Hotkeys
| 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. | ||
| Main Window |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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