Tangled Tales/Controls

Tangled Tales makes good use of the keyboard, assigning all possible actions to easy-to-remember letters.

The first part of the table lists the commands that are available outside battle and that have a corresponding icon.

Letter	Action	Adventure	Battle
↑ ←↓→	Move	Yes	No
L	Look at object or person	Yes	No
C	Cast a spell	Yes	Yes
G	Get a visible item	Yes	No
T	Talk to person	Yes	No
A or /	Act! (choose an Action)	Yes	Yes
D	Drop or give an item	Yes	No
S	Save game	Yes	No
I	Inspect your inventory and party (press Esc to exit)	Yes	Yes
E	Equip character	Yes	No
R	Rest	Yes	No
~~ Battle only or no icon ~~
F	Fight with a physical weapon	No	Yes
R	Run from battle	No	Yes
Ctrl+Q	Quit (without saving)	Yes	Yes
P	Pause when a message appears; default is 2; 9 is useful to avoid missing important clues; 0 is useful to speed across known territory.	Yes	No

People immune to carpal tunnel syndrome can choose to use the mouse instead of the ergonomic, easier, faster keyboard.

Command icons available for mouse-users.
Top row: Look, Cast spell, Get, Talk, Act.
Middle row: Drop, Save, Inventory, Equip, Rest.
Bottom row = battle commands: Fight, Run away, Inventory, Cast spell, Act.