Qrow: Created page with "Up to date list of engines default bindings: [https://github.com/spring/spring/blob/53f439d880e491520014aa0a7bd6ba20f9236d29/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp#L39 source] ==Default Keyboard Layout in Spring== Note: This page is currently incomplete and different games might use different keyboard configurations. But this page covers the basics which are broadly common to most Spring games. {| |- !Mouse 1 (left) |Selecting units, selecting orders/buildings fr..."

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Created page with "Up to date list of engines default bindings: [https://github.com/spring/spring/blob/53f439d880e491520014aa0a7bd6ba20f9236d29/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp#L39 source] ==Default Keyboard Layout in Spring== Note: This page is currently incomplete and different games might use different keyboard configurations. But this page covers the basics which are broadly common to most Spring games. {| |- !Mouse 1 (left) |Selecting units, selecting orders/buildings fr..."

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Up to date list of engines default bindings: [https://github.com/spring/spring/blob/53f439d880e491520014aa0a7bd6ba20f9236d29/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp#L39 source]

==Default Keyboard Layout in Spring==

Note: This page is currently incomplete and different games might use different keyboard configurations. But this page covers the basics which are broadly common to most Spring games.

{|
|-
!Mouse 1 (left)
|Selecting units, selecting orders/buildings from the menu and also to give orders!
|-
!Mouse 2 (right)
|Give the default order (move). Or change from a non-default order (e.g. attack, fight, guard) back to a move order without giving an order.
|-
!Scroll Wheel
|Zoom in/out
|-
!Mouse 3
|Pan camera (mouse 2 is normally pressing the scroll wheel)
|-
|-
!SHIFT
|Queue order. Press shift as you give the order, queue up as many as you like! Press Ctrl/Alt as well for building formations.
|-
![ and ]
|Rotate building (first select something to build and then rotate)
|-
!A
|Attack (attack unit/ground)
|-
|-
!M
|Move
|-
!F
|Fight (as move, but units will stop to kill enemies along the way)
|-
!G
|Guard
|-
!P
|Patrol. (Moves back and forth between current position and patrol position)
|-
!S
|Stop (cancels all orders)
|-
!E
|Reclaim (Eat!)
|-
!R
|Repair
|-
!D
|D-Gun (or other manual fire weapon)
|-
!K
|Cloak on/off
|-
!CTRL + D
|Self Destruct
|-
!W
|Wait (or stop waiting)
|-
!CTRL + number (1-0)
|Assign using to group
|-
!number (1-0)
|Select unit group
|-
!Double Click
|Select all units of targetted type in view
|-
!CTRL + Z
|Select all units of selected type on map.
|-
!CTRL + A
|Select all units on map.
|-
!TAB
|Zooms out to see the whole map.
|-
!F1
|Shows heightmap
|-
!F2
|Shows areas where you can build (if the building what you want to build is selected)
|-
!F3
|Goes to the latest spot of action (also goes to the latest markers)
|-
!F4
|Shows metalmap
|-
!F5
|Hides User Interface
|-
!CTRL+F1/2/3/4
|Change camera mode
|-
!F6
|Turns sounds off (currently a bug causes sounds be on when zoomed in the spot where sound comes from (for example an explosion))
|-
!F11
|Show list of Widgets, use to enable/disable Widgets, press ESC to close it.
|-
|colspan="2"| <h4>Multiplayer Communication</h4>
|-
!ENTER
|Chat
|-
!ALT + ENTER
|Allied chat
|-
!SHIFT + ENTER
|Spectator chat
|-
!CTRL + ENTER
|Return to global chat
|-
!` + Mouse Button 1
|Draw on map. (On a UK/US keyboard ` is to the key left of 1. The same functionality is mapped to the \ key)
|-
!` + Mouse Button 2
|Erase markers and drawings
|-
!` + Mouse Button 3
|Place marker
|-
!` + Double Click
|Place marker with annotation
|}

Somewhat out-dated: [http://springrts.com/mediawiki/images/a/a5/KeyboardLayout.jpg Spring Keyboard Layout Image]

=== Changing bindings ===

[http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=25043 This] forum thread might be helpful.

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