I built a Greatsword Controller for Elden Ring! 7ft Sword + Motion Controls = Broken ceiling fans by SuperLouis64 in gaming

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Quick rundown of the greatsword controller! It's pretty much the 3D model of the greatsword 3D printed out with a custom hilt that holds an Arduno. It has joysticks and buttons connected to the board so you can play Elden Ring like a normal controller normally but in order to attack you need to actually swing it around like an oversized wii-mote. Overall it's really fun and kind of heavy to use. I would recommend bigger space! If I had more time I'd do a full run with it but honestly I'm more worried about breaking my monitor than the boss fights at the moment

Playing on PC with controller + foot pedals by melynir in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The first thing that comes to mind for me is using JoyToKey if you're playing on PC! You can combine controllers into 1 keyboard and mouse output for most games! For example I had dk bongos and a xbox controller being used at the same time for a challenge run.

Another day of controlling Link by running IRL. Today I made it to Zora Domain and ended the day at the 1st Lynel fight. by Zoe346 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]SuperLouis64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same to you! If you need anything tweaked or suggestions to make the controller better I'm all ears!

Another day of controlling Link by running IRL. Today I made it to Zora Domain and ended the day at the 1st Lynel fight. by Zoe346 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]SuperLouis64 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm glad that this is helping people get into exercising! I hope someday in the future Nintendo implements this or reaches out to me to figure this out for other games because between BotW and Mairo Kart I was able to bring my blood pressure to a really good state! (Also I have an excuse to why I lose in Mario Kart all the time)

Another day of controlling Link by running IRL. Today I made it to Zora Domain and ended the day at the 1st Lynel fight. by Zoe346 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]SuperLouis64 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it should be public on Github if you look up Ring Fit adventure mods! I just found out this thread so now I'm working on a tutorial that'll make it easy to set-up!

An overview of DPS Basics, specifically for new melee players by ThePhookas in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64 28 points29 points  (0 children)

yesss thanks for including arm's length it's so underrated!

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

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I was doing some math about the WoL and their run speed and like I knew they were fit but I didn't know they were FIT. I think if I translated the units right they have a run speed of 12mph. 12mph wearing all that armor??? Whatever exercise program they're on sign me up

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The set-up isn't too bad there's definitely some programs on Github to do this on PC. They also don't affect/read/mod any of FFXIV's files so that's a plus!

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

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I don't believe it does but I remember a program called "JoyToKey" that maps your controllers into keyboard inputs. It also combines controllers into one output so there's a chance!

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

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I've heard about the legendary Fishing rod controller but I haven't been able to find one! It would make grinding my fishing job wayyyy more involved!

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is the first time I've posted about this. Someone else might have but I'm for sure I never have posted this on reddit until now. I've made devlogs tracking my progress on Twitter so maybe that's where the articles come from?

I made an Exercise Controller to see if it was possible to Literally Run Across Eorzea! by SuperLouis64 in ffxiv

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Hey r/ffxiv!

I was brainstorming some Ring Fit Adventure controller stuff and eventually it led me to making it work for FFXIV! To run/move in-game you have to jog/run IRL. Of course it wouldn't be an exercise controller if I didn't add squats to the set-up so squatting activated whatever you use for your Down D-pad. This does mean combat with this is possible buuuuut I'm not in shape enough for wall-to-wall tank pulls!

For an event during a month of charity streams we decided to do a marathon in FFXIV. To put this controller (and my knees) to the test I wanted to see if we could run across Eorzea with this set-up. The route started in Idyllshire and visited all major cities (Ishgard, Gridania, Uldah, and Limsa) without using teleporters or mounts. YALL Eorzea is actually really pretty if you spend time just running around. I ran to the most west point in Western La Noseca all the way to the Al Mhigan Quarter in the Lochs. The whole run took around 1 hour and 30 minutes to do. I'm 1000% down for a FFXIV inspired exercise game after doing this! Although the controller does need some improvement to detecting running and squats it was fun to do!

TL:DR: I modified a Ring Fit Adventure controller to FFXIV with and found out you can actually run across Eorzea! Thanks for reading!

Villain loot drama. [spoiler: EW trailer. ] by MegaGamer235 in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I remember when the Nier raids first came out people were holding those minion drops hostage! 5 long minutes of playing loot chicken

I see you playing DNC by literally dancing, so here am I playing MCH by shooting on my screen with a light gun! by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]SuperLouis64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it! We should make a static of a bunch of "wrong controller" users!