Hotkeys

There are quite a few keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys in the game to ease your play.

HotkeyDescription
1Select Population Tab Hit
twice
for
full
report
2Select Husbandry Tab
3Select Industry Tab
4Select Distribution Tab
5Select Hygiene/SafetyTab
6Select Administration Tab
7Select Culture/Science Tab
8Select Mythology Tab
9Select Military Tab
0Select Aesthetics Tab
-Select Overview Tab
TABView Overview Map, press again for information area
Shft+(1-4)Bookmark company of soldiers/ships after selecting them
1-4Select bookmarked companies (you already need to have at least one military company selected)
Ctrl+(F1-F4)Bookmark a location in your city
F1-F4Go to a bookmark in your city
F5View game in Windowed Mode
F6Set resolution to 800x600
F7Set resolution to 1024x768
RRotate building's footprint
MFreeze building's footprint
PPause game, press again to resume
[Decrease game speed by 10%
]Increase game speed by 10%
SpaceSwitch between normal view and special view (overlays)
HomeReorient city due north
PgUpRotate city counterclockwise
PgDnRotate city clockwise
Arrow keysScroll map
Alt-X or EscExit game
Ctrl+Alt+CBring up the cheat box
ScrollwheelIf you have a mouse with a scroll-wheel, you can scroll up and down through the tabs with it.
Adventure editor hotkeys
Ctrl+(F1-F4)Bookmark a location on the map
F1-F4Go to a bookmark on the map
HomeReorient due north
PgUpRotate map counterclockwise
PgDnRotate map clockwise
SpaceToggle grid on/off
Ctrl+left clickRemove scrub, earthquake, lava, flood and quarry
+, -In elevation touch up mode, changes the touch up height box
Alt+dToggle ability to scroll beyond the map edge
Alt+zRefresh terrain