Controls
Keyboard and mouse only; the keys can’t be changed yet. The same list is in the game under Settings → Controls.
Driving
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| W | Accelerate |
| S | Brake, then reverse |
| A | Steer left |
| D | Steer right |
| Space | Handbrake |
| R | Back on the road when stuck |
Combat
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Click | Capture the mouse |
| Mouse | Aim the turret and the camera |
| Left button | Fire |
Match
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Esc | Pause, and release the mouse |
| Tab | Scoreboard, while held |
| F3 | Debug overlay (frame rate and the like) |
Chat (online matches)
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Chat to everyone in the match; Enter sends, Esc cancels |
| T | Chat to your team (Team Deathmatch); Tab switches while you type |
/w name message | Whisper to one player; /r message answers the last whisper |
/mute name | Mute a player for the match; /unmute name undoes it |
While you type, your car is left alone: nothing you type drives it. A message is 200 characters at most, and 8 messages in 10 seconds.
Custom lobbies
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Choose a lobby in the list |
| Enter | Join it; in the waiting room, Ready (the owner: Start) |
| C | Create a lobby |
| / | Search the list |
| T | Chat to the lobby, in the waiting room; Enter sends |
| Esc | Back to the modes; in the waiting room, leave the lobby (it asks first) |
Menus
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Choose |
| ← → | Change the choice: the machine or the gun in the garage; arena, bots, Practice or Classic on the arena screen |
| Enter | Select (in the garage, only Back: what you pick there is kept as you pick it) |
| Esc | Back |
| N | Patch notes, on the main menu |
| Enter or Y / N | Accept / decline a match found (Classic), over any screen, a practice match included |
Driving is on W A S D only; the arrow keys belong to the menus.
Settings worth knowing
- Graphics: a quality preset (low, medium, high) and the resolution scale. If the frame rate drops, lower the scale first.
- Camera: mouse sensitivity and camera shake.
- Sound: separate volume levels.
