Keyboard commands available during the game are:
| 7 - move northwest | 8 - move north | 9 - move northeast |
| 4 - move west | 5 - wait | 6 - move east |
| 1 - move southwest | 2 - move south | 3 - move southeast |
| q - swing sword counter-clockwise (player turns left) | ||
| w - swing sword clockwise (player turns right) | ||
| Tab - Switch to next clone/squad member | ||
| . (keypad) - Special Command (scripted command key) | ||
| * (keypad) - Special Command 2 (scripted command key) | ||
| - (keypad) - Special Command 3 (scripted command key) | ||
| r - restart room (restart from checkpoint, if applicable) | ||
| Ctrl-r - restart room (restart from last different checkpoint) | ||
| Alt-r - restart room (skipping checkpoints) | ||
| Backspace - undo last move | ||
| + (keypad) - Mirror last move ("battle" key) | ||
Movement macros: In addition holding down to the battle key to continuously repeat a two-step movement, pressing "Control" and a movement key together will perform a movement macro of that command and a move in the opposite direction immediately following. For example, press "Ctrl+Q" to rotate left and then right in quick succession. This is useful as a convenience to fight off large monster hordes. Additionally, press "Ctrl+5" to wait until the next monster spawn cycle when there are timed events on screen (i.e. the threat clock is showing).
Other in-game options are:
| Esc - go back to Main Menu and pause the current game |
| Enter - display CaravelNet chat box and game stats: current hold, moves made, monsters killed, number of rooms conquered and explored, and totals for the current level. |
| Ctrl-Enter - display this DROD session's CaravelNet chat history. |
| Space - skip currently playing cutscene or dialogue |
| Shift - toggles room exit lock (enable to prevent accidentally exiting a room) |
| F1 - bring up this quick help screen |
| F2 - switch to the Player Settings Screen |
| F3 - toggle Puzzle Mode display |
| Alt+F3 - open Puzzle Mode options dialog |
| Ctrl+F3 - toggle movement order hint display |
| F4 - quick demo record |
| F5 - begin/end recording a demo |
| F6 - watch recorded demos |
| F7 - Toggle move counter display |
| Alt-F7 - Toggle framerate and sound memory usage display |
| Ctrl-F7 - Toggle script var change notifier (in holds you author, beta holds, or when playtesting) |
| F10 - toggle between full screen and windowed mode |
| F11 - save a screenshot to the player's export directory |
| Ctrl-F11 - save the room image only to the player's export directory |
These keyboard commands can be changed from the Player Settings Screen.
Clicking on door openers will highlight the yellow doors affected (green: opens, orange: toggles, red: closes).
Similarly, clicking on yellow doors will highlight what room elements affect them.
Right-clicking a room square will display its coordinates, names of game elements on this tile, monster move order, and more.
Double-clicking the minimap will display a larger map of all the explored rooms in the level. Press any key or click again to dismiss the level map.
Double-clicking the face portrait will bring up the history of the current room's in-game dialogue. Double-click a line or press OK to listen to any voice attached to that line again.
Click on the "?" button in the top-right corner of the game screen to open a browser window to get help for the current room.
Click on the adjacent numbered button to view a list of hold update notifications while connected to CaravelNet.
Level editor keyboard commands