Originally posted by aeon70:

thanks for the info umop-apisdn, that worked for the most part. i was able to get the dodge to work on the thumb button but sometimes it instead of rolling the character just does a quick half block and stops. not sure what's going on there. maybe i'll try this method on a key on the keyboard and see if that's better. regardless you were a big help. thanks

That sounds like you're using block instead of crouch, and your timings need some tweaking; remember to leave enough time between press and release for the OS and game engine to recognize that an input event has occurred. With a little patience and a lot of testing, I bet you'll get the kinks worked out. Good luck!