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Controls
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Action Default Key Xbox PS4 Notes

Movement
Move
W Up Up
Forward
Move
S Down Down
Backwards
Strafe Left A Left Left
Strafe Right D Right Right
When used while moving forward, will cause you to
increase forward movement speed at the cost of
Run Left Shift Press Press increased stamina use, and over-rides 'Toggle Run' to
on. A character may only run forwards; strafing and
backpedaling speed will remain constant.
Will toggle whether run is on or off (I.E., whether you
Toggle Run Right Shift Press Press run or walk) upon input of 'Move Forward'. Can be
used while standing still.
Causes a character to jump up while stationary, and
Jump SPACE jump directionally when moving. also to ascend to
surface when diving.
Crouch C Press Press Also used to descend while diving.
Causes the player's character to lay down.
Long Long
Prone X Press Press Xbox/PS4: One must release pressure after a pause.
Also used to descend while diving.

Battling
Will cause the primary attack with a weapon or tool,
Primary
such as shooting a projectile weapon or swinging a
Fire
melee weapon.
Aim-Down Will bring up the sights of a weapon, uses the
Sights/ alternate action of the object if one exists (such as the
Alternate Grappling Hook un-spooling), or otherwise does
Fire nothing.
Toggle Fists Q + + Removes (or equips) item so that fists can be used.
Reload Will manually trigger the reload animation to fill the
weapon R magazine with available corresponding ammunition.
Drag Body G Drags a corpse or unconscious body.
Has the same effect as primary fire on a melee
Melee/Pistol
Left CTRL weapon, but will trigger a melee animation/attack
Whip
with projectile weapons, if applicable.
Toggle Will turn off or on a weapon's attachment (if
Weapon N x2 applicable). If the weapon attachment is toggle-able, it
Attachment will always be off by default.
Camera
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Toggle K Hold + Gives the camera an inverted third-person view of the

Orbit + to to '11'* character, which is not recommended for use while
Camera playing the game.
'11'*
Zoom
Mouse Scroll Up None Zooms camera in to first person mode
Camera In
Zoom Mouse Scroll
None Zooms camera out to third person mode
Camera Out Down
HUD
Extended Hold Hold Displays additional information such as map location,
Hold H
HUD Info temperature, time of day, etc.
Toggle
Backspace None
HUD
Actions
Open
I Press Press
Inventory
Activates the default action of an object, such as
Use E opening a door, climbing a ladder, or opening a
storage box's inventory.
Opens the inventory of any applicable object, such as
Access
crafting stations, storages, and unconscious or dead
Other's F bodies. Also throws shoulder-mounted creatures when
Inventory
pressed twice. (Use R once when mounted.)
, / , +
/ / / /
/ / /
/
Use Hotbar
Slot Item 0 - 9 OR Hold OR Hold Uses item in the corresponding slot of your hotbar.
+ +
to '12'* to '12'*
through through
'9'* '9'*

OR OR

Hold + Hold
Open Map M Opens the character's in-game map.
to + to
'10'* '10'*

Opens the character's item selection radial wheel

Item Menu ? Hold Hold
(Xbox/PS4).
Whistle Displays the whistle selection menu (PC) or whistle
' Hold Hold
Menu selection radial wheel (Xbox/PS4).
Chat

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Toggle \ None; None; When on, chat box will disappear moments after the
Auto-Hide Accessible Accessible last message is sent.
Chat box in Options in Options
Global Chat Enter + + Chat with all players on the server.
Local Chat Insert None Chat with nearby players.
Tribe Chat / + Chat with tribemates.
Alliance
Home Chat with alliance-mates.
Chat
Scroll Chat
Page Up None Scrolls up through the chat box.
Up
Scroll Chat
Page Down None Scrolls down through the chat box.
Down
Hold to speak to other players using your microphone.

Xbox/PS4: If a microphone is plugged in and enabled,

Push to Talk B None
talking into it will automatically allow nearby players
to hear depending on server settings.

Whistles
Whistle
' Hold Hold Displays whistle selection menu.
Selection
Hold
Follow All J + to All dinosaurs within a certain radius will follow you.
'12'*
Hold
Follow One T + to The dinosaur you are looking at will follow you.
'1'*
Hold
All dinosaurs within a certain radius will stop
Stop All U + to following you.
'2'*
Hold
The dinosaur you are looking at will stop following
Stop One Y + to you.
'3'*
All dinosaurs within a certain radius will change their
aggression level to Aggressive.

Xbox: This aggression level is on the whistle wheel,

Aggressive None None
but this will actually cause the aggression level
'Attack My Target' to be set, and it is unknown if this
is intended.

Attack My = Hold All dinosaurs within a certain radius will change their
Target aggression level to Attacking Your Target.
+ to
They will terminate their current attacks and will defend

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'4'* themselves if they are attacked, but will prioritize attacking

whatever you attack.Xbox: Whistling 'aggressive' will
actually cause this action to occur, and it is unknown
if this is intended. This aggression setting does not
actually have its own whistle.
Hold All dinosaurs within a certain radius will change their
aggression level to Neutral.
Neutral - + to They will terminate all their current attacks but will continue to
'5'* defend themselves if they are attacked again.

Hold All dinosaurs within a certain radius will change their

aggression level to Passive.
Passive ; + to They will terminate all their current attacks and will not defend
'6'* themselves if attacked further.

Hold All dinosaurs within a certain radius will attack

Attack This Hold
. + to whatever target you are looking at. This whistle can
Target +
'7'* be used while looking at a target through the Spyglass.

Hold Xbox: This action will open your character's

Show
+ to inventory, and is a long-form command of simply
Inventory
'8'* pressing the 'Open Inventory' command.
Misc.
Long Press Hold
Emotes + to Opens a further radial wheel for emotes.
[ or ]
'9'*
Press
then
OR Xbox: This action will immediately open your
Show
V craftable inventory, rather than the character
Craftables Hold inventory.
+ to
'10'*

Hold
Defecate + + to Makes character defecate.
'11'*

While Riding A Creature or Vehicle

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Action Default Key Xbox PS4 Notes

Will cause the character to get on a creature if on foot, or get off the
creature if mounted. Some creature dismounts will 'jump' your
character off (which typically occurs on small-mid creatures, such as
Mount /
E on the Parasaur, Pteranodon, and Carno), while others will cause you
Dismount
to stand on the back of the creature after dismount (which typically
occurs on large creatures, such as on the Stegosaurus, Quetzal, and
Rex).
Primary
Will use a creature's primary attack.
Fire
Alternate Will use a creature's alternate attack/action if applicable, or will use
Fire primary fire if not.
Only some creatures -such as Raptors and Terror Birds- can use this
Jump SPACE
command.
With no other input, will cause the animal to land on a suitable,
horizontal surface to land, and will cause the creature to launch and
Land/ hover a few feet above ground to take-off.
Take-off SPACE
(Flying creatures only).

Brake X (Not None Stop flying creature from flying forward.

Customizable)
Throw x Throws shoulder-mounted creature (such as a Dimorphodon or a
Shoulder R
Mount 2 x 2 Mesopithecus) while mounted. (Press F twice while unmounted.)
Makes the Pteranodon perform a roll, or other creatures 3rd fire/action
(ex: Tapejara "taunt").
Aileron Press Press
roll/3rd C Note: Some people may incorrectly refer to this with the popular term
action 'barrel roll,' rather than the proper (and markedly different) 'aileron
roll.'

While in Inventory
PC Note: The following keys are not customiazble, except for "Toggle to Craftables".

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Default
Action Xbox PS4 Notes
Key
The currently highlighted object is dropped from the
Drop Item O inventory into the game world.
Transfer Hold The stack you hover over is transferred from one inventory
T Hold
Stack currently being accessed to the other.

Transfer Press + Half of the stack you hover over is transferred from one
Half-Stack Shift + T inventory currently being accessed to the other.
Hold

Transfer + One item from the stack you hover over is transferred from
Ctrl + T +
Item one inventory currently being accessed to the other.
Transfer ×2 One item from the stack you double click is transferred from
None
Item one inventory currently being accessed to the other.
Transfer Shift + Five items from the stack you double click are transferred
None
Five Items ×2 from one inventory currently being accessed to the other.
Transfer Ctrl + Half of the stack you double click is transferred from one
None
Half-Stack ×2 inventory currently being accessed to the other.
Toggle Press
Item Q Press Turns on/off labels on items.
Labels
Toggle to
V While in your inventory, toggles to the craftables screen
Craftables

Equip item Shift + Equip item in the selected slot of your hotbar
0 -9
Unequip Control Unequip item from the selected slot of your hotbar
item + 0 -9
Repair Press Repair Item
Item

Building
Action Default Key Xbox PS4 Notes
Flip Wall E Flips the direction of a wall before placing.
Snap point Q or Z when Find the correct snap point when placing walls, floors,
cycle placing an object ceilings, fences, and other objects.

*Xbox Note: This refers to the corresponding 'o'clock' position on an analog clock, compared to the radial
wheel, where '12' is up, '3' is right, '6' is down, and '9' is left.

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