Animal Hospital Night Shift Controls & Interactions

Smooth controls separate teams that clear shift 10 from teams that mis-admit on panic clicks. Animal Hospital (Anomaly) uses standard Roblox movement plus context Interact prompts at the reception desk, CCTV tablet, photo camera, PC registry, and treatment stations. This guide covers PC, mobile, and controller basics for released online co-op — pair it with the anomaly encyclopedia so you know when to press each input.

Default bindings (PC)

Action	Key
Move	W A S D
Jump	Space
Interact	E (context prompt)
Sprint	Shift (when available)

Roblox allows rebinding in settings — keep Interact on an easy key; you spam E during intake stamps, photo pickup, and bandage apply.

Mobile and controller

Mobile uses on-screen thumbstick movement and a tap Interact button when prompts appear. Photo comparison is harder on small screens — zoom camera angle manually before declaring ear mismatches.

Controller maps movement to sticks and interact to the standard Roblox button (often X on Xbox, Square on PlayStation). Reception mains on controller should pre-open CCTV before photo develops to reduce finger travel.

Co-op mix of PC + mobile is common; call anomalies verbally because mobile players may not read chat mid-queue.

Reception desk workflow

Typical intake sequence and inputs:

1. Greet patient at window — visual scan (no button, just time)
2. Stamp intake form — Interact on paperwork
3. Take photo — Interact on camera; wait for printer
4. Compare polaroid to window — pick up print with Interact; some cursed prints drain sanity on pickup
5. CCTV tablet — Interact to open feeds; switch lobby vs check-in cameras
6. PC registration — Interact to log patient after checks pass
7. Print badge — Interact on badge printer
8. Assign room — select basic medical, DNA, X-ray, heart monitor, or surgery based on illness icon

If any step fails anomaly tells, skip registration and hit the shutter instead.

Shutter (anomaly reject)

The red shutter button sits on the left side of the check-in desk. One press lowers the barrier and ejects confirmed fakes. Rules:

• Use when any detection layer fails
• Wrong reject on a real patient is safe; wrong admit is not
• Raise shutter after the anomaly leaves so legitimate patients can enter
• Head Banger may block glass — coffee handoff before forcing shutter; see characters

Rejection increments your end-of-shift anomaly counter and improves cash rewards when you were correct.

CCTV tablet

Interact with the security tablet to view feeds. Best practice:

• Open CCTV while photo develops — parallel checks save queue time
• Hold feed 3–5 seconds per patient for camera-only twitching
• Compare ears and eyes window vs cam for mismatch tells
• Watch for void bodies and Disguised Shapeshifter true forms at check-in spot

Deployable camera from the Supplies Shop adds angles but uses the same interact logic to place and view.

Photo camera

Interact to snap required patient photo. Do not stamp until:

• Print fully develops
• You compare ears, eyes, horns, and markings to live patient
• Static or cursed face is ruled out

Rushing photo step causes most mid-game fails — Secretary class sanity helps but does not replace comparison discipline.

Treatment room interactions

Once admitted, escort or assign patients to wings:

• Basic medical / DNA — herbs, medicine, bandages at station prompts
• X-ray / heart monitor — machine interact sequences per illness icon
• Surgery (Room 8) — scalpel, scissors, organ transplant prompts; fire extinguisher nearby for fire events

Hold Interact on some minigames; tap rhythm prompts on others. Surgeon speed boosts after heals help runners between rooms during Ambulance Rush.

Combat and emergency controls

When anomalies enter despite checks:

• Taser — aim and fire; stuns Shapeshifters; Security starts with one
• Gun — Secret Agent or shop purchase; limited ammo
• Melee struggle — hold Interact to peel monster off patient; drains sanity if it hits back
• Fire extinguisher — aim at flames on patient or room
• Coffee / mint tea — drink from inventory to restore sanity between events

Environmental threats (Stalker, ceiling monsters) often need behavior counters — not gun spam — see items tier.

Co-op control splits

Player	Primary inputs	Backup
P1 Reception	Shutter, photo, PC, CCTV	Coffee
P2 Medic	Treatment Interact chains	Bandages
P3 Hunter	Taser/gun	Struggle peel
P4 Runner	Room assign, cola speed	Extinguisher

Swap roles when sanity pools differ — Psychologist desk main should not also solo surgery on low sanity.

PC performance tips

• Lower graphics if CCTV feed lags — missed void bodies cost runs
• Push-to-talk over open mic for clearer callouts
• Mouse sensitivity moderate for quick camera pans to patient ears

Related pages

• Anomalies — what to look for before shutter
• Characters — Barney coffee, Ratthew baseline
• Players Hub — systems overview
• Getting Started — first shift walkthrough

Controls stay consistent across patches; new items may add interact prompts — test in lobby before ranked nights with friends.