From Blue Mars Developer Guidebook

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Contents 1 Default Controls 1.1 Basic Mouse Movement 1.2 Basic Mouse Camera 1.3 Basic Keyboard Controls 2 Absolute Direction Controls 2.1 Basic Mouse Movement 2.2 Basic Mouse Camera 2.3 Basic Keyboard Controls

Default Controls

Basic Mouse Movement

• Click the left mouse button to have the avatar attempt to walk in a straight line to the location of the mouse pointer.
• When the avatar is standing still, move the mouse to the right (with the right mouse button held down) to turn your avatar to the right.
• When the avatar is standing still, move the mouse to the left (with the right mouse button held down) to turn your avatar to the left.
• Click and hold the left mouse button (with the right mouse button still held down) to walk in the direction that your avatar is facing.

• Note: The avatar can be moved quickly at any time by left clicking anywhere on the screen. The avatar will attempt to walk in a straight line to the clicked location.

Basic Mouse Camera

• Click and hold the left mouse button.
• Move the mouse (with the left mouse button still held down) to the right to rotate the camera around your avatar clockwise.
• Move the mouse (with the left mouse button still held down) to the left to rotate the camera around your avatar counterclockwise.
• Move the mouse (with the left mouse button still held down) forward to move the camera down and lift the viewing angle up.
• Move the mouse (with the left mouse button still held down) backwards to move the camera up and push the viewing angle down.

• Roll the mouse wheel to zoom the camera in and out.

• See Camera Control for more advanced camera movement.

Basic Keyboard Controls

• Pressing and holding 'W' moves the avatar forward
• Pressing and holding 'A' rotates the avatar to the left
• Pressing and holding 'D' rotates the avatar to the right
• Pressing and holding 'S' reverses the avatar's facing

• Pressing and holding the 'Up Arrow Key' moves the avatar forward
• Pressing and holding the 'Left Arrow Key' rotates the avatar to the left
• Pressing and holding the 'Right Arrow Key' rotates the avatar to the right
• Pressing and holding the 'Down Arrow Key' reverses the avatar's facing

Absolute Direction Controls

Basic Mouse Movement

• Click the left mouse button to have the avatar attempt to walk in a straight line to the location of the mouse pointer.

Basic Mouse Camera

• Click and hold the right mouse button.
• Move the mouse (with the right mouse button still held down) to the right to rotate the camera around your avatar clockwise.
• Move the mouse (with the right mouse button still held down) to the left to rotate the camera around your avatar counterclockwise.
• Move the mouse (with the right mouse button still held down) forward to move the camera down and lift the viewing angle up.
• Move the mouse (with the right mouse button still held down) backwards to move the camera up and push the viewing angle down.

• Roll the mouse wheel to zoom the camera in and out

Basic Keyboard Controls

• Pressing and holding 'W' moves the avatar directly away from the camera.
• Pressing and holding 'A' moves the avatar in a straight line to the left while the camera stays pointed in the same direction.
• Pressing and holding 'D' moves the avatar in a straight line to the right while the camera stays pointed in the same direction.
• Pressing and holding 'S' moves the avatar directly towards the camera.

• Pressing and holding the 'Up Arrow Key' moves the avatar directly away from the camera.
• Pressing and holding the 'Left Arrow Key' moves the avatar in a straight line to the left while the camera stays pointed in the same direction.
• Pressing and holding the 'Right Arrow Key' moves the avatar in a straight line to the right while the camera stays pointed in the same direction.
• Pressing and holding the 'Down Arrow Key' moves the avatar directly towards the camera.