Controls

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Controls may be customized in ?1 menu. Current key bindings are stored in data/keymap.txt file, to revert back to defaults just delete it.

For vehicle controlling see its own page.

Default key bindings

Movement

Vikeys or numpad to move or attack . or 5 — Wait for one turn
< or > — Go up or down a stairs ^ — Long wait
! — Toggle Safemode ' — Ignore nearby enemy
" — Toggle Auto-Safemode

Actions

o or ' — Open a door e — Examine nearby terrain (open container, use console, disarm trap, etc).
c — Close a door s — Smash nearby terrain
p — View or activate bionics B — Butcher a corpse
&Craft items C — Chat with a NPC
*Construct $ — Lie down to sleep

Items

i — View inventory , or g — Pick item(s) up, , in pick up screen will (de)select all items.
= — Reassign inventory item key designations d (D) — Drop items (to adjacent tile)
E — Eat comestible R — Read a book
W — Wear item T — Take off worn item
a — Apply or use item (also works as W, E or R)
w — Wield item (w- to unwield current item) t — Throw item
_ — Select unarmed fighting style f (F) — Fire wielded item (burst-fire)
r — Reload wielded gun or tool U — Unload wielded gun, tool or empty container

Information

@ — View character status ; or x — Look around
% — View morale : or m — View map
M — View missions # — View factions
? — View help page P — View message log (up to 256 recent messages)

Meta

S — Save and quit Q — Commit suicide (quit without saving)

Debug keys

Note: Use of these keys is essentially CHEATING, unless you are in a situation caused by bugs (e.g. spawning in a windowless doorless room) or testing game features.

~ — Toggle debug messages.

ZWish menu. open's up a list and asks you what Debug you want to do.

1: Wish for an item. — type /hammer to search for "hammer", then press > and < to cycle through jackhammer, hammer, sledge hammer, etc. Note, that you cannot use escape, arrows or backspace keys while entering filter, use > and < to break it.
2: Teleport - Short Range — moves to a random nearby position, it uses teleporter function, so teleglow disease will be gained and there is a risk of lethal outcome.
3: Teleport - Long Range — asks to what map square you wanna move, then place randomly there.
4: Reveal map
5: Spawn NPC
6: Spawn Monster — it works the same as item wishing for the most part; pressing f will let you make the monster friendly if you want. After making your selection, move the cursor to pick a location to place the monster.
7: Check game state...
8: Kill NPCs
9: Mutate — allow to toggle your traits & mutations. If "NULL trait!" selected (the first string), it initiates a random mutation.
0: Spawn a vehicle
a: Increase all skills by 3
b: Learn all melee styles
c: Check NPC
d: Spawn Artifact — creates natural artifact and forms anomaly around it.
e: Cancel

UnassignedScent map. Asks you what scent sensitivity you would like to view your surrounding with (0-9, 1 greatest smeller, 9 dullest nose, 0 divides by 0, causing a crash).