Shooting
City Hero lists keyboard and touch input options, but understanding what an action does is more portable than remembering where one control sits.
Read the layout currently offered
City Hero's stored controls mention arrows, Space, or touch. Begin with the actual legend or introduction shown for the current interface. Identify which available input moves the hero and which triggers an attack according to that explanation. The short record does not completely map every action, and it does not verify identical support on every device. Use the layout actually presented rather than assuming a familiar keyboard convention or an unseen touch button.
Name the intention before the location
When learning an action, describe its purpose as well as the physical input: moving in a chosen direction or using the attack the game demonstrates. This connects the control with an observable response. If you later use another supported layout, retain that intention while learning the new button or gesture. A remembered spot on a keyboard does not tell you where a touch interface places the equivalent action.
Check the new response deliberately
After changing to another available input method, inspect one intentional action before combining several rapidly. Did the hero do what you expected, and does the new layout require a different gesture? Let the actual game explain the correspondence. The city defense theme can remain familiar while your hands learn a new arrangement. Understanding the action itself makes that transition clearer than treating the physical position of the old control as part of the game's rules.