Game Controls

Game controls works under three primary categories: key commands, /commands (forward-slash commands), and gestures.

Key Commands

W, A, S, D, and the arrow keys: Moves the Mermaid. Pressing W or UP gives you a speed boost. You can hold the key down to sustain speed, or tap rapidly to build up speed.
B: Opens up the inventory. Think "B" for backpack.
R: Actives the gesturing system. The R key needs to be held down for as long as you make the gesture.
CTRL-H: Displays collision volumes. Press again to show collision volume for the player, and press again to go back to normal.
ENTER: Activates the in-game text messaging. This moves a caret to the chat window and allows you to type. You can press ESC to get out of the text messaging.

/(Forward-Slash)Commands

/target 0: Clears the selection, if the player has targeted an object.
/spawn a CREATURENAME: Spawns different creatures. CREATURENAME denotes the name of a type of mob. Valid entries are "Shark", "Snook", "Yellowfish", and a few others. All of these commands are case sensitive.
/createitem ITEMNAME: Creates an item in the player's inventory. Current valid options are "FishWand" and "FloraWand."

Social System Commands

/creategroup
/add
/join
/remove
/viewgroups
/demote
/promote
/setParent
/createSpire
/addGroupEffect
/removeGroupEffect

Gestures

Gesture commands are executed by holding down the R key, moving the mouse around (without dragging it), and then releasing the R key. The gestures work depending on what type of wand the player has in hand, and what shape is made in the gesture.

FloraWand

Drawing a circle (clockwise, starting from the top) creates a coral where the player is located. This command creates a coral on the exact location of the player, so it is possible to get corals that are floating above the sea-floor.
Drawing a star (5 pointed star, starting from lower-left corner, then to top, then to lower right, then to leftmost, then to rightmost, then to lower-left), creates a targeted coral to bloom, and become colorful.

FishWand

If the player executes any one of the following commands, while targeting a fish, the targeted fish begins to follow the player around.