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 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.
Ctrl + Scroll Lock	On top of preventing the camera from automatically following things, also prevents mouse movement doing it; disable by disabling Scroll Lock.
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). With "RubberWorm extended fuses/herds", 1 - 0 is supported (where 0 is 0 seconds).
1 - 5	Set Mad Cow herd size. With "RubberWorm extended fuses/herds", 1 - 0 is supported (where 0 is 10 cows).
Additional controls during Replay Playback and Instant Replays
Spacebar	Fast-forwards to the start of the next turn or to the end of an instant replay.
M	Sets a 'bookmark' in the current replay. Restarting playback will cause it to start from this point.
R	Restart the replay from the beginning or from the bookmark set with the M key. (instant replays supported since v3.8)
Shift + R	Removes any bookmark that might have been set. (instant replays supported 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 1/16×.
Shift + 0 + [1 - 9]	Sets even slower playback speeds. When 0 is held down, the keys 1 - 9 correspond to speeds of 1/24×, 1/32×, 1/48×, 1/64×, 1/96×, 1/128×, 1/192×, 1/256×, and 1/384×. (introduced in v3.8)
Additional controls during Replay Playback only (not Instant Replays)
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)

External links

• The Various Jumps on Wormopaedia

	This article has a to-do list:
	add any in-game chat facility things (ctrl backspace, ignore, etc)