If you find that clicking on the shifters, throttles, thrusters, and the rudder is too tedious, hot keys were added to make it easier to control the boat. Hover over any control element and the hotkeys will be displayed. For further reference, see the list below.
Boat Docking Simulator — Hot Key Reference
Two complete control schemes run side by side — pick whichever suits your dominant hand. No settings menu needed; both are always active.
WASD Scheme (right-handed setup — mouse in right hand)
|
Action |
Forward / Left |
Reverse / Right |
|
Left engine (throttle + shifter) |
`W` |
`S` |
|
Right engine (throttle + shifter) |
`I` |
`K` |
|
Left engine — separate-throttle mode |
`R` |
`F` |
|
Right engine — separate-throttle mode |
`U` |
`J` |
|
Rudder |
`A` |
`D` |
|
Bow thruster |
`Q` |
`E` |
|
Stern thruster |
`Z` |
`X` |
|
Neutral (shifter) |
`C` (left) |
`V` (right) |
|
Stop |
`Esc` |
|
🔢 Numpad Scheme (left-handed setup — mouse in left hand)
|
Action |
Forward / Left |
Reverse / Right |
|
Left engine (throttle + shifter) |
`Num 8` |
`Num 2` |
|
Right engine (throttle + shifter) |
`Num +` |
`Num -` |
|
Left engine — separate-throttle mode |
`Num *` |
`Num /` |
|
Right engine — separate-throttle mode |
`Enter’ |
‘Num .’ |
|
Rudder |
`Num 4` |
`Num 6` |
|
Bow thruster |
`Num 7` |
`Num 9` |
|
Stern thruster |
`Num 1` |
`Num 3` |
|
Neutral (shifter) |
`Num 5` |
`Num 0` |
|
Stop |
`Esc` |
|
Both schemes are always active, so a player simply uses whichever side of
the keyboard suits their dominant hand.