How to edit game control layouts to play any PC game on Android
Remotly provides several default game control layouts, but to easily play a PC game on your Android device it is recommended to customize game controls for every game.
Please read the following tutorial to learn how to create new layouts and customize them to play any PC game on Android Device with Remotly app.
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Creating a new game control layout to play a PC game on Android
To create a useful layout for your PC game it is required to place game controls for all basic actions you will perform in the game.
Start Remotly app and connect to your PC. Run the PC game that you would like to play on your Android device. Remotly will automatically switch to game control mode showing a default game control layout. Open app Menu and tap
Game Control Layouts.
In the layouts manager you will see a list of layouts on the left side and a layout preview on the right. Review all default layouts and select the layout that you feel will be the best to start customization for your PC game. Tap layout name and hold a finger for a short while to show the layout options menu.
Select Duplicate to create a new layout that will be a copy of the selected default layout. Enter a new name for your new layout. We recommend using a game title for layout names. Now, your new layout should be visible at the end of the layouts list.
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Basic game control layout editing
Select your new layout and tap Edit to start layout customization.
You will learn basic game controls editing like game control selection, moving controls, resizing and assigning mouse and keyboard events. To select a game control, just tap it. Selected game control will be highlighted and its description and options will be displayed on the left panel.
To move the selected game control just hold it with a finger and move it over the screen. Game controls cannot be placed in positions that will interfere with any other game control in the layout.
To resize a game control, tap your game control to select it and use Size slider available on the left panel.
To change mouse or keyboard actions, select a game control and tap the event on the left panel (OnPress, OnUp, OnLeft, etc...). For every event, you can assign a single mouse or keyboard action or make a combination of mouse and keyboard actions.
For Button controls you can also select a color and an icon.
To save changes made to a layout please remember to tap
Accept.
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Adding and removing game controls
To add a new game control to your layout please use
Add button
at the top and select game control type from the list. New game control will be placed at the center of the screen. Now you need to place your new game control on the screen, customize its size and mouse or keyboard events.
To remove a game control from your layout simply select it and tap
Remove button.
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Importing and exporting layouts
All your layouts can be exported to the cloud, layouts will be stored online and assigned to your account. This way, you can access (import) layouts with any of your Android mobile devices. With Remotly sharing layouts between devices is very easy. To export a layout please hold your finger on the layout name to show layout options and select Export layout to server.
To import a layout from server simply hold your finger on any layout name to show options menu, select Import layout from server and select a layout name that you would like to import to your Android device.
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How to apply the selected game control layout to a game?
To apply your new layout to a game, use Apply button. Remotly remembers applied layouts for every PC game. Next time you run a PC game, Remotly will automatically show an appropriate game control layout.
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