Difference between revisions of "Input Device Reference (Apocalypse)"

Revision as of 03:15, 18 March 2022

Intent of Page

This page will eventually contain an index and an explanation on what keys are available in the game and what they do. The game manual only goes so far in explaining some of the keys, and many players will not know or use many of the useful keys available for interacting with the game.

For now, refer to the control reference that Zombie's put together on StrategyCore.

Legend:

LMB	Left Mouse Button
RMB	Right Mouse Button

Cityscape Controls

General

Vehicles

General Interface
Pause on/off	Spacebar
Time Controls	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Switch Map View	Tab
Options	O
Ufopedia	F1
Scroll	↑, ←, →, ↓
Quit Game	Esc
Screen Capture	Alt + P

Overhead Map
Highlight Buildings	LMB On Organization in Organizations tab

Message Panel
Continue	ESC
Center On	Enter
Toggle Messages	Spacebar

Selection/Grouping (Vehicles Tab)
Select Vehicle / Cancel Group	LMB
Add Vehicle to Group / Select Lead Vehicle	Ctrl + LMB
Remove from Group	Ctrl + RMB

Setting Destinations (Cityscape/Map)
Cancel	Esc
Add Waypoint	Ctrl + LMB

Vehicle Orders (Cityscape/Map)
Go to Building	Shift + LMB
Attack Vehicle	Alt + LMB

Vehicle Manual Control
Activate Manual Control	M
Cancel	Esc
Increase Speed	Page Up
Decrease Speed	Page Down
Increase Altitude (flying)	Home
Decrease Altitude (flying)	End
U-Turn (road)	Home
Swap lanes(road)	End
Set Direction	RMB
Fire Weapon	LMB

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).
Clck the "Move to Destination" button (next to "Move to Building" button)
Hold down the control button (CRTL) 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 buttons

Group Selection

Select multiple vehicles by holding down the CTRL button and either, LMB click on the icon in the bar displaying your craft, or click on the individual yellow icons on the cityscape portion.
The vehicle with the yellow border is the one which has its weapon loadout displayed in the interface. The vehicle icons with an orange border denote the other vehicle with in this temporary group.
To remove a vehicle from the selection, hold down CTRL and RMB click on its icon.
The craft highlighted with the yellow border is the vehicle that will be under manual control when pressing M.

Battlescape Controls

Jumping with J + LMB allows an agent to jump off a ledge. This is different from the automatic jump performed when an agent comes across a one-tile hole. If an agent makes a two-tile-hole jump (this is only automatic) then the jumper may briefly fall unconscious.
Alt-LMB will place a move-to marker for an agent to which the destination is occupied by another agent. When you move the occupier, the other agent will take the new position. Useful with line formation to avoid leaving a gap when moving between cover.

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-Notes:
+====Waypoints====
-* Add Waypoints: (needs a bit more elaboration on how to perform)
+Waypoints may be given to airbourne or road vehicles.
+* Switch to overhead view.
+* Give a vehicle a target destination (this can include "Attack"  command).
+* Clck the "Move to Destination" button (next to "Move to Building" button)
+* Hold down the control button (CRTL) 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 buttons
-* Group Selection
+====Group Selection====
-** In a group selection, the vehicle with the yellow border is the lead vehicle. You will take control of it during Manual Control and all other vehicles in the group will hover around it.
+* Select multiple vehicles by holding down the CTRL button and either, LMB click on the icon in the bar displaying your craft, or click on the individual yellow icons on the cityscape portion.
-** Group: During manual control, vehicles in a group will all fire on the same target that fired on by the lead vehicle.
+* The vehicle with the yellow border is the one which has its weapon loadout displayed in the interface. The vehicle icons with an orange border denote the other vehicle with in this temporary group.
-* Manual Control
+* To remove a vehicle from the selection, hold down CTRL and RMB click on its icon.
-** Manual control overrides firing controls during a stasis field effect, allowing the vehicle to fire.
+* The craft highlighted with the yellow border is the vehicle that will be under manual control when pressing M.
 == Battlescape Controls ==