Pumpkin Playground Controls Cheatsheet

This controls cheatsheet is the quick-lookup sibling to the narrative controls guide. Print it, pin it, or leave it on a second screen while you fling pumpkin people across Shiny Burger’s 2D physics sandbox. Parent hub: Tools.

Platform note: labels below follow the publicly listed PC-centric bindings. On mobile, tablet, or console, match the on-screen prompts — the actions (grab, use, pause, slow-mo, heat, undo, copy, paste, catalog) stay conceptually the same.

Core bindings

Input	Action	When to use it
LMB	Grab and fling	Move props, NPCs, bombs, vehicles; line up throws
F	Use item	Fire guns, trigger held tools, activate equipped gear
Space	Pause	Freeze the sim to rearrange, aim, or talk in chat
G	Slow motion	Study limb breaks, vehicle airtime, explosion timing
T	Heat view	Inspect fire/thermal state before water or fuel plays
Z	Undo	Roll back a bad fling or misplaced wire piece
C	Copy	Duplicate a selected build module or prop setup
V	Paste	Place the copied module; repeat for symmetric designs
Tab	Catalog	Browse 300+ items, powers-related toys, and parts

Ninety-second warm-up drill

1. Tab — spawn a light prop and a sword.
2. LMB — drag the prop, fling gently, Z if it leaves the map.
3. F — swing or fire to feel use timing.
4. Space — pause, reposition, unpause.
5. G — slow-mo a second fling for camera sense.
6. T — toggle heat view on a small fire test if available.
7. C/V — copy a sandbag wall twice for a lane.
8. Tab — grab a car or tank and drive a short loop.

Afterwards, continue with Getting Started or jump into powers.

Combo recipes (inputs only)

Staged explosion

1. Tab — equip Cluster Bomb or Pumpkin Nuke (codes PUMPKIN / BOOM — redeem help).
2. Space — pause and place.
3. Unpause; F or trigger as appropriate.
4. G — optional slow-mo for the clip.
5. Z — undo debris if the lobby wants a reset.

Wiring duplicate

1. Build a battery–motor–light slice (wiring guide).
2. C — copy the working slice.
3. V — paste repeats along a bunker wall.
4. Z — step back if a paste overlaps badly.

Heat-aware comedy

1. Start a fire interaction.
2. T — confirm heat view readout.
3. LMB — fling a water-related tool or prop into play.
4. G — watch steam/chaos in slow motion.

Power staging

1. Select time stop or gravity flip from the powers kit (tier list).
2. Space — micro-adjust props mid-plan if needed.
3. Release; follow with UFO or tornado for act two.
4. Tab — swap to vehicles on Moon or sea maps (maps).

Troubleshooting table

Symptom	Try this
Cannot pick anything up	Click nearer center mass; unpause; confirm not in a UI-only focus
Item will not activate	Press F with correct equipped tool; check catalog equip state
Simulation feels stuck	You may still be paused — tap Space
Cannot see fires clearly	Toggle T heat view
Accidental mega wreck	Spam Z early; if too late, reload map or hop server (players)
Lost a good module	Habitually C copy before risky tests
Friend confused on mobile	Point them to action names, not only PC keys

Teaching a six-player lobby

Paste this short list in chat when hosting:

• Grab/fling = LMB
• Use = F
• Pause = Space
• Slow-mo = G
• Heat = T
• Undo = Z
• Copy/Paste = C/V
• Catalog = Tab

Then link this cheatsheet and ask before nukes. Etiquette: players hub.

Related rankings and systems

Knowing inputs is half the battle; choosing toys is the rest:

• Items tier list — what to pull from Tab first
• Powers tier list — which of the eleven powers to practice
• Items guide — weapon families explained
• Updates — recheck bindings if a patch moves UI

Accessibility & comfort tips

• Lower fling force expectations on trackpads; pause more often.
• Slow motion reduces motion sickness during long meteor takes.
• Heat view can be high contrast — toggle off between tests.
• Undo is your friend; do not rely on scripts to “fix” mistakes (Scripts Hub).

Print / second-screen layout suggestion

Header: Pumpkin Playground Controls
Left column: Core bindings table
Right column: Combo recipes
Footer: Link to pumpkinplayground.wiki tools + codes

Avoid cluttering the printout with emoji. Keep margins wide enough to annotate personal notes like “nuke announce in chat.”

Version awareness

Bindings above match the launch-era public description captured in the changelog (31 October 2026 baseline). If Shiny Burger remaps keys, this page will update after verification — until then, trust on-screen prompts over memory.

Return to Tools Hub, continue learning on Guides, or claim codes before your next staged shot. Grab, pause, iterate.