Controls

This is a page detailing 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 12 October 2019) list, featuring all controls used with the mouse and keyboard.

Controller Layout

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	`C`x2 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`	Press until standing	Press Z while crouching or prone to stand.
Slide	`⇧ Shift` + `C`	After pressing ,	Must be sprinting. Slides can be performed omnidirectionally. Release sprint and then immediately slide while walking in a direction.
Dive	`⇧ Shift` + `Z`	After pressing ,	Must be sprinting.

Combat

Function	Keyboard/Mouse	Controller	Notes
Fire	LMB
Melee Primary Fire	LMB	Press
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)
Steady Weapon	`⇧ Shift`	while aiming	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`		See Spotting System for details. Cannot be sprinting on console.
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: toggles between primary/secondary. Hold to select melee.
Pick Up Weapon	Hold `V`	Hold

Other

Function

Keyboard/Mouse

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.

View Leaderboard

Tab ↹

Toggled on and off.

Roblox Menu

⎋ Esc

Main Menu

Function	Keyboard/Mouse	Controller	Notes
Navigate	N/A
Move sliders	Click and drag
Spawn	`Spacebar`
Select	Click
Go back	Click relevant button

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.