ok,
get in
- flayed goatfolk corpse
- charred goatfolk corpse
- spiked gauntlets?
- tongue and cheek recipe
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This page will serve as a basic how to play guide for Caves of Qud. While there is very little information available at this time, we urge you to check back often, as new information is being added all the time! Feel free to edit this guide with any tips, tricks, and suggestions.
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Basic Gameplay
Caves of Qud is a Roguelike, which means that characters are represented by characters on a grid. It is turn-based, so the player is free to think over every move.
Control Cheat Sheet (Desktop)
Controls
These actions can be remapped by pressing Escape > Key Mapping > press enter at the action you want to bind, and then the button 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.
Movement
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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↑ Move north
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NumPad8
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NumPad8 or K
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↗ Move northeast
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NumPad9
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NumPad9 or U
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→ Move east
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NumPad6
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NumPad6 or L
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↘ Move southeast
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NumPad3
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NumPad3 or N
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↓ Move south
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NumPad2
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NumPad2 or J
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↙ Move southwest
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NumPad1
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NumPad1 or B
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← Move west
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NumPad4
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NumPad4 or H
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↖ Move northwest
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NumPad7
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NumPad7 or Y
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Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Move up
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- or Shift + <
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- or Shift + <
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Move down
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+ or Shift + >
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+ or Shift + >
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Move to square
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Ctrl + Enter
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Ctrl + Enter
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Move to zone edge
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Shift + Enter
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Shift + Enter
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Move to point of interest
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Backspace
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Backspace
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Force attack direction
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Ctrl + NumPad
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Ctrl + NumPad or Ctrl + K/U/L/N/J/B/H/Y
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Force attack up
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Ctrl + -
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< or Ctrl + -
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Force attack down
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Ctrl + +
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> or Ctrl + +
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Adventure
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Use
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Space
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Space
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Dynamic interaction button
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Cancel
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Talk
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C
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C
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Look
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L
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;
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Get
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G
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G
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Interact nearby
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Ctrl + Space
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Ctrl + Space
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Open
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O
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O
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Use ability
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A
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A
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Select target
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Ctrl + T
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Ctrl + T
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Wait
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NumPad5
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NumPad5
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Wait 20
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.
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.
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Wait 100
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Ctrl + .
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Ctrl + .
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Wait a number of turns
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Shift + W
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Shift + W
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Rest until healed
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~
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~
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Rest until morning
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Ctrl + ~
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Ctrl + ~
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Walk
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W
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W
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Auto-explore
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NumPad0
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NumPad0
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Status
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Open Inventory
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I or Tab
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I or Tab
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Open Equiptment
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E
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E
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Open Skills & Powers
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P
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P
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Open Character Sheet
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X
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X
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Open Quests
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Q
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Q
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Open Factions
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Shift + F
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Shift + F
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Open Recent Status Page
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Open Tinkering
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K
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Ctrl + K
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Open Journal
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J
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Ctrl + J
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Show Message History
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Ctrl + M
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Ctrl + M
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Open Active Effects
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Combat
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Fire missile weapon
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F
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F
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Reload missile weapon
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R
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R
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Throw thrown weapon
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T
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T
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Mele attack nearest enemy
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Shift + A
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Shift + A
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Auto-attack in mele
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Ctrl + A
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Ctrl + A
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Force attack
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\
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\
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Display
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Zoom in
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Zoom out
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Toggle sidebar
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/
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/ or ?
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Cycle sidebar mode
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*
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* or Shift + 8
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Toggle terse messages
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System
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Help
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F1
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F1 or Shift + ?
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Quit
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Ctrl + Q
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Ctrl + Q
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Load game
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F9
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F9
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Save game
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F5
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F5
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System menu
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Esc
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Esc
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Ignored keys
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Debug
Action
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Default
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Laptop Default
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Notes
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Show reachability
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Show FPS
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Toggle animation
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Show brainlog
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Wish
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Give 250000 XP
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Explore zone
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Noclip down
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Noclip up
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Dismember limb
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Regenerate limb
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