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Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls list. Keyboard hotkey's can be changed via options menu in the game.

List of controls and shortcuts available in game

Basic

Left click selects items, places build orders, orders production x1
Right click cancels build order, places orders for troops, orders production x10
1-9, 0 will select units or houses assigned to with Ctrl + 1-9, 0 keys
Shift + 1-9, 0 will link selected warriors group to group assigned to with Ctrl + 1-9, 0 keys
Shift + Left click orders production x100
Shift + Right click orders production x1000
Right click when barracks or woodcutter is selected, sets rally or cutting point respectively.

Navigation

Esc closes the open message or active tab in the game menu
F1-F4 opens corresponding tab in the gameplay menu
Cursor keys will move you around the map

Zoom

Mouse wheel scrolling or Page Up and Page Down will zoom in and out
Holding middle mouse button will allow to move viewport around terrain
Backspace will reset zoom back to 100%

Singleplayer

P pauses the game
Spacebar will center the screen on last placed beacon or message's location
Del deletes the open message in game
F5-F8 sets the game pace to x1 / x3 / x6 / x10
Speedup multiplier can be changed in XML settings file. It also works in multiplayer, if you're alone in a lobby.

Tactical

B will place a beacon on map that your allies can see
T while pressed will show team names over units in multiplayer

Orders for selected groups: H halt (stop)
S split into two groups
Ctrl + S split off 1 unit from a group
L link with another group
F supply with food
X start storm attack
= add a formation line
- remove a formation line
, rotate clockswise
. rotate counterclockswise

School training orders

When clicked on train button:

  • Left click add Unit to queue (default behaviour)
  • Right click add Unit to all empty positions in the queue
  • Shift + Left click Add a unit and train it right now. If school is already training a unit, postpone its training and replace it.
  • Ctrl + Left click similar to previous option, but don't postpone training of currently trained unit

When clicked on units icons in queue:

  • Left click removes clicked unit from queue
  • Right click removes clicked unit and all units to the right from him
  • Shift or Ctrl + Left click applies same logic as when clicked on train button

While Spectating or watching Replay

Ctrl + Replay view/Spectating player hotkey, or Double Click on players row, in spectator's panel: changes screen position to selected player

Building tab

Q road plan W field plan E wine plan R cancel plan

Other

F11 will show developers panel and menu
Map editor: Ctrl + Z shortcut to Undo button on the terrain panel
Ctrl + Y shortcut to Redo button on the terrain panel
Shift + Right click for barracks/woodcutters - rally/cutting point