Here is a list of the general game controls for the SWG default layout.
| Left Mouse Button | Radial menu for interaction with objects and characters |
| Right Mouse Button | Move forward |
| Mouse Scroll Wheel | Wheel Zoom in/out of character |
| CTRL + Mouse Scroll Wheel | Wheel Zoom in/out of overhead map |
CHAT
| n/a | Talk Toggle |
| CTRL-left/right | Move in chat bar |
| CTRL-up/down | Chat history |
| HOME, END | Cycle chat tabs |
| PG UP | Chat backscroll up |
| PG DN | Chat backscroll down |
| CTRL-R | Reply |
| DEL | Delete |
| BACKSPACE | Backspace |
| CTRL-HOME | Home |
| CTRL-END | End |
| Up, Rmouse | Move forward |
| Down | Move backwards |
| Numpad 1 | Turn left |
| Numpad 3 | Turn right |
| Left | Strafe left |
| Right | Strafe right |
| Shift | Walk |
| Double Right click, NumLock | Autorun |
| Wheel click | Jump |
| on hotkey | Kneel |
| on hotkey | Stand |
| on hotkey | Prone |
| on hotkey | Sit |
| CTRL-TAB and CTRL ` | Cycle toolbars |
| CTRl-Fkey | Jump to toolbar |
| SHIFT-Fkey | Activate hotkey on the second row of expanded toolbar |
| F1 | Hotkey 1 |
| F2 | Hotkey 2 |
| F3 | Hotkey 3 |
| F4 | Hotkey 4 |
| F5 | Hotkey 5 |
| F6 | Hotkey 6 |
| F7 | Hotkey 7 |
| F8 | Hotkey 8 |
| F9 | Hotkey 9 |
| F10 | Hotkey 10 |
| F11 | Hotkey 11 |
| F12 | Hotkey 12 |
| CTRL-1 | Target self |
| CTRL-2 thru CTRL-= | Target group members |
| TAB and SHIFT-TAB | Cycle targets (enemies) |
| CTRL-Q | Cycle friends |
| Single click | Select |
| ESC | Cancel target |
| ` or hold LMB | Bring up radial menu |
| when up, 1 thru 8 | Choose radial option |
| dbl-click | Use |
| F1 (when combat toolbar is selected) | Attack |
| CTRL BACKSPACE | Clear queue |
| CTRL \\\\ | Peace |
| ALT | Toggle mouse mode |
| Print Screen | Screenshot |
| Scroll Lock | Panoramic screenshot |
| CTRL-H | Toggle HUD |
| CTRL-ENTER | Toggle chat window |
| CTRL-N | Toggle names |
| CTRL-B | Dismiss chat bubbles |
| CTRL-L | Toggle light |
| CTRL-M | Minimap |
| CTRL-mousewheel/CTRL numpad +/- | Minimap zoom |
| Numpad / | Radar zoom in |
| Numpad * | Radar zoom out |
| CTRL . | Font bigger |
| CTRL , | Font smaller |
| CTRL-V | Planetary map |
| Numpad 8 | Pitch camera up |
| Numpad 2 | Pitch camera down |
| Numpad - or mousewheel | Zoom in |
| Numpad + or mousewheel | Zoom out |
| Numpad 5 | Center view |
| Numpad 0 | Free camera toggle |
| Numpad . | Chase camera toggle |
| CTRL-I | Inventory |
| CTRL-D | Datapad |
| CTRL-C | Character sheet |
| CTRL-E | |
| CTRL-P | Community |
| CTRL-S | Skills |
| CTRL-A | Actions |
| CTRL-G | Services |
| CTRL-O | Options |
Emotes:
| Accuse Ache Adjust And Afk4drink Afk4food Agree Amaze Anxious Apologize Applaud Arch Attend Ayt Backhand Bad Badfeeling Bah Bak Bang Bark Batlashes Bbl Beam Bearhug Beckon Belch Bite Blame Bleed Blink Blow Blowkiss Blush Bmoc Bob Bodyslam Boggle Bonk Boogie Bored Bounce Bouquet Bow Bow2 Bow3 Bow4 Bowhead Brandish Brb Brt Burp Bye Cackle Callretreat Callstop Calm Catchbreath Censor Chase Cheek Cheer Chestpound Chestpuff Chortle Chuckle Clap Claw Closeeyes Combarea Combhair Comfort Congratulate Cough Cover Covereyes Cower Cringe Cry Culater Curious Curse Curtsey Dance Deepbrow Defend Demure Deride Disagree Doh Down Dream Drool Duck Echuta Eek Elbow Embrace Encourage Evilgrin Exhausted Eyebrow Faint False Faq Fear Feel Feh Fiddle Fistpalm |
Flail Flame Flee Flex Flip Flirt Flower Flutter Fool Frown Full Fume Fuzzy Gag Gape Gasp Gawk Gaze Giggle Giveup Glare Gloat Glow Going Greet Grin Groan Grovel Growl Grumble Grunt Gulp Hack Hail Halfnelson Halo Hand Handshake Headache Headlock Hearnoevil Helpme Hero Hi5 Hiccup Hiss Hobble Holdon Hop Hose Hug Huge Hum Hunger Imitate Innocent Introduce Isafk Jam Jas Jk Jump Kiss Kowtow Lag Large Laugh Lean Leer Left Legshake Lick Listen Lol Lost Love Luck Manual Medium Melt Mercy Mimic Mirror Mope Mosh Mourn Mutter Nails Nap Nausea Nelson Nod Nono Noogie Nose Nudge Nuzzle Omg Oneknee Opossum Panic Pant Pat Peer Peptalk Pet Peyoo Pillow Pinch Plugears |
Plugnose Pointat Pointdown Pointleft Pointright Pointup Poke Ponder Pound Pout Preen Primp Prod Protect Pshrug Pucker Puke Pull Punch Push Puzzle Question Quiet Raise Raspberry Ready Reassure Right Roar Rofl Rolleyes Rose Rubnose Ruffle Salute Scare Scared Scold Scowl Scratch Scream Seenoevil Shake Sharpen Shiver Shower Shrug Shudder Shush Sigh Skip Slap Slit Slobber Small Smell Smile Smirk Snap Snarl Sneeze Snicker Sniff Sniffle Snog Snore Snort Soapbox Softclap Spam Speaknoevil SpinSpit Squeeze Squirm Stare Steam Stink Stomp Strangle Stretch Strut Sulk Summon Surprised Surrender Swat Sweat Sweep Tackle Tag Tantrum Tap Taunt Tease Thank Thirst Throwat Throwdown Thxinfo Tickle Tiny Tiphat Tiptoe Tmi Tongue Toss Tsktsk Tug Tweak Twibble |
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drone 6 emote 2 eulogize exclaim 1 explain foretell gab 6 gossip 6 howl 4 huff 5 hypothesize 2 indicate inquire interject 1 interrupt 1 intone jabber 9 jaw 6 jest 11 lecture 12 lisp 10 moan 3 mouth 7 mumble 3 muse 2 note parrot 11 plead prattle 6 preach 12 proclaim 12 promise pronounce |
prophesize 12 propose quote ramble 6 rap recite reply request respond retort 5 riddle 11 say shout 8 shrill 1 sing slur 10 state 12 stutter 10 suppose 2 surmise 2 swear tattle theorize 2 think 2 threaten 13 utter vent 8 vow wail 4 whine whisper 7 yack 6 yell 8 yelp 1 |
When you use certain smileys in your text chat, your avatar will automatically perform animations based on the smiley (if there is one). It will only detect the last emoticon in the line.
beam :D =D
blush *^_^* *o_o* *O_O* :")
cry :(( :'( :,( ='( =,(
curse >:O >:o
eek 8o
evilgrin >:) >=) (6)
eyebrow -_^ ^_- o_^ ^_o O_^ ^_O
frown :( =(
fume >:( >=(
gape :O =O
grin :> =>
groan :/ =/
halo o:) O:) o=) O=) (a) (A)
kiss :x :X :*
laugh :))
love (L)
nausea :& :-& (&)
no (N)
ponder .oO
rose -<@ @>- (F)
shush :$ :-$
smile :) =)
smirk :| =|
snarl :[ =[
snore |) |-)
steam x( X( :@
surprised :o =o
tongue :P :p :b =P =p =b
yes (Y)
Here is a list of most of the commands for advanced users. You can bring up a complete list of special commands in game by typing "//". Note, many commands need a target, for example /invite Holocron.
| /addpower | - adds power to selected structure. |
| /afk | - sets you character to "Away from keyboard" so others know you are not currently available. |
| /afkmessage | - displays (or changes if you add text after) the messages that will appear to others when you are in the AFK state. |
| /afktime | - displays (or changes if you add number after) how long before you automatically go to AFK state when not interacting with game. |
| /alarmclock (minutes) (message) | - The text message will display for you after the selected time passed. Example, "/alarmclock 60 Walk the dog" will remind you to walk your dog in an hour |
| /anon | - set your character to anonymous for the purpose of searches. |
| /applyDisease | - used by Combat Medics to spread disease |
| /applyPoison | - used by Combat Medics to poison enemies |
| /areatrack | - special skill used by Rangers to locate beings nearby |
| /bandflourish | - syncronizes flourishes of everyone in the group (however does not grant the xp of normal flourishes). |
| /bandleader | - transfers Band Leader status to indicated player. |
| /burstrun | - activates short duration extra run speed at the cost of Health and Action pool. There is a waiting time before this special ability can be used again. |
| /chat | - Displays all chat room commands |
| /chat join [planet].chat | - Joins the chat room for the entire planet you are on, such as Tatooine. |
| /consider | - Displays difficulty rating of creature or NPCs compared to the your skill with your weapon in hand |
| /cureDisease | - used by Doctors to cure diseases with medicine |
| /curePoison | - used by Doctors to cure posions with medicine |
| /decline | - used to turn down an invitation to join a group |
| /denyService | - prevents target from getting entertainment healing from you for duration of your current session. |
| /disband | - (group leader only) disbands current target or entire group if no target is named |
| /emote | - displays whatever text you follow it with as an action of your character. For example, if your name is Laine and you type "/emote loves Tatooine." then "Laine loves Tatooine." will be seen by everyone in your area. |
| /find | - brings up list of commonly searched for locations. Selecting a location will create a waypoint to the nearest one of that type |
| /firstAid | - used by Medics to stop bleeding |
| /flourish | - plays indicated musical or dance flourish. For example, /flourish 4 |
| /follow | - autofollows your target. Use /stopfollow to cease following |
| /forage | - allows scouts to forage for food |
| /gallop | - used to make your mount go faster similar to burst run |
| /group autoloot | - displays status of autoloot (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group autoloot credits | - displays status of autoloot of credits (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group autoloot items | - displays status of autoloot of items (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group autosplit | - displays status of autosplit (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group info | - displays names of group members, current options, etc. |
| /group leader | - displays group leader's full name |
| /group menu | - (group leader only) displays a menu for toggling options on and off |
| /group notify | - displays status of each notify option (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group notify credits | - (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group notify death | - (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group notify harvest | - (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group notify incapacitation | - (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group notify items | - (group leader can toggle this by adding on or off to end of command) |
| /group options | - (group leader only) displays a menu for toggling options on and off |
| /groupchat | - sends message to group channel |
| /groupsay | - sends message to group channel |
| /gsay | - sends message to group channel |
| /gtell | - sends message to group channel |
| /guild | - sends message to guild channel |
| /guildremove | - remove target or self from your current guild |
| /guildstatus | - tells you what guild your current target is in, and their title in the guild, if any. |
| /harvest | - allows scouts to harvest creature corpses for organic resources |
| /healdamage | - (skill required) heals damage on your target or yourself if no target selected |
| /healwound | - (skill required) displays list of wounds you can heal on your target or yourself if no target selected |
| /helper | - set your character to "Newbie Helper" for the purpose of searches. |
| /invite | - invites target player into your group (only group leaders can invite additional people into an existing group) |
| /join | - joins group or band if you have been invited |
| /kneel | - changes stance to kneeling |
| /lfg | - sets your character to "Looking for group" for purpose of searches. |
| /listen | - actively listens to target musician |
| /logout | - logs your character off the server. You should be in a hotel, house or campsite for a safe logout, otherwise your character will be at the mercy of the world for 3 additional minutes. |
| /loot | - loots targeted corpse |
| /makeleader | - (group leader only) transfers leadership to target group member |
| /mailSave | - saves your game mail on your client (your computer) instead of the server. |
| /maskScent | - allows scouts to approach creatures unnoticed |
| /medicalForage | - allows medics to forage for medical ingredients |
| /mood none | - returns your default mood to neutral |
| /moods | - displays list of moods |
| /notepad | - allows modifications to a text file that gets saved as "notes.txt" in the user's base profile directory |
| /peace | - Ends combat with your target |
| /prone | - changes stance to prone |
| /retell (/rt) | - sends tell to the last person you sent a tell to |
| /reply (/r) | - sends a tell to the last person to send a tell to you (also /ttell) |
| /roleplay (/r) | - set your character to "Role Player" for the purpose of searches. |
| /sample | - used by artisans to take a resource sample after surveying |
| /say | - puts your message in a chat bubble and in the spatial chat window. List of other spatial chat commands |
| /sing | - chat bubble that is unique to entertainers |
| /social | - displays list of socials (pre-packaged emotes) |
| /stand | - changes stance to standing |
| /startdance | - (skill required) begins the dance style that you indicate. For example, /startdance basic |
| /stopfollow | - ends autofollow command. |
| /stoplistening | - you will no longer actively listen to a musician. |
| /stopwatching | - you will no longer actively watch to a dancer. |
| /startmusic | - (skill and instrument required) begins playing song that you indicate. For example, /startmusic rock |
| /survey | - used by artisans to survey for resources |
| /tell (/t) | - sends an instant message to the player indicated. You can send the message to multiple people by separating their names with a comma |
| /tellpet | - sends a command privately to your pet. |
| /tip | - automatically tranfers a number of credits to your target. Use /tip [name] [#] to specifiy the amount given. You can also do /tip [name] [#] bank, to send money directly to their bank, however there is a 5% transfer fee to do this. |
| /unconsent | - disallows a target player to move your corpse if you have already given them permission with /consent |
| /watch | - actively watches targeted performer |
| ! | - repeat last command |
| !abc | - repeat the last thing you said that started with abc |
| ^a^b | - repeat the last thing you said, replacing A with B.
"This is a lon test" |
| % | You can now put variables in your text in order to automatically insert words and names. For example, you can emote : looks at %NT in disgust, then waves %OT away. and get Fred looks at a bantha in disgust, then waves it away. The available variables are:
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