Keyboard Controls
From EUO Manual
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Keyboard Quick Reference
There is a Keyboard Quick Reference available that you can download and print out. It covers all of the commands mentioned below and is suitable for use on all three servers.
Go and turn it into a mouse mat.
Slash Commands
There is an extended list of Slash Commands here.
Keyboard command list
For best results, TURN NUM-LOCK OFF if you plan on using the keypad!
| Key | Command |
| arrow keys, numeric keypad | move |
| ctrl+arrow keys / keypad | attack with melee weapon or bare hands |
| ctrl+alt+arrow keys / keypad | fighter special attack |
| shift+arrow keys / keypad | fast cast spell bound to F1 |
| shift+ctrl+arrow keys / keypad | fast cast spell bound to F2 |
| ctrl+up | attack with ranged weapon |
| ctrl+left/right | cycle ranged targets |
| ctrl+a/s | cycle ranged targets |
| shift+a/s | cycle ranged targets |
| b | buy item(s) (must be near merchant) (or withdraw items from bank) - or get a res from a healer |
| shift+b | sell item(s) (or deposit into bank) |
| c | cast spell |
| shift+c | learn a spell |
| d (+dir) | drop item |
| shift+d | drop some or all of a particular item |
| e | eat (select from menu) |
| shift+e (+dir) | offer food to a creature |
| g (+dir) | get item |
| shift+g (+dir) | get all the items piled on one map-square |
| h | get all items within reach |
| shift+h | attempt to hide |
| i | ignite a torch |
| j (+dir) | jimmy (use lockpick) |
| shift+j (+dir) | attempt disarm (use probe) |
| k (+dir) | k-limb (use grapple) |
| l (+dir) | look at something |
| m | meditate |
| shift+m | toggle music on and off |
| o (+dir) | open chest |
| p | select a potion to drink |
| shift+p | select a potion to use in a direction |
| q | quit the game |
| r | ready armour and weapons |
| shift+r | read a scroll (also cast spell scrolls, as of 1.008 and alpha) |
| s (+dir) | search |
| t (+dir) | talk to somebody |
| shift+t | toggle target recticle (default is on) |
| shift+u | use a item in inventory in direction |
| u | use a item in inventory |
| v | view inventory |
| x | use sextant |
| shift+x | extinguish light source |
| z and shift+z | toggle stats displays |
| ` (same key as ~) | use bandage on self |
| shift+` | use bandage on target |
| ! (shift 1) | hit this when you die to respawn in the town you're bound to |
| @ (shift 2) | level up (only applies to the PD server) |
| space | enter a towne or dungeon, or climb a ladder |
| enter | send a local message (only players within a small radius will hear you) - use /g msg, /p msg & /me msg for global, party and emote messages |
| Tab | Reply to the last person who sent you a private message |
| / | begin a 'slash' command |
| \ | party chat (shortcut for /p) |
| shift+enter | global chat (shortcut for /g) |
| pgup, pgdn | scroll through past messages |
| end | reset message screen to last message |
| insert | when chatting, press insert to scroll back through the things you have previously said |
| pgup | when chatting, press pgup to scroll forward through the things you have previously said |
| home, end | when typing a message, send cursor to beginning or end of line |
| del, pgdn | when typing a message, move cursor left and right |
| 0-9 | use bound item (bind by pressing 0-9 when viewing, readying or using items) |
| F1-F8 | cast a prebound fast spell |
| shift F1-F8 | bind a spell to f1-f8 (for fast casting) |
| F9 | use the last used item in the last used direction (see skills) |
| shift-F9 | continue using the last item used |
| F10 | cast last spell cast |
| F11 | make last item |
| shift+F11 | continue creating items |
| F12 | toggle fullscreen / windowed modes |
Laptop diagonal movement
Additionally, diagonal movement can be achieved without a numpad with the following keys ...
NW NE [ ] SW SE ; '
Buying, selling and transferring items
While banking, buying, selling or transferring to your player merchant ...
- press space to transfer/buy/sell 1 unit
- press shift-space to transfer/buy/sell 10 units
- press a to transfer/sell all units
The exceptions to these are gold & ammo; ammo (and bullets) has a base unit of 100, so pressing shift-space when buying/transferring ammo will move 1000 units. Gold has a base unit of 1000. When moving gold, shift-space will move 10000.
