This article is about the current version of DF. Note that some content may still need to be updated.
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These are the controls used in Adventurer mode (or perhaps you were looking for a quick start, instead?).
Key Bindings[edit]
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Movement
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- 82467913↑↓←→ - Move
- Alt+(movement key) - Move carefully or enter dangerous terrain
- Shift+(movement key) - Move in direction and upwards
- Ctrl+(movement key) - Move in direction and downwards
- < or Shift-5 (num lock off) - Ascend
- > or Ctrl-5 (num lock off) - Descend
- . - Wait for 10 instants
- , - Wait for 1 instant
- j - Jump. Sprint in movement options to run and jump.
- h - Start climbing by grabbing hold of a wall or tree; mount and lead petsv0.47.01
- s - Stand or lie down*
- S - Movement Speed and Sneak settings
- T - Fast Travel
- m - Open movement preferences interface
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*Use s to lay down, and then crawl past NPCs blocking your way.
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Combat
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- 82467913↑↓←→ - Random attack on adjacent creature
- A - Attack an adjacent creature
- f - Fire a projectile
- t - Throw an item
- C - Open combat preferences interface
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Environment
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- l - Look around
- L - Search the nearby area very carefully (chance of discovering small creatures)
- k - Talk to somebody
- K - Display tracks
- Alt-k - Describe tracks underfoot.
- c - View companion interface
- E - Party tactical settings.
- o - Describe odor.
- O - Show strongest odor.
- u - Interact with lever, building, furniture, or mechanism.
- y - Assume or abandon a submissive position (yield).
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Items
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- i - Inventory
- d - Drop an item
- g - Grab/gather (pick up) an item
- p - Put an item into a container; or onto a pack animalv0.47.01
- r - Remove an item you are wearing or from a container
- w - Wear an item*
- I - Interact with an object in inventory (unstick a weapon, refill waterskin etc)
- x - Perform action (butcher, create item, pet an animal, spit at someone...)
- b - Found a site and build
- q - Sheathe your weapon
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*If you want to get a specific item from your backpack to your hand (wield weapon), put current item into the backpack, and remove the other item from the backpack.
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Information
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- z - Status
- Space - Advance/Clear Messages
- a - View Announcements
- Q - Adventure log (tasks, map, et cetera...)
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Food/Sleep
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- Z - Sleep
- e - Eat or drink something
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Time/Weather
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- D - Date
- P - Temperature
- W - Weather and time of day
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Travel Keys
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- 82467913↑↓←→ - Move.
- < or > - Move into/out of tunnel (respectively).
- c - Start/stop cloud viewing.
- d - Visit location.
- h - Display/hide instructions
- m - Display/hide map.
- s - Sneak.
- K - Display all nearby tracks and strongest odor.
- Q - Adventure log/information.
- Z - Sleep/wait.
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