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Quick Reference

Keyboard commands work only when the "focus" is on the appropriate area. Focus is shown by a yellow box around an area of the window. You can shift the focus by pressing tab or shift-tab or by clicking on one of the interface areas. More explanation of the interface areas can be found in the Interface section of Help.

You can customize the 3D View Area key commands by selecting the options "Game > Confgiuration" from the in-game menu.

3D View Area

Keyboard Command Action
W Move forward
S Move back
A Slide (strafe) left
D Slide (strafe) right
Space Bar Enter through doors
Shift Walk (if you have "Always Run" turned on)
C Toggle mouselook (use the mouse to look around)
left Turn left
right Turn right
Page Up Look up
Page Down Look down
Home Center viewpoint
End Turn 180 degrees
L Look for nearby items
Right-Click Examine item, creature, or person under your cursor
Double-Click Use a selected object
Left-Click Hold down to attack closest target
G Same as the "get" command below
O+CTRL Same as the "offer" command below
B+CTRL Same as the "buy" command below
W+CTRL Same as the "who" command below
D+SHIFT Same as the "deposit" command below
W+SHIFT Same as the "withdraw" command below
M+SHIFT Same as the "map" command below
Left-Click Select a specific target  Note: Also the attack command by default
] Select next target
[ Select previous target
Q Select self
ESC Deselect target
keypad + Zoom in the map
keypad - Zoom out the map


Chat Text Area

Communication Area of Effect Example Target Person Sees
say everyone in area say Hi! Attila says, "Hi!"
tell name only person with "name" tell Vanguard Hi! Attila tells you, "Hi!"
tell "firstname lastname" only person with "firstname lastname" tell "Lady Maria" Hi! Attila tells you, "Hi!"
yell everyone in the area and surrounding areas yell Hi! Attila yells,"Hi!"
broadcast everyone in game broadcast Hi! Attila broadcasts, "Hi!"
emote everyone in area emote smiles. Attila smiles.

Command Action
get Get an item (brings up a dialogue for more than one item)
drop Drop an item (brings up a dialogue for more than one item)
offer Give an object or objects to a player or shopkeeper
buy Attempt to buy something from a shopkeeper
put Put objects in nearby treasure chest
wave You wave
point You point
happy You smile
sad You frown
neutral You appear neutral
wry You appear bemused
rest Rests, allowing your character to heal faster
stand Stops resting, so you may fight and cast spells again
alias Customize function keys
who List of who is in the game. Also contains option to ignore other players
map Toggles between the 3D view and a large view of the map in the main window
mail Read your mail
help Read the help files
cast spellname Cast a spell
cast "spell name" Cast a spell with multiple word name

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