Before leaping into the recreation, you should get used to the simple DayZ PC, PS5, Xbox and keyboard controls which include the cappotential to transport your person and have interaction together along with your environment. You are capable of get those key assignments through traveling the Controls segment of the Configuration menu, which you may from the in-recreation menu with the ESC key or withinside the recreation’s maximum critical menu.
Dayz PC Controls
Additional controls may be accessed through the drop-down menu close to the pinnacle of the important venture display. You are capable of reconfigure the controls in keeping with your private preferences.
The tables beneath display the default key assignments for the match.
How to Reconfigure The Controls?
From the in-sport menu press “Esc” > Configuration Menu > Controls
Dayz Keyboard Controls
- W – Move Forward
- S – Move Backward
- A – Strafe Left
- D – Strafe Right
- Q – Lean Left (Q x2 = Toggle)
- E – Lean Right (E x2 = Toggle)
- Left Control – Walk OR Jog (Hold OR x2)
- Left Shift – Run (Hold)
- Space – Jump OR Vault
- C – Crouch
- Hold C – Prone
General Controls
- Tab – Inventory
- ~ – Hotbar / HUD
- 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Hotkey slots
- Mouse Right button – Lower OR Raise item in hands
- Mouse Left button – Flashlight
- G – Throw or Hold Item in hands
- Alt OR * – Free look
- Enter OR V – Change First OR Third person view
- L – Night Vision
- Mouse Middle button (Hold) – Zoom
- Mouse Left Button OR F – Use OR Action
Weapon Controls
These Keyboard Controls are weapon exclusive.
- Left Mouse Button – Swing weapon if Melee OR Fire weapon if Firearm
- Right Mouse button – Get your weapon ready
- Scroll whell (Mouse) – Use zoom
- Left Control (Hold) – Hold Breath (improves aiming)
- R – Reload
- X – Toggle weapon firing more
- Page Up – Zeroing Up
- Page Down – Zeroing Down
- F – Use a Firearm as a melee weapon
Vehicles Controls
These Keyboard Controls are vehicle exclusive.
- W OR Up arrow – Accelerate
- S OR Down arrow – Slow Down
- A OR Left arrow – Turn left
- D OR Right arrow – Turn right
- Q – Gear -1
- E – Gear +1
- Left Shift – Turbo
Communication Controls
- / – Enables Text chat
- Caps lock – Hold = speak in voice chat | Doube tap = enables or disables voice chat
- Up arrow – Your voice volume
- F1 – Hello
- F2 – Hands up
- F3 – Sit down OR Heart
- F4 – Fuck off
- F5 – Surrender
- F6 – Point OR Magnifique
- F7 – Thumbs Up OR Point
- F8 – Facepalm OR Taunt Elbow
- F9 – Silent OR Thumbs Up
- F10 – Die
- F11 – Suicide
Hidden Gestures
There are more gestures, but if you want to use them you have to replace them by one of the previous:
- Heart
- Salute
- Sit Down
- Timeout
- Point at self
- Watching
- Stop
- Listen
- Move
- Down
- Come
- Nod Head
- Snake head
- Shrug
- Look at me
- Think
- Facepalm
- Thumb down
- Dance
- Rock Paper Scissors
- Cooking with stick animation
- Clap
DayZ PS5 Controls
General
- L2: Hold for combat stance
- L1: Hold for free look (double tap to zoom)
- Up Arrow: Next option
- Right Arrow: Hold for gestures menu
- Down Arrow: Previous option
- Left analog stick: Tilt to run or slightly tilt to walk
- Right analog stick: Tilt to look around
- L3: Toggle sprint
- R3: Tap twice to switch camera
- R2: Use item
- R1: Hold for quickslots
- △: Hold to reload held weapon
- ▢: Press to interact, hold to drop item, or double press to throw item
- O: Change stance
- X: Jump or vault
Combat
- L2: Hold for combat stance
- L1: Hold to lean to the left
- R1: Hold to lean to the right
- Up directional button: Zeroing-up
- Down directional button: Zeroing-down
- Right directional button: Optics mode
- L3: Hold to hold breath
- R2: Attack or shoot
- △: Press for heavy melee attack or hold to reload firearm
- ▢: Firearm melee
- O: Change stance
- X: Change fire mode
Inventory
- L2/R2: Change container to the left
- L1/R1: Change inventory tab
- Up Arrow: Move selection
- L3: Hold for quickslots
- △: Equip or split stacks
- ▢: Place item to inventory or hold to drop item
- O: Close inventory or combine items
- X: Take item to hands
- R3: Press to open or close container
Vehicle
- L2: Decelerate to brake
- R2: Accelerate
- R1: Hold for handbrake
- L3: Hold for horn
- Left analog stick: Steer vehicle
- Right analog stick: Look around
- △: Toggle headlights
- O: Gear up
- X: Gear down
Menu
- Touchpad: Open or close inventory
- Left Arrow: Hold for push-to-talk or double tap to toggle voice activation
- Left Arrow + L1/R1: Change voice range volume
- X: Confirm
DayZ Xbox Controls
Movement
- Start: Pause/Menu
- Back: Open inventory
- Left analog stick: Walk or jog (press to toggle run)
- Right analog stick: Look around (double tap to change perspective)
- Left Trigger: Hold to raise hands
- Right Trigger: Attack with raised hands
- Left Bumper: Hold for free look mode or double press to zoom in
- Right Bumper: Hold to open hotbar or quickslot menu
- A: Jump or vault
- B: Toggle crouch or hold to prone
- X: Press to interact or hold to take item to hands
- Right directional button: Hold to open gesture menu
- Down directional button: Hold for voice chat
- Hold Left Trigger + Left Bumper: Lean left while raising hands or weapon
- Hold Left Trigger + Right Bumper: Lean right while raising hands or weapon
- Press Left Trigger + Left Bumper: Barrel roll to the left while raising hands or weapon
- Press Left Trigger + Right Bumper: Barrel roll to the right while raising hands or weapon
Weapons and Actions
- Left Trigger: Hold to raise hands
- Right Trigger: Attack with raised hands
- X: Press to interact, hold to drop the item you’re holding, or double press to enter throwing stance
- Y: Hold to reload weapon or double press to eject a round on held weapon
- Right analog stick: Press to use sights on equipped weapon
- Right directional button: Press to use scope or hold to return to iron sights
- Up directional button: Zeroing-up
- Down directional button: Zeroing-down
- Left directional button: Toggle weapon firing mode (if applicable)
- Right Bumper: Hold to open hotbar or quickslot menu
Vehicle
- Right Trigger: Accelerate or slow accelerate when pressed lightly
- Left Trigger: Decelerate
- Left analog stick: Turn left or right, depending on the direction pressed
- A: Shift down one gear
- B: Shift up one gear
- Y: Toggle headlights
Inventory
- Windows: Open or close inventory screen
- Y: Equip item or split a stack
- B: Combine item or stacks
- A: Press to hold item in your hands or hold (while using the directional pad) to move an item into a different slot
- X: Press to place item in the inventory or hold to throw item to the ground
- Left analog stick: Hold to assign item(s) to hotbar or quickslot
