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 |
|---|---|
| Left/Right | Moves selected worm in respective direction |
| Shift + Left/Right | Forces worm to face one direction when moving |
| Shift or Middle Mouse Button | Speeds up mouse cursor movement in-game by a factor of 4 when used separately or by a factor of 16 when used together |
| Right Mouse Button | Opens and closes the weapon panel |
| 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 (by default, the key between Escape, Tab and 1 on all keyboard layouts). |
| Pause/Break | Takes a screenshot (saved in Capture folder), also works in the front-end |
| Alt + Pause | Saves a snapshot of the current state of the map. Map snapshots are saved in PNG format, are named mapNNNN.png and are stored in User\SavedLevels\Capture under your main W:A folder. (introduced in v3.8) |
| Shift + Escape | Minimize the game, also works in the front-end |
| Insert | Cycles background graphics |
| Home | Centres view on active worm |
| Ctrl + Home | Locks the view on the active worm permanently; disable by pressing Home again |
| Scroll Lock | Toggles camera to automatically follow things |
| Page Up/Page Down | Hides/reveals chat window respectively |
| Ctrl + Up/Down | Resizes the chat window when open |
| Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down | Unlocks/locks 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. |
| Weapon-specific controls | |
| - | Set on Min Bounce (for Grenades and Cluster Bombs) |
| + | Set on Max Bounce (for Grenades and Cluster Bombs) |
| 1 - 5 | Set fuse (for weapons with an adjustable fuse) |
| 1 - 5 | Set Mad Cow herd size |
| Additional controls during Instant Replays | |
| Spacebar | Fast-forwards the replay to the end. |
| M | Sets a 'bookmark' in the instant replay. Restarting the instant replay will cause it to start from this point. |
| R | Restart the instant replay from the beginning or from the bookmark set with the M key. (since v3.8) |
| Shift + R | Removes any bookmark that might have been set. (since v3.8) |
| 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×. |
| Additional controls during Replay Playback (not Instant Replays) | |
| Spacebar | Fast-forwards the replay to the start of the next turn. |
| 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×. |
| Shift + Alt + Delete | Toggles the displaying of extra information that would normally be hidden in a live game (except allied chat, invisible worms and weapon panel for all alliances). (introduced in v3.8) |
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