Act of War: Direct Action

Note: this info can be found on Page 94/95 of the Act of War manual so if you hadn't seen this than next time RTFM.
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
BATTLEFIELD SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Highlight the next unit type inside selection Tab
Highlight previous unit type inside selection Shift+Tab
Cycle between inactive builders + (Shift+=)
Cycle between HQs BackSpace
Select all units on screen of same type. Ctrl + left click or
Double left-click on a unit
Add/Remove a unit in the selection Shift + left click
Assign selection to a numbered group Ctrl + number (1 to 0)
Select numbered group number (1 to 0)
Display health bars of the on-screen units Home
Issue an order to units highlighted within a selection Ctrl + order
Select a hero (when he appears on the map) number 1 to 0 (on numpad)
Select a airborne/super weapon strike F1 – F4
Show numbered group (release key to return
to current camera position) Alt + number (1 to 0)
Spread units Alt + S
Break unit formation Alt + B
Sequence actions and orders Shift + order
Screenshot PrintScreen

CAMERA SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Move camera directional arrows
Move camera to position on mini-map left click on mini-map
Zoom camera in/out Ctrl + up/down arrows
page up/page down
Mouse wheel
Orbit camera Ctrl + right/left arrows
Ins/Del
Press mouse wheel + move mouse
Restore default camera direction (North) End
Camera chase selected unit Click mouse wheel
~ (tilde)
click on the portrait
Camera chase plane Alt + ~ (tilde)
Center camera on numbered group corresponding number (1 to 0) with
group selected
Move the camera to spot of last order Spacebar
Center the camera on unit click on unit's portrait

MINI-MAP SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Signal on mini-map Alt+ G
Hide the ground Alt + T
MESSAGE SHORCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Send a message to all ingame players Enter if there are no alliances
Ctrl + Enter if there are alliances
Sends a message to allies Enter
MENUS SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Open Main Menu Escape
Quick Save F5
Quick load F10
Objective Menu Alt + O
Allies Menu F11

From the readme-
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GENERAL BUILDING COMMANDS
O Set rallypoint
L Sell

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT COMMANDS
X Open Undercover/Defcon 3/Battlefield Construction menu
C Open Revealed/Defcon 2/SHIELD Technology Construction menu
V Open Defcon 1/Drone Technology Construction menu
E Return to previous construction menu

GENERAL GAME COMMANDS
F1 Launch Tactical Weapon
F2-F4 Launch airstrike
F5 Quicksave
F10 Quickload
' Chase camera on selected unit
Alt-' Aircraft chase camera
ESC Pause game
SPACEBAR Center camera on last message
BACKSPACE Center camera on Headquarters
ENTER Open/send chat message
= Center camera on idle construction unit
TAB Toggle unit type within selection
SHIFT Keep pressed to queue commands, or to add/subtract units to a selection
Alt-O Display objectives (single-player) or list of players (multiplayer)
Alt-I Display intelligence (single-player only)

NAVIGATION/SELECTION COMMANDS
LEFT MOUSE Execute command/select unit
RIGHT MOUSE Move
Mouse wheel Zoom in/out
Cursor Move map
CTRL Keep pressed while left-clicking on a unit to select
all units on the screen of the same type (or double-click the unit)
SHIFT Keep pressed while left-clicking on a unit to add/subtract units to a selection
CTRL-# Assign hotkey (number between 1 and 0) to selected unit(s), or a building
# Select hotkeyed group
## Center camera on hotkeyed group
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Check the Second Post for all USA related hotkeys.

This post has been edited by triumph: Mar 31 2005, 01:31 AM

Triumph can not find a full find a list of hot keys so he has decided to make one for all to enjoy!
Updates will be coming along quickly....
The list will go something like this…
1. Worker building hot keys
2. Building hot keys- This will include what to press for Research (upgrades) and units
3. Infantry, air, and vehicle hotkeys.
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USA-

1.
USA
Defcon3 –X
HQ-
Refinery- R
Derrick- D
Barracks- B
Field Generator- P
Light Armor Depot- F
Field Hospital-I
Sandbags Shelter-G
Defcon2- C
ADATS Turret-T
Heavy armor depot- F (yes same as the LAT)
Heliport- H
AirForce Control Tower-C
Repair depot-R
Defcon1-V
Wolverine Missile Silo- W
Patriot- D

2.
HQ-
units-
Excavator-B
Research- World media support- W
Defcon2- U
Defcon1- U

Field Generator-
Research-Emergency Battery- B

Derrick-
Research-
Deep Forage- D

Refinery
Units-
Oil Tanker- T

Barracks-
Units-
US Marine- M
Javelin- R
Mortar Squad-A
Sniper –S
Delta Force- D
Research-
Non Lethal Fight training- C
M203 Grenade launcher- G

Light Armor Depot-
Units-
Fat-V Scout Hummer – H
M2A3 Bradley- B
Avenger- A
M113 APC- M
Research-
Avenger Block II RMP Stingers- S

Field Hospital-
Units-
Med Evac (Dust-off) Blackhawk- M
Research
CIA bank account Freeze- I
Prisoner Exchange- V

ADATS Turret
Research-
AWACS link- W
J-stars link- T

Heavy Armor Depot-
Units-
Abrams- A
Paladin- P
MLRS- M
Research-
Abrams (FSAP)- E
MLRS radar- D

Heliport-
Units-
AH64D Apache- A
UH-60 Blackhawk- B

Airforce Control Center-
Units-
F-15 Eagle- F
A-10 Warthog- A
B2- B
Research-
Early Warning Radar- W
ECM jamming pod- J
AIM-120 AMRAAM LRM- R

Repair depot-
Units-
Angle Repair heli- S
Research-
Advanced Logistic Support- U

Wolverine Missile Silo-
Wolverine curse missile- N
Missile fire Zone- S
Research-
Plasma Charge Technology- U

Patriot-
Ballistic Air defense missile- P
Research-
Tactical Warning system- W

3. Units
Abrams-
Full Spectrum active protection- R

This post has been edited by DerPapierTiger: Jan 23 2006, 16:07 PM

TFT hot keys added.

Taskforce Talon.

1.
Building- X
TFT HQ- Q
Refinery- R
Derrick- D
Forward Operation Center (FOC)- P
Barracks-B
Vehicle command center-F
Field Intel Center- P (requires Barracks)
Sentry Turret-T
Shield- C
SHIELD control center-F
Repair & Logistics Center-R
Nanowave healing center- N (requires Shield CC)
Mjolnir super heavy howitzer-W
Drone- V
Spinner central command-D
Aircraft control tower-C
Guardian Drone ballistic defense-P

2.
TFT HQ-
Units- Drone constructor - D
Research-
SHEILD tech-S
Drone tech-U

Refinery
Unit- Oil tanker- T
Derrick- none ?

Forward Operation Center (FOC)
Unit-
Drone- D
Research-
Structural reinforcement- E

Barracks
Unit-
TFT commando- M
H. Sniper- S
Research-
GUOS Drone- G
CQB capture training- C

Field Intel Center
Reveal sector- V
Research-
Account hacking- I


Vehicle command center
Units
Buggy- B
Stryker- I
RAH-66 Comanche- C

Research-
Comanche Hellfire II- H
Buggy stinger launcher- S

Sentry Turret
Research-
STE Anti tank- T
STE- Anti Aircraft- I


SHIELD control center
Units- S.H.I.E.L.D. - S
Research- Millimetric Radar- D

Nanowave healing center-
Healing zone- H
Research-
HD nanowave healing antenna- U

Repair & Logistics Center-
Units-
V-44 Heavy transport- W
Repair FAT-V- H
Research-
V-44 Stealth Capacity

Mjolnir super heavy howitzer
Conventional Warhead- N
Research
Red Mercury Fusion Technology- U


Spinner central command-
Units- Spinner- S
Research-
Spinner counter artillery radar- D
Spinner stealth drone- T

Aircraft control tower
Units-
FA-35 Joint strike fighter- J
RQ-4A Global Hawk (Spydrone)- G
Research-
Early Warning radar- W
Global Hawk Hellfire missile- M

Guardian Drone ballistic defense
Unit- Guardian Drone- P
Research-
Tactical warning system- M
Guardian drone upgrade- U

3.Advanced TFT unit hotkeys
TFT commando-
GUOS recon drone- G

SHIELD-
Anti Tank mode- T
Minigun mode- I
Stryker-
Upgrade Machine Gun System- G
Upgrade Mortar Cannon- C

Repair Fat-V
Repair zone- D

Spinner Drone
AA mode-T
Anti Tank mode-I
Bomb drone mode-B
Launch Bomb drone-B
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Enjoy

This post has been edited by triumph: Mar 20 2005, 01:37 AM

Consortium
1.
Undercover
HQ-Q
Derrick-D
Refinery-R
Barrack-B
Motor Pool-F
Chopper Pad-H
Field prison camp-I

Revealed
Tokamak reactor-P
Railgun turret-T
VTOL pad-R
Stealth armor lab-F
Air control tower-C
Sleeper cell-N
Falling star uplink-W
Electromagnetic shield ballistic defense-D

2.
Undercover
HQ
Unit-
Mi-17 HIP- H
Research-
Revealed- U
Derrick-
Self destruction- D

Refinery-
Units-
Tanker-T

Barrack
Units-
AK-47- S
Kornet Missile- R
SA-7 Grail - G
Research-
Terrorist Hostage capture training- C

Motor Pool-
Units-
AMX-10RC- A
Porcupine mortar- P
BTR-80 APC- B
Tunguska- T
Research-
Porcupine stealth deployment- S
Tunguska Radar & stealth detection- D


Chopper Pad-
Unit-
Mi-35 Hind-D – H
Research
FFAR Hydra rocket pods- R

Field prison camp-
Units-
BMM-1 – M
Research-
Hostage Ransom demands- I

Revealed

Tokamak reactor-
Emergency Self destruction- D

Railgun turret- NONE

VTOL pad-
Units
V-24 Transport- V
V-22 Repair- W
Research-
V-24 Transport Marking rocket pods- M

Stealth armor lab
Units-
Fennek- F
Akula- A
Piranha- P
Optical camo soldier- C
Research-
Akula depleted uranium warheads- W
Piranha counter Artillery radar- D


Air control tower
Units-
YF-23 Black Widow- Y
Research-
EGBU-15 LGB- B
Early warning Radar- W

Sleeper cell-
Evacuate All- U

Falling star uplink-
Purchase warhead- N
Attack zone- S
Research-
Ebola II hemorrhagic fever strain- U


Electromagnetic shield ballistic defense
Purchase shield pulse- P
Research-
Electromagnetic shield relay antenna- U
Tactical warning system- W

3. Unit hotkeys-
AK-74 Soldier switch weapons to-
RPG-7 Soldier-R
MM-1 Mortar Soldier-O

URAL tanker-
Convert to bomber- B
After conversion self destruction- B

Porcupine Mortar & Piranha-
Switch to turret- Y

V-24 Transport-
LZ Reveal Rocket- R
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