Keybinds
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