Kingdom Wars 2: Battles

Kingdom Wars 2: Battles

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Hotkeys & Controls
By Bad Logic and 1 collaborators
Want to know how to quickly select buildings and build units? Or change formation with a couple of keystrokes? Then this guide is for you.
This guide provides a list of the most common hotkeys and controls, knowledge that will save you precious seconds in the heat of battle.
   
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In-game Menu & Cards
In-game Menus
ESC = Opens Menu or closes other open in-game menus
F5 = Opens Options
F6 = Opens Social
F7 = Opens Help
F8 = Cinematic Mode toggle on/off
F9 = Save game (singleplayer Skirmish or Zombie Survival)

Cards
F1 = Use Card 1
F2 = Use Card 2
F3 = Use Card 3
F4 = Use Card 4
Camera Controls
Main Controls
Arrow Keys = Move screen up, down, left or right
-/+ = Zoom in or out
HOME/END = Rotate screen
PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN = Zoom in or out

Mouse Alternative
Mouse Wheel Scroll = Zoom in or out
RMB Drag = Move screen

Default/QWERTY Keyboard Alternative
WASD = Move screen up, down, left or right
Q/E = Rotate Screen

AZERTY Keyboard Alternative
Note: AZERTY needs to be selected in options
ZSQD = Move screen up, down, left or right
A/E = Rotate Screen
Mini-Map Controls
Changing Map View
LMB = Centre view on area

Mini-Map Flares
Shift+LMB = Show mini-map flare to allied players in CoOp or 2vs2
MMB = Show mini-map flare to allied players in CoOp or 2vs2
Shift+MMB = Show mini-map flare to all players

Commanding Units
RMB = Move units to this location
Double-click RMB = Run units to this location
Shift+RMB = Run units to this location
Unit Controls
Control Groups
Ctrl + [0-9] = Creates numbered control group from currently selected units
[0-9] = Selects numbered control group units
I = Selects idle worker (peasant/warden/labourer/miner)
LMB Double-click the group icons at the top-left of the screen will select the group and centre the view on it.

Unit Selection & Movement
LMB = Selects unit (or clear selection if no unit under mouse)
Shift + LMB = Adds unit to selection
LMB Double-Click = Select all units of same type on screen
RMB = Walk to area or attack unit
RMB Double Click = Run to area or attack unit
Shift + RMB = Run to area or attack unit

Selected Unit Re-Ordering
RMB on one of the selected unit icons, it will put that one first and re-order the others.
LMB on one of the selected unit icons, it will select only that unit (i.e. deselects the other units).
Shift+LMB on one of the selected unit icons, it will remove that unit from selection.

Unit Commands
M = Toggles attack move button
H = Stop current action
F = Opens Formation sub-menu (formations vary by unit)
K = Kills the unit (requires confirmation)

Note: Each unit has different keys for abilities

Formations
Note: These keys work when you've opened the Formation sub-menu (F)
Note: There are additional specialist formations for some units, these are just the common ones

Humans/Dwarves
L = Line
T = Tight
O = Loose

Elves
L = Stone
O = Wind

Orcs
M = Mob
B = Battle
Building Construction
Building Construction
Note: Holding down shift allows you place multiple buildings
Note: When placing a building, dragging while the LMB is down allows you to rotate it
Note: The human Mill is unique in that it is not built by Peasants. Look outside your walls for building foundations, selecting it will give you option to build a Mill if you have the right Tech unlocked

Peasant
B = Open Military Building Menu

Inside menu:
B = Barrack
U = Stables
N = Archery Range
M = Magic Guild
T = Tavern
Y = Siege Workshop
C = Beast Cage
L = Dwarven Quarters

X = Open Town Building Menu

Inside menu:
B = Blacksmith
O = Barn
M = Market
U = Storehouse
H = House

Labourer
B = Open Military Building Menu

Inside menu:
T = Temple
U = Drinking Hole
G = Goblin Tent
P = Pyre
Y = War Hut
B = Beast Cage
O = Ogre Pit
M = Magic Guild

X = Open Town Building Menu

Inside menu:
Y = Worker Hut
H = Hut
L = Armory
P = Warg Pen
T = Trade Den

Warden (Male)
B = Great Tree

Great Tree
U = Tree Dwelling
Y = War Lodge
N = Sylvan Shrine
J = Exchange
O = Arcane Sanctuary
G = Elven Magic Guild
L = Alchemy Lab
H = Champions Hall
T = Tree Symbiosis
C = Dwarven Sanctuary
M = Menagerie
Building Selection & Command
Building Commands
U = Upgrade building
R = Repair building
X = Demolish building

Note: Each building has different keys for training units e.g. S = Train Swordsman at Barracks, A = Train Archer at Archery Range, etc.

Building Selection
Note: These keys will select all buildings of this type, but only the first building will show buttons, so useful when training many units but be careful if demolishing a building

Humans
K = Town Hall
R = Archery Range
B = Barracks
H = Stables
P = Siege Workshop
T = Tavern
U = Dwarven Quarters
N = Barn
J = Storehouse
M = Magic Guild
X = Market
C = Beast Cage
F = Blacksmith
G = Mill

Elves
F = Settlement
L = Alchemy Lab
N = Arcane Sanctuary
X = Exchange
C = Champions Hall
M = Menagerie
U = Dwarven Sanctuary
J = Dwelling
K = Sylvan Shrine
T = Symbiosis
Y = War Lodge
G = Magic Guild

Orcs
Y = Grand Hut
U = Armory
H = Hut
L = Work Hut
T = Trade Den
K = Drinking Hole
C = Monster Cage
J = Moles Shed
P = Pyre
O = Ogre Pit
T = Temple
M = Magic Guild
G = Tent
F = Warg Pen
B = War Hall
4 Comments
Nerdy Dork 11 Mar, 2017 @ 4:06pm 
any key to center on the last "action" like you node is deplede or you warrior is under attack?
for other game it has been space
Grog 19 May, 2016 @ 3:18pm 
Is there a way to center the view on the currently selected unit? Especially useful for finding idle workers.
Bad Logic  [author] 3 Apr, 2016 @ 5:06am 
Press the 0-9 key to select the group, hold shift and left click the units you want to add, so they are all selected, then re-create the group by pressing Ctrl+0-9
Ω{ฬ๔ŦŦ}ςђเєŦ787® 2 Apr, 2016 @ 2:33pm 
One thing, how do I add more units to my already hotkeyed army using Control 0-9. Like I already have an army hotkeyed, say I lose 2 battlalions and want to add 2 more to that existing army, how would I do that?