# Managing Inputs
{% hint style="info" %}
The asset utilizes the **Unity Input System** package, which means modifying inputs may differ from the old built-in Unity Input System. If you're unfamiliar with setting up the Input System package, please refer to the guide provided below.
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{% content-ref url="managing-inputs/setting-up-input-system" %}
[setting-up-input-system](https://docs.twgamesdev.com/uhfps/guides/managing-inputs/setting-up-input-system)
{% endcontent-ref %}
1. Locate the **PlayerControls** asset within the **UHFPS -> Scriptables -> Input** folder. To open the **Input Actions** window, double-click on the asset.
{% hint style="info" %}
After opening the **Input Actions** window, you may notice that the action names follow the **input.action.something** pattern. This was in fact used as localization keys in previous versions of UHFPS. In the latest version of the asset this has been replaced with a better solution, so now it's up to you to name the inputs to your liking.
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2. To create a new input action, simply click on the **(+)** icon found to the right of the **Actions** tab name. Enter the name of the action in the localization key pattern.
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Input names containing an **asterisk (\*)** will be automatically excluded from menu display and serialization. For instance, **input.action.look\*** will be disregarded.
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3. Select the newly created action and modify the **Action Type** to the desired input type.
4. Next, click on the **\** and choose the key you want your action to utilize.
5. If you are using a custom controls asset, ensure that you assign the reference to this asset within the **Input Manager** component.
6. In order to access input actions within a script, simply use the **Input Manager** functions. There are multiple ways to utilize the input.
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="In Update" %}
```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UHFPS.Input;
private void Update()
{
if (InputManager.ReadButtonToggle(this, Controls.CROUCH))
{
// do something when toggled on
// even if you don't hold any button
}
if (InputManager.ReadButtonOnce(this, Controls.FIRE))
{
// do something once as button
}
if (InputManager.ReadButton(Controls.FIRE))
{
// do something every update as button
}
if(InputManager.ReadInput(Controls.LEAN, out float direction))
{
// do something every update with value
}
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Performed" %}
```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
using UHFPS.Input;
void Start()
{
InputManager.Performed(Controls.FIRE, OnFire);
}
private void OnFire(InputAction.CallbackContext obj)
{
// do something
}
```
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{% tab title="Observable" %}
```csharp
using System;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;
using UHFPS.Input;
IDisposable disposable;
void Start()
{
disposable = InputManager.PerformedObservable(Controls.FIRE)
.Subscribe(OnFire);
}
private void OnDestroy()
{
// you have to dispose input event manually
disposable.Dispose();
}
private void OnFire(InputAction.CallbackContext obj)
{
// do something
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% hint style="info" %}
You can find a script called **Controls**, which stores all the input names so that you don't have to keep typing out the whole input name over and over again.
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