This article is about an older version of DF. 
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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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