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.

Date added Pre November 2007: NEXT_TAB, TOGGLE_CHAT, AUTORUN, CENTER_VIEW, TURN_DOWN, TURN_UP, TURN_LEFT, TURN_RIGHT, MOVE_FORWARD, MOVE_BACK, MOVE_LEFT, MOVE_RIGHT, STRAFE November 2007: FIGHT_DEFENSIVE, FIGHT_NORMAL, FIGHT_AGGRESSIVELY, TOGGLE_CLIMB, TOGGLE_FAITHFUL, TOGGLE_LAWFUL, ACTIVATE_TOOL1, ACTIVATE_TOOL2, ACTIVATE_TOOL3, ACTIVATE_TOOL4, ACTIVATE_TOOL5 (there was no key option for spam mode) March 2008: TOGGLE_FIGHT_SPAM, GLANCE_LEFT, GLANCE_RIGHT, NO_TARGET, PREVIOUS_TAB, NEXT_WINDOW, PREVIOUS_WINDOW, EXAMINE, TAKE, DROP August 2009 (client version 2.6.8-1658 unstable client): DRAG, STOP_DRAGGING, PUSH, REPAIR, TURN_CLOCKWISE, TURN_COUNTERCLOCKWISE, PULL, IMPROVE, DIG, FLATTEN, PACK, HARVEST, FARM, CULTIVATE, MINE_FORWARD, MINE_UP, MINE_DOWN, MINE_SURFACE, MINE_TUNNEL, PROSPECT, PICK_SPROUT, PRUNE, CUT_DOWN, CHOP_UP October 2009 (2.6.8-1735 test client): ACTIVATE, TAME, LEAD, STOP_LEADING, TRACK, FEED, TARGET, ABSORB, BREED, GROOM, DREDGE, FORAGE, BOTANIZE, PICK_FLOWERS December 2009 (2.6.8-1906,1908,1914 test): FISH, BUILD_HOUSE_WALL, BUILD_HOUSE_WINDOW, BUILD_HOUSE_DOOR, BUILD_STONE_WALL, BUILD_TALL_STONE_WALL, BUILD_PALISADE, BUILD_FENCE, BUILD_PALISADE_GATE, BUILD_FENCE_GATE, FINISH, CONTINUE_BUILDING January 2010 (2.7.0-2065): AIM_RIGHT, AIM_UPPER_LEFT, AIM_LEFT, AIM_MIDDLE, AIM_LOWER_MIDDLE, AIM_LOWER_RIGHT, AIM_LOWER_LEFT, AIM_UPPER_MIDDLE, AIM_UPPER_RIGHT, FOCUS, SHIELD_BASH, DEFEND_LEFT, DEFEND_RIGHT, DEFEND_LOWER, DEFEND_UPPER

Table (date-sorted by default but doesn't manually sort correctly so reload page) Bind Category Date added NEXT_TAB Interface Pre-November 2007 TOGGLE_CHAT Interface Pre-November 2007 AUTORUN Player movement Pre-November 2007 CENTER_VIEW Camera Pre-November 2007 TURN_DOWN Camera Pre-November 2007 TURN_UP Camera Pre-November 2007 TURN_LEFT Player movement Pre-November 2007 TURN_RIGHT Player movement Pre-November 2007 MOVE_FORWARD Player movement Pre-November 2007 MOVE_BACK Player movement Pre-November 2007 MOVE_LEFT Player movement Pre-November 2007 MOVE_RIGHT Player movement Pre-November 2007 STRAFE Player movement Pre-November 2007 FIGHT_DEFENSIVE Fighting November 2007 FIGHT_NORMAL Fighting November 2007 FIGHT_AGGRESSIVELY Fighting November 2007 TOGGLE_CLIMB Player movement November 2007 TOGGLE_FAITHFUL Religion November 2007 TOGGLE_LAWFUL Morality November 2007 ACTIVATE_TOOL1 Item movement/manipulation November 2007 ACTIVATE_TOOL2 Item movement/manipulation November 2007 ACTIVATE_TOOL3 Item movement/manipulation November 2007 ACTIVATE_TOOL4 Item movement/manipulation November 2007 ACTIVATE_TOOL5 Item movement/manipulation November 2007 TOGGLE_FIGHT_SPAM Fighting March 2008 GLANCE_LEFT Camera March 2008 GLANCE_RIGHT Camera March 2008 NO_TARGET Fighting March 2008 PREVIOUS_TAB Interface March 2008 NEXT_WINDOW Interface March 2008 PREVIOUS_WINDOW Interface March 2008 EXAMINE Item movement/manipulation March 2008 TAKE Item movement/manipulation March 2008 DROP Item movement/manipulation March 2008 DRAG Item movement/manipulation August 2009 STOP_DRAGGING Item movement/manipulation August 2009 PUSH Item movement/manipulation August 2009 REPAIR Item movement/manipulation August 2009 TURN_CLOCKWISE Item movement/manipulation August 2009 TURN_COUNTERCLOCKWISE Item movement/manipulation August 2009 PULL Item movement/manipulation August 2009 IMPROVE Item movement/manipulation August 2009 DIG Digging August 2009 FLATTEN Digging August 2009 PACK Digging August 2009 HARVEST Farming August 2009 FARM Farming August 2009 CULTIVATE Digging August 2009 MINE_FORWARD Mining August 2009 MINE_UP Mining August 2009 MINE_DOWN Mining August 2009 MINE_SURFACE Mining August 2009 MINE_TUNNEL Mining August 2009 PROSPECT Mining August 2009 PICK_SPROUT Nature August 2009 PRUNE Nature August 2009 CUT_DOWN Woodcutting August 2009 CHOP_UP Woodcutting August 2009 ACTIVATE Item manipulation October 2009 TAME Animals October 2009 LEAD Animals October 2009 STOP_LEADING Animals October 2009 TRACK Nature October 2009 FEED Animals October 2009 TARGET Fighting October 2009 ABSORB Healing October 2009 BREED Animals October 2009 GROOM Animals October 2009 DREDGE Digging October 2009 FORAGE Nature October 2009 BOTANIZE Nature October 2009 PICK_FLOWERS Nature October 2009

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.