Atomcraft Hotkeys Reference

This page is the printable-minded Atomcraft hotkey sheet. Keep it beside Keyboard and Controller while you train. Defaults below assume a standard keyboard layout; always verify in settings after patches.

For gameplay context on what you are binding toward, see Materials, Builds, and Guides.

Keyboard Defaults (Core)

Hotkey	Action
W A S D	Move
Mouse	Aim / tool cursor
Left-Ctrl	Material pipette / select
Enter	Interact
F	Flashlight toggle
F1	Help System / Material Guide
F2	Editor Mode (only after console command editor in recent patches)
L	Lock / unlock hovered material slot
Middle-click	Assign pinned recipe ingredient to selected slot
Settings menu	Rebind any of the above

Slot keys for tools and materials vary by personal rebinds — open settings and note your choices in the blank table at the end of this page.

Launch-window hotkeys worth learning

• L lock: protect Material Belt rows from accidental isotope dumps.
• Middle-click pins: speed Material Tracking workflows.
• Formula search modes: cycle Name / Formula / Both in inventories when isotope names blur.
• F2 caution: Editor Mode no longer toggles freely — you must enter the console command editor first.

Controller Defaults (Core)

Input	Action
Left stick	Move
Right stick	Aim
Right stick click	Hover mode
RT	Use tool
LT	Hand pickup / drop
Bumpers	Tool slots
D-pad	Material slots
Y	Hub
A	Jump
X	Interact

Priority Hotkeys to Muscle-Memorize

1. Left-Ctrl — fastest path to correct materials underground.
2. F1 — pins and official tooltips beat guessing.
3. F — caves are dark; Map knowledge still needs light.
4. Enter / X — machines and ship contributions.
5. Tool swap — wrong hardness feels like a bug (Tools).
6. Hover mode — precision builds and wiring.

If you only memorize six things, memorize those.

Rebinding Strategy

Rebind for comfort, not fashion. Process:

1. Play one hour on defaults.
2. List pains (pinky Ctrl cramps, F too far, Enter near misclick keys).
3. Change one bind at a time in settings.
4. Run a Walkthrough early task as a validation mission.
5. Update this mental sheet.

Avoid rebinding so aggressively that community guides become unreadable. Keep Enter/interact and pipette conceptually consistent even if the physical keys move.

Hotkeys During Smelting

Before lighting Charcoal:

• Confirm tool slot = forge tool / not combat whim.
• Confirm material slot = intended ore or fuel.
• F1 pin the ore you still need to fetch.
• Flashlight F on if the forge bay is shadowed.
• Hands clear for Enter interactions on bellows-like machines or doors from Builds.

During Steel or Aluminum heats, pause before every RT/click equivalent. Hotkeys are decision points, not drum fills.

Hotkeys During Acid Work

Sulfuric Acid (Sulfur + Water) and HF (Sulfuric + Fluorite) punish wrong selections. Preload materials, announce the active slot, then move. If you use a controller, never travel with HF selected on the D-pad. Keyboard users should pipette fresh from the labeled basin immediately before pouring (Rare Elements).

Blank Personal Table

Copy into your notes:

Action	My keyboard	My controller
Move
Aim
Pipette / material
Tool use
Interact
Flashlight
Help
Tool slot next
Material slot next
Hover

Cross-Links

• Controls Hub
• Keyboard
• Controller
• Materials Hub
• Tools
• Guides
• Walkthrough

Hotkeys exist to make chemistry boringly reliable. When Left-Ctrl, F1, and tool swaps are automatic, your brain is free to remember that Steel is Carbon in molten Iron — not free to hunt the interact key while the melt freezes.