Part 5

Master Serious Sam 4 with our comprehensive guide to movement, combat controls, keyboard shortcuts, and multiplayer modes like Cooperative, Deathmatch, and Scorematch.

This guide covers the controls and shortcuts for Serious Sam 4, including default keybinds, customizable configurations, and an overview of multiplayer modes.

Movement Controls

Default:

• Move Forward: W or Arrow Up
• Move Backward: S or Arrow Down
• Strafe Left: Q or A or Arrow Left
• Strafe Right: E or D or Arrow Right
• Jump/Swim up: Space or R
• Dodge/Swim Down: F or C

Combat Controls

Default:

• Fire: Left Mouse Button or CTRL
• Manual reload: Alt
• Next/Prev weapon: / or Mouse Wheel Up and Down
• Flip Weapon: \ or Third (Middle) Mouse Button
• Knife: 1
• Colt/Two Colts: 2
• Single/Double Shotgun: 3
• Minigun/Tommygun: 4
• Rocket Launcher: 5
• Grenade Launcher: 6
• Laser: 7
• Cannon: 8

Custom Control Configurations

Players can reconfigure controls to their preference. Below are examples:

JPaterson's Controls:

• Movement: W (Forward), S (Backward), A (Strafe Left), D (Strafe Right), Space (Jump/Swim up), CTRL (Dodge/Swim down)
• Combat: Left Mouse Button (Fire), R (Manual reload), Mouse Wheel Up/Down (Next/Prev weapon), Middle Mouse Button (Flip Weapon), 1-8 (Weapon selection)

SloDeth's Controls:

• Movement: E/Right Mouse Button (Forward), D/Middle Mouse Button (Backward), S (Strafe Left), F (Strafe Right), Space (Jump/Swim up), G (Dodge/Swim down)
• Combat: Left Mouse Button (Fire), R (Manual reload), Mouse Wheel Up/Down (Next/Prev weapon)

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Console: F1
• Menu Save: F2
• Menu Load: F3
• Menu Controls: F4
• Quick Save: F6
• Quick Load: F9
• Screenshot: F11
• Start Demo Record: F7
• Stop Demo Record: F8
• Activate Menu: Escape
• Activate Console: F1 or ~ (tilde)
• Pause Game: Pause/Break
• Toggle Fullscreen: Alt-Enter

Multiplayer Information

• Supports TCP/IP play (LAN and Internet).
• Split-Screen multiplayer available on one computer.
• Supports GameSpy for server discovery.
• Up to 16 players in a single game.
• Up to 4 players in Split-Screen mode.

Cooperative Mode

Players work together against enemies. Friendly fire can be enabled or disabled. Custom levels or full game playthroughs are supported. Items can be set to be visible to all players.

Deathmatch/Scorematch

Players gain value by picking up items and over time. Killing other players adds their value to your score. The game can be limited by time or score, with the highest score winning.

Deathmatch/Fragmatch

Standard Deathmatch where players gain frags for kills and lose frags for self-kills. Games can be limited by time or frag count, with the most frags winning.

Joining A Game

1. From the Main Menu, select Network -> Join Game.
2. Choose 'Search LAN' or 'Search Internet' to find servers. Refresh if needed.
3. Alternatively, connect directly if the server address is known.