Part 5

Master Serious Sam: The First Encounter with our comprehensive guide to movement, combat, keyboard shortcuts, and multiplayer modes like Cooperative and Deathmatch.

This section details the various controls and shortcuts available in Serious Sam: The First Encounter, along with information on multiplayer modes.

Movement Controls

Default Controls:

• 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 Controls:

• 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

JPaterson's Controls:

Movement:

• Move Forward: W
• Move Backward: S
• Strafe Left: A
• Strafe Right: D
• Jump/Swim up: Space
• Dodge/Swim down: CTRL

Combat:

• Fire: Left Mouse Button
• Manual reload: R
• Next/Prev weapon: Mouse Wheel Up/Down
• Flip Weapon: 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

SloDeth's Controls:

Movement:

• Move Forward: E/Right Mouse Button
• Move Backward: D/Middle Mouse Button
• Strafe Left: S
• Strafe Right: F
• Jump/Swim up: Space
• Dodge/Swim down: G

Combat:

• Fire: Left Mouse Button
• Manual reload: R
• Next/Prev weapon: Mouse Wheel Up/Down

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

• TCP/IP play supported (LAN and Internet)
• Split-Screen for multiplayer on one computer
• Supports GameSpy for server location
• Up to 16 players in one game
• Up to 4 players on one computer (Split-Screen)

Cooperative Mode

Players work together against enemies. Friendly fire can be optionally enabled/disabled. Custom levels or entire games can be played. Items can be optionally shared among all players.

Deathmatch/Scorematch

Players compete on score. Picking up items and time increase player value. Killing opponents adds their value to your score. Killing recently respawned players is less effective. Killing yourself subtracts from your score. Games can be limited by time or score.

Deathmatch/Fragmatch

Standard Deathmatch mode. Frags are earned by killing opponents; self-kills deduct frags. Games can be limited by time or frag count.

Joining A Game

1. From the Main Menu, select Network -> Join Game.
2. Choose "Search LAN" or "Search Internet" to find servers.
3. Select a server from the list or press "Refresh".
4. If the server address is known, it can be entered directly.