Keyboard and Mouse Default Controls

Familiarize yourself with the default keyboard and mouse controls for navigating and interacting in Orbit.

Movement

Walk

• Hold down W, A, S, D keys or the arrow keys to move forward, left, back, or right.

Run

• Hold down Shift and a direction key to run.

Crouch

• Hold down C to crouch in place, or with a direction key to crouch walk.

Camera

Rotate Camera

• Click and hold the left mouse button to rotate the camera around your avatar.

• Alternatively, hold down and rotate using a trackpad on a laptop.

• The avatar will move in the direction the camera is facing, allowing you to turn while walking by rotating the camera.

Zoom

• Press - to zoom out and + to zoom in.

• Alternatively, use the scroll wheel on your mouse, or pinch in and out on a laptop trackpad.

Toggle View

• Press V to toggle between third-person (camera behind your avatar) and first-person (camera as the eyes of your avatar) views.

Communications

Public Text Chat

• Press Enter to focus the Public Text Chat input. After typing your message, press Enter again to send the message. Press Escape to unfocus the chat.

Interactions

Main Menu

• Press M to toggle the main menu open and closed.

Terminal Open

• Press E to interact with terminals. Some terminals may perform actions like playing and pausing music, whilst others may toggle UI elements.

Emotes, Gestures, and Emoticons

1. Open Emote Grid: Hold down the G key to open the Emote Grid.

2. Choose Emotes Type: At the top of the Emote Grid, select the category you want to use.

3. Select Emote: Use your mouse to hover over the emote, gesture, or emoticon you want to use.

4. Choose Emote: Release the G key or click with your mouse, and the emote, gesture, or emoticon will play.

Note: Moving your avatar while emoting, gesturing, or showing an emoticon, except for traversal emotes, will stop the animation.