We realize that as of right now early access has no tutorial. At first I thought that most people would figure it out and when you walk up to something you can interact with it shows you what buttons to push. But I forgot that there are like 20 other key binds and if you are one of the few who is trying to play on keyboard you are in the dark! So... here is the control list!
Everywhere
Pause menu (save, settings, recover a stuck machine): Menu · Esc
Map: tap View · M
Machine readouts (hydraulics, blade and loader gauges): hold View · F1
Next camera: Y · V
Cab or outside view: click right stick · F (excavator, loader, dozer) or C (dump truck, heavy haul, pickup)
Climb out of a machine: hold Y · Enter
Jump to the next machine: Tab on the keyboard. With a controller, climb out and walk to it.
🦾 Excavator
Controls as shipped, ISO pattern.
Swing left / right: left stick left / right · A / D
Stick out / in: left stick forward / back · W / S
Boom up / down: right stick forward / back · K / I
Bucket curl / open: right stick left / right · J / L
Left track forward / back: LT / LB · Q / Z
Right track forward / back: RT / RB · E / C
Turn on the spot: one track forward and the other back
Hook or unhook the lifting chain: A · H
Camera round / up and down: D-pad left and right / up and down. Mouse to orbit, wheel to zoom.
Camera nearer / further: click left stick
The SAE (John Deere) pattern swaps boom and stick between the two sticks.
🚜 Wheel loader
Throttle: RT · W
Brake: LT · S
Steer: left stick · A / D
Arms up / down: right stick forward / back · I / K
Bucket rack back / dump: right stick right / left · L / J
Neutral (hold): RB · N
Wash plant start / stop: X · P
Camera: D-pad. Mouse to orbit, wheel to zoom.
🚧 Dozer
Drive forward / back: left stick forward / back · W / S
Steer: with the tracks on a controller · A / D
Left track forward / back: LT / LB
Right track forward / back: RT / RB
Blade up / down: right stick back / forward · K / I
Blade tilt right / left: right stick right / left · L / J
Blade angle right / left: left stick right / left · U / O
Ripper up / down: X / A · R / G
Camera: D-pad. Mouse to orbit, wheel to zoom.
🚛 Dump truck
Throttle: RT · W
Brake: LT · S
Steer: left stick · A / D
Body up / down: RB / LB · R / F
Parking brake: A · Space
Tailgate lock: X · G
Look around: right stick, or the mouse
🚚 Heavy haul (tractor and lowboy trailer)
Throttle, brake, steer: as the dump truck
Shift up / down: D-pad up / down · E / Q
Automatic or manual gears: D-pad right · T
Engine brake: X · J
Parking brake: A · Space
Couple or uncouple the trailer: B · G
Trailer ramps up / down: RB / LB · R / F
Trailer landing legs: D-pad left · L
🛻 Pickup
Throttle, brake, steer: as the dump truck
Shift up / down: D-pad up / down · E / Q
Automatic or manual gears: D-pad right
2WD / 4WD / 4-Low: B · G
Parking brake: A · Space
🥾 On foot
Walk: left stick · W A S D
Look: right stick, or the mouse
Jump: A · Space
Crouch: B · C or Left Ctrl
Run (click on / off): click left stick · Caps Lock
Sprint (hold): LT · Left Shift
First or third person: click right stick · V
Climb into a machine: Y · E or Enter
Use (straps, wash plant panel, sluice clean-out): X · F
Wash plant emergency stop: RB · G
Sell gold or buy machines at a counter: Y · E
At the trailer's winch
Haul in / pay out (hold): D-pad up / down · R / T
Free-spool clutch: D-pad left · Z
🧱 Construction
Open the construction menu: D-pad up · B
In the menu
Previous / next category: LB / RB · Q / E
Build the piece you picked: A · Enter
Mortar on / off: Y · T
While placing
Place (hold to lay a row): RT · left mouse button
Turn 90° / turn back 90°: RB / LB · R / Q
Fine turn 5° left / right: D-pad left / right · , / .
Snapping on / off: D-pad down · G
Stack one on the last piece: Y · F
Stack half a block over (running bond): LT · H
Take away (hold): X · X or Delete
Back to the menu: D-pad up · B
Stop placing: B · Esc or right mouse button
Repair the broken piece you're standing at: X · R
🗺️ Map
Open / close: tap View · M. B or Esc also closes it.
Pan: left stick · W A S D or the arrow keys
Zoom in / out: RT / LT · E / Q (or Page Up / Page Down), or the mouse wheel
Centre on you: A · Space
Minimap on / off: Y · N
Minimap north-up or turning: X · R
Minimap range: LB / RB · [ / ]