# Changing mouse buttons in Steam games

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-mouse-buttons-in-steam-games/604149>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 26, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-mouse-buttons-in-steam-games/604149 "2011-11-26T15:42:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-mouse-buttons-in-steam-games/604149/1 "2011-11-26T15:42:44Z")

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I have a 12-button mouse and use [UberOptions](http://uberoptions.net/)[sup]\*[/sup] to map its buttons for different programs. There is a default setting that operates across all programs, and a management feature that lets me customize buttons for particular programs. Great. Word, Excel, etc. have their own mappings. Other games that I’ve bought on CD/DVD (e.g. Bioshock, Fallout) are easily mappable. However, I have a problem with Steam games. Right now I’m toying with Batman: Arkham Asylum (I tend to be behind the curve game-wise), but can’t seem to get things set up correctly. It’s part game-specific (you need to run a different program if you want to change controls), and partly Steam—I’ve had this problem with other games because, I suspect, Steam works as a shell of sorts.

For Batman, I tried changing options for both \*BmLauncher.exe \*and _BmStartApp.exe_, but neither worked. Anyone else out there figure this out?

Alternately, some games have a .ini file that you can edit with a text editor to map keys directly–does Batman have something like this?  
Thanks,

Rhythm

[sup]\*[/sup]A fantastic replacement for the feature-poor SetPoint that ships with Logitech mice.