Earth Defense Force 5 controls & keybinds

1. Move
   L-stick
   1 input
2. Aim and look
   R-stick
   1 input
3. Rescue a fallen player / get in a vehicle
   1 input
4. Reload
   1 input
5. Pause menu
   Options
   1 input

1. Fire
   1 input
2. Zoom / activate
   1 input
3. Jump
   1 input
4. Dodge roll Jump while moving sideways.
   L-stick ← or → +
   3 at once
5. Dash
   Press
   1 input
6. Switch weapons
   1 input
7. Throw a smoke flare / call a vehicle Only with a vehicle in the support slot.
   1 input

1. Fire Charge weapons: hold to charge, let go to fire. Square cancels a charge.
   1 input
2. Fly (hold) / jump
   1 input
3. Boost A burst towards where the left stick points: long in the air, short on the ground. It costs energy.
   Press
   1 input
4. Zoom
   1 input
5. Switch weapons
   1 input

1. Right-hand weapon
   1 input
2. Left-hand weapon
   1 input
3. Use right hand The weapon's own action: a dash, a jump boost, a shield.
   1 input
4. Use left hand
   1 input
5. Jump
   1 input
6. Switch weapons Swaps both arms between their two sets.
   1 input
7. Reload shield
   Press
   1 input

1. Fire
   1 input
2. Zoom / activate
   1 input
3. Jump
   1 input
4. Dodge roll
   L-stick ← or → +
   3 at once
5. Switch weapons Three weapon slots.
   1 input
6. Throw a smoke flare / call a vehicle
   1 input

1. Climb Hold to spin the rotor up and climb. There is no button to go down: let go and the helicopter sinks.
   Hold
   1 input
2. Tilt forward, back and to the sides The stick tilts the body; the rotor's lift tilts with it, and that is what moves you.
   L-stick
   1 input
3. Turn
   R-stick ← or →
   2 in order
4. Main weapon
   1 input
5. Second weapon
   1 input

1. Accelerate
   1 input
2. Reverse
   1 input
3. Steer
   L-stick ← or →
   2 in order
4. Brake
   1 input
5. Aim the turret
   R-stick
   1 input
6. Fire
   1 input

1. Walk
   L-stick
   1 input
2. Turn and lean
   R-stick
   1 input
3. Left punch / right punch
   or
   2 in order
4. Left stomp / right stomp Stomping again and again walks you forward.
   or
   2 in order
5. Straight The longest reach Barga has.
   R1, R1
   1 input
6. Chop
   L1, L1
   1 input
7. Special pose
   Press
   1 input
8. Typhoon punch
   then
   2 in order
9. Double hammer
   then
   2 in order

EA ships a full keyboard layout and almost nobody prints it. Two things matter here that never come up on a pad: whether your hand reaches the combination without leaving WASD, and whether your keyboard reports all of those keys at once — cheaper boards drop the third one silently.

Every soldier

1. Move
   W Z or or S or D
   1 key
2. Aim and look Camera Speed is the mouse sensitivity; Camera Lerp, the acceleration, starts at 0.
   Mouse
   1 key
3. Rescue a fallen player / get in a vehicle
   E
   1 key
4. Spot (mark a position)
   Q A
   1 key
5. Weapon shortcuts
   1 or 2 or 3
   1 key
6. Chat window
   T
   1 key
7. Chat shortcuts
   Left Ctrl
   1 key
8. Voice chat
   V
   1 key

Ranger

1. Fire
   Mouse 1
   1 key
2. Zoom / activate
   Mouse 2
   1 key
3. Jump
   Space
   1 key
4. Dodge roll Jump while moving sideways.
   + Space or D + Space
   rollover
5. Dash
   Left Shift
   1 key
6. Switch weapons
   Mouse wheel
   1 key
7. Reload
   R
   1 key
8. Throw a smoke flare / call a vehicle Only with a vehicle in the support slot.
   Z
   1 key

Wing Diver

1. Fire Charge weapons: hold to charge, let go to fire.
   Mouse 1
   1 key
2. Fly (hold) / jump
   Space
   1 key
3. Boost A burst towards where you are moving: long in the air, short on the ground. It costs energy.
   Mouse 2
   1 key
4. Zoom
   Left Shift
   1 key
5. Switch weapons
   Mouse wheel
   1 key
6. Reload
   R
   1 key

Fencer

1. Right-hand weapon
   Mouse 2
   1 key
2. Left-hand weapon
   Mouse 1
   1 key
3. Use right hand The weapon's own action: a dash, a jump boost, a shield.
   Space
   1 key
4. Use left hand
   Left Shift
   1 key
5. Jump
   Mouse 3
   1 key
6. Switch weapons Swaps both arms between their two sets.
   Mouse wheel
   1 key
7. Reload
   R
   1 key
8. Reload shield
   Z
   1 key

Air Raider

1. Fire
   Mouse 1
   1 key
2. Zoom / activate
   Mouse 2
   1 key
3. Jump
   Space
   1 key
4. Dodge roll
   + Space or D + Space
   rollover
5. Switch weapons Three weapon slots.
   Mouse wheel
   1 key
6. Reload
   R
   1 key
7. Throw a smoke flare / call a vehicle
   Z
   1 key

Helicopter

1. Climb Hold to spin the rotor up and climb. There is no key to go down: let go and the helicopter sinks.
   Space
   1 key
2. Tilt forward / back
   W Z or S
   1 key
3. Tilt left / right
   or D
   1 key
4. Turn Move the mouse left or right.
   Mouse
   1 key
5. Main weapon
   Mouse 1
   1 key
6. Second weapon
   Mouse 2
   1 key

Ground vehicles

1. Accelerate
   W Z
   1 key
2. Brake
   S
   1 key
3. Handbrake
   Space
   1 key
4. Fire Tanks add a second weapon on Mouse 2.
   Mouse 1
   1 key
5. Horn
   Mouse 3
   1 key

Barga (vehicle)

1. Right punch
   Mouse 2
   1 key
2. Left punch
   Mouse 1
   1 key
3. Right stomp
   Space
   1 key
4. Left stomp
   Left Shift
   1 key
5. Special pose Opens the two big moves: the pose then a left punch, or the pose then a right punch.
   Mouse 3
   1 key

Depth Crower (vehicle)

1. Right weapon
   Mouse 2
   1 key
2. Left weapon
   Mouse 1
   1 key
3. Gatling
   Left Shift
   1 key
4. Evade
   Mouse 3
   1 key
5. Jump
   Space
   1 key

Powered Exoskeleton (vehicle)

1. Right-hand weapon
   Mouse 2
   1 key
2. Left-hand weapon
   Mouse 1
   1 key
3. Right shoulder weapon
   Space
   1 key
4. Left shoulder weapon
   Left Shift
   1 key
5. Jump
   Mouse 3
   1 key