Controls

This page lists the mod's own controls and the Darkest Dungeon II game controls worth knowing.

Every mod key can be rebound from the game's Settings screen, Mod keys tab, keyboard and controller alike. A binding can hold several chords at once, and pad chords capture on release, so holding a trigger makes it the chord's modifier. Controller names below are what the mod itself speaks in the rebind rows (Xbox-style; A is the south button, Select is the small left-center button some pads label View or Back).

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Navigate up	Up Arrow	DpadUp	Move focus up
Navigate down	Down Arrow	DpadDown	Move focus down
Navigate left	Left Arrow	DpadLeft	Move focus left; adjust a slider or tab
Navigate right	Right Arrow	DpadRight	Move focus right; adjust a slider or tab
Next panel	Tab	RightShoulder	Jump to the next panel
Previous panel	Shift+Tab	LeftShoulder	Jump to the previous panel
Activate	Enter, Numpad Enter	A	Activate the focused item
Back	Escape	B	Back out, close, or open the pause menu
Jump to first	Home	LeftTrigger+LeftShoulder	First item of the list
Jump to last	End	RightTrigger+RightShoulder	Last item of the list

Buffers

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Next buffer	Ctrl+Right	RightStickRight	Switch to the next available buffer
Previous buffer	Ctrl+Left	RightStickLeft	Switch to the previous available buffer
Next line	Ctrl+Up	RightStickUp	Next line in the current buffer
Previous line	Ctrl+Down	RightStickDown	Previous line in the current buffer

Items And Heroes

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Grab / place	Space	LeftTrigger+A	Grab the focused hero or item stack; press again on a destination to place it
Place one	Shift+Space	Unbound	Place a single item off a grabbed stack
Discard	Shift+Enter	RightTrigger+A	Discard the focused item, or sell it with a seller open (the game's shift-click)
Hero sheet	C	Unbound	The focused element's inspect action, or the screen's hero sheet
Map hotkey	M	Unbound	Press the screen's advertised Map button; the minimap on road item screens
Inventory hotkey	I	Unbound	Press the screen's advertised Inventory button; the bag toggle on road item screens

Crossroads And Roster

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Rename	R	Unbound	Rename the focused hero (type, Enter to accept)
Reroll name	Shift+R	Unbound	Roll the focused hero a random name
Vitrine	Z	Unbound	Toggle the Infernal Flame Vitrine at the crossroads
First new tutorial	N	Unbound	Jump to the first entry still marked New in the tutorial archive

Combat

Glances speak in place; your focus does not move. Enemy slots count from the front line, 1 through 4, and so do yours.

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Enemy 1-4	1, 2, 3, 4	LeftTrigger + RightStickLeft / Down / Up / Right	That enemy's name and health
Enemy effects 1-4	Shift+1 to Shift+4	LeftTrigger + X / A / Y / B	That enemy's tokens, buffs, and debuffs
Enemy resists 1-4	Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+4	RightTrigger + X / A / Y / B	That enemy's resistances
Hero 1-4	Q, W, E, R	LeftTrigger + LeftStickLeft / Up / Down / Right	That hero's name and health
Hero effects 1-4	Shift+Q to Shift+R	LeftTrigger + DpadLeft / Up / Down / Right	That hero's tokens, buffs, and debuffs
Hero resists 1-4	Ctrl+Q to Ctrl+R	RightTrigger + DpadLeft / Up / Down / Right	That hero's resistances
Acting combatant	S	LeftStickClick	Who is acting and how they are doing
Skill targets	T	Unbound	Everyone the focused skill could hit right now, with previews; on a grey skill, why it is grey
Turn order	Shift+T	LeftTrigger+LeftStickClick	The turn order
Inspector	I	Select	Open or close the inspector on the focused combatant
Inspector previous / next	A / D	LeftStickLeft / LeftStickRight	Cycle combatants while the inspector is open
Affinity glance	A	LeftTrigger+RightStickClick	The focused skill's or target's relationship consequences

Stories

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Hero vitals	S	Unbound	The vitals of the hero the focused story choice concerns

Run Glances

These answer from any screen during a run, and stay silent when there is no run to ask about.

Action	Default keyboard	Default controller	Function
Flame	F	RightTrigger+RightStickClick	The Infernal Flame level
Coach	H	RightTrigger+LeftStickClick	The stagecoach's armor and wheels
Wallet	B	RightTrigger+Select	Relics, Mastery, Baubles, faction currencies, a kingdom's Materials

Game Controls

These are the game's own defaults, unchanged by the mod, rebindable in the game's settings. On screens the mod captures, the game's keys are swallowed - the mod forwards the ones a screen advertises (C, M, I, Z and friends) through its own bindings above. On shared-keyboard screens (the road), the game's keys stay live alongside the mod's.

Game action	Default keyboard	Function
Pause	Escape	Pause menu
Skip / interact	Space	Skip cinematics, advance, interact on the road
Drive	W / S or Up / Down	Speed up, slow down
Steer	A / D or Left / Right	Steer the coach
Minimap	M or Tab	The road map
Goals panel	G	The biome goals panel on the road
Show torch	Alt (hold)	The flame readout on the road
Inventory	I or E	The bag
Hero sheet	C or Q	The character sheet
Relationships	R	The relationships panel on the road
Stagecoach	Z	The stagecoach sheet (crossroads: the Vitrine, via the mod's Z)
Token glossary	Ctrl (hold)	The token reference view
More info	X	Expanded tooltips where offered
Split stack	V	Split an item stack
Take all loot	Space or T	Grab everything on a loot screen
Combat skills	1 through 0	Use that skill slot
Combat actor cycle	A / D	Previous or next combatant
Inspector	Alt (hold)	The game's combatant dossier (the mod's I toggles it instead)

One exception worth knowing: while the road map is open, the arrow keys browse the map and Ctrl belongs to buffer review, so the game's hold-Ctrl token glossary is unavailable there. WASD keeps driving the coach the whole time.

On A Controller

A few recommendations if you are playing with a controller: on the road, the game's own pad layout already covers what the letter keys above reach, so none of it needs rebinding.

Function	Default controller
Map	D-pad up
Goals panel	D-pad left
Token glossary	D-pad down
Stagecoach	D-pad right
Inventory	Y (Triangle on PlayStation pads)
Hero sheet	Select (also the touchpad press on PlayStation pads)

The D-pad shortcuts answer while your focus is on the driving area; Tab into a HUD panel and the D-pad browses that panel until you Tab back to the road. Y and Select stay live the whole drive.

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