Key bindings

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Introduction

Key bindings are defined in the keybindings.txt file, which is automatically updated if you rebind keys while playing. Binds in autorun.txt will be executed on startup and these will overwrite any in keybindings.txt. These files can be found in the Wurm game directory under configs. e.g. C:\Games\Wurm\configs\default

Additionally, key binds can be combined with the Exec console command to enable a player to perform a wide range of tasks with only a few keys, swapping keybinds on the fly. See quickswitch hotkeys for more information and examples.

Key binds

Key binds allow quick "hotkey" access to common commands and actions. The bind command requires special values as input.

<key> is based on Java key constants. Letters and numbers represent themselves. For other keys, if you can't guess the correct name search the full KeyEvent list. Meta keys can also be specified, e.g. shift-tab or ctrl-alt-w. Available meta keys are Ctrl, Shift, and Alt. The "Alt Gr" key is treated as Alt (if your keyboard has one). The non-meta key must always be the last key in the combination. It is not possible to bind only meta keys.

(The numpad keys can be tricky, as they duplicate other keys on the main keyboard. They are: numpad[0-9], add, subtract, multiply, divide and decimal.)

Keys bound to actions are sensitive to the mouse cursor's hover location/position and object highlight. So, if the cursor is hovering over an item in an inventory or highlighting an item on the ground (or a tile itself for other binds), and the TAKE bind key is pressed, that item will be taken. It is not necessary to left-click the mouse button in order to select an item first either; just hovering the mouse over something will allow the key bind to affect it.

Table

Bind Category CENTER_VIEW Camera GLANCE_LEFT Camera GLANCE_RIGHT Camera TURN_DOWN Camera TURN_UP Camera AUTORUN Player movement TURN_LEFT Player movement TURN_RIGHT Player movement MOVE_FORWARD Player movement MOVE_BACK Player movement MOVE_LEFT Player movement MOVE_RIGHT Player movement STRAFE Player movement FIGHT_DEFENSIVE Fighting FIGHT_NORMAL Fighting FIGHT_AGGRESSIVELY Fighting NO_TARGET Fighting TARGET Fighting AIM_LOWER_LEFT Fighting AIM_LOWER_MIDDLE Fighting AIM_LOWER_RIGHT Fighting AIM_LEFT Fighting AIM_MIDDLE Fighting AIM_RIGHT Fighting AIM_UPPER_LEFT Fighting AIM_UPPER_MIDDLE Fighting AIM_UPPER_RIGHT Fighting FOCUS Fighting SHIELD_BASH Fighting DEFEND_LEFT Fighting DEFEND_UPPER Fighting DEFEND_LOWER Fighting DEFEND_RIGHT Fighting special_move1 Fighting special_move2 Fighting special_move3 Fighting special_move4 Fighting special_move5 Fighting NEXT_TAB Interface PREVIOUS_TAB Interface NEXT_WINDOW Interface PREVIOUS_WINDOW Interface TOGGLE_CHAT Interface TOGGLE_CLIMB Climbing TOGGLE_FAITHFUL Religion TOGGLE_LAWFUL Morality ACTIVATE_TOOL1 Toolbelt ACTIVATE_TOOL2 Toolbelt ACTIVATE_TOOL3 Toolbelt ACTIVATE_TOOL4 Toolbelt ACTIVATE_TOOL5 Toolbelt TOGGLE_FIGHT_SPAM Spam mode EXAMINE Item movement/manipulation ACTIVATE Item manipulation TAKE Item movement/manipulation DROP Item movement/manipulation - Note: this also pours liquids. DRAG Item movement/manipulation STOP_DRAGGING Item movement/manipulation PUSH Item movement/manipulation REPAIR Item movement/manipulation TURN_CLOCKWISE Item movement/manipulation TURN_COUNTERCLOCKWISE Item movement/manipulation PULL Item movement/manipulation IMPROVE Item movement/manipulation FINISH Item movement/manipulation CONTINUE Item movement/manipulation DIG Digging DREDGE Digging FLATTEN Digging PACK Digging CULTIVATE Digging HARVEST Farming FARM Farming MINE_FORWARD Mining MINE_UP Mining MINE_DOWN Mining MINE_SURFACE Mining MINE_TUNNEL Mining PROSPECT Mining PICK_SPROUT Forestry PRUNE Forestry CUT_DOWN Woodcutting CHOP_UP Woodcutting TAME Animal taming LEAD Animals STOP_LEADING Animals FEED Animals ABSORB Mycelium BREED Animal husbandry GROOM Animal husbandry FORAGE Foraging BOTANIZE Botanizing PICK_FLOWERS Gardening FISH Fishing TRACK Tracking OPEN Container CLOSE Container STOP_OR_MAIN_MENU Actions

Examples

For an example of how key bindings can help you, see quickswitch hotkeys.

Additional autorun.txt uses

autorun.txt can be used in several other useful ways.

The following opens windows when the client loads:

toggle skills
toggle inventory
toggle stats

This stops kingdom chat from loading when the game starts, but sometimes someone gets in a message before it takes effect. Placing it at the top of the file may help.

say /kchat

You could add this to know how much sleep bonus you have when you log in. This works best at the bottom of the file.

say /sleep

You could add this to know how long the server has been up. This works best at the bottom of the file.

say /uptime

Defaults

If you want to reset your key bindings to their default state simply delete the keybindings file. A new one will be created with the default values.