User:Ferretwings/Sandbox/Game controls

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I will see if row templates help in the readability of the tables while editing.

Watch out for inputs that span multiple rows. Leonord cursetalk」 23:59, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
Yeah, that's what I'm sorting out now. I remember seeing a solution in one of the existing templates... I'm trying to remember which one. – Ferretwings (talk) 13:43, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Gameplay Controls

Action Wiki Icon PC (mouse & keyboard) PC (controller) Playstation Xbox WiiU Notes
Use item Use / Attack Keyboard Black Mouse Left.png RT R1 RT RZ Attack using held weapon, consume held potion, summon using held mount/minion summon item, etc.
Interact Open / Activate Keyboard Black Mouse Right.png Steam B.png PS4 Circle.png 360 B.png WiiU A.png Open a door or chest, activate switch, talk to NPC, edit a sign/tombstone, etc. To right click on OSX without a right click button, you need to put two fingers on the trackpad (for laptop users) before you click to make the same effect as a right click.
Aim Keyboard Black Mouse None.png Right analog stick Right analog stick Right analog stick Right analog stick Move the cursor or direct your attacks.
Up ▲ Up W Left analog stick Left analog stick Left analog stick Left analog stick • Toggles gravity for character when using a Gravitation Potion.
Down ▼ Down S • Makes the character drop down when standing on a Wood Platform.
Left ◀ Left A Moves your character to the left. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
Right ▶ Right D Moves your character to the right. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
Jump Jump Space LT PS4 Cross.png/L3 360 A.png/L3 WiiU B.png/L3 • Makes your character jump. Hold the key down for a higher jump.
Grapple Grapple E Steam B.png L1 LT LZ Activates/launches the grappling hook equipped in the grappling hook slot.
Desktop version Auto Select Auto Select Left Shift L3 When held, it will try to select the appropriate tool to interact with the object under the cursor. A light source will be selected if nothing else applies.
Smart Cursor Smart Cursor Left Ctrl R3 R3 R3 R3 Toggles the Smart Cursor. When on, it will automatically target tiles depending your current tool, to semi-automate tasks such as tunneling and building.
Desktop version Quick Mount Quick Mount R Steam A.png Mount or dismount the mount located in the equipment slot.
Desktop version Quick Heal Quick Heal H Unbound Consumes the best healing item from your inventory.
Desktop version Quick Mana Quick Mana J Unbound Consumes the first mana restoration item in your inventory (starting from the top-left).
Quick Buff Quick Buff B Unbound WiiU Y.png • Consumes one of each type of Buff Potion in your inventory.
  • Buff Potions will not be consumed if a buff of the same type is still active.
Desktop version Lock on Steam X.png Lock on an enemy to auto-aim all attacks. Press once to lock and again to release the lock.
Throw (discard) Throw Unbound Unbound PS4 Square.png 360 X.png Discards the currently selected item onto the ground as a dropped item, which can then be collected by any player. Does not inflict throwing damage. You can also throw items by opening the inventory, picking the item you want to throw away and right-clicking outside the inventory. Note that throwing throws the whole stack of items, except for torches, where only one torch will be thrown.
Inventory Inventory Esc Steam Y.png PS4 Triangle.png 360 Y.png WiiU X.png Opens the expanded head-up display, including inventory, crafting interface, Save and Quit (singleplayer) or Disconnect (multiplayer) controls. If autopause is enabled, the game will pause (not currently available on console). Press Start on Xbox or PS3 to pause the game (this won't open your inventory).
Desktop version Chat Enter Enter Opens the chat box (multiplayer only).
Pause Inventory Esc Steam Y.png PS3 Start.png 360 Start.png WiiU Plus.png Pauses the game in singleplayer. On PC the game will only pause if Autopause is turned on.

Map Controls

Action Wiki Icon PC (mouse & keyboard) PC (controller) Playstation Xbox WiiU Notes
Zoom In + Unbound Touchpad (PS4) RT Desktop version Zooms the minimap in. PlayStation Pinch-out or Xbox 360 RT in the pause menu to zoom in on character (see less on screen).
Zoom Out - Unbound LT Desktop version Zooms the minimap out. PlayStation Pinch-in or Xbox 360 LT in the pause menu to zoom out from character (see more on screen).
Desktop version Decrease Transparency PageUp Unbound Decreases transparency of the minimap.
Desktop version Increase Transparency PageDown Unbound Increases transparency of the minimap.
Toggle Full Map Toggle Full Map M Steam Start.png PS3 Select.png 360 Back.png WiiU Minus.png Opens a full-screen map. This can be zoomed in and out with the keyboard just as the minimap can, or with the mouse wheel. It can be scrolled using the directional keys or by dragging it with the mouse. The full-screen map can be dismissed by clicking the icon at the bottom left corner, or by pressing the inventory key, or the Map key again. In multiplayer, it will also show all players. On the console versions, you can select your team from this screen.
Desktop version Toggle Map Style Toggle Map Style Tab Steam Back.png Cycles the minimap between the three modes: portrait, overlay, and hidden. See Minimap for more details.

Hotbar Controls

Action Wiki Icon PC (mouse & keyboard) PC (controller) Playstation Xbox WiiU Notes
Cycle Left / Right Keyboard Black Mouse Middle.png LB / RB L2 / R2 LB / RB L / R Cycles the selected item in the hotbar left or right.
Desktop version Hotbar direct selection 0–9 0-9 Unbound Selects an item from the hotbar (1 being the leftmost, and 0 being the rightmost). The hotbar is the uppermost row of the inventory, i.e. the top 10 slots. The item is merely selecteded; to actually use it click the left mouse button after making a selection.
Radial Hotbar Hold RB Opens a radial hotbar where items can be selected with any analog stick. Releasing RB selects the item.
D-Pad Hotbar D-Pad D-Pad D-Pad D-Pad Items can be bound to the D-pad by opening the inventory, selecting an item and pressing a direction on the D-pad. That item can then be equipped in the hotbar immediately by pressing that direction on the D-pad during gameplay.

Others

Action Wiki Icon PC (mouse & keyboard) PC (controller) Playstation Xbox WiiU Notes
Desktop version Toggle Debug F7 F7 Toggles debugging info.
Desktop version Toggle Tx/Rx F8 F8 Toggles multiplayer connectivity debug info. In singleplayer, all values are 0 and do not change.
Desktop version Lighting Setting F9 F9 Cycles through the 4 lighting settings: Color, White, Retro and Trippy, in that order.
Desktop version Toggle FPS F10 F10 Toggles FPS (frames per second) display.
Desktop version Toggle HUD F11 F11 Toggles visibility of the HUD (heads-up display).

Inventory

  • To remove one item from a stack, right click on it. Hold down the right mouse button to increase the number of items to be removed from the stack.
  • To place objects directly from your inventory, left click to select the item, then left click to place it or right click to discard it.
  • To place objects directly from your inventory into the Trash Can hold shift down while clicking the item. This can be used to quickly free up space in your inventory.
  • To favorite an item (making it unable to be quick stacked, quick trashed, thrown, or deposited) hover over the item and press Alt + Left Click. A border should appear letting you know that the item is favorited. Do note that placing favorited equipment onto your equipment slots and placing them back in your inventory will remove the favorite status on the equipment, in which case you are going to need to Alt + Left Click again.

NPC

  • To interact with an NPC approach close enough that a speech bubble appears on the target when you move the mouse cursor to it. Then click the right mouse button.
  • When buying items from an NPC, hold down the right mouse button to increase the number of items purchased.

Equipment

  • Right-clicking on a piece of equipment, including one located in a Social slot, will swap it with its corresponding Armor or Accessory slot.

Miscellaneous

  • To read a sign, tombstone, or the name of a chest, hover your cursor over it.
  • When crafting, hold down the right mouse button to rapidly craft a number of items (the speed increases as long as you hold down the button).

Mobile Version

Action Touch iOS & iPadOS MFi* Controller Notes
Use item Tap and hold / Single tap R2 Attack using held weapon, consume held potion, summon using held mount/minion summon item, etc.
Interact Steam B.png Open a door or chest, activate switch, talk to NPC, edit a sign/tombstone, etc.
Up / Jump Left thumbpad Left analog stick

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Steam A.png

Down
Left Moves your character to the left. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
Right Moves your character to the right. Hold the key down for continuous movement.
Grapple Swipe From Character L2 Sends the grappling hook in the direction swiped. This action, however, is very unreliable.
Quick-Use item Move right thumbpad Right analog stick Attacks, breaks, or places tiles in the direction the analog stick is held. If a consumable item is selected, it will be consumed.
Auto-Attack Tap and hold right thumbpad R3 Attacks in the direction of the targeted enemy. The nearest enemy is automatically targeted, this can be changed by tapping on another enemy.
Throw (discard) Drag item from hotbar Steam X.png Tosses the currently selected item a few squares in the direction the item is dragged. Note that throwing throws the whole stack of items.
Pause Tap "..." on hotbar Steam Start.png Opens settings, such as saving and quitting, or changing teams. The game will automatically pause, unless you are on a multiplayer server.
Zoom in Pinch-out D-Pad Pinch-out to get closer to the character (see less on screen).
Zoom out Pinch-in Pinch-in to get further away from the character (see more on screen).
Toggle Full Map Zoom out far enough Zooming out far enough will open the map. Zooming in on the map will return to normal gameplay
Cycle Hotbar

Left / Right

L1 / R1 Cycles the selected item in the hotbar left or right.
Hotbar direct selection Tap hotbar Selects the item tapped on the hotbar. The hotbar is the uppermost row of the inventory, i.e. the top 5-10 slots. If it is a consumable, it will automatically be used right away.

*MFi stands for "Made For iPhone". Buying an MFi controller will guarantee it working properly on iOS. Extensive list of MFi controllers

Mobile version Terraria for iOS and Android had PlayStation 3 controller support in earlier versions, but this was removed in a later update.