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Total War: Warhammer III Hot Keys Revealed

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3 years ago

February 16, 2022

Summary

Get your first look at the various Hot Key commands that will help you better control your armies during the Campaign and Battle portions of the game.
Camera control, troop selection, grouping, and more are all highlighted below.
Total War: Warhammer III will be available day one with PC Game Pass on February 17.

Your troops are scattered. The legions of Chaos have you surrounded. It’s only a matter of time until the remnants of your broken army are laid to waste. All that’s left to do is succumb to the inevitable defeat.

But it didn’t have to be this way.

If only you had the tools to better manage your troops on the fly. If only you had the opportunity to know how to group your archers and cavalry in a more effective manner. If only… you knew which Hot Keys gave you better control of your army on the field of battle! Well, you came to the right place.

Below are a series of Hot Key commands that will be featured in the upcoming Total War: Warhammer III, available day one with PC Game Pass on February 17. Look these over and save them to memory (or print them out) as you prepare for the upcoming fight with the Realm of Chaos.

Universal

Hot Key Default	Hot Key Action
SHIFT+PERIOD	Select next
SHIFT+COMMA	Select previous
SHIFT+BACK	Cancel current selection
F5	Standard ping
ALT+X	Toggle SFX
ALT+M	Toggle music
K	Toggle UI
ALT+K	Toggle UI with borders

Campaign

Hot Key Default	Hot Key Action
W,A,S,D	Pan camera
Mousewheel	Zoom camera
TAB	Strategic map toggle
HOME	Pan to capital
CTRL+S	Quick save
CTRL+L	Quick load
R	Toggle character move speed
Mouse Left click on object	Select character/army/settlement
Mouse Right-click on terrain/target	Issue move/attack order
Mouse Left-click on terrain	Cancel selection
Hold SPACE	View/toggle campaign overlays
MINUS	Show finance
EQUALS	Show clan
1	Show overview
2	Show garrison
3	Show building browser
4	Show recruitment units
5	Show recruitment agents
RETURN/NUM PAD ENTER	End turn
SHIFT+RETURN/NUM PAD ENTER	End turn (skip warnings)
H	End turn notification zoom
CTRL+P	Current selection disband
CTRL+S	Quick save
CTRL+L	Quick load
CTRL+T	Toggle labels
CTRL+M	Auto merge units
END	Default camera rotation

Battle – Keyboard

Hot Key Default	Hot Key Action
W,A,S,D	Camera Movement
E, Q	Rotate Camera
Insert	Unit Camera (Esc to exit)
CTRL+A	Select all units
CTRL+1-9	Create unit selection group
1 through 9	Select group
CTRL+G	Lock/Unlock group formation
INS	Follow unit mode/artillery fire mode
C/V	Pitch camera up/down
Z/X	Yaw camera up/down
N	Zoom in
G	Soft group selected units
CTRL+G	Hard group selected units
Y	Open chat
T	Cycle next spawn zone
CTRL+B	Select all artillery
CTRL+I	Select all melee
CTRL+C	Select all cavalry
CRTL+M	Select all ranged
RETURN	Deselect all

Battle – Mouse

Hot Key Default	Hot Key Action
Left click on unit	Select unit
Left click on terrain	Cancel selection
Left hold	Drag select
Right click	Move / attack unit
Double right click	Run / charge unit
Mousewheel	Camera zoom
Hold mouse wheel	Freelook

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