Shortcut Keys

New hot keys for the unit menu and the firm menu. For instance, if a unit is selected and the Build function is available for that unit, pressing ALT-B will open the Build menu. See the popup help for the unit menu's buttons for the available hot keys.

Shortcut Key Changes

The shortcut keys for changing your troop's formation type have been changed from 0, 1–6 to ALT+0, ALT+1–6.

The shortcut keys for selecting defined unit groups have been changed from ALT+1–9 to just 1–9.

Groups, Formations & Game Speed

Key	Function
`Ctrl`+`1` to `9`	Store the selected group
`1` to `9`	Recall a stored group. To recall a group and center the map view on the group, press the numeric key twice (e.g. press ‘1’ twice to recall group #1).
`ALT`+`0` `ALT`+`1` to `6`	ALT-0 to cancel formation. ALT-1 to ALT-6 to set the selected troop to one of the 6 formations.
`Numpad 1`–`9` (except 5)	Change your formation's orientation
`[`	Slower game speed
`]`	Faster game speed
`Space`	Pause / Unpause the game

Find & Select

Key	Function
`Tab`	Stop a moving unit
`A`	Find an Artifact on the ground
`B`	Find your Factories
`B` (Fryhtans)	Deselect non-Bheemas from the selected group
`Shift`+`B`	Deselect Bheemas from the selected group
`C`	Find your Caravans
`D`	Find your Seats of Power
`E`	Find your Espionage Colleges
`F`	Find your Forts, Camps, Lairs or Grokken Fortresses
`G`	Find your Generals or Ordos
`H`	Find your Human Special Structures, Bheema Hyfes or Tarmes Mownds
`I`	Find your Inns or Keraals
`J`	Find Natural Resource deposits
`K`	Find your King or All High
`L`	Load a Game
`M`	Find your Markets
`N`	Find your Offensive Buildings, Mage Tors or Lishorrs
`O`	Open the Options Menu
`P`	Find the next idle peasant unit (civilian unit) on the map
`Q`	Find your Towers of Science
`R`	Find your Royal Units (campaign only)
`S`	Save the present game
`T`	Find your Towns
`U`	Find your Mage Tors or Alchemist Tors
`V`	Find your War Factories or Vapngarts
`W`	Find your Wagons
`X`	Clear the News Reports
`Y`	Find your Spies
`Z`	Find your Greater Beings and ready them to cast their Magic, if applicable

Cycling, Selection & Interface

Key	Function
`Page Up`	Previous same object type of any nation
`Page Down`	Next same object type of any nation
`Home`	Previous same object type of the selected nation
`End`	Next same object type of the selected nation
`Enter`	Bring up Chat Window (Multiplayer only)
`,`	Previous Tutorial text
`.`	Next Tutorial text
`Arrows`	Scroll screen
`Ctrl`	Mark the unit under the cursor
`Shift`	Add / Subtract Unit selection
`Alt`+`Right-Click`	Set Way Point
`CapsLock`	Toggle your unit selection method from the Sprite to the Base Square
`F1`–`F8`	Report Modes
`Shift`+`F1`–`F7`	Chat to a Specific Player (multiplayer)
`F9`	News Log
`F10`	Bring up the Menu

Cheat Keys

Type !!##%%&& to enable Cheat mode, which allows the following cheat keys to be used.

Key	Cheat
`Ctrl`+`B`	Complete the Construction or Repair of a Building
`Ctrl`+`C`	Increase Cash and Life Points (+1000 increments)
`Ctrl`+`M`	Reveal the entire Map
`Ctrl`+`K`	Gain all Technological knowledge
`Ctrl`+`U`	Render your King immortal
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Toggle Fast-Build
`Ctrl`+`\`	Add 1000 Food
`Ctrl`+`/`	Add 1000 Life Points
`Ctrl`+`,`	Increase a Town's Population by 10
`Ctrl`+`+`	Maximize a Seat of Power's Prayer Points, finish a Research Project, or increase the selected Spy's skill to maximum
`Ctrl`+`!`	Increase your Fryhtan Battling Score by 10

Later patches added further hot keys — including ALT+1–4 for unit attribute display in forts, ALT+A / ALT+R for diplomatic responses, CTRL+T and CTRL+L for in-game options. See the patch notes for the complete list.