What are your favorite Hotkeys?

[TuranianGhazi]

What are your favorite Hotkeys? What hotkeys you seem to use the most? And why?

I'm just wondering from a gameplay perspective and trying to discover any I missed or haven't used much and just experimenting more with them.

For example, my favorite or most often-used hotkey is the Spacebar for fastening the Armies and Agents moving after command in Campaign Mode.

Another hotkey I use a lot is the "G" and "Ctrl+G" for keeping same formation for a group of units. During the course of battle, I frequently change the groupings based on the course of the battle so I use that hotkey a lot.

Just today I opened up the In-Game PDF Manual and my recent discovery is the "T" hotkey for BATTLE to cycle through battle speeds.

I'm REALLY digging it... I cycle quickly to Slow Motion right before a charge happens or an important engagement, then back to Normal speed mode. Basically this one hotkey makes my battles MUCH more cinematic and thus enjoyable.

With this hotkey, I don't have to wait until the Battle Replay and then only enjoy the battle by replaying it at slow motion speed.

Guys, do you have any other suggestions like these? Hotkeys you find yourself using most and liking?

Best regards,
Peace,
~TG

[Nikolaos_K]

for me it is the Alt+TAB to watch a movie during the end turns

[karamazovmm]

G

backspace

T

the arrows for deployment

[Jester]

if you like dat cinematic experience you should try "K" once in a while

[Steedward]

Didn't know about T - that could be handy.

Most used is probably R, so the folk walk after a dragged deployment. Hate that dragging is auto run in the recent games

Aside from that, CTRL+G for obvious use and sometimes U for unit detail while chasing routers.

[acgabs]

Didn't know about T - that could be handy.

Most used is probably R, so the folk walk after a dragged deployment. Hate that dragging is auto run in the recent games

Aside from that, CTRL+G for obvious use and sometimes U for unit detail while chasing routers.

If you issue a move order while pressing CTRL the units will walk instead of run.

[TuranianGhazi]

Yay, we all learn something new.,

Jester, I'll check out the "K" hotkey and what it does. Is it the Cinematic Mode one?

Hmmm, what does "U" do exactly? First Person view?

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

Space, ctrl + G, backspace and alt + right click

[TuranianGhazi]

Space, ctrl + G, backspace and alt + right click

What does BACKSPACE accomplish?

What does ALT+Right Click accomplish?

Thanks for notifying about these, I don't know about them or haven't used them. Will try to use them more.

If you issue a move order while pressing CTRL the units will walk instead of run

Oh that's helpful!


@mmarekk11

How do you use A S D W Q E for movement? I never did, I'm intrigued.

P for pause is smart. R yes, I use R mostly.

ALT+LEFT CLICK makes the unit turn at a right angle?

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

What does BACKSPACE accomplish?

Cancels current order.

What does ALT+Right Click accomplish?

Makes your units attack in melee without having to switch to melee mode, a bit like the F-key but more convenient.

You can also add J to useful hotkeys as it makes your units turn around 180 degrees.

[mmarekk11]

I the most use A S D W Q E for movement and then P for pause, R for speed, mentioned K, Alt+left mouse click sometimes for right angle when unit placing

[Butan]

Control + arrows for rank/depth changes

[TuranianGhazi]

Thanks Galvanized Iron! Much appreciated!

Yeah, I'll try to use ALT+Right Click or F key, and the J key more.

I'm keen on mastering both of these two keys since with cavalry armies that I like to use (Nomadics, Parthian, Pontic), entering melee with F key even with Horse Archers happens often. Also, the 180 degree turn is definitely going to be used by me now.

For example: "Bait" Horse Archers group A s pursued by enemy infantry unit group C. "Charge" Lancer group B (or even another Horse Archer unit) charges into the enemy infantry unit C's backside. Enemy infantry unit C turns around to fight the Lancers B. Now, "bait" Horse Archers group A, I click hotkey J to turn around 180 degrees and charge into the now exposed backs of enemy infantry unit C who are engaged in melee with Lancer group B.

Sweet!

[crzyrndm]

ctrl + A/I/M/C/B, enter, and G (select all/infantry/missile/cavalry/artillery, deselect, and selection group) is all I tend to use in battle. In Shogun I would use the arrows to move units around, but the new click-drag makes this entirely unnecesary (edited preferences for 0.5s delay).

On the campaign map however, I find myself using 1 and 2 keys to switch between construction and province details (and their army equivalents). How I wish it was just a single page...