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Keyboard Shortcuts ~ Axis and Allies RTS ~ Micro Management
While most in-game tasks can be performed with the mouse alone, many of these tasks can be accomplished faster, and more efficiently, with the use of keyboard shortcuts. We have simplified the keyboard below by removing the keys that have no unique functions within A&A, and grouping the keys by color to give you a better idea of the layout. Mouseover the keys for more information (registered users only, javascript enabled browser required)
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Q
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Assault Formation (Q) While in Assault formation regiments have a maximum Attack Efficiency of 100%, althought their maximum speed is capped at 75%
RECOMMENDED FOR COMBAT
W
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Aggressive Formation (W) While in Aggressive formation regiments have a maximum Attack Efficiency of
75% , althought their maximum speed is at 100%
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR COMBAT
E
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Column Formation (E) While in Column formation regiments have a maximum Attack Efficiency of
50% , althought their maximum speed is at
125% NOT RECOMMENDED FOR COMBAT
R
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Run (R) is a variation of the Move order. It puts your regiment temporarily into Column formation, allowing it to move quickly while avoiding the enemy rather than attacking. When the regiment reaches its destination, it returns to its previous formation. You can also hold down the
(Alt) key and right-click to automatically issue a run command
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Buildings - Pulls up the research sub-menu on any building that can reseach various upgrades
T
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Y
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Special Operation 1 (Y) Use the
Y key to select special operation 1, which will vary depending on general played. In this example we will use general arnold, which would be the carpet bomb.
NOTE: All special ops require you to left-click a location, regiment, or structure on the map after selecting them U
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Is used as a hotkey in some sub-menus, but has no primary use in online play
I
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Repair (I) is an engineer command, hit (I) and left click a structure to repair it. TIP: Simply right-click a damaged structure with the engineer selected to repair it.
O
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Rout (O) - When the morale of a regiment drops below its breaking point, the regiment will rout. When a regiment routs, it assumes column formation and moves away from its enemies. You can rout selected regiments automatically by pressing the
O key. This is
NOT recommended as you have no control over routed regiments until they have stopped on their own, and the regiment is as likely to run deeper into trouble, as it is toward safety.
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Pack / Unpack (P) When a building is in truck form, it can receive movement orders just like a regiment. The
P key will select the UnPack action, allowing you to place the building in a desired location with a left click. The
P key will also Pack a building so you can move it
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A
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Attack (A) selects the attack command, and then left click on an enemy unit or structure to instruct your regiment to attack that enemy, and chase them if they run. Like using the move command, right-clicking on an enemy will also issue an attack order (much easier).
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Command All (A) Buildings - Use
A to select all of the regiments attached to a selected HQ. Handy for grouping your regiments.
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Air Attack (A) Air Commands - With the Airfield selected, use
A to select the air attack action, and left click on a target.
S
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Stop (S) tells a regiment to stop what it is doing
D
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Deploy (D) Used to pull up the deploy menu on any headquarters that can produce regiments and/or trucks.
F
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Rally Point (F) Buildings - Use
F to select the rally point action, also known as
Deploy To , and left-click an area on the map. Regiments and/or Trucks will automatically head there as they are deployed
G
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Guard (G) tells a regiment to stay close to a unit or location, attacking any enemies that come near
H
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Special Operation 2 (H) Use the
H key to select special operation 2, which will vary depending on general played. In this example we will use general arnold, which would be propaganda war.
NOTE: All special ops require you to left-click a location, regiment, or structure on the map after selecting them J
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Special Operation 4 (J) Use the
J key to select special operation 4, which will be the
Corp Reorganization regardless of general played.
NOTE: All special ops require you to left-click a location, regiment, or structure on the map after selecting them K
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Is used as a hotkey in some sub-menus, but has no primary use in online play
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Deploy to Location (L) Like the deploy command except for dropping airborne, the
L key will pull up the deploy menu on any airborne tent, where you can select which type of airborne regiment, and left click a spot on the map to deploy them there.
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Z
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Is used as a hotkey in some sub-menus, but has no primary use in online play
X
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Explore (X) Tells a regiment to explore a desired location. It will continue to wander around in circles until told otherwise.
Not recommended for most game situations, as it is better if your troops do not go wandering off by themselves.
C
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Attach (C) - If a HQ is destroyed that had regiments attached to it, these regiments will be detached. Only Attached regiments can heal and resupply. Either hit
F5 to cycle thru the detached regiments, or select them with a left click, and hit
C to attach them.
V
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Group Behavior ON/OFF (V) - with two or more regiments selected, toggle group behavior on and off with the
V key. Group behavior is best left off unless you need to regroup your troops (too spread out)
B
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Build (B) is an engineer command, which opens a second menu allowing them to build:
(A) Anti-Air Bunkers Most commonly used to build large quantities of AA bunkers later in the game during long battles. See our engineer page for more info.
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Bombard (B) - units with the bombard ability can attack enemy units and structures from a distance.
N
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Special Operation 3 (N) Use the
N key to select special operation 3, which will vary depending on general played. In this example we will use general arnold, which would be the secret agent.
NOTE: All special ops require you to left-click a location, regiment, or structure on the map after selecting them M
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Move (M) selects the move command, and then left click on an open space in on battlefield screen to instruct your regiment to move to that location. TIP: You can also right-click on your destination to have the selected regiment move there (much easier).
Cycle thru Buildings, Regiments, and Options
Use these keys to cycle thru various Buildings, Regiments, Game Events, and Options
F5
Cycle Detached Regiments - If a HQ is destroyed that had regiments attached to it, these regiments will be detached. Hit
F5 to cycle thru the detached regiments and hit
C to attach them (requires another HQ of the same type with available space).
F6
Cycle Idle Engineers and Trucks - Every time you have either idle engineers or trucks the truck icon will appear at the bottom left of the gameplay screen. You can click this icon to jump to the idle engineer/truck, or hit
F6 to cycle thru them.
Tab
Cycles thru options on any selected item (Shift-TAB for reverse) If nothing is selected it will cycle thru all of your Headquarters. Handy early game when you only have a few infantry and/or airborne tents
Spacebar
Cycles thru events in the message log, and jumps to their location, starting at the most recent event.
Modifier Keys
These keys do nothing by themselves, but can be held down to modify other keys and mouse clicks
Control
Control is a modifier key, which does nothing by itself, but can be held down to modify other keys and mouse clicks. Common uses:
Control + (0 - 9) - Tag a regiment/structure as a Custom HotkeyControl + Right Click - Issue chain commands (same as shift key)Control + (A - Z) - Chatting and Game Titles - Lobby Chat Icons
Alt
ALT is a modifier key, which does nothing by itself, but can be held down to modify other keys and mouse clicks. Common uses:
Hold Down ALT + Right Click - Order regiment(s) to run/retreatControl + ALT + M - Collapse the A&A Toolbars (screenshot mode)
Shift
Shift is a modifier key, which does nothing by itself, but can be held down to modify other keys and mouse clicks. Common use:
Hold Down Shift + Right Click - With a regiment or truck selected, hold down shift while right-clicking a series of locations. The selected regiment/truck will move to those points in order.
Custom Hotkeys
Use these keys to hotkey your favorite buildings and regiments, Control + (0-9) to tag a regiment/building, and (0-9) to select it once it is tagged.
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Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 1 1 1 + 1 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
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Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 2 2 2 + 2 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
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Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 3 3 3 + 3 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
4 |
Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 4 4 4 + 4 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
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Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 5 5 5 + 5 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
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Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 6 6 6 + 6 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
7 |
Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 7 7 7 + 7 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
8 |
Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 8 8 8 + 8 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
9 |
Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 9 9 9 + 9 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
0 Used For Tagging and Grouping Units and Buildings Control + 0 0 0 + 0 These hotkeys will also appear at the top of the screen
Game Menus and Actions
Used for pulling up in-game menus that display game information, and performing actions such as pause, screenshots, connection info, resigning, game speed, and more.
ESC
Escape Pulls up Game Status and Connection Info, and gives access to several important game settings and functions:
Options - will access Audio, Video, and Basic Game settings. Resign - when your team has lost make sure to vote to resign. Connection Status - vote to kick troublemakers from the game ESC Can also be used to cancel various in-game tasks and menu options.
F1
View Objectives - Not really used in online play
F2
Technologies - Will show the technologies that you have researched.
F3
Open Message Log - Opens the Message Log to view events and chatting that have occured recently.
F4
View Politics - Will show a list of allies and enemies connected to the game. Handy if you cannot remember if the guy who dropped is on your team.
Minus
Decreases the Game Speed (host only)
Equal / Plus
Increases the Game Speed (host only)
Print Screen
Take a Screenshot - Screenshots are automatically saved in your A&A documents folder, usually:
My Documents\A&A\data\Screenshots
Pause
Pause/Un-Pause the game, or if the game has been paused by another player, votes to unpause the game.
Delete
Detach / Disband (Delete) - to detach a regiment, select it and hit
Delete , to disband it hit
Delete again
Sell (Delete) Also used for the sell action, which will sell a selected building and/or structure in exchange for money.
Text and Buddy Chat
Primarily used for various text chatting options, hit enter once to open text chat and again to send. Enter can also be used to confirm various in game activities.
Enter
Enter has two main fuctions in online play. The primary use is to open the text chat dialog, and hit a second time to send the message. Enter is also used to confirm certain actions, if confimation dialogs have been turned on in your game settings.
F7
Open Buddy Chat - Buddy chat will only open if you have chat selected, by hitting Enter first, then F7. Now you can chat to anyone on your buddy list that is connected to Gamespy
Navigation Keys
The arrow keys can be used for scrolling the map in a desired direction, as well as navigating text boxes (chat)
Left
Used to scroll the view of the gameplay area to the Left, also used to navigate inside of text boxes (chat)
Right
Used to scroll the view of the gameplay area to the Right, also used to navigate inside of text boxes (chat)
Up
Used to scroll the view of the gameplay area Up, also used to navigate thru previously typed messages (chat)
Down
Used to scroll the view of the gameplay area Down, also used to navigate thru previously typed messages (chat)
So now you know your keyboard shortcuts... Better make sure to also learn the basics of using your mouse in Axis and Allies RTS, in our
Mouse Control page
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