Control Reference

This control reference page is a comprehensive list of all actions available in the Overgrowth alpha. The main goal of this page is to detail all main functions and discrete maneuvers that can be executed. Please review this page with each alpha release.

Player Controls

These functions are used when controlling a Player Character.

'Cmd' refers to the '⌘' key on Macs, and the 'Ctrl' key on PCs.

Character Movement

Action	Control	Behavior
Forward	W	Moves player forward.
Backward	S	Moves player backward.
Left	A	Moves player left.
Right	D	Moves player right.
Crouch	Shift	Makes player crouch.
Roll	Shift while Moving	Makes player roll along the ground, somersault while airborne, and regain control of its body when 'ragdolled.'
Jump	Space	Makes player jump.
Wall Jump	Space or Shift	Player jumps (space) or somersaults (shift) away from the wall.
Wall Run	Hold space while running on a wall	Player runs up a wall when coming at it straight on; runs along a wall if coming at it from an angle.
Ledge Grab	Hold right Mousebutton	Makes player grab horizontal ledges. Using the A and D keys will shimmy along the wall and even around corners. Using W will cause the character to pull himself up the ledge and releasing RMB allows the character to drop back to the ground. Note: The character must have free hands to ledge grab (e.g. weapons that cannot be sheathed will block ledge grabs)
Pick Up a Weapon/Item	Hold Q	If close to a weapon or item, picks it up. Note: The character has a slight animation that must complete before you can release the Q key and still hold on to the weapon. Note 2: Weapons can even be picked up while rolling provided the character is close enough.
Drop a Weapon/Item	Press Shift + Q	Drops weapon. Note: Character must be on the ground to drop weapons, applies to weapons in both hands.
Sheath/Unsheath a Weapon/Item	Press E	Sheaths the item or weapon (only one-handed weapons can be sheathed). Note: Only applies to the characters primary hand. (e.g. a right-handed character with a weapon in both hands will only sheathe/unsheathe the right hand weapon unless the player changes the off-hand weapon onto his primary hand)
Switch hand holding Weapon	Press B	Switches which hand the player holds the weapon with. Only weapons in the primary hand are used to fight. This has been changed as of a201 to a spinning animation. Players can restore the switch weapons function by following instructions on the SPF: Here

Attack and Defense

Note: You need a live and hostile character less than around one meter away from you in order to be able to attack.

Action	Control	Behavior
Punch/Kick	Left mouse button	Context sensitive. Depends on whether or not the character is in motion and their distance. Exact attack may change depending on the controlled character.
Throw a Weapon	Press Q	If close to an enemy, the weapon will be thrown. The larger the weapon, the worse accuracy you will have. Knives work best.
Slash	(While holding weapon) Left mouse button	Makes the player slash with a weapon in the hands.
Active Block	Right mouse button	If you tap right mouse button as you're being attacked, you'll perform an active block that will leave your opponent open for a moment.
Active Dodge	Movement Keys	If you move in a direction as you're being attacked, you'll perform an active dodge that will work against weapons while unarmed.
Judo Throw	Hold right mouse button	If you press and hold right mouse button as you're being attacked, you'll perform a counter throw on your opponent, in a136 this was changed to only be possible after a successful active block.
Choke Hold	Hold right mouse button	Choke holds are only possible if an enemy has not yet detected your presence.
Throat Cut	(While in choke hold) Press Left mouse button	Quickly cuts the throat of enemy in choke hold.
Leg Cannon	(While airborne) Left mouse button	You'll kick with both legs towards the enemy's chest area, launching you towards the sky and your opponent to the ground.
Sweep	(While crouching) Left mouse button	Makes the player sweep the feet of enemies.

Alpha Keys

Action	Control	Behavior
Restore characters	X	Restores all characters to full health and wakes up any "unconscious" ones.
Reload Level	L	Restart the current level from the beginning.
Change character	1 to 8	Changes the playable character into one of seven possible characters. The first four are different rabbits, the fifth one is a wolf, the sixth is Rabbot 2.0, the seventh is a cat and the eighth is a raider rabbit.
Active ragdoll	Z	Puts all characters into ragdoll mode. At the moment, in Alpha 114, the ragdolls are the world famous Active ragdolls, which try to protect themselves from nearby objects. In previous alphas, Z button put all characters into normal ragdoll mode.
Pain ragdoll	N	Makes the player and A.I fall to the ground in agony until you let go of the button. Added in Alpha 113, may disappear or change in future versions.
Floppy ragdoll	M	Makes the player and A.I fall to the ground like normal until you let go. This shortcut was added in Alpha 114 and was 'Z' previously. It may be changed back to '>' in a future alpha.
Animal voice Test	V	Plays a test voice phrase with lip sync. This shortcut was added in Alpha 117 and may disappear or change in future versions.
Combat mode toggle	C	The A.I added with the editor will now attack any hostiles assinged to them.
Neck Wound	,	The player suffers from a neck wound with blood gushing from it. Added in alpha 128 and may disappear in future versions. (press X or L to get up again)
Slo-Motion	Tab	Slows down the whole game.
Freeze Scene	Double-tap Tab	Freezes the game scene. Note: The game must be unfrozen to change between controlling the player and editor mode.
Insta-kill	F	Instantly kills the nearest enemy.

Editor Controls

These functions are used when the Editor Interface is active.

'Cmd' refers to the '⌘' key on Macs, and the 'Ctrl' key on PCs.

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Camera Movement

Action	Control	Behavior
Forward	'w'	Moves camera forward.
Backward	's'	Moves camera backward.
Left	'a'	Moves camera left.
Right	'd'	Moves camera right.
Up	shift + 'w'	Moves camera up.
Down	shift + 's'	Moves camera down.

Tool/Mode Selection

Action	Control	Location	Behavior
Omni Tool	Click the Omni-Tool Button	Floating Toolbar	Allows simultaneous use of the Translate, Scale, and Rotate tools depending on context.
Translate	Click 'translate' button	Floating Toolbar	Click and drag to translate objects
Scale	Click 'scale' button	Floating Toolbar	Click and drag to perform a generic scale and right click and drag to perform a scale based on the plane the mouse is over with regard to the selected object.
Rotate	Click 'rotate' button	Floating Toolbar	Click and drag to perform a generic rotation and right click and drag to perform a rotation only involving the plane the mouse is over with regard to the selected object.
Paintbrush	Click 'paintbrush' button	Floating Toolbar	This tool appears to be broken in the current release (a201)
Game mode	Click 'Rabbot' or press 8	Home Tab	Switch to play mode. (from editor mode)
Editor mode	press '9' or ESC	None	Back to editor mode. (from play mode)
In game webbrowser	press 'F1'	None	Open the in game webbrowser.
Object browser	Load Item Button	Home Tab	Opens the object browser. Click on an object and then left click in the editor to place it. Currently all "active" weapons have the prefix "weapon_" in the "o2" tab. To import items not shown click the folder icon on the object browser.
Decal Selection tool /decal editor mode	press 'cmd-2'	None	To enter Decal selection/editor tool (This appears to have been removed in the current version, a201)
Parameter Editor	Press U	None	Allows you to modify character parameters.
Palette Editor	Press 'Cmd+P'	None	Allows you to modify character colors.

Object Creation

Action	Control	Behavior
Load Object	cmd-l (or click 'load' button) + left-mouse-click	Opens up a dialogue box in which the user may specify an xml file containing object data (anything in "./Data/Objects" or "./Data/Levels"). Places selected objects in scene, centered at mouse click.
Copy Objects	cmd-c	Copies all selected objects (and their relative placement) into a copy buffer.
Paste Objects	cmd-v	Adds to scene all objects in the copy buffer. Centers objects at mouse location.
Paintbrush	Set tool to 'paintbrush' + hold 'p' + left-click-and-drag	Quickly adds semi-randomized objects to the scene, centered about mouse location. Let go of 'b' to move camera. Control paintbrush properties with sliders and checkboxes in the 'Misc' UI panel. More info here.

Object Selection

Action	Control	Behavior
Select single object	double-left-click on object	Selects clicked on object and deselects all other objects. If the object is part of a group, the whole group is selected. Bounding box and slight glow indicate object is selected.
Toggle-select objects	shift + double-left-click on objects	Toggles whether or not clicked on object is selected. Preserves other existing selections.
Box select objects	left-click + right-click + drag, or left-click + 'b' + drag	Selects all objects whose centers lie within box drawn on screen. Deselects all other objects.
Box toggle-select objects	shift + left-click + right-click + drag, or shift + left-click + 'b' + drag	Toggles selection state for all objects whose centers lie within box drawn on screen. Preserves other existing selections.
Select decal that is under another decal	mouse wheel up/down	This onley works when you have atleast 2 decalsand one is on top of another. You need to select atleast 1 decal first and your mouse cursor needs to be on top of that one you want to select to do it
Select all	cmd-a	Selects all objects.
Deselect all	double-left-click away from all objects	Deselects all objects.

Change Object Properties

Action	Object type	Control	Behavior
Make player-controlled	Characters (character spawn boxes)	Shift+Cmd+P	Toggles whether a character is controlled by a human or by AI. A human-controlled character's spawn box has white outlines, an AI-controlled character's box has white outlines.

Transformations

For all transformations:

• In order to transform an object you must first select it.
• Hold ctrl to make movements snap by discrete increments.
• Hold alt to transform a clone of an object (or multiple objects), leaving the original object behind
• Left-click controls a 'generic' version of the transformation; right-click controls a version of the transformation contextually specific to the clicked on face. Holding shift locks the transformation to a single axis.
• Groups are transformed about the group center. Ungrouped objects, even if multiple are selected and transformed at once, are transformed about their own individual centers.

Translation

Set tool to 'translation', or set tool to 'omni tool' and hover mouse over central region of a bounding box face, or set tool to 'omni tool' and hold 't'.

Action	Control	Behavior
Camera relative	left-click + drag	Translates clicked on object along plane parallel to the screen.
Locked to plane	right-click + drag	Translates clicked on object along plane of clicked on face.
Locked to line	shift + right-click + drag	Translates clicked on object along normal of clicked on face.
force decal(s) to map onley one object/group	hold i	selected decal will onley map with that object that is directly underneath your mouse
force decal(s) to project onley those object(s) that you want them to	press o	selected decal will onley map with that object that is directly underneath your mouse
projection pox/angel	press p	to make projection box for decal

Scale

Set tool to 'scale', or set tool to 'omni tool' and hover mouse near bounding box vertices, or set tool to 'omni tool' and hold 'e'.

Action	Control	Behavior
All dimensions	left-click + drag	Scales clicked on object in all dimensions (x, y, and z) at once.
Locked to plane	right-click + drag	Extends clicked on object along plane of clicked on face.
Locked to line	shift + right-click + drag	Extrudes clicked on object along normal of clicked on face.

Mirror

Just use the right-click scale tool, and scale down the object until it flips and its mirror image begins scaling up!

Rotation

Set tool to 'rotation', or set tool to 'omni tool' and hover mouse near bounding box edges, or set tool to 'omni tool' and hold 'r'.

Action	Control	Behavior
Free	left-click + drag	Rotates clicked on object as if you are pushing the surface of a ball.
Locked to axis	right-click + drag	Rotates clicked on object about normal of clicked on face.

Grouping

Action	Control	Behavior
Group objects	cmd-g	All selected objects and groups are joined into a new group. Groups are hierarchical, so grouped groups are treated as subgroups. Objects in a group are selected as a unit and transform as a unit.
Ungroup objects	cmd-shift-g	All selected groups are disbanded at their outermost level.

Undo/Redo

Action	Control	Behavior
Undo action	cmd-z	Undoes the last completed action.
Redo action	cmd-shift-z	Redoes the last undone action. Redo-able actions are cleared whenever the user completes a new action..

Object Removal

Action	Control	Behavior
Delete object	delete or backspace	Deletes all selected objects

Saving

Action	Control	Behavior
Auto-save	Automatic	Every 30 seconds or so the program automatically saves the entire level to the file "./Data/Levels/autosave.xml".
Save level	cmd-s	Saves entire level to the same path as the level was opened from, overwriting the old level file.
Save selected objects	cmd-shift-s	Saves-as all selected objects to a path specified by the user in a dialogue box.