In-game controls

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Some keys have specific purposes when using specific weapons and tools. These are listed on the respective weapon pages which can be found from here.

Keyboard controls

Note: Some keyboards have limits on how many and which buttons may be pressed simultaneously. If you find that the game does not recognize some key presses when you hold down some buttons, you may need to change your keyboard or use a key remapper.

Key	Purpose
Right/Left	Moves selected worm in respective direction
Shift + Right/Left	Forces worm to face one direction when moving
Up/Down	Adjusts aim for selected weapon in respective direction
Spacebar	Fires or activates selected weapon
Tab	Selects next worm on team when Worm Select is active
Enter	Causes selected worm to perform a forward jump
Enter, Enter	Causes selected worm to perform a backjump
Backspace	Causes selected worm to jump vertically
Backspace, Backspace	Causes selected worm to perform a backflip
Backspace, Enter	Causes selected worm to perform a backjump
Backspace, Backspace, Enter	Causes selected worm to perform a small backflip (identical to backjump in all but animation)
F1 - F12	Cycle through available weapons in weapon groups when selecting a weapon
` or ~	Cycles through available utilities
Pause/Break	Takes a screenshot (saved in Capture folder), also works in the front-end
Shift + Escape	Minimize the game, also works in the front-end
Insert	Cycles background graphics
Home	Centres view on active worm
Scroll Lock	Toggles camera to automatically follow things
Page Down/Page Up	Reveals/hides chat window respectively
Ctrl + Up/Down	Resizes the chat window when open
Ctrl + Page Down/Page Up	Locks/Unlocks the chat window open
Delete	Cycle through above-worm information displays
Alt + Delete	Toggle opacity of above-worm information displays
Shift + Delete	Toggles autohide for team status bar
T	Displays thought bubble above selected worm
R	Replays the last shot (when pressed immediately afterwards). Some of the replay controls (listed below) are enabled.
Additional controls during Instant Replays
S	Pauses playback, or advances one frame at a time if already paused
1 - 9	Sets faster playback speeds. The keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 1×, 1.5×, 2×, 3×, 4×, 6×, 8×, 12×, and 16×
0 + [1 - 9]	Sets even faster playback speeds. When 0 is held down, the keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 24×, 32×, 48×, 64×, 96×, 128×, 192×, 256×, and 384×
Shift + [1 - 9]	Sets slow-motion playback speeds. When Shift is held down, the keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 1×, 2/3×, 1/2×, 1/3×, 1/4×, 1/6×, 1/8×, 1/12× and 1/12×.
Space	Fast-forwards the replay to the end.
Additional controls during Replay Playback (not Instant Replays)
M	Sets a 'bookmark' in the replay. Restarting the replay will cause it to start from this point, but it is temporary and will be forgotten once the replay is closed
R	Restart replay from the beginning or from the bookmark set with the M key
Shift + R	Removes any bookmark that might have been set
S	Pauses playback, or advances one frame at a time if already paused
1 - 9	Sets faster playback speeds. The keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 1×, 1.5×, 2×, 3×, 4×, 6×, 8×, 12×, and 16×
0 + [1 - 9]	Sets even faster playback speeds. When 0 is held down, the keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 24×, 32×, 48×, 64×, 96×, 128×, 192×, 256×, and 384×
Shift + [1 - 9]	Sets slow-motion playback speeds. When Shift is held down, the keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 1×, 2/3×, 1/2×, 1/3×, 1/4×, 1/6×, 1/8×, 1/12× and 1/12×.

External links

• The Various Jumps on Wormopaedia

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