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11 Windrose supports both keyboard and mouse input and controller input on PC. The default bindings are organized into five contexts: on-foot character action, build mode, menus, ship helm, and controller layout. Keyboard and mouse bindings can be remapped in the settings menu. Controller bindings are not rebindable in the current early access build; players who want custom controller bindings can use Steam Input community presets.
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33 Keyboard and Mouse: Character
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55 These bindings apply while the player is on foot. Combat inputs (light attack, heavy attack, block, aim, and reload) all live on the mouse. The Dash action is on a separate key from Sprint, which lets the player perform a quick roll while already sprinting.
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77 ActionInputMove ForwardWMove BackwardSMove LeftAMove RightDSprintShiftJumpSpaceDashCtrlWalkCaps LockInteractETarget LockTAimAltFireLeft Mouse ButtonLight AttackLeft Mouse ButtonHeavy AttackFBlockRight Mouse Button (hold)ReloadRRemove Weapon (hold)R (hold)Change Target (Left)[Change Target (Right)]Change Target (Up)UnboundChange Target (Down)UnboundUse Item 1 to 81 to 8Shovel: Next Mode2Shovel: Previous Mode3
88 Keyboard and Mouse: Building
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1010 Pressing B toggles Building Mode. While building is active the left and right mouse buttons change their meaning, and the mouse scroll rotates the selected piece. Snapping Mode (P) and Shift Block (Z) give fine-grained control over piece alignment.
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1212 ActionInputBuilding ModeBOpen CatalogRight Mouse ButtonBuild or Quick Build (hold)Left Mouse ButtonRotateMouse ScrollBuilding OptionsQToggle Destroy ModeMiddle Mouse ButtonCamera ModeVSnapping ModePShift BlockZRotation StepLDestroy BlockLeft Mouse Button
1313 Keyboard and Mouse: Menus
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1515 Menu contexts reuse many of the same keys across different tabs, so Q and E are the universal previous-tab and next-tab keys almost everywhere. Story pages use a separate set of navigation bindings because they behave like a picture-book reader instead of a standard UI.
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1717 ActionInputGame MenuEscapeInventoryTabMapMDiscoveryGAdventureJRecall ShipKPrevious TabQNext TabEPrevious Tab (Secondary)ANext Tab (Secondary)DConfirm OperationSpace barDecrease ValueZIncrease ValueXStory: First PageQStory: Previous PageAStory: Play or PauseSpace barStory: Next PageDStory: Last PageEStory: CloseEscape
1818 Keyboard and Mouse: Ship
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2020 At the helm the camera switches to a sailing-oriented third-person view. WASD steers and throttles the Ship, while the mouse buttons aim and fire cannons. Number keys 1 and 2 swap ammunition between standard Cannonballs and Chain Shots for disabling enemy sails.
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2222 ActionInputSpeed UpWSlow Down or ReverseSCamera ModeFToggle ShantyBTurn RightDTurn LeftABegin BoardingSpace barNext ShantyNLeave HelmEInteract (from ship)Space barAimRight Mouse ButtonFireLeft Mouse ButtonSelect Cannonballs1Select Chain Shots2
2323 Controller Layout
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2525 Controller support is present in early access but is not as polished as keyboard and mouse. The layout below covers Xbox bindings and their PlayStation equivalents via Steam Input. Unsupported controllers can still be used through Steam Input community presets.
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2727 ActionXboxPlayStation (Steam Input)AimLTL2BlockLBL1MoveLeft StickLeft StickSprint (press)Left Stick (press)L3InventoryView (tap)Touchpad (tap)Open Map (hold)View (hold)Touchpad (hold)Game MenuMenu (tap)Options (tap)Remove Weapon (hold)Menu (hold)Options (hold)Heavy AttackRTR2Light AttackRBR1JumpACross (X)DashBCircleSprint (hold)B (hold)Circle (hold)InteractionXSquareSecondary Interaction (hold)X (hold)Square (hold)ReloadYTriangleSwitch Action Slots (hold)Y (hold)Triangle (hold)LookRight StickRight StickTarget LockRight Stick (press)R3Use Item 1D-pad UpD-pad UpUse Item 2D-pad RightD-pad RightUse Item 3D-pad DownD-pad DownUse Item 4D-pad LeftD-pad LeftSpecial AttackLB + RBL1 + R1
2828 Remapping
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3030 Keyboard and mouse bindings can be remapped from the in-game settings menu. Controller bindings cannot be remapped in the client in the current early access build. Players who need a different controller layout should create a custom Steam Input configuration and apply it to the game.
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3232 Notes
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3434 Several menu keys double up with character keys (Q, E, and the Space bar). The context the player is in determines which action fires.The Shovel changes modes with the 2 and 3 keys, not the mouse wheel, which differs from build mode's rotation binding.Right Mouse Button is used for Block/Parry while on foot and for Cancel Placement in build mode. Middle Mouse Button is used for Toggle Destroy Mode only while in build mode.The Heavy/F-attack on keyboard is the F key. On controller it is mapped as the right-bumper combination (LB + RB on Xbox, L1 + R1 on PlayStation) pressed together.
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3636 Patch History
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3838 Hotfix 0.10.0.6 (May 18, 2026) changed the action panel input timing for both the player and ship action panels. Actions now execute on key press rather than on key release. The change applies to the on-foot action wheel and to action panels accessed at the helm and ship batteries. Remappings and bindings themselves are unchanged; only the commit timing is faster. Players who relied on holding the button to preview options will see the action commit instantly.
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4040 See Also
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4242 Building ModeShipCombatGetting Started