Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

it's under "empire options"

Slick.

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

The transport minister does not mess the things up when you have multiple breathing population??

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

oh yes he does.

Slick.

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

I feel better now. I guess Im not the only person who skips the looking at the readme.txt file for years and years.

In light of the keypress surprises I guess I will post this. I wouldnt want anyone sending a game message like "to cloak a planet press Ctrl-A" (do NOT do that!)
Are there any keypresses which are not on this list?

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- 4. HOTKEYS
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The keys listed below are shortcuts which provide additional
functionality during game play.

*** Tactical ***

Shift + click Allows you to select multiple ships for movement
in the list section of the Main Window.
M MoveTo
W Warp
Alt 0 - 9 Set Waypoint # in sector
Ctrl 0 - 9 Move to Waypoint #
C Colonize
A Attack
F Fleet Transfer
S Resupply
R Repair
Backspace / Del Clear Orders
Q Set Build Queue
T Cargo Transfer
U Launch\Recover Units
L Load Cargo
D Drop Cargo
I Launch Units Remotely
O Recover Units Remotely
Y Sentry
E Explore
P Set Patrol
K Repeat Orders
B Stellar Manipulations
V View Orders
G Scrap / Analyze / Mothball
H Change Formation \ Strategy
N Change Name
J Jettison Cargo
Z Cloak
X Decloak
Ctrl M Sweep Mines
Ctrl T Add Tagged Minefield
Ctrl R Remove Tagged Minefield
Ctrl A Abandon Planet
Ctrl V Convert Resources

F1 Help
F2 Game Menu
F3 Designs
F4 Planets
F5 Colonies
F6 Ships \ Units
F7 Construction Queues
F8 Research
F9 Empires
F10 Log
F11 Empire Status
F12 End Turn

Spacebar / Ctrl N Next Ship
Ctrl B Previous Ship
Ctrl F Next Fleet
Ctrl D Previous Fleet
Ctrl C Next Colony
Ctrl X Previous Colony

Ctrl P Phase Replay Full
Ctrl O Phase Replay Reload
Ctrl I Phase Replay Single Step
Ctrl U Phase Replay Follow Ship

Ctrl L Toggle: Show Ship Movement Lines
Ctrl S Toggle: Sound

Ctrl H Show the Tutorial \ Scenario Window


*** Combat ***

Alt 0 - 9 Set Group # Leader
Ctrl 0 - 9 Set Group # member
L Launch Units
T Drop Troops
R Ram Ship
C Capture Ship

Spacebar / Ctrl N Next Ship With Movement
Ctrl B Previous Ship With Movement
Ctrl F Next Ship Which Can Fire
Ctrl D Previous Ship Which Can Fire

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

They are all listed in the in-game help files... Hit F1, then look at the Hotkeys sections.

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

Sure you can read all that, but it is much more satisfying to complain about it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm still getting over the spacebar thing...

F1 You say?

Hrm

Re: Playing for 4 years and still learning
 

No need to read all of it, just skip to the hotkeys pages. I never read the rest of it myself... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif