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Controls & keybinds
Every key and button the Mad Drift servers use, for keyboard and for Xbox and PlayStation controllers.
Keyboard
Tap or hover a coloured key to see what it does.
MadMenu
Competition
Ghost practice
Other Mad Drift
GTA driving
Not used
Coming soon
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Tap or hover a coloured key.
Swipe the keyboard sideways to see the arrows and numpad.
Driving and menus
| F1 | Open MadMenu (fixed key) |
| F2 | Noclip on/off, hold Shift to fly faster (fixed key) |
| F3 | Player names over heads |
| F5 | Repair your car |
| E + Tab | Repair your car |
| F6 | Drift camera |
| 4 | Save your spawnpoint |
| 5 | Go back to your spawnpoint |
| ↑ | Scoreboard (hold) |
| T | Chat |
| Q | MadRadio |
| F10 | Ghost practice: start / stop your ghosts Soon |
| F11 | Ghost practice: record / stop a line Soon |
Competitions
| Y | I am ready |
| N | Not ready |
| J | Open the judge tablet |
| H | While watching a run: TV / spectate / free look |
| Enter | While watching a run: next camera or driver |
| Backspace | Leave the broadcast camera |
| F9 | Comp info card: small / full / off |
| K | Watch every run in TV view or free look |
| F4 | Broadcast camera on/off |
| Num + | Broadcast camera: next shot |
| Num - | Broadcast camera: follow whoever drifts nearby |
Inside menus
| Ins | Handling editor: share the hovered tune preset |
| Del | Handling editor: delete the hovered tune preset |
| Space | Mod menu: action on the hovered item |
| Arrows | Prop placer: move the prop |
| Enter | Prop placer: place the prop |
| Backspace | Prop placer and showcase: cancel / leave |
| Esc | Close the judge/host tablet, MadRadio and teams |
Comp staff
| F7 | Host tablet |
| Num 7 / 8 / 9 | Open check-in / status / close check-in |
| Num 4 / 5 / 6 | Skip driver / next run / go now |
| Num 1 / 2 / 3 | Redo run / everyone to paddock / stop run |
| Num / | Show or hide the track cameras |
| Num * | Broadcast settings menu |
Xbox & PlayStation controller
PS4 and PS5 controllers use the same buttons. Pick your controller to see its button names.
Tap or hover a button. Grey buttons are not used.
- LTL2Brake / reverseFree camera: down
- LBL1Hold for the combos belowFree camera: roll left
- D-pad ↑D-pad ↑Scoreboard (hold)MadMenu: up
- MadMenu: down
- MadMenu: left / slider
- MadMenu: right / sliderHeadlights
- Left stickLeft stickSteerFree camera: move
- L3L3Horn
- Open / close MadMenu
- RTR2ThrottleFree camera: up
- RBR1HandbrakeFree camera: roll right
- Get in / out of a carScoreboard (hold)Handling editor: delete the hovered preset
- Mod menu: action on the hovered item
- MadMenu: backLeave the broadcast camera or showcaseProp placer: cancel
- MadMenu: selectConfirm warningsProp placer: place
- Right stickRight stickLook around
- Look behindHandling editor: share the hovered preset
- MenuOptionsPause menu
Combos
| LB + D-pad →L1 + D-pad → | Repair your car. As the driver this also switches the jump tune on/off. |
| LB + D-pad ↓L1 + D-pad ↓ | Save your spawnpoint |
| LB + D-pad ↑L1 + D-pad ↑ | Go back to your spawnpoint |
| A + LT / RT✕ + L2 / R2 | Free camera: zoom |
| B + LT / RT○ + L2 / R2 | Free camera: speed |
Keyboard only
These have no controller button in the code. Use the keyboard for them.
| F2 | Noclip |
| F3 | Player names |
| F6 | Drift camera |
| T | Chat |
| Q | MadRadio |
| Y / N | Comp: ready / not ready |
| J | Comp: judge tablet |
| F7 | Comp: host tablet (staff) |
| H | Comp: switch view |
| Enter | Comp: next camera |
| F9 | Comp info card |
| K | Comp: watch every run |
| F4 | Broadcast camera |
| Numpad | Broadcast and comp staff keys |
| F10 / F11 | Ghost practice (soon) |
Change a key: most Mad Drift keys can be moved in GTA Settings → Key Bindings → FiveM. F1 and F2 are fixed.
Keys marked soon are finished but not on the live servers yet.