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Learning Hotkeys and Functions
By admin | August 17, 2009
Movement Keys
W/Up Arrow = move character forward
S/Down Arrow = move character backward
A/Left Arrow = move character left
D/Right Arrow = move character right
Q = Strafe left
E = Strafe right
Space/ Number Pad = Jump
X = toggle sit/stand
Number lock/ mouse button 4= toggle autorun
Insert = pitch character up
Delete = pitch character down
Action Bar Functions
?# ? (0-9, -, +): Activate an action in the action bar
CTRL-F# (1-10): Select shapeshift/stance state
Targeting Functions
Tab: Lets you cycle through different enemies in the area.
Shift –tab: This is how you can cycle backwards through the enemies in the area.
Ctrl-tab: This will let you cycle through friendly players.
Ctrl-shift-tab: Cycle backward through the players.
F1: target yourself
F2-5: Target party members
Shift-F1: target your pet
Shift-F (2-5): target party member’s pet
G: target last hostile
T: Attack target
Shift – T: Have pet attack target
Chat Functions
Enter: open chat box
R: reply to a whisper
Shift-c: toggle combat log
Interface Panel Functions
C: Character pane
B/F12: Open backpack
F8-F11: open bags
P: Spellbook
I: abilities
Shift-I: pet book
N: Talents
Shift-P: pet pane
U: Reputation
K: Skills
L: Quest log
Esc: Game menu
M: World map
O: social pane
Miscellaneous Functions
Number pad +: zoom in mini-map
Number pad -: zoom out mini-map
Ctrl –M: toggle music
Ctrl-S: toggle sound
Ctrl-+: master volume up
Ctrl–: master volume down
Alt-Z: toggle user interface
Camera Functions
End: move forward through camera positions
Home: move backward through camera positions
Mouse wheel up: zoom camera in
Mouse wheel down: zoom camera out
When you start playing the game, you will see that there are bars located at the bottom that allow you to place your spells inside for quick release. You need to customize these so that they work best for you. You can switch through the bars with shift+bar number. Then you press the number of the spell you want to cast. For example, shift+2 and 2 may be Corruption and you might want to switch back to bar one for another spell so you can quickly press shift+1 and 5. As you create these, it will take some time to really get the feel for it and become comfortable with the controls but once you have, you can create combos that allow you to cast off the greatest and most effective spells really quickly. People will be wondering how you ever got those spells off so fast.
For example, if you are fighting a spellcaster, you can cast spells to drain their mana which makes them unable to attack back and then you quickly run in for the kill. They will be dead before they know what happened. You can also set up macros in the game. You can find macros by pressing the ESC key while in the game and then selecting Macros. It will show you how to customize your own. This is a great way to cast spells, set totems and more. Also, you do not have to put just spells in your macros, you can put other commands as well.
My Review of Impulse Keybinding and Macros Addon
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