PC Controls for MechWarrior Online™ Legends

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Game Controls & Hotkeys, Misc. Guides / 23 Jan 2022

This guide is your go-to resource for all the keyboard controls and key bindings available in MechWarrior Online™ Legends on PC. While there are many keys to get familiar with, you can easily rebind them according to your preference from the settings menu. Keep this guide handy for a quick & convenient reference whenever you need to recall what each key does.

Default PC Keyboard Controls & Key Bindings

CHAT:

Global Chat: T

Team Chat: Y

Lance Chat: U

Scroll Chat Log Up: No key assigned

Scroll Chat Log Down: No key assigned

Jump Newest Chat Message: No key assigned

MECH:

Lock: Left Shift

Toggle Arm Lock: No key assigned

Toggle Power: P

Override Shutdown: 0

Cockpit Light: Period

Toggle Stealth Armor: M

Toggle Mode: J

Toggle AMS: Tilde

Mech Eject: K

Toggle Cockpit Item: Apostrophe

Activate Consumable 1: Insert

Activate Consumable 2: Home

Activate Consumable 3: Page Up

Activate Consumable 4: Delete

Activate Consumable 5: End

Cool Shot: No key assigned

Artillery Strike: No key assigned

Call Ai Strike: No key assigned

Launch UAV: No key assigned

MASC: Left Alt

MISCELLANEOUS:

Target Lock: R

Show Target Overlay: Q

Toggle Friendly ‘Mech Icons: Semicolon

Weapon Group Highlight Up: Up Arrow

Weapon Group Highlight Down: Down Arrow

Weapon Group Highlight Left: Left Arrow

Weapon Group Highlight Right: Right Arrow

Show Battlegrid: No key assigned

Toggle BattleGrid Info Panel: No key assigned

Scoreboard: Tab

Screenshot: Print

Toggle Pause: Escape

Push Talk: Caps Lock

Controls Reference Screen: F1

Invoke Command Wheel: No key assigned

Next Command Wheel Order: Mouse Wheel Up

Previous Command Wheel Order: Mouse Wheel Down

Toggle Freecam: F5

Toggle: F7

MOVEMENT:

Throttle: W

Throttle Down: S

Turn Left: A

Turn Right: D

Center Torso: C

CONFIGURE CONTROLS:

Center Legs: F

Full Stop: X

Jump Jets: Space

Invert Throttle: Numpad Period

Set Throttle 10%: Numpad 1

Set Throttle 20%: Numpad 2

Set Throttle 30%: Numpad 3

Set Throttle 40%: Numpad 4

Set Throttle 50%: Numpad 5

Set Throttle 60%: Numpad 6

Set Throttle 70%: Numpad 7

Set Throttle 80%: Numpad 8

Set Throttle 90%: Numpad 9

Set Throttle 100%: Numpad 0

Step Throttle Up: Numpad +

Step Throttle Down: Numpad –

SPECTATOR:

Camera Move Forward: W

Camera Move Left: A

Camera Move Back: S

Camera Move Right: D

Camera Crane Up: R

Camera Crane Down: F

Camera Speed Boost: Left Shift

Toggle Dolly/Free Camera: C

Show/Hide Cursor: P

Leave Mech Spectate: Tilde

Enable Spectate: No key assigned

VISION:

Free Look: Left Control

Toggle Zoom Mode: Z/Mouse 3

Zoom In: No key assigned

Zoom Out: No key assigned

Reset Zoom: No key assigned

Set Zoom Level 1: No key assigned

Set Zoom Level 2: No key assigned

Set Max Zoom Level: No key assigned

Toggle Zoom Level 1: No key assigned

Toggle Zoom Level 2: No key assigned

Toggle Max Zoom Level: No key assigned

Toggle Zoom: V

Toggle Night Vision: N

Toggle Thermal Vision: H

3rd Person Combat Camera: F3

WEAPON:

Fire Selected Weapon Group: No key assigned

Fire Weapon Group 1: 1/Mouse 1

Fire Weapon Group 2: 2/Mouse 2

Fire Weapon Group 3: 3/Mouse 4

Fire Weapon Group 4: 4/Mouse 5

Fire Weapon Group 5: 5

Fire Weapon Group 6: 6

Alpha Strike: No key assigned

Toggle Weapon Group: Right Control

Toggle Chain Fire: Backspace

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