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======General Controls======
These are a list of general controls.

Interface keys
Key	Description
Tab	Hotkey Toggle
F1	Adminhelp
F2	Talk in OOC
Shift+F2	Screenshot
F3	Say
F4	Me
F5	aSay (Admin only)
F6	Player panel view (Admin only)
F7	Admin-PM (Admin only)
F8	Invismin (Admin only)
F12	Hide inventory
Ctrl + Shift	Show options
In-game keys
Key	Description
↑ OR w	Move north
↓ OR s	Move south
→ OR d	Move east
← OR a	Move west
↑ + Ctrl	Face north
↓ + Ctrl	Face south
→ + Ctrl	Face east
← + Ctrl	Face west
J	Toggle gun mode
H	Holster
1	Help intent
2	Disarm intent
3	Grab intent
4	Harm intent
ctrl + Left click	Drag object / mob
shift + Left click	Examine object / mob
Left-click + Drag to a tile/table	Crawl while on the floor and climb onto tables.
Shortcuts
Key Shortcuts
Keys	Description
Shift + Click	Used to examine things when you are a mob. AI uses it to interact with some objects.
Alt + Click	Used to check the things on a turf when you are a mob. AI uses it to shock doors.
Ctrl + Click	Used to drag objects as a mob. AI uses it to bolt doors.
Middle Mouse	Switches active hand.
Ctrl + Alt + Click	Used to quickly interact with certain objects as a mob.
, .	Go up and down Z-levels respectively.
Communication commands
Languages
To speak a language, prefix your message with ',' or '#' (by default, you can change this in global settings.) Then after that prefix, add a language key, and then your message. For example, if you wanted to say "Hello World!" in Freespeak, you'd say ",3 Hello World!" or "#3 Hello World!" It is also possible to whisper by typing 'Whisper "Hello."' or for short, say ":w Hello."

In-chat
Key	Description
,0 (Default)	Ceti Basic
,1	Sol common
,2	Tradeband
,3	Freespeak
,s	Sign Language
,q	Rootsong (Dionaea)
,o	Sinta'Unathi (Unathi)
,p	Sinta'Azaziba (Unathi)
,k	Nral'malic (Skrellian)
,j	Siik Maas (Tajaran)
,w	Siik Tajr (Tajaran)
,i	Nal'rasan (Tajaran)
,9	Hivenet (Vaurcae)
,6	Encoded Audio Language (All Synths)
,d	Drone (Only Drones)
,b	Robot Talk (Only Cyborgs & AI)
,g	Changeling (Antagonist)
,f	Cult (Antagonist)
,x	Cortical Link (Antagonist)
,a	Hivemind (They do not exist, Xenomorph, Antagonist)
For more information on the many Aurora languages, go here.
Radio
To speak on a radio channel, type in the corresponding radio prefix, then your message. For example, to say "Help I'm being attacked!" on common, you'd type in ";Help I'm being attacked!" Likewise, if you wanted to say "Security to maint!" on the security channel, you'd say ":s Security to maint!"

You can also use voiced emotes or languages over the radio by placing the correct prefix or language key after the radio prefix. So ":c,1 Hello World!" would say "Hello World!" over the Command channel, in the Sol Common language. Likewise, ";! screams!" would show "Urist McYourname screams!" over the common channel.


It is possible to sing using '% tra la laaaa', which will insert musical note symbols around your speech for you.

In-chat
Prefix	Description
,b	Robot Talk (Private Station-bound Synth channel)
:c	Command
:s	Security
:u	Supply
:e	Engineering
:m	Medical
:n	Science
:v	Service
:h	Headset's Default Department
;	General radio