Hotkeys

Description

| Hotkeys are keyboard buttons that you can press as a shortcut for a specific command in the game. All of the hotkeys listed below can also be found in the Help Window. You can also find the hotkey for a specific order in the Main Window by holding your pointer over an active order button. |

Hotkey Listing

| Main Window |
|  | M | Move To
|  | W | Warp
|  | Alt 0 - 9 | Set Waypoint #
|  | Ctrl 0 - 9 | Move To Waypoint #
|  | C | Colonize
|  | A | Attack
|  | F | Fleet Transfer
|  | S | Resupply
|  | R | Repair
|  | Backspace / Del | Clear Orders
|  | Q | Set Construction Queue
|  | T | Cargo Transfer
|  | U | Launch\Recover Units
|  | L | Load Cargo
|  | D | Drop Cargo
|  | I | Launch Units Remotely
|  | O | Recover Units Remotely
|  | Y | Sentry
|  | E | Explore
|  | P | Set Patrol
|  | K | Repeat Orders
|  | B | Stellar Manipulations
|  | V | View Orders
|  | G | Scrap / Analyze / Mothball
|  | H | Change Formation \ Strategy
|  | N | Change Name
|  | J | Jettison Cargo
|  | Z | Cloak
|  | X | Decloak
|  | Ctrl M | Sweep Mines
|  | Ctrl T | Add Tagged Minefield
|  | Ctrl R | Remove Tagged Minefield
|  | Ctrl A | Abandon Planet
|  | Ctrl V | Convert Resources
|  | F1 | Help
|  | F2 | Game Menu
|  | F3 | Designs
|  | F4 | Planets
|  | F5 | Colonies
|  | F6 | Ship\Units
|  | F7 | Construction Queues
|  | F8 | Research
|  | F9 | Empires
|  | F10 | Log
|  | F11 | Empire Status
|  | F12 | End Turn
|  | Spacebar / Ctrl N | Next Ship
|  | Ctrl B | Previous Ship
|  | Ctrl F | Next Fleet
|  | Ctrl D | Previous Fleet
|  | Ctrl C | Next Colony
|  | Ctrl X | Previous Colony
|  | Ctrl P | Movement Log Replay Full
|  | Ctrl O | Movement Log Replay Reload
|  | Ctrl I | Movement Log Replay Single Step
|  | Ctrl U | Movement Log Replay Follow Ship
|  | Ctrl L | Toggle: Show Ship Movement Lines
|  | Ctrl S | Toggle: Sound
|  | Ctrl H | Show the Tutorial \ Scenario Window
|  | Shift A | Selects all of the ships in the ship list
|  | Shift C | Clears all of the selected ships in the ship list
| Tactical Combat Window |
|  | Alt 0 - 9 | Set Group # Leader
|  | Ctrl 0 - 9 | Set Group # Member
|  | L | Launch Units
|  | T | Drop Troops
|  | R | Ram Ship
|  | C | Capture Ship
|  | E | End Combat Turn
|  | Spacebar / Ctrl N | Next Ship with movement
|  | Ctrl B | Previous Ship with movement
|  | Ctrl F | Next Ship which can fire
|  | Ctrl D | Previous Ship which can fire
|  | Shift A | Select all available weapons which can fire
|  | Shift C | Clear all selected weapons

Special Notes

| None |

Related Areas

| Help Window, Main Window, Tactical Combat Window |