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== Keyboard Controls ==
== Keyboard Controls ==
=== Movement ===
=== Movement ===

Revision as of 03:41, 15 February 2014

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Keyboard Controls

Movement

  • ‘W-A-S-D’ keys control Avatar movement
  • Double tap ‘W’ key to engage in auto-run
  • Pressing the ‘SPACEBAR’ key will cause your Avatar to jump, the longer you hold down the ‘SPACEBAR’ the higher the Avatar will jump

Character Management

  • ‘C’ key or left-clicking the crossed swords & shield icon in the top right menu will bring up your Avatar’s character information
  • ‘B’ key or left-clicking the bag icon in the top right menu will toggle open/close your inventory bags
  • ‘R’ key opens the recipe log
  • ‘ESC’ key exits all open interfaces

NPC Interaction

  • To converse with NPCs, simply stand near the NPC you wish to converse with, and hit the ‘ENTER’ key to bring up your chat log. Type what you wish to say to the npc within the chat box, and hit ‘ENTER’ again to send the text, which also exits text entry mode (as is standard in current MMOs).
    • The chat log can be scrolled through by left click+dragging the slider on the right side of the chat window
    • In the Options menu you can disable the requirement to hit Enter before each text entry (as it was in R1)


Mouse Controls

Movement

Holding both left and right mouse buttons will move the Avatar forward Mouse movement + holding right click controls the camera view

Interface

  • Crossed swords & shield: Access Avatar character information
  • Bag: Open up inventory
  • Gears: Options menu
    • To switch between inventory modes, open up the options menu (left click the gears icon in the top-right corner menu bar) and click the game tab, than the ‘Use List Inventory Mode’ check box.
  • Question Mark: Bring up help page
  • Sealed Letter: File a bug report

Equipment

Open the Avatar information screen (‘C’ key) and drag equipment onto the display avatar or corresponding highlighted equipment slot and release the left mouse button.

World Interaction

Generic Object Interaction

  • Objects in the world that highlight the cursor when hovered over can either be interacted with by double left-clicking or picked up by left click + dragging the mouse. Some examples of interactions:
    • Doors can be opened through interaction
    • Chests can be opened and looted through interaction
    • Light sources can be toggled on/off through interaction
    • Decorative items, crafting components, and equipment can be moved via holding left click+dragging items to their new desired location and releasing the left mouse button.

Housing Decoration

  • To decorate, make sure the avatar is within a housing lot (denoted by a runic sign post) then left click+drag objects from the Avatar’s inventory into the world then release the left mouse button when the object is green to place it in the world. A red object will not be placeable.
    • The ‘Q’ and ‘E’ keys will rotate the object.
    • Holding the ‘LSHIFT’ key while using ‘Q’ and ‘E’ to rotate will slow down the rotation for precision placement
    • To remove decorations, left click+drag an item from within the world back into the Avatar’s inventory.

Item Control

  • If you are holding down the CTRL key when you click-and-drag a stacked item, you will remove only one item from a stack of items.
  • If you instead hold down the SHIFT key, you will be presented with a dialog that asks how many you would like to move.