Keybinds

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Only available in HD Mod.

New keybinds have been added as quality of life changes in the Heroes III HotA + HD mod.

This list also includes classic Heroes III keybinds as well for completion.


Combat screen:

   W = Wait
   D or Space = Defend
   C = Spellbook
   R = Retreat 
   S = Surrender
   G = Area attack (with Gogs and Liches)
   Z = Show/Hide turn order bar
   I = Show hero stats permanently
   CTRL + mouse-over creature = See general movement
   SHIFT + mouse-over creature = See exact movement (calculate obstacles)
   Up/Down Arrow Keys – Scrolls combat messages
   Q = Finish combat with Quick Combat

Adventure screen:

   E = End turn
   1 or 2 = In message windows with a choice, these keys allow you to choose an option (Treasure Chests, Schools of Magic, Schools of War, Arenas, Coliseums of the Magi, etc.)
   SHIFT + Left Click hero = Make clicked hero the active one
   SPACE + Hero is selected = Revisit tile hero is at (not when pressed, but when released)
   Enter = Open hero/castle details
   Hold ALT + mouse-over tile = See movement points required to reach tile
   T = Next town 
   H = Next hero
   M = Complete movement
   Alt + Shift + Left Click hero = Dismiss hero
   H + M Spam = Cycle heroes and move them all
   Z = Sleep hero, W = Wake hero
   G = See den of thieves info
   Q = See quest log
   K = See kingdom overview
   F5 = Toolbar (for enabling grid and other tools)


Castle/hero-trade screen:

   F10/Z = Swap armies
   F11/X = Swap artifacts
   Q = Swap armies and artifacts
   CTRL + Left Click creature = Make 1 stacks, or remove 1 stacks
   CTRL + SHIFT + Left Click creature = Fill empty slots with 1 stacks
   ALT + Left Click creature = Merge all stacks into clicked creature
   SHIFT + Left Click creature = Split creature into even stacks (you can do multiple clicks to divide the stack further)
   CTRL + ALT + Left Click creature = Move clicked army to castle/other hero
   SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + Left Click creature = Move all army except 1 of the clicked creature to castle/other hero
   SHIFT + ALT + Left Click creature = Dismiss creature


Castle shortcuts:

   Up/Down Arrow = Cycle to previous/next town
   B = Open Marketplace
   T = Open Tavern
   G = Open Thieves' Guild
   Space/S = Switch heroes
   F10/Z = Switch garrisons
   Click castle icon (to the left of income icon) to see global buy menu
   CTRL + Click castle icon (to the left of income icon) to instantly buy ALL available creatures
   ALT + Click castle icon (to the left of income icon) to instantly buy ALL available creatures (Unupgraded)
   CTRL + Click specific creature portrait to instantly buy the clicked creatures
   ALT + Click specific creature portrait to instantly buy the clicked creatures (Unupgraded)
   Alt + Shift + Left Click hero = Dismiss hero
   1 or 2 + Space = In the tavern, you can select a hero using 1 and 2 and recruit them using Space
   1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 + Space = In windows for recruiting creatures/war machines, use the number keys to select a creature and recruit them with Space (only works if the <UI.RecruitDlg.AutoSet> tweak is enabled)
   1/2/3/4 = In the university window, you can select a skill using the number keys and buy it using Enter or Space