The Cockpit


One of the best thing that gives you the advantage points in any type of game, is the memorization of the keybindings or the hotkeys. You can determine those hotkeys by pointing at the User-interface items, Highlighted characters means a hotkey as shown from the image below. Pointing the mouse at the Dozer will give information about the dozer and the highlighted letter "D" is the hotkey.



Everytime you move your mouse away from the battlefield, you are giving your enemy a split second of advantage.

Always use the keybindings in executing command to your army, and hotkeys when building.

ACTION
BUTTON

HOW TO SELECT UNITS
Select a unit
Left click
Add a unit to selection
SHIFT + Left click
Select next/previous unit
CTRL + Left / Right
Select next/previous builder
CTRL + Up / Down
Select all units of currently selected  type on screen
E or Left double click
Select all units of currently selected   type on whole map
Double E
Select all combat units on screen
Q
Select all combat units on whole map
Double  Q
Select all flying units on screen
W
Select all flying units on whole map
Double W
Create a team
CTRL + number (0..9)
Select previously created team
number (0..9)
Look at previously created team (without selection)
ALT + number (0..9)
Select previously created team and center screen on it.
Double push a number (0..9)
Look at last radar event
SPACE
Look at Command Center
H
Quick map scroll
Move mouse, hold right button.
Map scroll
Arrows (up, down, left, right)

How to Control Units
Force attack
CTRL + Left click
Attack Move
Press A, then left click
Guard Area
Press G, then left click
Stop
S
Scatter
X
Set waypoints
ALT + Left Click
Set formation
Arrange units in desired formation, select them, press CTRL + F.

WINDOWS & MENUS
Show/hide Players window.
TAB
Show/hide command panel.
F9
Show/hide main menu.
ESC
Make screenshot.
F12

CAMERA CONTROLS
Save camera position.
CTRL + F-key (F1-F8)
Restore previously saved camera position.
F1 - F8
Select a hero
CTRL + H
Rotate camera
To the left - NUMPAD 4
To the right - NUMPAD 6
Zoom
Zoom out - NUMPAD 2
Zoom in - NUMPAD 8
Restore default camera settings
NUMPAD 5

Multiplayer
Message to everybody
ENTER
Message to teammates.
BACKSPACE
Set a beacon. 
CTRL + B
 


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