PC Controls for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Game Controls & Hotkeys, Warhammer / 01 Jan 2023

Here’s a quick guide to the standard keyboard and mouse controls, plus the hotkeys for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader on PC. Just a heads up, you can totally change these keys to whatever you prefer right from the settings in the main menu:

General Gameplay Controls

Object Highlighting: TAB

Access Character Menu: C

Open Inventory: I

View Journal: J

Display Map: M

Open Encyclopedia: L

Manage Colony: Y

Cargo Management Interface: B

Control Voidship: K

Pause/Unpause Game: SPACE

Load Previous Save Quickly: F8

Save Game Quickly: F5

Capture Screenshot: F11

Stop Current Action: G

Maintain Current Position: H

Move Camera Upwards: W / Up Arrow

Move Camera Downwards: S / Down Arrow

Move Camera Left: A / Left Arrow

Move Camera Right: D / Right Arrow

Rotate Camera Counter-Clockwise: Q

Rotate Camera Clockwise: E

Auto-Follow Character with Camera: F

Skip Dialogue Line: Space

Advance Through or Exit Cutscenes: RETURN

Party Selection Controls

Choose First Character: ALT + 1

Choose Second Character: ALT + 2

Choose Third Character: ALT + 3

Choose Fourth Character: ALT + 4

Choose Fifth Character: ALT + 5

Choose Sixth Character: ALT + 6

Select Entire Party: BACKSPACE / CTRL + A

Dialogue Interaction Controls

Select First Dialogue Option: 1

Select Second Dialogue Option: 2

Select Third Dialogue Option: 3

Select Fourth Dialogue Option: 4

Select Fifth Dialogue Option: 5

Select Sixth Dialogue Option: 6

Select Seventh Dialogue Option: 7

Select Eighth Dialogue Option: 8

Select Ninth Dialogue Option: 9

Select Tenth Dialogue Option: 0

Continue or Conclude Dialogue: SPACE

Action Bar Usage

Switch Weapon Set: X

Use First Consumable: F1

Use Second Consumable: F2

Use Third Consumable: F3

Use Fourth Consumable: F4

Select First Weapon: 1

Select Second Weapon: 2

Select Third Weapon: 3

Select Fourth Weapon: 4

Select Fifth Weapon: 5

Select Sixth Weapon: 6

Select Seventh Weapon: 7

Select Eighth Weapon: 8

Select Ninth Weapon: 9

Select Tenth Weapon: 0

Select Eleventh Weapon: –

Select Twelfth Weapon: =

Activate First Ability: Shift+1

Activate Second Ability: Shift+2

Activate Third Ability: Shift+3

Activate Fourth Ability: Shift+4

Activate Fifth Ability: Shift+5

Activate Sixth Ability: Shift+6

Activate Seventh Ability: Shift+7

Activate Eighth Ability: Shift+8

Activate Ninth Ability: Shift+9

Activate Tenth Ability: Shift+0

Activate Eleventh Ability: Shift+-

Activate Twelfth Ability: Shift+=

Use Special Ability 1: Ctrl+1

Use Special Ability 2: Ctrl+2

Use Special Ability 3: Ctrl+3

Use Special Ability 4: Ctrl+4

Use Special Ability 5: Ctrl+5

Use Special Ability 6: Ctrl+6

Use Special Ability 7: Ctrl+7

Use Special Ability 8: Ctrl+8

Use Special Ability 9: Ctrl+9

Use Special Ability 10: Ctrl+0

Use Special Ability 11: Ctrl+-

Use Special Ability 12: Ctrl+=

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