Daggerfall:Key Controls

This table shows the default keys that are used by the game. One can change almost all keys in the option menu under the control section. Changing the attack key to anything but the second mouse button will cause troubles, so players are advised to stick with the default.

Daggerfall Key Controls

Default Keys
Movements	Key
Forward	Up
Reverse	Down
Turn Left	Left
Slide Left	LShift
Turn Right	Right
Slide Right	RShift
Float Up (Levitating, Swimming)	Pg Up
Float Down (Levitating, Swimming)	Pg Dn
Jump	J
Crouch	D
Slide	Ctrl
Run	P
Combat	Key
Cast Spell	Backspace
Recast Spell	Q
Abort Spell	E
Use magical item or potion	U
Ready Weapon	A
Swing Weapon	Hold down second mouse button and move the mouse
Switch Hand	S
Player Actions	Key
Steal Mode	F1
Grab Mode	F2
Information Mode	F3
Dialogue Mode	F4
Character Sheet	F5
Inventory	F6
Status	I
Rest	R
Journal	L
Notebook	N
Travel	Key
Automap	M
Travelmap	W
Transport Mode	T
Views and Interaction	Key
Activate Center Object	Space
Activate Cursor	Enter
Look Up	Ins
Look Down	Del
Center View (when in cursor mode)	Home
Look Around (when in cursor mode)	Alt + move mouse
Gameplay	Key
Game Options	Esc
Toggle Full Screen	F10
Return to Last Known Point (Escape the Void)	Alt + F11

DosBox Commands	Default Keys
Quit DosBox	Ctrl + F9
Toggle Full Screen/Window Mode	Alt + Enter

For a more complete list of keys see http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Special_Keys.

Alternate way to run the game: Type fall z.cfg at the DOS-Prompt in the DAGGER directory

Recommended Non-Default Key Controls

The following non-default controls will make the game play more like later Elder Scrolls games.

Action	Key
Look Up	End
Run	Ins
Activate Center Object	M3 (Mouse center click)
Mouse Control	Change to "View" and increase sensitivity

Note: You must mess with controls to get cheats to work when running DosBox (see here).