000020
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_THUMB 0x00000040
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB 0x00000080
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_LEFT_SHOULDER 0x0100
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_SHOULDER 0x0200
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_A 0x1000
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_B 0x2000
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_X 0x4000
XINPUT_GAMEPAD_Y 0x8000

And then you'd just map them. Easier typed than done.
I haven't tried it, but if I were to try it, would be trial and error till I found out.

Take this line for example in that file:

Pause 0x1 0xff 0xff 1 1 0 0x8
Screenshot 0xb7 0xff 0x0100+0x0010 0 0 0
Multi-Screenshot 0x1d+0xb7,0x9d+0xb7 0xff 0xff 0 0 0

That bold line is saying use the left shoulder and start button to take a screenshot.
Hope that helps!

Whoops, forgot to mention that file doesn't exist in vanilla.
If you download any remapper mod, it should create that file.

You can try xpadder. They offer a freeware version of their software. It's the same as the premium, but one or two updates behind.

http://xpadder.com/

Sorry to jump in here with another question - and a stupid one at that - but I wanted to know how easy it is to use the xBox controller with the PC? I've never done it before.
Will the default buttons simply be what they are on the xBox?
Can I use the keyboard and mouse if I need to whilst using the controller?

Depends on the controller. If its a wired controller, its plug-and-play. Wireless require some extra finesse.

And they are about the same. Default seems to have the L1, L2 switched and R1 and R2 switched. Easy enough to reverse though.

Mouse is definitely not usable (but you can go into the option menu and switch back to them if you want) but I've noticed keyboard shortcuts for mods work while its going. Or maybe its only SKSE mods that use the 'iskeypressed' function?

Not sure, but all my extra's work for me when I decide to go with a controller.

@Daytona: Thanks a LOT.

Hi Lynzi, it's not a dumb question.

- Yes, the default buttons are the ones on the Xbox.
- KB+M do nothing in Skyrim while the controller is plugged in. This behavior is not true for the rest of the game.
- Aside from the limited amount of hotkeys, I feel like the controller does play more smoothly than KB+M does.

Just to confirm, with a wired controller, it works like a charm. The only difference between me and jesserevis1 is that I didn't need to switch the trigger buttons for the shoulder buttons. Also, the keyboard still works, I've been using the console happily while playing with my Xbox controller

- Hypno