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
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
Reworked mouse movement with analog sticks, still needs more fine tuning
Option to add a different color for when in shift modifier mode
Added default to regular controller mapping, which goes back to it's original 360 mapped action if any
Big fixes: such as controller being disconnected when hiding the DS4 with D/C when stopping is on
Spelling fixes
View input of controls in profiles, see exactly when a deadzone is passed and check the input delay for controllers (special thanks to jhebbel), click the on sixaxis panel
Click the Empty text on in the lightbar box to copy the lightbar color from full to empty.
While opened, option to keep the window size after closing the profile's settings
Old profiles are automatically upgraded if it's missing new settings, such as how colors are now saved, sixaxis deadzones, and shift controls
Other UI changes for profile settings, flipped touchpad and other settings boxes
Others:
Fix for when clicking the semicolon in the select an action screen
Fix assigning Sixaxis action to a key
minor UI changes and bug fixes, such as auto resize of the log listview
DS4Updater: Also now works for the new numbering system, can read the version number right from the exe instead of in profiles.xml, UI additions to better notify users of errors, Bug fixes for non-portable users
