Controls

This is a table of all of the controls in Phantom Forces, to allow people to familiarize themselves with Phantom Forces' controls. This is an up-to-date (as of 10 June 2018) list, featuring all controls used with the mouse and keyboard.

Movement

Function	Keyboard/Mouse	Controller	Notes
Move	WASD
Look	Move mouse
Sprint	Double-tap W Hold ⇧ Shift	Press	Sprinting never expires, and forces standing up.
Jump	Space		Use when crouched/prone to stand up.
Crouch	C		Press again while crouching to stand. Press while prone to crouch.
Switch Stance	X	N/A	Toggles between stand and crouch.
Prone	Cx2 OR ^ Ctrl	x2	Press C while standing to crouch. Press again while crouched to go prone. Press C or X while prone to crouch. Press Ctrl while standing to go prone (cannot use to stand.)
Stand	Z	Use Jump	Press Z while crouching or prone to stand.
Slide	⇧ Shift + C	Hold down ,	Must be sprinting.
Dive	⇧ Shift + Z	Hold down ,	Must be sprinting.

Combat

Function	Keyboard	Controller	Notes
Fire	LMB	Press	Clicking Right Stick functions as melee primary fire.
Melee Alt-Fire	RMB		Only applies when holding melees. With controller, RT is used.
Aim	RMB Tap Q (toggle)
Alternate Aim Point	Tap T (toggle)	N/A	Toggle will not function when scoped in. Impossible with controller.
Steady Weapon	⇧ Shift		Only functions on scopes that can be steadied (e.g. sniper scopes, VCOG 6x.)
Reload	R		Can be cancelled by firing unless magazine is empty. Tube magazine weapons can cancel at any time.
Switch Firemode	V
Grenade	G		Press to immediately throw a grenade. Press and hold to cook a grenade, release to throw. To cancel, quick melee or equip any weapon.
Quick Melee	F	Press	Hold to equip melee after finishing the attack. While a melee is held, this functions as FIRE.
Spot Enemy	E	or
Inspect	H		Can be cancelled by aiming or firing.
Switch Weapon	1, 2, 3 Scroll Wheel F	,	1: Select primary 2: Select secondary 3: Select melee The scroll wheel is only for primary/secondary. Hold F to select melee. On controller: and toggles between primary/secondary. Hold to select melee.
Pick Up Weapon	Hold V	Hold

Other

Function	Keyboard	Controller	Notes
Suicide/Reset	F5	N/A	Instantly kills the player, counting as a death, ending any active killstreaks. In the test place, kills and then instantly returns to the menu. Legacy function: After 5 seconds, return the player to the menu. No death occurs.

Cinematic Mode

⇧ Shift+L used to be the only way to access Cinematic Mode. It was patched out in favor of the manual toggle on the main menu under Settings as of 12/21/17. To disable Cinematic Mode, go into Phantom Forces, then go to Settings -> Display -> Cinematic Mode and move the slider to OFF.