Controls

* ‘W-A-S-D’ keys control Avatar movement
* Double tap ‘W’ key to engage in auto-run
* Holding both left and right mouse buttons will move the Avatar forward
* Pressing the ‘SPACEBAR’ key will cause your Avatar to jump, the longer you hold down the ‘SPACEBAR’ the higher the Avatar will jump
* Mouse movement + holding right click controls the camera view
* The top right menu contains icons that can be left-clicked to perform the following actions-
	+ Crossed swords & shield: Access Avatar character information
	+ Bag: Open up inventory
	+ Gears: Options menu
	+ Question Mark: Bring up help page
	+ Sealed Letter: File a bug report

### Avatar character management

* ‘C’ key or left-clicking the crossed swords & shield icon in the top right menu will bring up your Avatar’s character information
* ‘B’ key or left-clicking the bag icon in the top right menu will toggle open/close your inventory bags
	+ To switch between inventory modes, open up the options menu (left click the gears icon in the top-right corner menu bar) and click the game tab, than the ‘Use List Inventory Mode’ check box.
* ‘R’ key opens the recipe log
* ‘ESC’ key exits all open interfaces

Objects in the world that highlight the cursor when hovered over can either be interacted with by double left-clicking or picked up by left click + dragging the mouse. Some examples of interactions:

* Doors can be opened through interaction
* Chests can be opened and looted through interaction
* Light sources can be toggled on/off through interaction

Decorative items, crafting components, and equipment can be moved via holding left click+dragging items to their new desired location and releasing the left mouse button.

* To wear equipment, open the Avatar information screen (‘C’ key) and drag equipment onto the display avatar or corresponding highlighted equipment slot and release the left mouse button.
* To decorate, make sure the avatar is within a housing lot (denoted by a runic sign post) then left click+drag objects from the Avatar’s inventory into the world then release the left mouse button when the object is green to place it in the world. A red object will not be placeable.
	+ The ‘Q’ and ‘E’ keys will rotate the object.
		- Holding the ‘LSHIFT’ key while using ‘Q’ and ‘E’ to rotate will slow down the rotation for precision placement
	+ To remove decorations, left click+drag an item from within the world back into the Avatar’s inventory.
	+ To craft an item, first double click the crafting table that corresponds to the item you wish to make. Once the crafting table is in use, drag each component and tool you want to attempt to craft with onto the crafting table from your inventory. Once all of the necessary components are placed on the table the “craft” button will highlight and an item will be created once it is clicked.

```
           Iron Longsword example crafting recipe:
               Iron Longsword (Blacksmith) - 1 Smithing Hammer, 1 Chunk of Coal, 1 Iron Longsword Blade, 1 Iron Hilt
               Iron Hilt (Blacksmith) - 1 Smithing Hammer, 1 Chunk of Coal, 2 Iron Ingots
               Iron Longsword Blade (Smelting) - 1 Smelting Tongs, 1 Blade Mold, 3 Iron Bars, 1 Chunk of Coal
               Iron Bar (Smelting) - 1 Smelting Tongs, 1 Bar Mold, 1 Chunk of Coal, 4 Iron Ore
               Iron Ingot (Smelting) - 1 Smelting Tongs, 1 Ingot Mold, 1 Chunk of Coal, 1 Iron Ore
           Chair Decoration example crafting recipe:
               Chair (Carpentry) - 1 Carpentry Hammer, 2 Wooden Board, 1 Wooden Pole
               Wooden Poles (Milling) - 1 Wood Rasp, 1 Wooden Board
               Wooden Board (Milling) - 1 Cubit Measure, 1 Wood Log

```

* Stacked Items (Crafting Ingredients): If you are holding down the CTRL key when you click-and-drag a stacked item, you will remove only one item from a stack of items. If you instead hold down the SHIFT key, you will be presented with a dialog that asks how many you would like to move.
* To converse with NPCs, simply stand near the NPC you wish to converse with, and hit the ‘ENTER’ key to bring up your chat log. Type what you wish to say to the npc within the chat box, and hit ‘ENTER’ again to send the text, which also exits text entry mode (as is standard in current MMOs).
	+ The chat log can be scrolled through by left click+dragging the slider on the right side of the chat window
	+ In the Options menu you can disable the requirement to hit Enter before each text entry (as it was in R1)
* To report a bug, either left-click the sealed letter icon in the top-right menu or open up your chat log (‘ENTER’ key) and type in /bug followed by your bug report and the ‘ENTER’ key. This will copy your bug report and game information to the clipboard and bring up the SotA bug forum where you can paste the clipboard into a post for us to receive. Before posting in the forums please follow these guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IgbhfeXt8mTLZaY7cXGf3m-Pf-3BodoRK1-sVuHlHr8/edit
* The ‘F11’ key will take a screenshot of the game and save it to your installed SotA directory
* To find out the current position of the Avatar in game open up the chat log (‘ENTER’ key) and type in ‘/loc’ followed by the ‘ENTER’ key. This also copies out the location to your clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere as needed.
* You can click the green triangular gems in the corner of the chat window and the top right button panel to lock or unlock the auto-hiding of those UI elements. To move or re-size the chat window, left-click + drag the window borders as desired (left border to move the window and right border to resize).
* The ‘F4’ key or left-clicking the options menu “Quit” tab will exit the game.