Keyboard shortcuts so you spend less time fiddling with our god-awful GUI.

Humans and Other Carbon-based Lifeforms' Hotkeys

A diagram of (most) human hotkeys.

Any Mode

Shift+Click = Examine something.
Shift+Middle Click = Point at something.
Alt+Click a tile = Open a new tab with a list of all the items of the clicked tile next to you.
Alt+Click a PDA = Remove the ID from the PDA.
Alt+Click a locker = Lock the locker.
Alt+Click a clothing = Toggles any possible aesthetic settings (breath mask up/down, rolling down jumpsuit, buttons labcoat, flip baseball cap etc).
Alt+Click a bag/container = Opens the container. also works on things that are in another container.
Alt+Click a vent or scrubber = Crawl into the pipes if you have the "ventcrawl" ability. Monkeys, slimes and several other creatures can do this.
Alt+Click a machine
- Microwave = Turns the microwave on.
- Chem Dispenser, Chemical Heater, ChemMaster 3000 or PanD.E.M.I:C = Ejects any loaded beaker.
Control+Click = Pull an object or person you're standing next to.
Control+Click a PDA = Take out pen.
Control+Up/Down = In your text bar will shift through the history of everything you've entered in the red bar at the bottom.
Delete = Stop pulling.
F12 = Toggle minimal HUD.
Tab = Toggle between hotkey and normal mode. While in hotkey mode, WASD will move your character.
Spacebar = While entering commands auto-completes them.
Ctrl+W or End= Toggle throwing mode.
Ctrl+A or Page Down = Use the object in your active hand.
Ctrl+S or Page Up or Numpad 9 or Middle Mouse Button = Switch your active hand.
Ctrl+D or Home or Numpad 7 = Drop the item in your active hand.
Insert or Numpad 0 = Cycle through intents.
Click empty floor tile with empty hand = Drag any pulled object to the clicked floortile if possible.
Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down/Left/Right = Drag any pulled object to the clicked floortile if possible.

Hotkey-mode Enabled

Hotkey-mode can be toggled on by pressing Tab.

W/A/S/D = Move your character
Q = Drop
E = Equip
R = Throw
B = Resist / Unbuckle yourself / Stop drop and roll when on fire /
T = Say (opens a new input window)
F = Cycle intents left
G = Cycle intents right
Z or Y = Activate held object
X = Swap hands
1 = Help intent
2 = Disarm intent
3 = Grab intent
4 = Harm intent
O = OOC
L = LOOC
M = emote
H = Stop Pulling
V = Swap held equipment with worn equipment (such as jumpsuit)
C = Give an item
Shift+B = Put in hand item into backpack, or take out last item put into backpack.
Shift+E = Put in hand item into belt or belt slot, or take out last item put into belt.
Numpad 8/4/5/6/1/2/3 = Used for selecting body target. Numbers correspond to location on the target doll. 8 Cycles through Head → Eyes → Mouth

These also work with the normal mode if you press down Ctrl.

E.g. Ctrl+1 = Help intent, even without the hotkey-mode toggled on.

Other Humanoid Controls

These are actions you can perform which require other methods than hotkeys.

Click the rest button = Lay down. You can crawl while laying down.
Click-drag a person to yourself = Opens the interact window, where you can remove or add worn objects on a person, and also turn their internals on or off.
Click-drag a yourself to a table = Attempt to climb the table.
Click-drag a bag/container onto another bag/container = Attempts to move all contents of the first bag to the other.
Have someone else grab you aggressively, and then you click and drag your own sprite to them = Piggyback ride them.
Grab someone aggressively, and then click and drag their sprite onto yours (grab intent) = Fireman carry them.

Hotkeys for the AI

Double-Click a tile = Instantly jump there.
Double-Click people = Start tracking the person.
Ctrl+number key (0-9) = Saves your current camera location.
Number key (0-9) = Jumps camera to saved camera location. Tilde and zero will return you to the last spot you jumped from.

Hotkeys for the AI and Cyborgs

Shift+Click a door = Open/close.
Alt+Click a Turret Control = Lethal/stun mode.
Alt+Click a door = Electrify on/off.
Control+Click a door = Bolts down/up.
Control+Shift + Click a door = Access override on/off.
Control+Click an APC = Power on/off.
Control+Click a Turret Control = Power on/off.

Cyborg Hotkey-mode Enabled

Cyborgs have all the basic hotkeys which humans have, plus...
X = Cycle active modules
1 = Activate first module
2 = Activate second module
3 = Activate third module

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