Wreckfest on a Mac with a controller
The Wreckfest layout is built into InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
On a Mac: No Mac version. It streams to a Mac from a Windows PC you own. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's native scheme.
Yes, Wreckfest plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC you own. This layout is for a stream that misses your pad. Wreckfest is the racing game where the brake is optional and the handbrake is not, so the handbrake is the big button.
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Steer and drive. The left stick steers (A and D). The right trigger accelerates (W), the left trigger brakes and reverses (S).
- Face buttons. Handbrake on the bottom (Space), clutch on the right (Shift), horn on the left (H), and the top button sends R, labeled rewind.
- Gears. Shift up on the right bumper (E), down on the left (Q).
- D-pad. The map on up (M), the camera on down (Tab), the assist on right (C).
- Menus. Pause on Back (Escape), confirm on Start (Return).
The rows come from the arcade racer template. Every row sends a key, so steering is all or nothing, the same as Wreckfest's keyboard.
Tune it
- Reset. A car on its roof needs one. Set the top face button's output to Wreckfest's reset key.
- Look back. Both stick clicks are empty. Put the look back key on one.
Give the top button the reset key first, because the template's rewind means nothing here.
If the game sees the pad
On a pad Wreckfest steers by how far you push the stick, which this layout cannot do, so use the game's own scheme whenever the stream passes your pad.
If your controller is not working in Wreckfest
When Wreckfest does not react to your controller on a Mac, check these in order:
- Check that the Mac sees the controller. Open the gamepad tester and press a button. If nothing lights up there, the problem is the connection, and a controller that is connected but not working covers that first.
- Pair the controller with the Mac first. A streaming app such as Steam Link, Moonlight or Parsec passes on only a controller the Mac already sees, so pair it before you start the stream, then press a button once Wreckfest is running. Streaming PC games to a Mac with a controller has the checks for each app.
- Play it from keys. If Wreckfest still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Wreckfest already reads. Turn the game's own controller option off while it runs, or a press can arrive twice. The layout works whether or not Wreckfest ever sees the controller.
Get it in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Wreckfest and pick it. The layout is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
- Press Activate. Every row can be changed afterwards: the editor's Scan button rebinds any control the moment you touch it.
Wreckfest controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Wreckfest's default keyboard and mouse controls, as this layout expects them. If you changed a key in the game's settings, change the same row in InputConfig.
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Right trigger | W | RT = accelerate (W) |
| Left trigger | S | LT = brake / reverse (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Left stick left = steer left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Left stick right = steer right (D) |
| A / Cross | Space | Cross = handbrake / e-brake (Space) |
| RB / R1 | E | R1 = shift up (E) |
| LB / L1 | Q | L1 = shift down (Q) |
| B / Circle | Shift (Left) | Circle = clutch (Left Shift) |
| Y / Triangle | R | Triangle = rewind (R) |
| X / Square | H | Square = horn (H) |
| D-pad down | Tab | D-pad down = change camera (Tab) |
| D-pad right | C | D-pad right = assist (C) |
| D-pad up | M | D-pad up = view map (M) |
| Back / Share / Select | Escape | Back = pause / menu (Esc) |
| Start / Options | Return | Start = activate / confirm (Enter) |
Names follow the editor's Xbox / PlayStation pair, and a Switch pad fires by position.
Questions
Does Wreckfest run on a Mac?
Wreckfest does not run natively on a Mac. It streams from a Windows PC you own, and the stream usually passes a controller through.
Wreckfest: controller or keyboard?
A controller, when the game can see it: on a pad Wreckfest steers by how far you push the stick. Keyboard steering is all or nothing, and so is this layout, because the stick sends A and D. Use it when a stream misses your pad, and keep the game's own controller scheme for everything else.
Can I play Wreckfest on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Wreckfest runs on the other end, on your own PC, so the Mac only plays the video and sends your input. An M1 MacBook Air streams it like any other Mac.
Does Wreckfest run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested Wreckfest in CrossOver. CodeWeavers keeps a compatibility list where players report how each Windows game runs. If it runs and the controller is not seen, this layout plays it from the keys and mouse.
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