2.1. Basics

2.1.1. Getting Into the Game

PC:
After downloading the game, an ovTwo icon will be placed on your desktop. Simply click the desktop icon to launch ovTwo. You will be asked to login with your ovTwo username and password that you signed up with at the website.

2.1.2. Movement Controls

PC:
Basic Movement Controls:

• W (Walk/Run Forward)
• S (Walk/Run Backward)
• A (Turn Left)
• D (Turn Right)
• Q (Strafe Left)
• E (Strafe Right)
• R (Toggle Walk/Run)
• Spacebar (Jump)
• Shift (Walk/Run)

Advanced Movement Controls:

• Tab (Toggle Look Mode On/Off)
• Right Click [Hold] (Look Mode)
• Left Click [Hold on Avatar] (Rotate camera around your avatar)
• Right Click (Bring up options menu on objects or other avatars)
• Left Click (Use equipped item)
• Left Click [Double] (Execute default action on objects)
• Insert (Run Automatically)
• Home (Jump camera to first person view)
• End (Jump camera to third person view)
• Page Up/Mouse Wheel Scroll Up (Zoom camera in)
• Page Down/Mouse Wheel Scroll Down (Zoom camera out)
• R (Switch to Rotation handles in build mode)
• T (Switch to Movement Translation handles in build mode)

2.1.3. Keyboard Shortcuts

PC:
General:

• I (Display inventory)
• M (Display map)
• F (Display friends list)
• O (Display options)
• G (Display animations)
• H (Display home list)
• C (Display equipped items bar)
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 (Equip item assigned to key)
• Esc (Exit to main menu)
• Ctrl + P (Take screenshot)
• F3 (Toggle display of UI)
• F4 (Toggle display of usernames)

Chat:

• Enter (Start sending a chat message)
• Backspace (Reply to last private message)
• Ctrl + 1 (Filter all chat)
• Ctrl + 2 (Filter local chat)
• Ctrl + 3 (Filter private messages)
• Ctrl + 4 (Filter friends chat)
• Ctrl + 5 (Filter guide chat)
• Ctrl + 6 (Filter system messages)
• Ctrl + 7 (Filter game messages)

2.1.4. The Learning Center

The Learning Center is the place to go to learn about ovTwo. It is filled with tutorials that cover all of the basics as well as some advanced features of the game. In addition to this help document it is where to go if you have a question. All users are encouraged to complete all tutorials in order as they are intended to progress from basics to the more advanced features. The tutorials are: Basics, Communication, Inventory, Money and Shopping, Homes, and Travel.

Completing the Learning Center will allow you to enjoy ovTwo more by getting you familiar with all of its great features. The Learning Center is also a great place to light fireworks with your free sparkler you receive when you sign up.

2.1.5. Free Apartments

Free apartments are the housing that most players first own. They appear on the map as a blue apartment building. Free apartments can be found in the Hub’s Metroview Apartments, Volcano Island’s Paradise Apartments, and Ancient Moon’s Sol Apartments.