How To Customize Trick Inputs & Equip Special Tricks In THPS 3+4

In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, every skater comes with a predetermined set of tricks, but you might not like the input associated with each trick, or you might want to equip new tricks you have unlocked or slot Special Tricks. THPS 3+4 allows players to customize trick inputs for each skater, but the process can be somewhat obtuse.

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To re-map controls and change trick inputs so you can effectively take on the many THPS 3+4 levels, you must first select the skater you want to customize, then navigate into a sub-menu within a sub-menu to assign new tricks. This guide explains where to find these options, how to equip Special Tricks, and how to swap normal grab, flip, and lip trick inputs.

How To Equip Special Tricks In THPS 3+4

To equip special tricks, you must first select the character you want to customize tricks for. In the main menu, go into either the “Skater” tab at the top of the screen or go into any game mode, then press Y (Xbox) or △ (PlayStation) to open the skater selection menu. Each skater has their own set of special tricks that can be unlocked and equipped per character.

On the character menu, you will see a table titled “Tricks” with ten slots, most of which will be locked at the start of the game. This is a list of the selected skater’s special tricks that can be performed by completing the displayed inputs.

To change Special Tricks, open up this tab and select either an empty slot or an existing Special Trick that you want to replace. This will open a sub-menu with every Special Trick available to that character. Select a Special Trick from the list, then exit back to the character menu, and that skater will have access to it while in-game. Remember that Special Tricks can only be performed if the SPECIAL meter is filled.

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How To Change Trick Mappings In THPS 3+4

To change a character’s tricks list and set custom trick inputs, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 players should follow the same initial steps – from the main menu, open the “Skater” tab, then select the skater you want to customize tricks for.

Open up the “Tricks” tab, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select either “Grab Tricks”, “Flip Tricks”, or “Lip Tricks”, depending on which THPS 3+4 controls you want to customize. In this sub-menu, you will see a list of inputs with trick names on the right. Select an input slot to pull up a list of all available tricks for that slot. Select a new trick to re-assign it to that input, then exit to save your changes.