Controls
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Default controls
The default controls, in vanilla Doom, for the most often-used functions are as follows.
| Function | Keyboard | Mouse | Joystick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn right | right arrow | mouse right | joy right |
| Turn left | left arrow | mouse left | joy left |
| Move forward | up arrow | mouse up or button 2 | joy up |
| Move backward | down arrow | mouse down | joy down |
| Strafe left | (Alt + left arrow) or comma¹ | (Alt or button 3) + mouse left | |
| Strafe right | (Alt + right arrow) or period¹ | (Alt or button 3) + mouse right | |
| Fire weapon | Ctrl | button 1 | button 1 |
| Use (open) | space bar | double-click button 2 or double-click button 3 | button 2 |
| Strafe² | Alt | button 3 | button 3 |
| Run³ | Shift | button 4 |
- The single-key strafe controls (comma and period) are not listed in the instruction manuals
- The strafe key changes the left and right turn keys into left and right strafe keys
- The run key increases the speed of movement
Consult the game instruction manual regarding weapon selection keys, function keys and other controls.
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Joystick
The joystick is more awkward than the keyboard and mouse combination, and is thus not used very often by Doom players, but the run button setting of the joystick in the configuration file (joyb_speed) will have the effect of allowing the player to always run (as if the key assigned to key_speed were always pressed) if set to 29 (or 31).
References
- Various posts on the Doomworld forums, for example
