Understanding the core controls is crucial for interacting with the world. Garry's Mod uses a standard FPS control scheme, but with several unique additions:
- W, A, S, D: Movement (Forward, Left, Back, Right)
- Spacebar: Jump
- Shift: Sprint (hold)
- Ctrl: Crouch (hold)
- Mouse 1 (Left Click): Primary Fire / Use Tool (depending on selected tool)
- Mouse 2 (Right Click): Secondary Fire / Tool Specific Action
- E: Use / Interact (e.g., open doors, pick up items)
- Q: Open Spawn Menu / Context Menu (most important key!)
- C: Open Context Menu (for advanced entity manipulation)
- Z: Undo last action (extremely useful for building)
- X: Reload (reloads current weapon or tool)
- R: Physgun Primary Fire (grabs objects)
- F: Physgun Secondary Fire (freezes objects)
- V: Noclip (fly through walls, for administrators/single-player)
You can customize these keybindings in the 'Options' menu under 'Keyboard'.