Adventure mode quick reference

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These are the keys used in Adventurer mode.

Key Bindings

Movement

8 2 4 6 7 9 1 3 - Move
↑ ↓ ← → - Move
Alt+(direction) - Move carefully or enter dangerous terrain
< 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
s - Stand or lie down*
S - Movement Speed and Sneak settings
T - Fast Travel
m - Open movement preferences interface

*Use s to lay down then crawl past NPCs blocking your way.

	Combat
	8 2 4 6 7 9 1 3 - Random attack on adjacent creature ↑ ↓ ← → - Random attack on adjacent creature A - Attack an adjacent creature f - Fire a projectile t - Throw an item C - Open combat preferences interface

	Environment
	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 o - Describe odor. O - Show strongest odor. u - Interact with lever, building, furniture, or mechanism. y - Assume or abandon a submissive position (yield).

	Items
	i - Inventory d - Drop an item g - Pickup an item p - Put an item into a container 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, spit at someone...)

*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.

	Information
	z - Status Space - Advance/Clear Messages a - View Announcements Q - Adventure log (tasks, map, et cetera...)

	Food/Sleep
	Z - Sleep e - Eat or drink something

	Time/Weather
	D - Date P - Temperature W - Weather and time of day

	Travel Keys
	8 2 4 6 7 9 1 3 - Move. ↑ ↓ ← → - Move. < or > - Move into/out of tunnel. 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.