Game Controls

Here you will find a listing of the various **Game Controls** available for use and assignment in *DayZ*.

# PC Controls

Before jumping into the game, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the basic controls including the ability to move your character and interact with your environment. You can access these key assignments by visiting the *Controls* section of the *Configuration* menu, which you can from the in-game menu using the **`Esc`** key or from the game's main menu. Additional controls can be accessed via the drop-down menu at the top of the key assignment screen. You can reconfigure the controls based on your own personal preferences. The tables below show the default key assignments for the game.

(Console players using a mouse and keyboard cannot change any keybindings at this time)

## Weapons

 **`Mouse scroll wheel`** click in/scroll
 **`L. ctrl`** Hold
 **`F`** | Melee with a firearms while hip-fire aiming (Right-Click)

## Communication

Zombies are now attracted to the sound of a survivor's voice.

* Whispering has a voice range of 7 meters.
* Default has a voice range of 25 meters.
* Yelling has a voice range of 45 meters.
* The further a survivor/infected are from the source, the quieter it will be.

### Additional Gestures

These gestures are not bound to any key by default and must be assigned by the user (typically in place of an existing gesture assignment). In Experimental, new gestures have been rebound to existing keys, while some are still unavailable by conventional means.

Additionally, as far as 1.12 vanilla, you can also hold the period, or > key to open the emote menu.

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# PlayStation Controls

Here you will find a listing of the various **Game Controls** available for use on the PlayStation 4|5 and assignment in *DayZ*.

## Vehicles

  + Left
  + Right
 Slightly Push  | Slow Accelerate

## Communication

The volume settings for Ingame-Voicechat can be adjusted in the **Options**-menu.

 Hold  | Access to gestures menu

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# Xbox Controls

Here you will find a listing of the various **Game Controls** available for use on the Xbox One|Series X/S and assignment in *DayZ*.

## Vehicles

  + Left
  + Right
 Slightly Push  | Slow Accelerate

## Communication

The volume settings for Ingame-Voicechat can be adjusted in the **Options**-menu.

 Hold  | Access to gestures menu

# See Also

* User Interface
* Server Browser
* Character Status
* Settings