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Keystroke Assignment

Let's review how to navigate the game for those of you using personal computers.

navigation

Key	Action
w	move forth
a	move left
s	move back
d	move right
c	crawl
space	jump

interaction

Key	Action
e	use (general)
f	use first aid
v	hack a machine
m	review messages and map
r	reload weapon/plasmid
q,b	switch ammo types
t	play newest log
z	zoom (esp. crossbow)
shift	review weapons/ammo/plasmids

e key

The e key is the most useful. With it you …

loot dead enemies,
scrounge trash bins,
work vending machines,
pick up first-aid kits and Eve hypos and money, and
drink from the booze bottles.

v key

The v key applied to hackable machines brings up the pipe puzzle for you to complete in order to hack the machine.

Also, when using Telekinesis, v lets you drop an item you have snared with your mind.

m key

This brings up the Status screen. With this screen, controlled by four square buttons on the lower right corner, you can:

review the map of your current level, showing explored areas in light color, unexplored parts in dark, and icons for vendor locations;
study your current goals;
listen to past messages, both radio messages and audio diaries; and
consult help files.

shift key

The shift key (either one) brings up the Review screen, where you can review your available ammo and plasmids.

The ammo is listed along the top of the screen, grouped by weapon, each group ranked by common, rare, and craftable. For example, for a pistol, the ammo is listed from the top as regular, armor-piercing and anti-personnel. This order is different for machine-gun rounds (regular, anti-personnel, armor-piercing). The sole exception is for film (there is only one type).

The plasmids are listed along the bottom of the screen, listing in order of which key you press to access one.

The Review screen's one deficiency is that it does not list the number of Auto-Hack Tools available.

arrow keys

Left mouse button = fire weapon/plasmid
Right mouse button = switch between weapon and plasmid

moral choice

Once you catch a Litter Sister, what do you do?

Key	Action
h	harvest (more Adam, but she dies)
l	rescue (less Adam, but she lives)