SO:Movement

Movement is the physical change of locaiton/position within The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order.

This article will explain how to perform all the available forms of Movement for Characters in Althas.

Crawling

Key	Description
Left Ctrl (Hold)	While holding Ctrl, switch to Crawling Stance. Releasing Ctrl to go back to either Standing Stance or Crouching Stance (whichever you were previously in).
Left Ctrl (Hold) + W (Click/Hold)	While in Crawling Stance, Crawl Forwards
Left Ctrl (Hold) + D (Click/Hold)	While in Crawling Stance, Crawl to the Right
Left Ctrl (Hold) + A (Click/Hold)	While in Crawling Stance, Crawl to the Left
Left Ctrl (Hold) + S (Click/Hold)	While in Crawling Stance, Crawl Backwards

Clicking Spacebar while in Crawling Stance will bring you back to either a Standing Stance or Crouching Stance (whichever you were previously in).

Crouching

Key	Description
Left Ctrl (Click)	Toggle between Crouching Stance and Standing Stance. Standing Stance is Standard.
W (Click/Hold)	While in Crouching Stance, Crouch Forwards
D (Click/Hold)	While in Crouching Stance, Crouch to the Right
A (Click/Hold)	While in Crouching Stance, Crouch to the Left
S (Click/Hold)	While in Crouching Stance, Crouch Backwards

Clicking Spacebar while in Crouching Stance will bring you to a Standing Stance.

Walking

Key	Description
Left Alt (Click)	Toggle between Walking and Jogging. Jogging is Standard
W (Click/Hold)	While Walking, Walk Forwards
D (Click/Hold)	While Walking, Walk to the Right
A (Click/Hold)	While Walking, Walk to the Left
S (Click/Hold)	While Walking, Walk Backwards

Jogging

Key	Description
Left Alt (Click)	Toggle between Jogging and Walking. Jogging is Standard.
W (Click/Hold)	While Jogging, Jog Forwards
D (Click/Hold)	While Jogging, Jog to the Right
A (Click/Hold)	While Jogging, Jog to the Left
S (Click/Hold)	While Jogging, Jog Backwards

Sprinting

Key	Description
Shift (Hold)	While holding Shift, switch to Sprinting. Releasing Shift to go back to Jogging.
Shift (Hold) + W (Click/Hold)	While Sprinting, Sprint Forwards
Shift (Hold) + D (Click/Hold)	While Sprinting, Sprint to the Right
Shift (Hold) + A (Click/Hold)	While Sprinting, Sprint to the Left

• While on foot, Sprinting rapidly depletes your Stamina.
• Sprinting, when coupled with an attack, can do extra damage.
• If the Character, or his/her weapon, ram into another Character or object, then Sprinting is halted.
• Possibly inflicting damage depending on collision.
• You cannot Sprint Backwards

Jumping

Key	Description
Spacebar (Click)	Jump Medium Height, and no Distance, Forwards or Backwards
Spacebar (Click) + W (Click)	While Walking: Jump Low Height and Short Distance Forwards While Jogging: Jump Medium Height and Medium Distance Forwards While Running: Jump Low Height and Long Distance Forwards
Spacebar (Click) + D (Click)	While Walking: Jump Low Height and Short Distance to the Right While Jogging: Jump Medium Height and Medium Distance to the Right While Running: Jump Low Height and Long Distance to the Right
Spacebar (Click) + A (Click)	While Walking: Jump Low Height and Short Distance to the Left While Jogging: Jump Medium Height and Medium Distance to the Left While Running: Jump Low Height and Medium Distance to the Left
Spacebar (Click) + S (Click)	While Walking: Jump Low Height and Short Distance Backwards While Jogging: Jump Medium Height and Short Distance Backwards While Running: Jump Low Height and Short Distance Backwards

• While on foot, Jumping rapidly depletes your Stamina.
• Jumping, when coupled with an attack, can do extra damage.

Sitting

When the PC approaches an object that can be sat in (a "Seat"), point the Mouse Reticle at the Seat and the option to Sit will appear. Click F key to sit in the Seat.

Which in the Seat, you can interact with items while you're sitting in the Seat by clicking F key. To stand back up (out of the Seat), Double-tap F key.

Swimming

When a Character enters a body of water greater than waist depth, the Character will go into Swimming State. While in a Swimming State, the Character is unable to Attack or Block.

Leaving the body of water will bring the character back to Grounded State

Breast Stroke

Key	Description
W (Click/Hold)	While Breast Stroking, Breast Stroke Forward
D (Click/Hold)	While Breast Stroking, Breast Stroke to the Right
A (Click/Hold)	While Breast Stroking, Breast Stroke to the Left
S (Click/Hold)	While Breast Stroking, Breast Stroke Backwards

• When in Fresh Water, Breast Stroking does not deplete your Stamina, but does not increase it either.
• When in Salt Water, Breast Stroking depletes your Stamina.
• When Stamina reaches 0 while Swimming, Character will cease to Swim and will begin Sinking to the bottom.

Front Crawl

Key	Description
Shift (Hold)	While holding Shift, switch to Front Crawl. Releasing Shift to go back to Breast Stroke.
Shift (Hold) + W (Click/Hold)	While Front Crawl, Front Crawl Forwards
Shift (Hold) + D (Click/Hold)	While Front Crawl, Front Crawl to the Right
Shift (Hold) + A (Click/Hold)	While Front Crawl, Front Crawl to the Left

• When in Fresh Water, Front Crawl depletes your Stamina.
• When in Salt Water, Front Crawl rapidly depletes your Stamina.
• When Stamina reaches 0 while Swimming, Character will cease to Swim and will begin Sinking to the bottom.
• If the Character rams into another Character or object, then Front Crawl is halted.
• Possibly inflicting damage depending on collision.
• You cannot Front Crawl Backwards

Breathing

[WIP]

Drowning

[WIP]

Climbing Ladders

When the PC approaches an object that can be climbed (a "Ladder"), point the **Mouse Reticle** at the Ladder and you should see the option to Climb. Click F key to attach to the Ladder.

Hold W key to Climb Up the Ladder, or S key to Climb Down the Ladder. When you reach the Top or Bottom of the Ladder, the PC will stop Climbing.

Carrying Ladders

See SO:Carryable Objects#Ladders.