This is a list of the default Controls / Keybindings:
Note : for controller support, make sure your system language preferences are set as US keyboard
Keyboard/Mouse | Controller | Function |
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Move Camera |
Esc | ![]() |
Escape Menu |
W | ![]() |
Move Forward |
S | Move Backward | |
D | Move Right | |
A | Move Left | |
→ | N/A | Turn Right |
← | Turn Left | |
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Primary Fire / Vehicle Horn / Take Photo in Photo Mode |
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Secondary Fire / Split Item / High Resolution Photo Mode |
R | ![]() |
Weapon Reload / Change Spline Build Mode / Lock/Unlock View when driving |
E | ![]() |
Interact / Quick Switch |
Space | ![]() |
Jump / Vehicle Handbrake |
C | ![]() |
Crouch |
⇧ Left Shift | Press ![]() |
Sprint |
Tab ↹ | ![]() |
Inventory |
Alt+![]() |
Long press ![]() |
Ping |
B | Long press ![]() |
Flashlight / Vehicle Headlights |
V | Press ![]() |
Resource Scanner / Vehicle Menu |
M | Unknown | Open Map (unlocked via Quartz Research) |
Q | ![]() |
Build Menu (Build Gun in Construction Mode) |
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LB | Previous Held Item / Rotate Hologram Right / Increase Photo FOV |
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RB | Next Held Item / Rotate Hologram Left / Decrease Photo FOV |
Left Ctrl | RB | Build Gun Snap To Guide Lines / Toggle Mass Dismantle |
F | Long press ![]() |
Dismantle Mode (Build Gun in Dismantle Mode) |
↵ Enter | Open Chat | |
T | Long press ![]() |
Emote Wheel |
P | Long press Right | Open / Close Photo Mode |
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Unknown | Toggle Photo Mode UI Visibility / Building Eyedropper (copy building) |
O | Unknown | Codex |
N | Open Quick Search | |
Alt+![]() |
Cycle to Next Hotbar | |
Alt+![]() |
Cycle to Previous Hotbar | |
X | Right | Customizer |
Left Alt | Unknown | Quick Apply Material in Hotbar Modifier |
1 | Building Shortcut 1 / Relevant Item 1 | |
2 | Building Shortcut 2 / Relevant Item 2 | |
3 | Building Shortcut 3 / Relevant Item 3 | |
4 | Building Shortcut 4 / Relevant Item 4 | |
5 | Building Shortcut 5 / Relevant Item 5 | |
6 | Building Shortcut 6 / Relevant Item 6 | |
7 | Building Shortcut 7 / Relevant Item 7 | |
8 | Building Shortcut 8 / Relevant Item 8 | |
9 | Building Shortcut 9 / Relevant Item 9 | |
0 | Building Shortcut 10 / Relevant Item 10 |
With some exceptions, keyboard controls can be rebound in settings. There is no customization available for controllers.
- Pressing Space while driving a Truck or Explorer will perform a drift.
- Holding down V allows selecting the target resource the Resource Scanner will scan for.
- The Map is only accessible after it has been researched in the MAM Quartz Research.
- Crouching while running will perform a slide.
- Crouching before jumping will result in a higher and longer jump, which can be more efficient then using a tractor, once you have the blade runners.
- Approach a Resource node and press E to start manual mining. To do AFK hand mining, open the Inventory Tab ↹ while E is held down, then let go.
- For Nobelisks, holding down
allows them to be thrown further.
- Photo Mode can be used as binoculars by scrolling
to zoom.
- Pressing or holding Ctrl while dismantling will activate Mass Dismantle mode, where up to 50 structures can be marked to be deconstructed simultaneously.
- Pressing Left Ctrl while building will align the building in a straight line, or snap to the next building.
- Pressing
in build or dismantle mode while facing a building will copy the blueprint of the aimed building.
- All building shortcuts are only for buildings and vehicles in the Build Menu. They are not for equipment and consumables.
- These can be assigned by hovering over a building/vehicle in the Build Menu and pressing the keybind.
- These might not work for some keyboard layouts. This can be fixed easily by manually rebinding each key.
- There are 10 hotbars, use Alt+
to cycle through them.
- In the Esc menu, the respawn option is available, which will instantly kill the player.
- In the inventory window Tab ↹,
to split a stack into halves. Holding down
on the stack enables custom splitting, use the slider or manual input the desired number of split item.
- The N Quick Search is also a simple single-line calculator (see below).
Combination functions:
In-game calculator[]
The Quick Search in-game N also serves as a simple calculator. The following operators are supported:
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: Decimal+ - * /
: Arithmetic^
: Exponentation%
: Remainder( )
: Parenthesissqrt( )
: Square root
The calculator fails to enforce the order of operations, meaning parenthesis have to be used.
Other controls[]
The following controls cannot be customized in-game.
Keys | Function |
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Alt+F4 | Close the game window |
Alt+↵ Enter or F11 | Toggle between fullscreen & windowed mode. This may result the game to be displayed at a non-native resolution when maximized. |
F12 | Steam screenshot |
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L | Enable console |
§/`/~ | Open console/Expand console window (console has to be enabled first) |
Ctrl+C | Copy building configuration (building UI has to be open) |
Ctrl+V | Paste building configuration (building UI has to be open) |
Space | Focus to search bar in Build Menu |
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