Controls

This is a list of the default controls:

Keyboard/Mouse	Controller	Function
		Move Camera
Esc		Escape Menu
W		Forward
S		Backward
D		Move Right
A		Move Left
→	unknown	Turn Right
←		Turn Left
		Primary Fire / Vehicle Horn / Take Photo in Photo Mode
		Secondary Fire / Split Item / High Resolution Photo Mode
R		Weapon Reload / Change Spline Build Mode
E		Interact
Space		Jump / Vehicle Handbrake
C	unknown	Crouch
⇧ Left Shift	Press	Sprint
Tab ↹		Inventory
Alt+		Ping
B		Flashlight
V	unknown	Resource Scanner / Vehicle Menu
Z	Press	Open Map (unlocked via Quartz Research)
Q		Build Menu (Build Gun in Construction Mode)
up		Previous Held Item / Rotate Hologram Right / Increase Photo FOV
down		Next Held Item / Rotate Hologram Left / Decrease Photo FOV
Left Ctrl	unknown	Build Gun Snap To Guide Lines / Toggle Mass Dismantle
F		Dismantle Mode (Build Gun in Dismantle Mode)
↵ Enter		Open Chat
T		Emote Wheel
P		Open / Close Photo Mode
(press)		Toggle Photo Mode UI Visibility / Building Eyedropper (copy building)
X		Codex
N	unknown	Open Quick Search
Alt+up		Cycle to Next Hotbar
Alt+down		Cycle to Previous Hotbar
1		Building Shortcut 1
2		Building Shortcut 2
3		Building Shortcut 3
4		Building Shortcut 4
5		Building Shortcut 5
6		Building Shortcut 6
7		Building Shortcut 7
8		Building Shortcut 8
9		Building Shortcut 9
0		Building Shortcut 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 to select the target resource the Resource Scanner will scan for.
• The Map is only accessible after it has been researched in the M.A.M. Quartz Research.
• Crouching while running will perform a slide.
• Crouching before jumping will result in a higher and longer jump.
• 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.
• The N Quick Search is also a simple single-line calculator (see below).

Combination functions:

Keys	Function
+ ⇧ Shift	Transfer the clicked item (or single stack) between opened inventories / quickly equip equipment
+ Ctrl	Transfer all of the clicked items of same type between opened inventories

In-game calculator

The Quick Search in-game N also serves as a simple calculator. The following operators are supported:

• .: Decimal
• + - * /: Arithmetic
• ^: Exponentation
• %: Remainder
• ( ): Parenthesis