Input Device Reference (Apocalypse)

A comprehesive list of all keyboard and mouse commands.

Keyboard And Mouse

These basic key presses are typical for computer players using a US-version keyboard and may not be the same UK-version keyboards, different computer formats (eg: Mac), smart-phone users, game consoles, emulators, etc.
Definitions

• LMB = Left mouse button.
• RMB = Right mouse button.
• Ctrl = Control keyboard button.
• Shft = Shift keyboard button.
• Alt = Alt keyboard button.
• SB = Spacebar keyboard button.
• BKSP = Backspace keyboard button.

• key1 + key2 or key1 - key2 = press and hold key1, press key2, release both simultaneously.
• key1 + drag = press and hold key1 and move mouse to new area, release key1.

Windows Commands (Universal)

• Alt-Tab = swap window / show desktop, or
• Hold Alt and press Tab repeatedly to scroll window selection, release both.
• Alt-Enter = maximise screen if windowed.

Universal Commands

• Enter = confirm action.
• ESC = disregard action.
• F1 = UFOpaedia menu.
• RMB on icon = its UFOpedia entry.
• SB = pause or resume time.
• 0 ↔ 5 = time controls.
• TAB = swap overhead or isometric views.
• Alt+P = screenshot as a PCX file, 8-bit colour, 640x480 size <sup1>
  

<sup1> filename format XCOM0.pcx to XCOMZ.pcx within root folder. Maximum of 34 screenshots (to enable more screenshots, move old pics out of root folder to elsewhere. New screenshots filenames will be duplicates of old screenshot filenames).

Cityscape

• RMB = centre here when overhead view.
• O = options menu.
• ESC = quit game.
• Enter = highlight last message location.
  

⊗ If multiple agents are travelling through the city on foot with multiple destinations, and if wanting to collect a few of them, LMB only on each person-icon. The Ctrl button is not needed since the selected agents will be all highlighted as a group in the Agent Tab. The limit of 13 in any temporary grouping still applies.

Cityscape Building & Agent Selection

• LMB on a cityscape building or base = displays X-Com's presence, if any (Agents and/or Vehicles).
• LMB on vehicle = highlights all agents within vehicle
• LMB on agent = highlight single agent
• RMB on agent or vehicle = un-highlight single agent or un-highlight all agents on vehicle.
• LMB+drag on agent name = highlight multiple agents.
• LMB+drag on agent icon = move (all highlighted) agents: between multiple landed vehicles or to place them in the building's home-cell (home-cell = the building's name, left side if screen).
• RMB on agent icon = agent inventory screen (same as right side button: "Equip Agent").
• RMB on vehicle icon = vehicle equipment screen (same as right side button: "Equip Vehicle").

Top-right side of screen:

• LMB or RMB:
  • pink alien face button = search building ("Investigate building for alien activity")
  • red building button = raid building

Tab Bar

Agent & Vehicle Tabs

• Double LMB = highlight and centre selected subject on cityscape.
• Ctrl-LMB = select multiple (max 13).
• RMB = remove from temporaty group.
• Ctrl-LMB = add waypoint (onto cityscape section).
• Shft-LMB = go to building (onto cityscape section).

Vehicle Tab

• M = manual vehicle control (see below for commands).
• Alt-LMB = attack building or vehicle (onto cityscape section).

Organisation Tab

• LMB = hightlights and centres buildings owned.

Battlescape

View

• PgUp = go up one view level in elevation.
• PgDn = go down one view level in elevation.
• Home = center on selected unit.

Movement

• RMB = (agents static) turn to face a new direction.
• RMB = (agents moving) cancel a move order.
• Alt-LMB = move-to-here when destination is already occupied by another unit.
• F2 = crawl
• F3 = walk
• F4 = run
• BKSP = kneel
• J-LMB in the air next to the ledge or railing, release. To make a unit jump off/over something.
• Ctrl-LMB = add waypoint (maximum 5).
• LMB Click+Drag cursor over units on the battlescape to quickly select multiple units irrelevant of which group they are in.

Attitude

• F9 = safe
• F10 = cautious
• F11 = agressive

Targeting

• RMB on a non X-Com unit to highlight them as a target.
• Shft-LMB force an agent to fire at this cursor location.
• F5 = hold fire
• F6 = aimed shot
• F7 = snap shot
• F8 = auto shot

Items

• RMB on explosive item in hand to set 'detonate on impact'.
• [ = drop item left hand.
• ] = drop item right hand.
• ' = throw item left hand.
• \ = throw item right hand.
• ENTER = open inventory of selected agent.
• Y/N = accept/decline current timer setting on explosive device.

Agent Equip Screen

• Ctrl-LMB = allows selecting multiple units.
• TAB = changes attributes mini-screen.
• A = switch to armor screen.
• E = switch to equipment screen.

Vehicle Equip Screen

• 1 = Select GUNS screen.
• 2 = Select ENGINES screen.
• 3 = Select DEVICES screen.

Cityscape Waypoints

Waypoints may be given to airbourne or road vehicles.

• Switch to overhead view.
• Give a vehicle a target destination (this can include "Attack" command).
• Click the "Move to Destination" button (next to "Move to Building" button).
• Hold down the control button (Ctrl) and LMB click somewhere on the overhead cityscape to add a waypoint.
• The yellow line shows the path the vehicle will take after you release the button.
• Close the mini screen with the "X", if it appeared.

Hold Fire Forced Fire

If hold fire is used (the "X" in shot types), but something needs to be shot:

• click LMB on agents weapon in their hand, white outline, click LMB on anything or
• hold down shift, click LMB on anything.
  

Constant fire is possible if you hold down LMB.
There is an error for an agent's actions if the target was selected via RMB.

Manual Control

• PgUp = Increase Speed
• PgDn = Decrease Speed
• Home = Increase Altitude (flying), U-Turn (road)
• End = Decrease Altitude (flying) , Swap lanes(road)
• LMB = aim weapon at cursor and fire
• RMB = set direction

Quick Reference

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