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These actions can be remapped by pressing Esc and selecting the Key Mapping option. Press Enter at the action you want to bind, and then the key you want to bind it to.
When the game refers to one of the D0-9 keys, it is referring to the numbers that are above the letters. They are not the same as Numpad0-9.
Actions below with no listed key are by default unassigned.
Movement
Action
Default
Laptop Default
↑ Move north
NumPad8 or ↑
NumPad8 or K
↗ Move northeast
NumPad9 or Shift + →
NumPad9 or U
→ Move east
NumPad6 or →
NumPad6 or L
↘ Move southeast
NumPad3 or Shift + ↓
NumPad3 or N
↓ Move south
NumPad2 or ↓
NumPad2 or J
↙ Move southwest
NumPad1 or Shift + ←
NumPad1 or B
← Move west
NumPad4 or ←
NumPad4 or H
↖ Move northwest
NumPad7 or Shift + ↑
NumPad7 or Y
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Move up
- or Shift + <
- or Shift + <
Move down
+ or Shift + >
+ or Shift + >
Move to square
Ctrl + Enter
Ctrl + Enter
Move to zone edge
Shift + Enter
Shift + Enter
Move to point of interest
Backspace
Backspace
Force attack direction
Ctrl + NumPad
Ctrl + NumPad or Ctrl + K/U/L/N/J/B/H/Y
Force attack up
Ctrl + -
< or Ctrl + -
Force attack down
Ctrl + +
> or Ctrl + +
Adventure
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Use
Space
Space
Dynamic-use interaction button. Talk to creatures, interact with furniture, open doors, or pick up items- the game will take a best guess at what you're wanting to do.
Cancel
Talk
C
C
Converse with a creature occupying the nearby tile specified.
Look
L
;
Take a look at various creatures and objects in your vicinity. Simply looking at engraved or painted objects, shrines, village monuments, or even tattooed villagers can reveal village histories, sultan histories, and historical site locations.
Get
G
G
Open a list of items available for picking up on the tile you are currently occupying.
Interact nearby
Ctrl + Space
Ctrl + Space
Interact with a creature or object occupying the nearby tile specified.
Open
O
O
Opens an openable object (door, chest, bookshelf, etc.) occupying the nearby tile specified.
Use ability
A
A
Opens a list of your abilities, and skills, granted through mutations, cybernetics, or skill point advancement. Lets you select an ability for immediate use, or assign a key to an ability for easy access.
Select target
Ctrl + T
Ctrl + T
Target a specific object or creature. You will still need to force attack to damage targeted non-hostile creatures as well as walls and other occluding objects.
Wait
NumPad5
NumPad5
Wait for one turn.
Wait 20
.
.
Wait for 20 turns.
Wait 100
Ctrl + .
Ctrl + .
Wait for 100 turns.
Wait a number of turns
Shift + W
Shift + W
Wait for a specified number of turns.
Rest until healed
~
~
Rests until health is fully regenerated, or until a hostile creature comes into view.
Rest until morning
Ctrl + ~
Ctrl + ~
Rest until morning if no hostile creatures are nearby.
Walk
W
W
Walk in a specified direction until damage is taken, an impassable object is reached, or a hostile creature comes into view.
Auto-explore
NumPad0
NumPad0
Automatically explore the current zone- will dig through walls to fully explore the zone if digging tools are equipped. Will stop if a hostile creature is spotted, you become hungry, or if you take damage.
Status
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Open Inventory
I or Tab
I or Tab
Open Equiptment
E
E
Open Skills & Powers
P
P
Open Character Sheet
X
X
Open Quests
Q
Q
Open Factions
Shift + F
Shift + F
Open Recent Status Page
Open Tinkering
K
Ctrl + K
Open Journal
J
Ctrl + J
Show Message History
Ctrl + M
Ctrl + M
Open Active Effects
Combat
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Fire missile weapon
F
F
Reload missile weapon
R
R
Throw thrown weapon
T
T
Mele attack nearest enemy
Shift + A
Shift + A
Auto-attack in mele
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + A
Force attack
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Display
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Zoom in
Zoom out
Toggle sidebar
/
/ or ?
Cycle sidebar mode
*
* or Shift + 8
Toggle terse messages
System
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Help
F1
F1 or Shift + ?
Quit
Ctrl + Q
Ctrl + Q
Load game
F9
F9
Save game
F5
F5
System menu
Esc
Esc
Ignored keys
Debug
Action
Default
Laptop Default
Notes
Show reachability
Displays all tiles the player is able to walk to in the current zone. Does not display correctly in the Yd Freehold. Does not take into account tiles accessible via adjacent zones, or tiles accessible only by phasing or digging.
Show FPS
Displays the current FPS as well as the number of objects currently rendered, and the total amount of objects created.
Toggle animation
Toggles actively playing tile animations, will instead play tile animations a frame at a time with every turn you pass. Does not toggle non-tile-exclusive animations, such as flames from campfires and torches, and ambient drifting sands in the salt deserts.
shrines, village monuments, or even tattooed villagers can reveal village histories, sultan histories, and historical site locations.