Keyboard
The keyboard buttons referred to throughout this manual reflect the default control scheme. In the Controls Setup, the controls can be assigned to whichever keyboard buttons you prefer. The default keyboard controls are as follows:
Steer Left | Left cursor key |
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Steer Right | Right cursor key |
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Steer Up | Up cursor key |
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Steer Down | Down cursor key |
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Accelerate | Shift key |
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Brake / Drift | Space bar |
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Use Pickup | E key |
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Stunt Left | A key |
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Stunt Right | D key |
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Stunt Up | W key |
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Stunt Down | S key |
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Rear view | Q key |
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Team weapon | F key |
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Pause | Escape key |
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Menu controls
Use the cursor keys to make a selection. Press the Return key to choose/confirm, or the Esc key to cancel changes/move back to the previous screen.
Advanced Controls
Barrel Roll | Any time your vehicle is in the air as a plane, or in a jump as a boat or car, you |
| can perform a barrel roll by moving the right stick (or pressing the A, D, W and |
| S keys). Barrel rolls can be performed left/right/forward/backward depending |
| on the direction the right stick is pushed or the A, D, W and S keys are pressed. |
| Barrel rolls help you avoid obstacles and grab Pickups that would otherwise be |
| hard to reach. |
| Chaining successful barrel rolls during a jump will earn you a boost. Doing a |
| “close call” barrel roll in the air will also earn you a boost. |
Drift | Drifting is a controlled skid that allows you to take tight corners at high speed. |
| As you approach a corner, keep your finger on the accelerator, steer into the |
| corner, then press and hold the drift button to drift in that direction. You can |
| continue to make limited adjustments to your direction using the left stick (or |
| the Left and Right cursor keys), and the drift will continue until you release the |
| drift button. |
| Continuous drifting earns you a boost, which will propel you away quickly |
| when you release the drift button. |
Transform | At certain points around the tracks, you will see a large blue ring to pass |
| through. Doing so will transform your vehicle into a boat, a flying machine |
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| portion of the course. Most controls are identical to those of the |
| vehicles, though airborne steering has an additional axis of movement: push |
| the left stick down (or press the Down cursor key) to head upwards, or up (the |
| Up cursor key) to head downwards. This control can be inverted via Options |
| in the Main Menu. |
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