The Forge Controls Guide
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The Forge Controls Guide

LIONJEK December 6, 2025 No Comments

The Forge is a dynamic combat and crafting experience that blends precise control mechanics with resource gathering, weapon forging, and strategic skill execution. Understanding the controls is essential for mastering movement, combat flow, mining efficiency, and interaction with the forge itself. Whether you play on PC, mobile, or with a controller, each input contributes directly to your performance and progression.

This guide provides a clear breakdown of every control, explains how each action functions during gameplay, and highlights advanced techniques such as parry timing, movement canceling, and optimized mining. By learning how every system connects, players can navigate The Forge more confidently, craft stronger gear, and approach combat with greater control and consistency.

The Forge Controls Guide

PC / Keyboard & Mouse

  • Movement: W / A / S / D.
  • Light attack: Left mouse button (LMB).
  • Heavy attack: Right mouse button (RMB) or hold LMB (varies by weapon).
  • Block / Guard: F (or hold block key). Parry window on perfect-timed block.
  • Interact: E.
  • Run / Sprint: Shift.
  • Hotbar slots: Number keys 1–0 to select items.
  • Inventory: T or I (site-specific; T is commonly documented).

Mobile / Touch

  • Movement: Left on-screen joystick.
  • Attack / Interact: On-screen buttons: tap for light attack, hold for heavy/charged attack; tap interact icon for anvil/forge/loot.
  • Block: On-screen block button. Parry via timed tap.

Controller (if supported)

  • Left stick β€” move; Right trigger β€” light; Left trigger β€” block; face buttons β€” interact/hotbar.

Deep dive β€” controls & how they interact with gameplay

1) Movement & camera

  • Standard FPS/RPG movement: WASD or left joystick. Sprint with Shift (PC). On mobile use the left-stick. Camera is mouse/look swipe. These basics control positioning for mining, combat, and exploration.
  • Strafing while attacking is important: light-attack chains are mobile-friendly; heavy attacks usually root you or slow movement. Use strafing + light attacks for kiting.

2) Combat: attacks, blocks, parries, combos

  • Light attack (fast): quick cooldown, used to chain hits and interrupt enemy recovery.
  • Heavy attack (slow / stronger): damages more and may have stagger; often performed by holding the attack button or using a dedicated heavy button. Good for finishing or breaking enemy guard.
  • Block & parry: Hold block (F or block button). A perfectly timed block triggers a parry/stun window (short) allowing a counterattack β€” mastering timing is key to high-level play. Parry timing differs between weapons/enemies.
  • Combos / attack canceling: Many weapons allow chaining light attacks; heavy attacks often end the chain. Movement-cancel (step/backdash) between attacks reduces incoming damage and repositions you.

3) Interact & forging workflow

  • E (PC) / on-screen interact (mobile): used for interacting with the anvil/forge, vendors, chests, and NPCs. The forge/anvil UI is where you combine smelted ores into weapons/armor and select rune slots/affixes.
  • Forging steps (high level): mine ores β†’ smelt at furnace/forge to get bars/materials β†’ open forge UI β†’ select recipe or custom forge to produce weapon/armor β†’ equip/upgrade. The rarity and types of ores affect stats.

4) Mining controls & tools

  • Use the pickaxe (equip slot) and left-click (or tap) to mine rocks. Different pickaxes have different mine power and luck (drop chance). Upgrading pickaxes speeds mining and boosts rare drops.
  • Mining often requires you to aim at nodes and sometimes to time hits to break them efficiently (some nodes stagger or have hit windows).

5) Inventory, hotbar and UI interactions

  • Hotbar via number keys (PC) or quick-select on mobile. Keep healing items and tools on quick slots for emergencies. Inventory/trade UI: commonly T or I. The forge UI uses modular slots (materials + runes).

Advanced mechanics & high-skill controls usage

Parry windows and timing

Perfect block/parry tends to have a small window that, when hit, stuns enemy briefly and opens a free counterattack. Practicing enemy attack telegraphs (windups) and learning weapon reach is how you master parries. Many community guides stress practicing on early enemies to learn timings.

Weapon-specific behaviors

Light vs heavy movesets depend on weapon weight and type (swords vs axes vs hammers). Light weapons: faster chains, less stagger. Heavy weapons: more stagger and armor penetration but slower. Adjust playstyle accordingly.

Movement cancels & spacing

Cancel attack recovery by backstepping and using the small movement frames between attacks. Good players weave in/out of range to bait attacks and punish with a parry or heavy.

Mobile micro-controls

On mobile, practice tap vs hold: tap = light; hold = charge. Because mobile lacks precision, blocking/parry timing relies more on rhythm than precise micro-adjustments β€” move and block conservatively.

UI & icon glossary

  • Anvil / Forge icon: open forging UI.
  • Pickaxe icon: equips mining tool.
  • Hotbar icons (1–0): items, consumables, tools.

Tips, tricks & optimization

  1. Quick-swap hotkeys: keep a healing item and a pickaxe on your fastest keys so you can heal & mine without opening inventory.
  2. Practice parries on world mobs: early enemies have clear windups β€” memorize them.
  3. Use light-attack strafing for kiting: reduces damage taken and increases DPS uptime.
  4. Mobile: reduce on-screen clutter: customize HUD (if possible) so attack and block buttons are reachable with thumbs.
  5. Controller users: remap triggers to the actions you use most (block/attack) for faster reactions. Mappings vary by platform.

Troubleshooting & common questions

Q β€” My inputs aren’t responsive on mobile / PC.
A β€” Check for background apps and touch calibration (mobile) or mouse polling rate (PC). Rebind keys if default conflicts with OS shortcuts. Restarting the client and verifying settings often fixes laggy inputs.

Q β€” Where’s the forge/anvil?
A β€” Forge/anvil locations are map-specific. The in-game icon or map markers usually show the nearest forge. Check beginner guides for map-specific locations.

Q β€” How do I change keybinds?
A β€” Open Settings β†’ Controls (if the game exposes remapping). If not present, use OS-level remapping or controller mapping tools as a last resort.

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