Controls

Editing Controls

There are a lot of shortcut keys to make playing the game faster and easier. We’ll start with those:

Keys	Description
Z	Hides HQs and buildings.
3	Default camera view 2
4	Default camera view 3
5	Default camera view 4
1	Default camera view O
Enter	Done or “confirm”
/	Minimap Reset Zoom
;	Minimap Zoom In
'	Minimap Zoom Out
Tab	Cycle to the next notification
N	No or “reject”
Enter	Request new turn
Down Arrow	Scroll camera down
Up Arrow	Scroll camera up
Left Arrow	Scroll camera left
Right Arrow	Scroll camera right
Ctrl	Show distance
G	Toggle grid
T	Toggle text chat entry

While the shortcut keys aren’t necessary for gameplay, they exist in order to make your vast galaxies and sprawling battles easier to manage. A few other things you should know are:

• To move your ships, click on them to highlight them. Then, right click on the hex you want them to travel to.
• To view your planet’s surface, double-click on the planet.
• To place structures, select the type of building from the menu on the right. Click on the hex you’d like to build on, then double click to place the structure.
• If you have a mouse wheel, you can use it to zoom in and out.