Hotkeys
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| Every other key opens the Key Help. |
Contents |
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General
| Key(s) | Function |
|---|---|
| C ("catch") | saves a screenshot. |
| ↑ Shift+P | changes to the next player (Only if a player change is allowed in the savegame.).
(This will rotate through all defined players, no matter if they are enabled.) |
| ↑ Shift+Q ("quit") | (from version 99.14 onwards:) open the dialog "Options".
(up to version 99.13:) open the dialog "New world". (close/cancel that to continue the running game) |
| ↑ Shift+X ("eXit") | open the dialog "New world" (close/cancel that to continue the running game) |
| F1 | opens the ingame help. |
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Game speed
| Key(s) | Function |
|---|---|
| P | pauses the game (completely, no action possible). Press any key or the left mouse button to continue. |
| ↑ Shift+W | toggles fast forward. |
| , and . | slow down, or speed up the game. |
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Dialogs
| Key(s) | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl | and following click on a tile suppresses the info box of the tile. |
| Esc and Del | closes the active dialog. |
| ← Backspace | closes all dialogs. |
| F | opens the finance dialog. |
| K | opens the player list. |
| M | opens the mini-map. |
| W | opens the line management. |
| ↑ Shift+B ("box") | opens the message box. |
| ↑ Shift+G ("goods") | opens the goods list with the transport prices. |
| ↑ Shift+L | opens the dialog "Load game". |
| ↑ Shift+S | opens the dialog "Save game". |
| ↑ Shift+T | opens the town list. |
| ↑ Shift+V ("vehicles") | opens the convoy list. |
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Tools
| Key(s) | Function |
|---|---|
| hold down Ctrl | and following click on a tile applies the selected tool to the highest object of the tile (e.g. one on a bridge instead of the one below the bridge). |
| Ctrl+F2 to Ctrl+F12 | saves the current tool on the appropriate function key. |
| F2 to F12 | selects the tool saved on that key. |
| S ("street") | selects the tool for the road type used last; on first use, it chooses the standard road (Pak64: asphalt road). |
| T ("track") | selects the tool for the track type used last (can be tram tracks); on first use, it chooses the standard track (Pak64: track with wooden sleepers). |
| E ("electrify") | selects the tool to electrify tracks.
as of version 89.0: click on start tile and then on the end tile - the electrification is built following the shortest route, passing signals/signs in the allowed direction before version 89.0: electrifies one complete rail block delimited by signals (click once into the block) |
| Z | undoes the last way building. No costs will be renowned!
Undo may not be possible if you have placed stations, signals or electrification afterwards. |
| B | since version 99.12: toggles display of reserved track tiles |
| versions 89.x to 99.11: unused | |
| before version 89.00: selects the tool to repair rail blocks (remove incorrect reservations). | |
| A ("ask") | selects the info tool. |
| R ("remove") | Selects the removal tool - it removes one item per click, in a certain order.
By this, you can delete buildings and ways (roads/tracks/canals) owned by you or the public, furthermore city cars, pedestrians, power lines and transformers. |
| D ("down") and
U ("up") | select the tools to lower or raise land, respectively. |
| ↑ Shift+3 | selects the tool to plant trees. |
| G ("generator") | selects the tool to build a transformer station (several ones possible at a power plant, a single one at a given consumer). |
| L ("line") | selects the tool to build a power line (to connect transformers of power plants to those of consumers). |
| ↑ Shift+H | selects the tool to build the headquarters. This building can cost up to several millions! |
| ↑ Shift+C ("city") | selects the tool to found a new town. |
| ↑ Shift+M ("mark") | selects the tool to make a sign. |
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Graphics/View
| Key(s) | Function |
|---|---|
| ↑ Shift+1 | enables/disables the station info (rotate through different modes):
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| " ↑ Shift+2 (UK) | enables/disables buildings and trees (rotate through different views):
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| # | enables/disables the tile borders ("grid"). |
| V | enables/disables display of station coverage. |
| ↑ Shift+R | rotates the map (available as of V99.15). Caution: this very new feature isn't suitable for actual use yet! Crashes may occur, and your savegame can become unusable. |
| ↑ Shift+U | changes to the underground mode and back (since version 99.03). |
| Page down and < | zoom into the map. |
| Page up and ↑ Shift+< | zoom out of the map. |
| 1 | draws the view to the southwest. |
| 2 | draws the view to the south. |
| 3 | draws the view to the southeast. |
| 4 | draws the view to the west. |
| 6 | draws the view to the east. |
| 7 | draws the view to the northwest. |
| 8 | draws the view to the north. |
| 9 | draws the view to the northeast. |
| + and - | lighten and darken the view. |
