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== Controls ==
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This is an overview of all controls used in Minetest.
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Most keyboard and controls can be changed in the “Change Keys” menu.
 
  
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The controls marked with an asterisk can't be changed in this menu, you have to edit [[minetest.conf]] for this.
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== Changing controls ==
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The controls marked with two asterisks are fixed and can't be changed at all.
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There are two ways to change the controls: Either by using the options menu accessible inside the game or by editing [[minetest.conf]]. See minetest.conf.example to learn the setting names. Note that some controls are fixed and cannot be changed at all.
  
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=== Movement ===
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== Game controls ==
  
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* '''Moving the mouse around'''**: Look around
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* '''W''': Move forwards
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! Action
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* '''A''': Move to the left
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! Default key
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* '''D''': Move to the right
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! Changable in-game?
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* '''S''': Move backwards
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! Changable in minetest.conf?
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* '''J''': Toggle fast [[Controls/Movement modes|mode]] (requires “fast” [[Privileges|privilege]])
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! Comment
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* '''K''': Toggle fly mode (requires “fly” privilege)
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* '''H''': Toggle noclip mode, only works if fly mode is also on (requires “noclip” privilege)
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! colspan="5"|Movement
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* '''E''': Move fast (only works if fast mode is on). Oddly, this is also called the “Use” key
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|Look around||Mouse movement||No||No||
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|Move forwards||W||Yes||Yes||
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|Move to the left||A||Yes||Yes||
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|Move to the right||D||Yes||Yes||
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|Move backwards||S||Yes||Yes||
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|Toggle fast mode||J||Yes||Yes|| See [[Controls/Movement modes|Movement modes]]. Requires “fast” [[Privileges|privilege]]
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|Toggle fly mode||K||Yes||Yes|| See [[Controls/Movement modes|Movement modes]]. Requires “fly” [[Privileges|privilege]]
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|Toggle noclip mode||H||Yes||Yes|| See [[Controls/Movement modes|Movement modes]]. Requires “noclip” [[Privileges|privilege]]
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|Move fast||E||Yes||Yes|| Only works if fast mode is on. Oddly, this is also called the “Use” key
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|Jump||Space||Yes||Yes|| This is used when you are neither at a ladder, inside a liquid nor using fast mode
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|[[Sneak]]||Shift||Yes||Yes|| You walk slower and can't fall over the edge of a [[Block|block]]. This is used when you are neither at a ladder, inside a liquid nor using fast mode
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|Move up||Space||Yes||Yes|| This is used when you are at a ladder, inside a liquid or using fast mode
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|Move down||Shift||Yes||Yes|| This is used when you are at a ladder, inside a liquid or using fast mode
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! colspan="5"|World interaction
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|Attack / [[Mining|mine]] / collect item ||Left mouse button||No||No||
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|[[Using|Use]] / [[Building|build]] ||Right mouse button||No||No|| If the pointed thing is usable (example: [[Chest]]), you use it, otherwise you attempt to build at this block
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|Build ||Shift+Right mouse button||No||No|| Use this to build at usable blocks
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|Select next/previous item in [[hotbar]] || Mouse wheel || No || No ||
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|Select item in [[hotbar]] directly || 0-9 || No || No ||
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|Drop entire wielded itemstack||Q||Yes||Yes||
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|Drop single item of wielded itemstack||Shift+Q||Yes||Yes||
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! colspan="5"|Camera
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|Toggle camera mode||F7||No||Yes||Available camera modes are (in this order): first person view, third person view from the back, third person view from the front
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|Toggle cinematic mode||F8||Yes||Yes||In cinematic mode, the camera will not immediately follow your movements, instead it will quickly “catch on”, so the movement of the camera looks a bit like the movement of an actual camera
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|Zoom in at the crosshair||Z||Yes||Yes||Only available in Minetest versions coming after 0.4.14. Requires the “zoom” privilege
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! colspan="5"|Heads-up Display
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|Show/hide [[inventory menu]]||I||Yes||Yes||
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|Show/hide HUD ||F1 ||No||Yes||
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|Show/hide chat log and application name ||F2 ||No||Yes||
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|Toggle [[Minimap|minimap]] ||F9 ||No||Yes|| There are two modes available: Surface and radar, in 3 different zoom levels ||
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|Toggle minimap shape (square or circle) ||Shift+F9 ||No||Yes||
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|Open/close [[Console|console]]/big chat log||F10||Yes||Yes||
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|Abort / close window / open pause menu / quit Minetest ||Esc||No||No||
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! colspan="5"|Server interaction
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|Open [[chat window]]||T||Yes||Yes||You need the “shout” privilege to [[chat]]
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|Start issuing a [[Server commands|server command]]||/||Yes||Yes||
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! colspan="5"|Technical
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|Take a PNG [[Screenshot|screenshot]]||F12||No||Yes||
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|Toggle far view||R||Yes||Yes||Far view disables fog entirely and allows viewing far away, may cause massive [[Frames Per Second|FPS]] drop
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|Increase minimal viewing distance||+||No||Yes||
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|Decrease minimal viewing distance||-||No||Yes||
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|Enable/disable fog||F3||No||Yes||
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|Enable/disable camera update||F4||No||Yes||Only useful for developers. If disabled, the landscape drawn around you will not be updated as you look around. This key works only in debugging versions of Minetest, or by editing minetest.conf
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|Enable/disable debug display||F5||No||Yes||Also shows your [[coordinates]]
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|Enable/disable [[profiler]]||F6||No||Yes||Only useful for developers
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|Write stacktraces into the file “debug.txt”||P||Yes||Yes||Only useful for developers
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==== While standing on solid ground ====
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== Inventory controls ==
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* '''Space''': Jump
 
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* '''Shift''': [[Sneaking|Sneak]] (You walk slower and can't fall over the edge of a [[Block|block]])
 
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==== While on a [[ladder]], swimming in a [[liquid]] or fly mode is active ====
 
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* '''Space''': Move up
 
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* '''Shift''': Move down
 
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=== World interaction ===
 
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* '''Left mouse button'''**: Attack; [[Mining|mine]] blocks; collect items
 
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* '''Right mouse button'''**: [[Using|Use]] [[Pointing|pointed]] block or object if applicable (e.g. open [[chest]]/[[furnace]]); [[Building|build]] blocks otherwise
 
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* '''Shift'''+'''Right mouse button''': Build block (without using the pointed thing)
 
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* '''Mouse wheel'''**: Select block/item in [[hotbar]]
 
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* '''0-9'''**: Select block/item in hotbar
 
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* '''Q''': Drop entire wielded itemstack
 
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* '''Shift+Q''': Drop single item of wielded itemstack
 
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* '''I''': Show/hide [[inventory menu]]
 
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=== [[Inventory]] interaction ===
 
  
 
See [[Inventory#Controls]].
 
See [[Inventory#Controls]].
  
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=== Camera ===
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== Console controls ==
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* '''F7'''*: Toggle camera. Available are (in this order): first person view, third person view from the back, third person view from the front
 
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* '''F8''': Toggle cinematic mode. In cinematic mode, the camera will not immediately follow your movements, instead it will quickly “catch on”, so the movement of the camera looks a bit like the movement of an actual camera.
 
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* '''Z''': (Only available in Minetest versions coming after 0.4.14) Zoom in at the crosshair. This requires the player to have the “zoom” privilege.
 
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=== Heads-Up Display ===
 
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* '''Esc'''**: In the game: Abort / close current window / open pause menu. In the main menu: Quit Minetest.
 
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* '''F1'''*: Show/hide HUD
 
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* '''F2'''*: Show/hide chat and the text “Minetest” along with the version number at the upper left part of the screen
 
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* '''F9'''*: Toggle [[Minimap|minimap]]. There are two modes available, surface and radar, in different zoom levels.
 
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* '''Shift'''+'''F9'''*: Toggle minimap shape (square or circle)
 
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* '''F10''': open/close [[Console|console]]/chat log
 
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=== Server interaction ===
 
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* '''T''': Open [[chat window]] (You require the “shout” privilege to [[chat]].)
 
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* '''/''': Start issuing a [[Server commands|server command]]
 
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=== Technical ===
 
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* '''F12'''*: Take a [[Screenshot|screenshot]] (as a PNG image)
 
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* '''R''': Toggle far view (disables all fog and allows viewing far away, may cause massive [[Frames Per Second|FPS]] drop)
 
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* '''+ (numpad)'''*: Increase minimal viewing distance
 
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* '''- (numpad)'''*: Decrease minimal viewing distance
 
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* '''F3'''*: Enable/disable fog
 
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* '''F4'''*: Enable/disable camera updates. '''Note''': This key works only in debugging versions of Minetest, or by editing minetest.conf. Normal players don't need this feature.
 
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* '''F5'''*: Enable/disable debug screen which also shows your [[coordinates]]
 
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* '''F6'''*: Enable/disable [[Profiler|profiler]] (only useful for developers)
 
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* '''P''': Write current stacktraces into the file “debug.txt”. This feature is only interesting for developers.
 
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=====Footnotes=====
 
  
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'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' Key assignment can only be changed in [[minetest.conf]].<br />
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See [[Console]].
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'''<nowiki>**</nowiki>''' Key assignment can not be changed.
 
  
 
[[Category:Commands]]
 
[[Category:Commands]]

Revision as of 17:38, 22 September 2016

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This is an overview of all controls used in Minetest.

Changing controls

There are two ways to change the controls: Either by using the options menu accessible inside the game or by editing minetest.conf. See minetest.conf.example to learn the setting names. Note that some controls are fixed and cannot be changed at all.

Game controls

Action Default key Changable in-game? Changable in minetest.conf? Comment
Movement
Look around Mouse movement No No
Move forwards W Yes Yes
Move to the left A Yes Yes
Move to the right D Yes Yes
Move backwards S Yes Yes
Toggle fast mode J Yes Yes See Movement modes. Requires “fast” privilege
Toggle fly mode K Yes Yes See Movement modes. Requires “fly” privilege
Toggle noclip mode H Yes Yes See Movement modes. Requires “noclip” privilege
Move fast E Yes Yes Only works if fast mode is on. Oddly, this is also called the “Use” key
Jump Space Yes Yes This is used when you are neither at a ladder, inside a liquid nor using fast mode
Sneak Shift Yes Yes You walk slower and can't fall over the edge of a block. This is used when you are neither at a ladder, inside a liquid nor using fast mode
Move up Space Yes Yes This is used when you are at a ladder, inside a liquid or using fast mode
Move down Shift Yes Yes This is used when you are at a ladder, inside a liquid or using fast mode
World interaction
Attack / mine / collect item Left mouse button No No
Use / build Right mouse button No No If the pointed thing is usable (example: Chest), you use it, otherwise you attempt to build at this block
Build Shift+Right mouse button No No Use this to build at usable blocks
Select next/previous item in hotbar Mouse wheel No No
Select item in hotbar directly 0-9 No No
Drop entire wielded itemstack Q Yes Yes
Drop single item of wielded itemstack Shift+Q Yes Yes
Camera
Toggle camera mode F7 No Yes Available camera modes are (in this order): first person view, third person view from the back, third person view from the front
Toggle cinematic mode F8 Yes Yes In cinematic mode, the camera will not immediately follow your movements, instead it will quickly “catch on”, so the movement of the camera looks a bit like the movement of an actual camera
Zoom in at the crosshair Z Yes Yes Only available in Minetest versions coming after 0.4.14. Requires the “zoom” privilege
Heads-up Display
Show/hide inventory menu I Yes Yes
Show/hide HUD F1 No Yes
Show/hide chat log and application name F2 No Yes
Toggle minimap F9 No Yes There are two modes available: Surface and radar, in 3 different zoom levels
Toggle minimap shape (square or circle) Shift+F9 No Yes
Open/close console/big chat log F10 Yes Yes
Abort / close window / open pause menu / quit Minetest Esc No No
Server interaction
Open chat window T Yes Yes You need the “shout” privilege to chat
Start issuing a server command / Yes Yes
Technical
Take a PNG screenshot F12 No Yes
Toggle far view R Yes Yes Far view disables fog entirely and allows viewing far away, may cause massive FPS drop
Increase minimal viewing distance + No Yes
Decrease minimal viewing distance - No Yes
Enable/disable fog F3 No Yes
Enable/disable camera update F4 No Yes Only useful for developers. If disabled, the landscape drawn around you will not be updated as you look around. This key works only in debugging versions of Minetest, or by editing minetest.conf
Enable/disable debug display F5 No Yes Also shows your coordinates
Enable/disable profiler F6 No Yes Only useful for developers
Write stacktraces into the file “debug.txt” P Yes Yes Only useful for developers

Inventory controls

See Inventory#Controls.

Console controls

See Console.

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