Act of War 2D

a ROM-faithful MUD, with a screen

Hotkeys

Every key the client currently binds. Nothing here is remappable yet — the bindings are fixed in this build.

Typing beats hotkeys. While the chat box has the keyboard, letter keys go into the message instead of firing their window. Press Enter to send or leave the box, and the hotkeys come back.

Movement

KeyAction
W or Move up
S or Move down
A or Move left
D or Move right

Held, not tapped — movement reads the key state each frame, and diagonals work by holding two.

Combat

KeyAction
SpaceAttack your current target
QDisengage — break off the fight

Targeting is done with the mouse: click a character to target it.

Action bar

KeyAction
19Fire action bar slots 1–9
0Fire action bar slot 10

Ten slots, and the number row maps to them in order — 0 is the tenth, not the first. Drag skills onto the bar from the skillbook; drag between slots to rearrange, or off the bar to clear a slot.

Windows

KeyOpens
IInventory
CEquipment — the paper doll
KSkillbook — everything you can press
VCharacter sheet — who you are, with training buttons
BCombat readout — how well you fight
NWar ledger and leaderboard

Each key toggles its window — press it again to close. Window positions are saved per account, so they reopen where you left them.

Chat

KeyAction
Enter or Numpad Enter Open the chat box; press again to send

Login screen

KeyAction
TabNext field
Shift + TabPrevious field

Typed commands

The full ROM command set is typed into the chat box. A few worth knowing:

CommandDoes
/bugFile a bug report
/typoReport a typo
/ideaSuggest something

Or click the beetle in the bottom-right corner for the same three as a form. The confirmation comes back in the chat log — “Bug #7 filed”.