Dark Reign Redux

Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: The Silverlight version of the game differs from these controls as detailed in its separate section.

Menu Selection

BBuild Menu tab.
DShift Build Menu to decoy mode.
CComms Menu tab.
EscSystem Menu tab.
OOrders Menu tab.
PPaths Menu tab.
~Special Menu tab.

Unit Commands

ABring up the Attack cursor.
Shift + AAttack without moving.
MCancels an attack cursor (returns to movement mode).
SStop selected units.
ESelect all units on screen.
Ctrl + ESelect all units across the entire map.
Alt + ESelect all units of the same type as the first unit selected.
FFormation move mode.
HCenter the game screen on the start position.
Ctrl + HReset start position.
IInitiate selected unit’s special function (for units that have one).
Shift + DCommand current unit to self-destruct (if unit can self-destruct).
NSelect next unit.
Alt + NSelect next unit of the same type as the previous one.
ROrder selected units to return to appropriate facilities for repairs/healing, if such facilities exist.
TTurn units.
UUpgrade currently-selected building.
VDisplay game version.
WOrder selected units to go back and rearm themselves.
XScatter selected units. This causes them to move in random directions to place more space between them.
HomeSet the exit point for currently-selected building.
NumPad 1-NumPad 9Set unit behaviors.

Squads

Ctrl + 0-9Assigns the currently-selected units to a squad.
0-9Selects a previously-assigned squad.
Shift + 0-9Selects a squad and also jumps the view to the first unit in that squad.

Game Control

, , , Scroll the game screen view.
F1Open help window containing the hotkey list.
Alt + F2Quick-save.
Alt + F3Quick-load.
SpacebarScroll game screen to the location of the last game event or point of action.
Ctrl + NumPad 1-NumPad 9Assign the current game screen location to that number.
Shift + NumPad 1-NumPad 9Jump the game window to the location previously saved on that number.
Ctrl + NumLockPause.
PrntScrnTake screen shot (saved in game installation directory).
EnterTrigger edit box for sending messages to other players.
TabHold down to enter waypoints.
Shift + LForce sale of water.
Shift + QExit to the main menu.
Ctrl + QExit to system.