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

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 NEXT_TAB Interface TOGGLE_CHAT Interface AUTORUN Player movement CENTER_VIEW Camera TURN_DOWN Camera TURN_UP Camera 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 TOGGLE_CLIMB Player movement TOGGLE_FAITHFUL Religion TOGGLE_LAWFUL Morality ACTIVATE_TOOL1 Item movement/manipulation ACTIVATE_TOOL2 Item movement/manipulation ACTIVATE_TOOL3 Item movement/manipulation ACTIVATE_TOOL4 Item movement/manipulation ACTIVATE_TOOL5 Item movement/manipulation TOGGLE_FIGHT_SPAM Fighting GLANCE_LEFT Camera GLANCE_RIGHT Camera NO_TARGET Fighting PREVIOUS_TAB Interface NEXT_WINDOW Interface PREVIOUS_WINDOW Interface EXAMINE Item movement/manipulation TAKE Item movement/manipulation DROP Item movement/manipulation 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 DIG Digging FLATTEN Digging PACK Digging HARVEST Farming FARM Farming CULTIVATE Digging MINE_FORWARD Mining MINE_UP Mining MINE_DOWN Mining MINE_SURFACE Mining MINE_TUNNEL Mining PROSPECT Mining PICK_SPROUT Nature PRUNE Nature CUT_DOWN Woodcutting CHOP_UP Woodcutting ACTIVATE Item manipulation TAME Animals LEAD Animals STOP_LEADING Animals TRACK [[Nature] FEED Animals TARGET Fighting ABSORB Healing BREED Animals GROOM Animals DREDGE Digging FORAGE Nature BOTANIZE Nature PICK_FLOWERS Nature

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.