Revised the Profile settings UI to fit all the settings on the screen.
Fixed not being able to have a negative scroll value for the touchpad
Less lag when opening/reopening profile settings
Added Arabic Translation (Thanks K.F), updated French, Polish, and
Portuguese translations
Complete rehaul of the profile settings, bigger workspace to edit
controls, and all the settings are on the side now
Added option to change the lightbar color, regardless of the profile's
lightbar setting (useful for using one profile on the same controller).
to change click the colored button beside edit in the main tab
Can now set the Gyro as an 1:1 absolute mouse, in this mode the mouse
now moves as the controller is moved
Removed the experimental exclusive connection button if on the newest
Windows 10 build (1511/TH2)
Finally updated all the translations and added some new ones (such as
Chinese and Polish, the translations sheets have been merged to one so
it's easier for me to update
(Windows 10) Thanks to another workaround found, it has been added to
DS4Windows, there is a button on the main tab, to connect your
controller exclusively, this will temporarily kill explorer (The
taskbar) and bring it back once a controller is connected
Macros: When recording with a delay, you can now add rumble and changing
the lightbar color during the macro, you can use the touchpad zones to
add rumble or lightbar options. To change how much rumble happens or the
lightbar color, just double click the item in the list
Flash Lightbar when at high latency now has the option to choose what
you decide is high latency
Show Notifications now has the option to only show warnings, such as
when a controller cannot be grabbed exclusively
Speaking of bad news for Windows 10 users: Hide DS4 has now been
disabled, until i can figure out why this is, it will be disabled, this
means some games that rely on this may not work properly or at all,
sorry about that
As for good news for Windows 10, did you know you can press Windows + G
to open a game bar which can record games. For Windows 10 users, there's
a new special action: Xbox Game DVR. Pick a trigger (only one button)
and tapping/holding/or double tapping does various things, such as
start/stop recording, save an ongoing recording, take a screenshot (via
the xbox app's option or your own hotkey ie form steam), or just open
the gamebar
Much of the code has been updated with c# 6.0
Added manifest so DS4Windows can notice Windows 10 and high DPIs, also
reorganized files
Updated German translation
Added Turkish translation (Thanks Lütfi)
When the battery is low and the controller is disconnected, The
notification tell you to charge the controller, this notification also
now shows the controller number instead of the mac address
While Double tapping to drag or left clicking the touchpad, you can use
a second finger to drag the mouse cursor (ala Mac touchpads)
In Auto Profiles, you can now add a directory/folder of programs
Added inverted deadzones to Left and Right Sticks, set the values to
negative and pushing the stick past the red in the controller readout
will make sure the output doesn't pass the set limit
Fixed bug when trying to invert left and right stick with Shift modifier
Fixed "Fall back to" text in shift modifier
Added Romanian Translation (Thanks Vlad Giurgiu and Anonim)
Updated German (added thanks to Jan-Stefan Janetzky & An Op
Turk[DedSec]), Russian, and French translations
Fix settings tab text being blank after clicking controller/driver setup
Check if .Net 4.5 or higher is installed at the start.
Fix crash with certain macro
Option to disable flashing light when controller latency is over 10ms
Special Action Program: Added Arguments/Command Line and hold trigger
for x seconds to launch program
Bug fixes
New Special Action: Check Battery life, choose to see the battery via a
notification or via the lightbar with a gradient of your choice
Sixaxis tilting added to special action triggers
Added Special macros to be used by pressing the Load Presets button,
selecting Cycle Programs allows you to hold the button to cycle through
open programs, and edit the wait time to choose how long you hold the
button down to go to the next program
Can now add additional recordings between macros, click in the list
where you want to add
Can now delete actions in the macro by pressing delete
Fixed color by battery being inverted
Fixed bluetooth light being completely off when stopping/exiting
DS4Windows
Updated translation sheets (new items highlighted in 3rd column in green
for easier finding)
Extended range needed for touchpad swipes actions to register
UI adjustments in profile settings, such as a color box for flashing
color, alignment adjustments, and the Sixaxis reading dot staying in
bounds of the box
Recording a macro for special actions now open up in a new window,
allowing for ctrl+tab to be used
When controller's latency passes 10ms, the log will show and the
controller will flash red until the latency is under 10ms
Hovering over the mac address shows the latency of said controller, if
it's connected via bluetooth
Option to choose when at low battery for the light to flash or pulse
Much cleaner/neater hotkeys/about window
Option to download language packs if your PC is not set to an english
language
Finished Italian Translations (Thanks again Giulio)
Finished German Translations (Thanks Ammonjak)
Updated Italian & Russian Translations
Reorganized the the code so all cs files are under the same project
Added Press/Toggle Key to Special Actions, you can hold a trigger to
hold a key or toggle a key with one set of buttons, and untoggle it by
pressing or releasing another set of buttons
Added Disconnect BT to Special Actions, PS+Options to d/c is now added
to Special actions and can be enabled for each profile. You can now set
Disconnect BT to any control(s) and how long you need to hold the
control(s) to take affect
Added Partial German Translation (Thanks Michél)
Added 95% Finished Russian Translation (Thanks overclockers.ru members:
KoNoRIMCI & Sr_psycho)
Added Partial Italian Translation (Thanks Giulio)
Updates to the translations sheets, they should now have every bit of
text in DS4Windows, minus the controls of the controller
English Spelling fixes
Main/Starting tab only shows info for connected controllers, and context
menu only shows options for connected controllers.
Mouse wheel scrolling with analog sticks/triggers/gyro, the mouse now
scrolls smoothly
Slightly reworked analog mouse movement + mouse acceleration (not as
janky anymore)
When starting DS4Windows, if no controllers are connected, DS4Windows
defaults to the profile tab
Certain log warnings (Like unable to get controller exclusively) shows
up in red
Easter egg: try pressing a few buttons in sequence while in the log tab
Fixed Start Profile with TP off being unchecked next time a profile is
opened
Other minor Bug Fixes, such as clearing the log then moving to a new tab
crashing DS4W
Added Presets for Dpad, Left and Right Sticks, Face Buttons, Sixaxis,
and Touchpad Swipes; right click on those controls to select a preset)
Fully fixed Scan code, now will work fine in old DirectX games
Macros for Special Actions can now have scan code enabled (if you didn't
know you can enable scan code on macros for single controls as well,
even after you've configured the macro)
Control list now shows if scan code is enabled
Special Actions: press a control or a set of controls to perform a
macro, launch a program/file, or load a different profile. Create new
actions in profile options, and check which ones you want the selected
profile to use.
Set an analog curve for the left and right stick, see the changes live
in the controller readout
Option to set the close button to minimize DS4Windows, and truly close
it by the notification icon
Added Spanish Translations (added credits to the translations sheets so
users can be properly thanked if wanted to be)
Sticks Deadzone reworked from being a square to radial as the controller
readout actually shows
Fix pressing keyboard not setting an action for controls
Fix Tilts and Swipes controls not showing text in the control list
Fix program crashing when uses x360 macros with shift controls
Fix for trying to edit a profile from the context menu after never
restoring DS4Windows form start.
Fix for settings low flash color
Now running with startup will always start minimized, even if start
minimized is unchecked
Version 1.4.161
By default Xinput ports 1-4 are used, this can be changed back in
settings to 11-14 and anything in between
Better handling of moving appdata folder to %Appdata%/DS4Windows
Extra actions for controls, set rumble, change lightbar and flash, and
mouse sensitivity while holding a controls
Regardless of where DS4Windows is first placed, the driver will always
install in DS4Windows' directory
Appdata location is now named "DS4Windows". If your profiles are saved
in appdata "%Appdata%/DS4Tool" they will be moved automatically to
"%Appdata%/DS4Windows", assuming access to the files are available.
Fixed random mouse dancing in some games
When adding trigger actions to the left or right stick, fixed L2/R2 not
working 100% of the time
Fixed profile for controllers not being changeable if usb was plugged in
at start
Experimental: Quick Charge controller by turning off BT when plugged via
USB
Settings a deadzone of .10+ to the sticks or higher now affects the
mouse movement as well
Use DS4 for Mapping checkbox now remembers how it was last set
Fix for starting minimized showing up in task manager and alt+tab, this
also more reliably starts minimized
Significant CPU usage decrease by reworking how single instances work,
on a mobile i7 for example with a single controller connected usage went
from 4-6% to .5-1.5%. With no controllers connected the usage went from
2.5-4.5% to 0%!
As mentioned before, single instances has been reworked, so trying to
relaunch DS4W more reliably opens the previous instance
Fixed Shift modifier not working if main controls were not modified
Fixed Tilt Left for Shift modifier
Fixed default text of shift controls
Remove touchpad movement notification when swipe for controls is enabled
Can test the rumble motors separately via Heavy and Light
Truly implemented Flush HID (I think)
Slight change in profiles, when loading profiles in for the first time
in this new version, there may be a slight delay
Updated French Translations
Removed mouse moving as an option for touch swipes controls, as they
weren't implemented nor have a purpose to be
Use Touchpad swipes for controls and disable it for mouse: swipe in 4
directions to use buttons, marcos, and even use the touchpad as an
analog stick (Relive the great moments of playing an FPS on a
touchscreen)
Mapping Stick directions to triggers now work properly
Record 360 controls using your DualShock 4 (PS: any old macros using
hold control while running macro may be set to a new control when
loaded, please re save your macro)
Macro recording now happens in the select an action window instead of a
separate one
Save and Load Macro presets to use any time
When recording with delays (recommend for X360 macros) you can double
click on delays to edit the time
When recording a new macro, previously saved Macros for that control are
shown
Many minor Macro fixes
Giving major updates useless names that will never be seen outside of
this changelog
Icon Update
Fixed shift modifier lightbar settings blocked off
High DPI support (144+)
Fixed various bugs at 120 DPI and higher
When installing the ds4 driver, Actually checks if the driver got
installed instead of always saying install complete
Fixed Touchpad still mouse clicking when set to a key
For first time users: The ds4 driver (virtual bus) will silently and
automatically install after clicking step one in the setup window
Rework x360 mapping similarly to v1.4.075, however this time testing has
been done and truely works :). With this update you can map sticks to
multiple things and swap the actions of two buttons/sticks/triggers
Remapping touchpad clicks improvements
When using default controls, fix no controls working
When using custom controls, fix sticks not working
Hopefully removed DS4W from alt+tab menu when minimized
Reworked x360 mapping again, better support for mapping multiple buttons
to the same thing + swapping buttons
Made the exclusive warning last message when connecting a controller
that can't get exclusive control to make it more noticeable
Hovering over the log message at the bottom shows the full message
Default colors provided when a new profile is made for certain controls
Improved mapping support: can better handle the switching of controls:
ie triangle and circle/dpad and left stick/L1+R1 and L2+R2. If you have
a profile with swap buttons, they may not work until you open the
profile in settings and resave.
Servers moved to ds4winsdows.com
Remove DS4Windows from Alt+tab menu if minimized to tray (thanks
youturnjason)
Basic support for command line arguments (right now just "-stop" is
supported: starts program up without starting the ds4)
Profile option to turn off touchpad at start
Better disabling and re-enabling of the vitrual x360 for dinput only
mode
Bottom text of DS4Windows now hosts the description of items in profile
options instead of a floating tool tip
If first startup of DS4Windows/no profiles are found, a default profile
is made
Extra tip in driver window
Update to french translations (however the translations require another
update now)
Added start/stop to notification icon
Right click on the status icon in the main window to disconnect the
controller (BT only)
Rumble testing actually varies as the boost value changes (you won't
noticea change with testing past 100%)
Better lightbar flashing, color has a better chance of changing back
after not flashing etc.
Moved source code to Github, the link is on the about page of DS4Windows
and my sig on pcsx2.net
Special feature (beta) for those who have a profile for Distance and use
the controller in X360 mode.
Added custom color when flashing, just click on the "Flash at" text
lightbar turns off fully when going into sleep mode
PS+touchpad also disables scrolling now
Update to french translations
Fixes to text
95% finished French Translation (I forgot to update the translations page so a few lines are missing, the French page has been updated, but the rest still need to be updated) Thanks to DirtyShady and Neur0Nerd for the Translations
