Controls

This is a list of the default controls/keybindings.

Default keybindings

Keyboard/mouse	Keybind Group	Keybind Function	Notes
Esc	Player	Escape	Opens / closes Escape Menu
W	Player Movement	Move Forward
	Vehicles	Accelerate
	Trains	Increase Throttle
A	Player Movement	Move Left
	Vehicles	Turn Left
	Trains	Steer Left	When approaching a junction, if the arrow is pointing right, tap once to switch it to make the train follow the left track
S	Player Movement	Move Backward
	Vehicles	Brake
	Trains	Decrease Throttle
D	Player Movement	Move Right
	Vehicles	Turn Right
	Trains	Steer Right	When approaching a junction, if the arrow is pointing left, tap once to switch it to make the train follow the right track
Space	Player Movement	Jump
	Vehicles	Handbrake
	Trains	Handbrake
	Craft Bench	Craft	One tap to start / stop
	Build Menu	Focus Search
	Jetpack	Activate	Press and hold to gain height Release to descend When moving laterally, tap and release for longer time in the air
	Hoverpack	Activate / Ascend	When free falling, tap once to activate When hovering, press and hold to gain height After loss of power, press and hold to fall gently
⇧ Left Shift	Player Movement	Sprint	Hold To Sprint can be enabled in the Settings Controls Section
C	Player Movement	Crouch
	Vehicles	Toggle Camera
	Hoverpack	Descend
Movement	Photo Mode	FoV	Move Camera left or right / Not re-bindable
	Menus	Quick Switch Scroll Left
	Equipment	Play / Pause
	Equipment	Open Menu
	Build	Primary Fire
	Player	Left Mouse	Use Hand Equipment / Drag and Drop Items
	Vehicles	Honk
	Photo Mode	Take Photo
	Trains	Honk
Click	Equipment	Put Down
	Build	Sample Building
	Dismantle	Sample Building / Blueprint
	Player	Sample Building
	Photo Mode	Toggle Instructions
Up	Build	Rotate Hologram Right
	Player	Cycle to Next Equipment
	Photo Mode	FoV / Zoom In
Down	Build	Rotate Hologram Left
	Player	Cycle to Previous Equipment
	Photo Mode	FoV / Zoom Out
	Menus	Quick Switch Scroll Right
	Equipment	Turbobass
	Equipment	Cycle	Press and hold to open selection wheel
	Build	Secondary Fire
	Player	Right Mouse	Split Item / Return to Build Menu
	Player	Respawn	Used in Multiplayer to revived dead co-op players
Left Alt + Click	Player	Place Map Marker
Right Alt +	Player	Ping
Right Alt + Up	Player	Cycle To Next Hotbar
Right Alt + Down	Player	Cycle To Previous Hotbar
Button 4	(None)	Toggle Specified Multi Select Dismantle	See below
R	Equipment	Open Menu
	Build	Change Build Mode	Press and hold to open selection wheel
	Dismantle	Change Dismantle Mode	Press and hold to open selection wheel
	Player	Reload
	Vehicles	Save Path
E	Build	Quick Switch	Press and hold to open selection wheel for buildables / blueprints in the same subcategory
	Player	Use	Collect Flora / Resource Mining Press and hold to keep collecting Flora while walking While holding E tap Tab ↹ twice then release E to automatically collect Flora while walking Tap once to start Resource Mining
	Vehicles	Exit
	Trains	Leave Train
Tab ↹	Player	Inventory
B	Player	Flashlight
	Vehicles	Headlights
V	Equipment	Resource Scanner	Hold to change scanned resource
	Vehicles	Load Path
M	Player	Map	Unlocked in Tier 1
Q	Player	Build Menu
	Vehicles	Record Menu
	Trains	Open Locomotive Menu
Left Ctrl	Build	Snap To Guide Lines
	Build	Toggle Mass Dismantle
	Build	Toggle Foundation Fine Rotation	Used when Foundation is placed on top of another Foundation
F	Player	Dismantle	Hold Ctrl to enter mass-dismantle mode
	Vehicles	Dock
	Trains	Dock
↵ Enter	Player	Chat
T	Build	Toggle HUD
	Player	Emote Wheel
P	Player	Open Photo Mode
O	Player	Codex
N	Player	Quick Search / In-game Calculator
G	Build	Dismantle Filter
	Build	Customizer Filter	While using Customizer
	(None)	Cycle Nobelisk Ammunition
	(None)	Clear Vehicle Path
X	Player	Customizer
	Vehicles	Show / Hide Path
Left Alt + Hotbar Slot Number	Build	Save Hologram to Hotbar	See below
Left Alt	Player	Map Marker Mode
Right Ctrl+C	Player	Clipboard Copy
Right Ctrl+V	Player	Clipboard Paste
H	Build	Lock Hologram	Using will place buildable/blueprint, pressing H again will reset the origin
	Player	Holster Equipment
	(None)	Hide Building/Dismantling UI
↑	Build	Nudge Forward	Moves hologram that is locked H in build mode or blueprint mode in 1m steps The maximum distance is limited, holding Ctrl will nudge in 0.5m steps
↓	Build	Nudge Backward
←	Build	Nudge Left
→	Build	Nudge Right
←	(None)	Turn Left	Player movement
→	(None)	Turn Right	Player movement
1	Player	Shortcut 1	Inventory relevant item, or inventory equipment shortcut, or hotbar slot 1 through 10
2		Shortcut 2
3		Shortcut 3
4		Shortcut 4
5		Shortcut 5
6		Shortcut 6
7		Shortcut 7
8		Shortcut 8
9		Shortcut 9
0		Shortcut 10
§ / ` / ~		Open/expand console	Not re-bindable
Alt + ↵ Enter / F11	(None)	Toggle Fullscreen	Not re-bindable This may result the game to be displayed at a non-native resolution when maximized

Keyboard controls can be rebound in settings.

• Pressing Space while driving a Truck or Explorer will perform a drift.
• Holding down Resource Scanner V opens up a selection wheel, allows selection of the target resource.
• Holding down Emote T allows selecting the emote to perform.
• The Map is only accessible after it has been researched in Tier 1.
• Crouching while running will perform a slide.
• Crouching before jumping will result in a higher and longer jump, especially if have the Blade Runners equipped.
• Approach a Resource Node and interact E to start manual mining. If you press and hold E, you will mine for as long as you hold the key. If you tap and release E, you will mine continuously, and will stop when you tap the key again, or move or look away from the node.
• While equipping a Nobelisk, holding down allows them to be thrown farther.
• Photo Mode can be used as binoculars by zooming in .
• Ctrl + F will enter Mass Dismantle mode, where up to 50 structures can be highlighted to be dismantled simultaneously. Letting go and pressing Ctrl while aiming at an already highlighted building will toggle deselecting, for as long as the key is held.
• Holding button 4 while dismantling will only mark buildings of the same type as the first building that was selected.
• Holding Left Ctrl while building will align the building in a straight line, or snap to the next building.
• Pressing in build or dismantle mode while aiming at a building will copy that building, but not its configuration.
• All building shortcuts are only for buildings and vehicles in the Build Menu or Customizer materials and colors. They are not for equipment and consumables.
  • These can be assigned by hovering over a building/vehicle in the Build Menu and pressing the keybind.
  • These might not work for some keyboard layouts. This can be fixed easily by manually rebinding each key.
• There are 10 rows of hotbar, use Alt+ to cycle through them.
  • You can now swap the Hotbar scroll direction in the “Controls” menu in the Options menu (Clockwise and Counterclockwise)
• If a Customizer material is bound to a hotbar slot, while viewing hotbar, pressing Left Alt key and a number (0 - 9) for the Hotbar location which is currently using a desired Material type, will switch ALL applicable other buildable's to the same Material type on that Hotbar.
  • See Current Issues.
• In the Esc Menu, clicking the 'Respawn' kills the player, should the player get stucked.
• In the Inventory window Tab ↹ as well as containers, splits a stack into halves. Holding down on the stack enables custom splitting using a slider or number inputs, as well as allow to view the item in the Codex.
• The N Quick Search is also a simple single-line calculator (see below).

Combination functions:

Keys	Function
+ ⇧ Shift	Transfer the clicked item (or single stack) between opened inventories / quickly equip equipment
+ Ctrl	Transfer all of the clicked items of same type between opened inventories

In-game calculator

The Quick Search in-game N also serves as a simple calculator. The following operators are supported:

• .: Decimal
• + - * /: Arithmetic
• ^: Exponentiation / Power of
• %: Remainder
• ( ): Parenthesis
• sqrt( ): Square root

Other roots are possible using fractional exponentiation such as 8^(1/3)=2. The calculator enforces the order of operations.

You can use similar formulas when entering values in a production building / machine UI for both Clock Speed and Target Production Rate.

Controller

Main article: Tutorial:Controller setup

• Satisfactory used to have unofficial partial controller support using legacy leftover inputs from default Unreal Engine 4. That functionality was removed in Update 8, as a result of the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5. The goal was to allow players to remap controls using third-party software in order to create their own custom controller layouts.
• It was announced during Satisfactory Version 1.0 Release livestream, and afterwards, that along with Consoles that the game will finally get official controller support for both consoles and PC.
• Coffee Stain Studios are considering a "Experimental Branch for Controller Support" for PC Players to beta test official controller support.
• Release of game to Consoles is currently slated for 2025 (but no specific date yet).
• Controller support for PC will happen either with release for Consoles, or later with release of Version 1.1.

Current issues

Currently there is an issue with the apply Customizer Material to all relevant buildable's in the Hotbar.

History

• Patch 1.0.0.1: Removed the remaining functionality to take high-res screenshots while using photo mode since it was previously broken and causing crashes
• Patch 0.8.3.1: Fixed bug where Hand Mining (using E) would sometimes get stuck as client
• Patch 0.8.2.6: Fixed a crash related to item pickup (using E)
• Patch 0.8.2.3
  • Fixed Snap To Guidelines (Ctrl) and Save to Hotbar (Alt) Getting stuck
  • Reverted clearing Save to Hotbar’s default input now that bug is fixed, so it is now Alt by default again
  • Fixed a bunch of issues with keys getting stuck when alt tabbing (Like Crouch, Sprint, Jump, Map Markers, etc.)
  • Fixed Jetpack (Space) Getting stuck
• Patch 0.8.2.2
  • Changed the default keybinding for Saving Hologram to Hotbar to be unbound/empty
    • This means that if you want to use it, you will have to manually bind it to a key, but for now it has been defaulted to nothing as it has been causing issues related to the Alt key getting stuck
• Patch 0.8.2.0
  • Hotbar system has been reworked
    • Added a way to save the current hologram into the hotbar by pressing Alt+Shortcut key combination
    • You can now swap the Hotbar scroll direction in the “Controls” menu in the Options menu (Clockwise and Counterclockwise)
    • Renamed “Rotate Hologram” Keybinds into “Rotate Hologram Right” and “Rotate Hologram Left” so they no longer share the same name
  • Nudging (Arrow Keys)
    • Holding Ctrl when Nudging will now nudge in half steps
    • Fixed so Wall Mounted Flood Light Nudging is Vertical
    • Renamed “Nudge Up” and “Nudge Down” to “Nudge Forward” and “Nudge Backward”
  • Input System
    • Added an “Auto release sprint” option when Hold to sprint is off, this option is off by default. This makes it so whenever your movement stops, the ⇧ Left Shift key is automatically released so you have to press it again to start sprinting
  • Resource Miner (Hand Mining)
    • Can now be Tap E to Mine (Toggle) or Hold E to Mine, depending on how long the button is held
    • Fixed a couple of issues with mining lingering around when walking away from the node
    • Fixed Resource Miner having an incorrect animation in Multiplayer or when Holstering
  • Fixed being able to sample buildings when you shouldn’t (i.e. Inside a Hypertube)
  • Fixed an issue where drag and drop, using , wouldn’t be cancelled when opening up a different menu
• Patch 0.8.0.5 Removed the legacy option for “Enable Gamepad Input” from the “Controls” submenu and removed leftover keybinds
• Patch 0.8.0.0
  • Added the ability to lock a hologram in place with H by default while in Build Mode, allowing players to inspect the placement before building
  • Added the ability to nudge a locked hologram with the arrow keys by default, allowing players to adjust the placement before building
  • Added a Dismantle Filter to the Dismantle Mode F, allowing the player to select a specific buildable to dismantle and ignore all other buildable's
  • Added UI for selecting Dismantle Modes
• Patch 0.7.0.8: Added support for hiding some HUD elements. Can be toggled on and off in the options menu
• Patch 0.7.0.0 Undocumented Change: Gave additional function to H. During Build Mode Q and Dismantle Mode F using Key H will "Hide on the HUD" the Currently Building/Dismantling + Building Requirements UI.
• Patch 0.6.1.2: Potential fix to E losing functionality when interacting with a building and closing it’s UI immediately
• Patch 0.6.1.1: Fixed a bug where using in-game chat ↵ Enter, typing in the in-game chat would still result in keybinding actions (Like R reload, etc.)
• Patch 0.6.0.10: Moved Controls Keybindings to their own submenu
• Patch 0.6.0.3: Adjusted the Foliage pickup speed when holding E to be faster
• Patch 0.6.0.0
  • Added support for several ammunition types per weapon
    • Hold R with the weapon equipped to open the selection wheel
  • Added holster functionality for the currently equipped Hand Slot.
    • Default keybinding is H
  • Players can now hold E to collect foliage
  • Undocumented change: Added Function of Copy Factory Ctrl+C and Paste Factory Ctrl+V
• Patch 0.5.0.9: Made text prompts on Quick Switch E more consistent
• Patch 0.5.0.4
  • Fixed G key being unable to be rebound
  • You can now rebind the Left Alt key for Quick Apply Material in Hotbar
• Patch 0.5.0.2 (Released again in Patch 0.5.0.3): Fixed being unable to close the Locomotive Menu with V
• Patch 0.5.0.0:
  • Introduced Quick Switching
    • You can now tap E to cycle between the available Quick Switch selections
    • You can still hold E to get the radial menu instead
  • Some default shortcuts have been changed:
    • Default Flashlight keybinding is now B
    • Default Map keybinding is now M
    • Default Codex keybinding is now O
    • Customizer was assigned to X
  • Text under Icons in Radial Menus is now hidden by default, can be turned on in the Options Menu
  • You can now hold Ctrl when hovering over wall with a different buildable of the same category to replace it instead of snap to it (i.E. Aiming at a Wall while having a Window out will usually snap to it, but holding CTRL will place it in the same spot as the wall instead)
• Patch Closed Alpha 4: Photo mode P introduced
• Patch 2018-10-17: Introduced

Early game development

Prior to Closed Alpha, the first look at the keybinds for the Controls was seen in Sprint 12 (week 24) when activating the escape menu. Additionally a Chat Function was introduced.

• See also:
  • Game Development - Controls
  • Game Development - Chat