hot keys

[bloke]

How do these work and what can they be used for?

[Atomic Mitten]

Do you not have the Manual with the game ? it tells you in there how to do it !

[Dunenewt]

Keyboard hotlinks

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  [+]Scroll the map with the arrow buttons, your mouse or by holding down your right mouse button and moving it around.
  [+]Turn the angle of sight by holding CTRL + an arrow key or by holding down the both MouseKeys and moving them to the left or right.
  [+]Return to base by pressing the 'H' key.
  [+]Zoom in/out by pressing the 'HOME' key.
  [+]Go to the area with the radar warning by pressing the 'SPACE' key.
  [+]Follow a unit by selecting it and pressing the 'F' key.
  [+]Lay down a screen 'beacon' for example, you define an area by pressing 'CTRL + F1/F10,' for example, F1 by your construction yard, every time you press F1 in this game you'll be taken to the area in which your construction yard is located. (If it wasn't moved elsewhere)
  [+]Go to a screen beacon by pressing the button you assigned to it. (F1/F10)
  [+]Search for a group by pressing 'ALT +1/8.'
  [+]Select multiple units by holding down the 'SHIFT' key and click on the next unit or click on hold down your left mouse button and enlarge the square until you have the group with the size/unit types that you want.
  [+]Create a new group by selecting the unit(s) you want to have it in that group and press 'CTRL + 1/9' every time you click on the number you assigned to them they will be selected. By giving a building a number every time that building produces something the unit that comes out will have the number you gave to the building.
  [+]Delete a team by pressing 'CTRL + the number you assigned to them.'
  [+]Select all the units of that type on the screen by selecting a unit and pressing the'T' button, pressing it twice quickly will select all the units of that type on the map. (Only the ones that are yours)
  [+]Select all armed units on the screen by pressing the 'P' key; pressing it twice will select all the armed units on the map.
  [+]Go to the next unit by pressing the 'N' key.
  [+]Go to the previous unit by pressing the 'M' key.
  [+]Go to a unit with 3 chevrons by pressing the 'Y' key.
  [+]Force a unit to attack something by holding down the 'CTRL' button and clicking on a target.
  [+]Force a unit to move by pressing the 'ALT' key; this works very well for if you want to have an EITS to hang above a construction yard, for example.
  [+]Stop a unit by pressing the 'S' key.
  [+]Let a unit function as a 'guard' by pressing the 'G' key.
  [+]Spread out a group by pressing the 'X' key.
  [+]Deploy a unit by pressing the 'D' key.
  [+]Select a unit and press the 'C' key for an Easter egg.
  [+]Retreat out of an area by pressing 'SHIFT + R' (only works in campaign mode)
  [+]Move a group in formation by selecting them, holding down the 'J' button and clicking on an area.
  [+]Go to the infantry tab by pressing the 'O' key.
  [+]Go to the vehicles tab by pressing the 'W' key.
  [+]Go to the buildings tab by pressing the 'E' key.
  [+]Go to the upgrade tab by pressing the 'U' key.
  [+]Go to the space station tab (only works if you have a starport) by pressing the 'I' key.
  [+]Go to sell mode by pressing the 'L' button.
  [+]Go to repair mode by pressing the 'K' button.
  [+]Set a beacon by pressing the 'Z' key. Once you have 2 connected, you can make a unit patrol through a given area.
  [+]Remove a beacon by selecting it and pressing on the 'INSERT' key.
  [+]Allie by selecting a unit of your ally and pressing the 'A' button.
  [+]Give units to your ally by selecting it/them and pressing the 'O' button, it also works with buildings.
  [+]Go to the game options by pressing the 'ESC' key.
  [+]Chat with all players in the game by pressing on the 'ENTER' key.
  [+]Chat with your ally(s) by pressing the 'BACKSPACE' key.
  [+]Chat with the player of the selected units by pressing the '' key.
  [+]Go to the diplomacy screen by pressing on the 'TAB' key.
  [+]If you want to take a good screenshot press the '/' key before you take one (the / next to the right shift key, not the one near the numlock key, pressing it twice will return to the default mode)
  

[Apollyon]

Don't forget good old 'V' for calling ADV carryalls. Not many ppl know that one. ;)

[Brennq]

newt u forgot , in my eyes, 1 of the most important and also unknown keys off them all : MOVE ATTACK.

CTRL + SHIFT + clicking on a target.

It can make a big difference in a big fight! But u can also use it just to move ur units, so they gather nicely and dont block each other.(so irritating bug)

I remember playing qm vs an atr player. Minos were walking down. I grouped fremen to take of some minos 1 by 1. But every time i shoot they all stopped and attacked the feds and kept walking down. I was like WOAW how the hell does he do that?? I really thought he micromanaged like god. Much much later i realised he only pressed ctrl+shift+target.

[Apollyon]

CTRL-SHIFT works really badly with trajectory weapons for some reason. :(

[bloke]

NO what i mean is the keys alt+f(x).

In the keyboard options you can rearrange the keys for the game including 'hot keys' which are alt+ any function key, but i don't know what this actually does.

[Brennq]

CTRL-SHIFT works really badly with trajectory weapons for some reason. :(

What do u mean with trajoctary weapons ? Which units?

[Navaros]

NO what i mean is the keys alt+f(x).

In the keyboard options you can rearrange the keys for the game including 'hot keys' which are alt+ any function key, but i don't know what this actually does.

i have made a thread about this before and it has mysteriously disappeared. i called this the Stonehenge of Emperor. *NOBODY* on this site knows the answer (heck, if *I* have to ask about something, then it *figures* nobody would know 8) )

to brennq: ROFL! you thought a guy was God just cuz he knew ATTACK MOVE. that is sadly hilarious. no good ATR is gonna let you Fremen his Mino. it doesn't take a God to protect his Minos - just a half-decent player (of which there hasn't been many for the last 1.5 years now).

Apollyon basically means Minos when he says "trajectory weapons"

[darkd3th]

nav does it occur to u brennq might have been new to emp at that time .......(he might not have been but nav don't make assumtions)