Many features of the game can be controlled by mouse only or assisted by keyboard inputs. There is a wide range of hot keys available for various purposes, for example to change the game speed or to open a certain menu or overlay. For a complete list, refer to the tables containing the default mapping below.

The camera can be controlled both by mouse input or keys. The default controls with the keyboardcontroller are:

• W A S D keys to move the camera in direction of the upper, left, lower and right edge of screen/window
• Q and E keys to rotate the camera clockwise and counter clockwise
• R and F keys to tilt the camera angle up and down
• X and Y/Z keys and to zoom the camera in and out

For screenshots and video sequences, an advanced camera toola free camera mode is available.

The music player can be opened by clicking on the button in the bottom right corner of the toolbarvia the radial menu that can be accessed by pressing . It features common controls for the music:

• replays the previous song.
• plays / pauses the music.
• skips to the next song.
• mute / unmute the music.
• The slider allows volume adjustments.

The simulation can be sped up to fast forward simulation or paused depending on the needs in the current situation. To toggle between paused and unpaused, press . The current speed is indicated The control buttons are located in the bottom right corner of the toolbar as displayed in the image on the right. There are four buttons for speed control:

• pauses the game. Default key is SPACEgame is paused.
• simulates at normal speed.
• simulates at doubled speed.
• simulates at 4× speed.

It is possible to cycle through the different speed levels with a key, the default one is TABby holding .

The mouse/keyboardcontroller settings and key mapping can be changed in the settings menu. You can reach it from the main menu or in-game menu by selecting SETTINGS and switching to the MOUSE respectively KEYBOARDCONTROLLER tab.

Most of the keys can be remapped in the other section of the KEYBOARD tab. The table below contains all keys that can be remapped in the order from the in-game menu plus some additional information on the function. Click on RESET TO DEFAULT to restore the default key mapping.