Hotkeys

Using the in-game menu, you can quickly bind any key combination to almost any action or unit command. Advanced key binding can be performed by editing a configuration file.

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Terraform

Further information: Terraform  and Terraforming Presets

Terraforming presets

Shortcut	Effect
‎Alt + V‎	Cheaply stops vehicles from passing, while letting bots pass.
‎Alt + B‎	Cheaply stops bots and vehicles from passing.
‎Alt + N‎	Protects small to medium sized units from direct fire while allowing nearby turrets to shoot. This allows indirect fire units like Rogue or Recluse to shoot at a Stinger with impunity.
‎Alt + M‎	Raises to a height that blocks direct fire and most indirect fire too.
‎Alt + G‎	Levels terrain to the height of the ground at the clicked location.
‎Alt + H‎	Raises tall spire to give high ground advantage for units like Crab.
‎Alt + J‎	Makes a deep hole, which can be useful for hiding in a pinch.

Selection

Further information: Selection Hotkeys

Selection hotkeys

Press	To select
‎Ctrl + A‎	Everything.
‎Ctrl + F‎	All mobile non-builder units.
Z	An idle builder; press repeatedly to cycle trough idle builders.
‎Ctrl + B‎	All idle constructors.
‎Ctrl + C‎	Commander.
‎Ctrl + Z‎	All units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting.
‎Ctrl + X‎	All units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting that are currently visible on the screen.
‎Ctrl + T‎	Transports.
‎Ctrl + S‎	Owls.
‎Ctrl + G‎	Raptors.
‎Ctrl + I‎	Removes non-idle units from your selection.
‎Ctrl + E‎	Removes all units that are above 30% HP from your selection.

Unit Grouping

Further information: Selection Autogroups

Autogroup hotkeys

Keys	Effect
‎Alt + number‎	Makes permanent autogroup out of currently selected unit types. New units then join that group when they first become idle.
‎Alt + ~‎	Removes currently selected unit types from the autogroup.
‎Ctrl + ~‎	Selects one unit out of currently selected units (closest to your mouse cursor) and removes it from any groups (not removing type from autogroup, just current unit from group).