Saints Row 2 Controls
I recently bought Saints Row 2 at Steam, however, the controls seem to be unnatural and hard to control the main character. Things like strafing left or rotating the character are unbeliveably ugly. It's different from what GTA4 did. It looks like the port from the consoles wasn't done right or I'm missing something. I recently bought Saints Row 2 at Steam, however, the controls seem to be unnatural and hard to control the main character. Things like strafing left or rotating the character are unbeliveably ugly. It's different from what GTA4 did. It looks like the port from the consoles wasn't done right or I'm missing something.
Short version: Is there a way to access the Xbox's 'Controller Scheme B' setup on PC OR is there a way to fine tune controls more than what's offered in game (mods/tools/editing config files)
Long version: I used to play this game on 360, and there was the option to switch between different control schemes. This worked nicely as one of the schemes moved accelerate and reverse to the triggers, while moving attack to the left bumper.
However, on PC, I can not find the option for switching control schemes (maybe it only shows when a 360 controller is connected? I'm using an Xbox One Elite controller, which automatically maps its buttons correctly, but lists its buttons as 'joypad button 1', etc.)
Likewise, while the menu does allow fine tuning, it frustratingly does not have an 'attack while driving' binding. So if I want right trigger to be fire while walking, as well as my accelerate button, I can't drive a car without unloading every bullet I have. While this might arguably be an appropriate way to play the game... I'd prefer the option to be a bit more low key now and then.
Any help would be greatly appreciated; this was one of my favorite games on 360, and I'd love to relive it on PC, but I really hope I'm not stuck with clunky a/x button driving mechanics.
Pause the game, then access the cell phone. Select 'Dial', then enter one of the following numbers, including the # symbol, and choose 'Call'. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. Then, go to 'Cheats', and select the now unlocked option.
Result | Phone number |
Player Ability | |
Full Health | #1 |
Car Mass (increased mass for harder collisions) | #2 |
Milk Bones (increased melee attack damage) | #3 |
Add Police Notoriety (+1 star to police wanted meter) | #4 |
Player Pratfalls (press LB or RB to fall) | #5 |
Infinite Sprint | #6 |
Unlimited Clip (never reload, except for RPGs) | #9 |
Infinite Ammo | #11 |
Heaven Bound (killed bodies float upward) | #12 |
Add Gang Notoriety (+1 gang attack level) | #35 |
Never Die | #36 |
No Cop Notoriety | #50 |
No Gang Notoriety | #51 |
I Am Giant (become very tall) | #200 |
Itty Bitty (become very short) | #201 |
Give Cash (gain $1,000) | #2274666399 |
Vehicles | |
Repair Car (fixes car, boat, and helicopter damage) | #1056 |
Ambulance | #1040 |
Anchor | #1041 |
Atlasbreaker | #1042 |
Attrazione | #1043 |
Backdraft | #1044 |
Backhoe | #1045 |
Bag Boy | #1046 |
Baron | #1047 |
Bear | #1048 |
Bootlegger | #1049 |
Bulldog | #1050 |
Bulldozer | #1051 |
Compton | #1052 |
Eiswolf | #1053 |
FBI | #1054 |
Five0 | #1055 |
Hollywood | #1057 |
Justice | #1058 |
Kent | #1059 |
Mag | #1060 |
Mixmaster | #1061 |
Mongoose | #1062 |
Oring | #1063 |
Phoenix | #1064 |
Quasar | #1065 |
Quota | #1066 |
Rampage | #1067 |
Raycaster | #1068 |
Reaper | #1069 |
Septic Avenger | #1070 |
Shaft | #1071 |
Stilwater Municipal | #1072 |
Superiore | #1073 |
Taxi | #1074 |
The Job | #1075 |
Titan | #1076 |
Toad | #1077 |
Varsity | #1078 |
Venom Classic | #1079 |
Vortex | #1080 |
Zenith | #1081 |
Horizon (commerical helicopter) | #711 |
Snipes57 (executive private jet) | #712 |
Tornado (police helicopter with minigun and anti-tank missiles; can lock onto other vehicles or be manually aimed) | #713 |
Wolverine (P-51 Mustang-style airplane with machine gun) | #714 |
Kaneda (custom street racing motorcycle) | #801 |
Kenshin (street racing motorcycle) | #802 |
Melbourne (Harley-style motorcycle) | #803 |
Sabretooth (custom Harley-style motorcycle) | #804 |
Sandstorm (dirtbike) | #805 |
Widowmaker (moped) | #806 |
Hurricane (speedboat) | #825 |
Miami | #826 |
Python | #827 |
Shark (personal watercraft) | #828 |
Skipper (yacht) | #829 |
Retailer Promotion Vehicles | |
Gyro Daddy helicopter (two person mini-helicopter) | #4976 |
D-Stroy UFO (two person flying saucer) | #728237 |
Peewee mini-bike (very small mini-bike) | #7266837 |
Weapons | |
12 Gauge | #920 |
44 Shepherd | #921 |
AR200 (SAW-type machine gun) | #922 |
AR50 (X8-type assault rifle) | #923 |
AR50 Launcher (X8-type assualt rifle with grenade launcher) | #924 |
AS14 (fully automatic shotgun) | #925 |
Baseball Bat | #926 |
Chainsaw | #927 |
Fire Extinguisher | #928 |
Flamethrower | #929 |
Flashbang | #930 |
GAL43 (Uzi-like sub-machine gun) | #931 |
GDHC | #932 |
Grenade | #933 |
Holt 55 (fully automatic pistol) | #934 |
K6 Krukov | #935 |
Knife | #936 |
Machete | #937 |
McManus2010 | #938 |
Minigun | #939 |
Molotov | #940 |
Nightstick | #941 |
NR4 | #942 |
Pepper Spray | #943 |
Pimp Cane (shotgun) | #944 |
Pipe Bomb | #945 |
RPG | #946 |
RPG Annihilator (manual or lock-on guided RPG) | #947 |
Samurai Sword | #948 |
Satchel | #949 |
Shock Paddles (bring dead people back to life) | #950 |
SKR-9 | #951 |
Sledgehammer | #952 |
Stungun (semi-automatic Taser-style weapon; can kill if used repeatedly) | #953 |
T3K Urban | #954 |
Tire Iron | #955 |
Tombstone | #956 |
Vice 9 | #957 |
XS-2 (fully automatic shotgun) | #958 |
Pimp Slap (big foam middle finger) | #969 |
Weather | |
Wrath of God (thunderstorm with random lightning strikes) | #666 |
Overcast | #78665 |
Heavy Rain | #78666 |
Light Rain | #78668 |
Clear Skies | #78669 |
Normal Weather | #78670 |
World | |
Super Explosions | #7 |
Super Saints (almost invincibile Homies and Saints with better weapons) | #8 |
Drunk Pedestrians | #15 |
Evil Cars (drivers try to run you down) | #16 |
Low Gravity (cannot be used with helicopters; use in Insurance Fraud mode to glide) | #18 |
Pedestrian War (pedestrians and drivers fight each other) | #19 |
Raining Pedestrians (people spawn and fall from sky but die on the ground) | #20 |
Everybody Must Get Shrunk (everyone is very short) | #202 |
Time Set Noon (hour set to 12 p.m. with minutes unchanged) | #1200 |
Time Set Midnight (hour set to 12 a.m. with minutes unchanged) | #2400 |
Pause the game, then access the cell phone. Select 'Dial', then enter one of the following numbers, and choose 'Call' to call the corresponding service:
Service | Phone number |
Airport | 5553597 |
Big Willy's Cab | 8198415 |
Bling Bling | 5554233 |
Brown Baggers | 5553765 |
Cocks | 5552626 |
Company of Gyros | 5554976 |
Cycles | 5552453 |
EagleLine Yellow | 0180174 |
Emergency | 911 |
Eye for an Eye (Zombie Carlos) | 5555966 |
Foreign Power | 5552046 |
Forgive and Forget | 5554448 |
Freckle Bitch's | 5556328 |
Friendly Fire | 5554867 |
Fire Department | 5553473 |
Giftshop | 5557577 |
HazMat | 5556677 |
Image as Designed | 5558459 |
Impression | 5553248 |
Leather and Lace | 5552662 |
Legal Lee's | 5559467 |
On The Rag | 5555926 |
On Thin Ice | 5552564 |
Police | 5557973 |
Pimps 'R Us | 5557467 |
Rim Jobs | 5553493 |
Rusty's Needle | 5558287 |
Ship It | 5557447 |
Spelunkers | 5552283 |
Suicide Hotline | 4876837 |
Tee'N'Ay | 5559866 |
TNA Taxis | 4558008 |
Ultor Security | 411 |
Successfully complete enough activities to raise your respect over level 99.
Infinite rockets (Corporate Warfare DLC)Successfully complete Ultor Family Fun Day to get unlimited rockets.
UnlockablesSuccessfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding reward:
Abilities
- Brotherhood notoriety reduced (5%): Successfully complete Trail Blazing, Level 3 in Apartments.
- Brotherhood notoriety reduced (15%): Successfully complete Trail Blazing, Level 6 in Apartments.
- Health regeneration 2x: Successfully complete Snatch, Level 3 in Chinatown.
- Health regeneration 3x: Successfully complete Snatch, Level 6 in Chinatown.
- Improved weapon accuracy (5%): Successfully complete Septic Avenger, Level 3 in Suburbs.
- Improved weapon accuracy (15%): Successfully complete Septic Avenger, Level 6 in Suburbs.
- No fall damage: Land a perfect base jump.
- Police notoriety reduced (5%): Successfully complete Fuzz, Level 3 in Suburbs.
- Police notoriety reduced (15%): Successfully complete Fuzz, Level 6 in Suburbs.
- Pumped up (increased melee damage): Successfully complete Fight Club, Level 3 in Arena.
- Pumped up (more increased melee damage): Successfully complete Fight Club, Level 6 in Arena.
- Reduced bullet damage (5%): Successfully complete Heli Assault, Level 3 in Bario.
- Reduced bullet damage (15%): Successfully complete Heli Assault, Level 6 in Bario.
- Reduced explosion damage (5%): Successfully complete Trail Blazing, Level 3 in Downtown.
- Reduced explosion damage (15%): Successfully complete Trail Blazing, Level 6 in Downtown.
- Reduced vehicle damage (5%): Successfully complete Insurance Fraud, Level 3 in Museum.
- Reduced vehicle damage (15%): Successfully complete Insurance Fraud, Level 6 in Museum.
- Ronin notoriety reduced (5%): Successfully complete Drug Trafficking, Level 3 in Hotel and Marina.
- Ronin notoriety reduced (15%): Successfully complete Drug Trafficking, Level 6 in Hotel and Marina.
- Sons Of Samedi notoriety reduced (5%): Successfully complete Snatch, Level 3 in University.
- Sons Of Samedi notoriety reduced (15%): Successfully complete Snatch, Level 6 in University.
- Sprint increased: Successfully complete Insurance Fraud, Level 3 in Factories.
- Sprint increased (unlimited): Successfully complete Insurance Fraud, Level 6 in Factories.
Customization Items
- Avenger jacket: Get a '3 Gold Star' rank in Gang Kills.
- Bodyguards gang style: Progress through the game.
- Brotherhood personality: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 11.
- Chop shop: Successfully complete one Chop Shop list.
- Cowboy Hat: Successfully complete all races in Stilwater.
- Fireman outfit: Successfully complete the Firefighter missions.
- Free Music track: Collect 10 CDs.
- Free Music track: Collect 20 CDs.
- Free Music track: Collect 30 CDs.
- Free Music track: Collect 40 CDs.
- Free Music track: Collect all 50 CDs.
- Ninjas gang style: Progress through the game.
- Paintball mask: Perform 30 muggings.
- Pimp suit: Successfully complete Ho-ing, Level 10 in Red Light District.
- Red Light apartment crib: Successfully complete Prologue, Mission 2.
- Ronin personality: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 11.
- Saints hideout: Successfully complete Prologue, Mission 3.
- Samedi personality: Successfully complete Sons Of Samedi, Mission 11.
- Traffic cone hat: Get a '3 Gold Star' rank in Vehicle Surfing.
- Zombie mask: Successfully complete Zombie Uprising.
Fighting Styles
- Brotherhood melee: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 6.
- Ronin melee: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 6.
- Samedi melee: Successfully complete Sons Of Samedi, Mission 6.
Saints Row 2 Controls Pc Fix
Homies
- One follower: Successfully complete Prologue, Mission 4.
- Two followers: Reach 25% hoods conquered.
- Three followers: Reach 50% hoods conquered.
- Jane Valderama: Perform 50 muggings.
- Johnny Gat: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 11.
- Legal Lee: Successfully complete Fight Club, Level 3 in Prison.
- Pierce: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 11.
- Shaundi: Successfully complete Sons Of Samedi, Mission 11.
- Tobias: Successfully complete Sons Of Samedi, Mission 3.
- Troy: Successfully complete Fight Club, Level 6 in Prison.
- Vehicle delivery for $1,000: Successfully complete Escort, Level 3 in Red Light District.
- Vehicle delivery for free: Successfully complete Escort, Level 6 in Red Light District.
- Zombie Carlos: Successfully complete all Brotherhood missions, then call Eye For An Eye.
Store Discounts
- Clothing store (5%): Successfully complete Crowd Control, Level 3 in Suburbs.
- Clothing store (15%): Successfully complete Crowd Control, Level 6 in Suburbs.
- Crib customization (5%): Successfully complete Mayhem, Level 3 in Red Light District.
- Crib customization (15%): Successfully complete Mayhem, Level 6 in Red Light District.
- Food and Liquor store (5%): Successfully complete Septic Avenger, Level 3 in Red Light District.
- Food and Liquor store (15%): Successfully complete Septic Avenger, Level 6 in Red Light District.
- Food and Liquor store (100%): Perform 20 store hold-ups.
- Mechanic (5%): Successfully complete Demo Derby, Level 3.
- Mechanic (15%): Successfully complete Demo Derby, Level 6.
- Mechanic (75%): Successfully complete all five Chop Shop lists.
- Scratch That music store (free): Collect all 50 CDs.
- Weapon store (5%): Successfully complete Heli Assault, Level 3 in Trailer Park.
- Weapon store (15%): Successfully complete Heli Assault, Level 6 in Trailer Park.
Vehicles
Note: The vehicles will be delivered to their corresponding garages when they are unlocked. You cannot modify any special or pre-customized vehicles. There is also a storage limit for garages that may prevent unlocked vehicles from appearing there.
- Akuji's prototype bike: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 11.
- Attack helicopter: Successfully complete Epilogue, Mission 4.
- Bandit: Successfully complete 15 stunt jumps.
- Brotherhood vehicles: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 11.
- Buggy: Successfully complete one Chop Shop list.
- Demolition derby vehicles: Successfully complete Demolition Derby, Level 6 in University.
- Donnie's vehicle: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 2.
- Escort vehicles: Successfully complete both Escort instances.
- Gang customization cars: Reach 15% hoods conquered.
- Gang customization cars (more): Reach 45% hoods conquered.
- Gang customization cars (even more): Reach 65% hoods conquered.
- Julius' car: Successfully complete Bonus Mission 1.
- Maero's Monster Truck: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 11.
- Medical helicopter: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 7.
- News helicopter: Successfully complete Sons Of Samedi, Mission 3.
- Race bike: Successfully complete all bike races in Stilwater.
- Race boat: Successfully complete all boat races in Stilwater.
- Race car: Successfully complete all car races in Stilwater.
- Race helicopter: Successfully complete all helicopter races in Stilwater.
- Race plane: Successfully complete all plane races in Stilwater.
- Ronin vehicles: Successfully complete Ronin, Mission 11.
- Saints ambulance: Successfully complete all Ambulance missions.
- Saints fire truck: Successfully complete all Firefighter missions.
- Saints plane: Successfully complete all plane events.
- Saints Toad ATV: Successfully complete ten hostage missions.
- Saints tow truck: Successfully complete all Tow Truck missions.
- Saints yacht: Successfully complete all boat events.
- Septic truck: Successfully complete both Septic Avenger instances.
- Sons Of Samedi vehicles: Successfully complete Sons of Samedi, Mission 11.
- Special Bezier: Successfully complete all bike, boat, car, helicopter, and plane races in Stilwater.
- Special Combine: Successfully complete two Chop Shop lists.
- Super Taxi: Successfully complete all taxi missions.
- The Duke's Bootlegger: Successfully complete all 80 stunt jumps.
- The General's Bulldog (Hummer with infinite chaingun ammo): Successfully complete Sons of Samedi, Mission 11.
- Tornado attack helicopter: Successfully complete the final mission of the Ultor epilogue.
- Ultor APC: Successfully complete Epilogue, Mission 2.
Weapons
Note: The weapons will appear in your weapons cache. To get infinite ammunition, pick up, unlock, or buy a weapon once. The weapon must be in the cache to get unlimited ammunition. Toggle to it when entering the cache.
- Annihilator RPG: Successfully complete Mayhem, Level 6 in Nuclear Power Plant.
- AR-50 XMAC Special (with grenade launcher): Successfully complete all Combat Tricks.
- Chainsaw: Successfully complete Crowd Control, Level 6 in Hotel and Marina.
- Defibrillator: Successfully complete all Ambulance missions.
- Flamethrower: Successfully complete Mayhem, Level 3 in Nuclear Power Plant.
- GAL 43: Successfully complete Snatch, Level 3 in Downtown.
- Grenades at crib: Successfully complete one Hitman list.
- Kobra pistol: Successfully complete Fuzz, Level 3 in Projects.
- Minigun: Successfully complete Brotherhood, Mission 10.
- Pepper spray: Successfully complete Crowd Control, Level 3 in Hotel and Marina.
- Pimpcane: Successfully complete Epilogue, Mission 2.
- Satchel Charges at crib: Successfully complete three Hitman lists.
- X2 Ultimax shotgun: Successfully complete Drug Trafficking, Level 3 in Airport.
- Infinite pistol ammo: Successfully complete Fuzz, Level 6 in Projects.
- Infinite rifle ammo: Successfully complete all Hitman lists.
- Infinite shotgun ammo: Successfully complete Drug Trafficking, Level 6 in Airport.
- Infinite SMG ammo: Successfully complete Snatch, Level 6 in Downtown.
Fly far off the west coast of the prison to find five secret islands. Their names are 'Bone', 'Lookout', 'Ruins', 'Ship Wreck', and 'Super Secret'.
Hidden Easter BunnyFollow the arrows that start on Ruins Island. Ruins Island is close to Super Secret Island, with the Volution Easter Egg on it. Ruins Island has an arrow that points to Lookout Island, then to a small unnamed island, then to another small island with an 'X' on it. Get on it, and you will be teleported to a ring of arrows pointing to a floating Easter Bunny.
Easy moneyFind and store a few armored trucks in your garage. When they are destroyed, they will respawn in your garage again. Blow a truck up, and you should get a decent amount of money. After collecting the money, go back to your garage, and get the truck again. It may cost $600 for repairs, but you should get at least $1,000 for destroying one.
Use a Bear (the Police APC) to easily complete Snatch activities. It is virtually impossible to stop once moving because it is nearly invulnerable. It can drive over smaller cars and pickups, the chaingun has infinite ammunition. It holds three passengers.
Easy kills in Zombie UprisingUse the flaming zombies as a weapon. When they come after you, let them follow you. Run into big crowds of zombies so the flaming zombies set the other zombies on fire, which will then count as kills for you. Also, use headshots for the small zombies.
Saints Row 2 Keyboard Controls
Entering vehicles fasterStand on top of a vehicle and press Triangle. You will instantly be in the car.
Drive on wallsUse any motorcycle (Prototype recommended), and drive at a wall. At the correct moment, do a wheelie, and when both of the tires are on the wall, hold Up and hit the gas.
Taser executionWhen you take a human shield, switch to your Taser and press L2. This will save some ammunition.
Blow-up dollGo north from the lighthouse on the prison island. You will reach a large sewer pipe that has graffiti on the sides. Go into the pipe to find a blow-up doll on a very dirty mattress. Note: It will disappear after awhile.
FishingWhile on a dock, allow your character to remain idle for a short amount of time. He should walk up to the edge, take out a fishing rod, and begin to fish. He will continue to do so until you move him again.
Working outWhile in the prison yard, allow your character to remain idle for a short amount of time. He should walk over to a location and start curling a pair of dumbbells. He will continue to do so until you move him again.
Have homies follow you in a different carGet three homies, then find a car that only holds two people. Get in the car, and one of the homies will get in with you. If you wait, your other two homies will find a car and follow you. Note: This also works with motorcycles.
Defeating AkujiTo kill Akuji in the teahouse, use L2 to counter his attacks. It does damage and knocks him down. When he is down, stab him twice quickly before he gets up. Repeat this until he has been killed.
Defeating MaeroTo defeat Maero the first time on top of his hideout, hit him once with an RPG. When scoring a direct hit, he will go on one knee and stay down. You can then shoot him until he is defeated. If he gets up, just shoot him again. To finish off Maero in the arena, use some of the rockets to blow up all the trucks except for his. Use extra rifle ammunition to shoot his Monster Truck.
Defeating Mr. SunshineTo kill Mr. Sunshine in the factory, use a rocket on his voodoo doll to knock him down and cause damage. Hit the doll once to break his shield. You can then shoot him until he reaches the bottom floor. Note: If he completes his ritual with the voodoo doll, it will send you flying and inflict lots of damage.
Defeating The GeneralTo kill The General in the mall, use the saved rockets to blow up his armored Bulldog, then shoot him with any gun until he dies. Note: Do this quickly before he runs away.
Defeating Veteran ChildTo kill Veteran Child in his club, bring lots of ammunition. Use the stun grenades located around the pillars to separate him and Shaundi, then just run up and shoot him. Repeat this until he is dead.