Create a Configuration for your Xbox Controller

With this guide, you’ll be able to set up over 55 different keybinds, which should cover every single one of your abilities and anything else you want to keybind in the game. One misconception players have is that due to the number of abilities in the game, it’s impossible to play Star Wars: The Old Republic on a controller, and this is far from true. However, playing with a controller is a great way to work around different disabilities that make using a keyboard difficult or even impossible, and on top of that, some players will simply enjoy playing games with a controller more, especially if they are transitioning over from an XBOX or other console to more traditional computer gaming. If you take a look at your abilities bar on a high level character, it’s pretty clear that combat was designed for a keyboard rather than a controller, which is why a controller is not usually recommended for this game. Let’s start with talking about how many abilities and keybinds you have in Star Wars: The Old Republic. If you are playing off of steam, for example you download the game from, I have a separate guide that walks you through how to use Xpadder to play with an XBOX controller instead of using Steam.

In this video, we’ll be going over how to map your controls for The Old Republic to an XBOX controller, if you are playing SWTOR through Steam. Although Star Wars: The Old Republic does not support controllers by default, many clever players have figured out that there are ways to set up the game to be playable on a controller.

How to install steam controller configs