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.

Combat Screen

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

Adventure Screen

  • E = End turn
  • G = Den of Thieves
  • H = Next hero
  • K = Kingdom Overview
  • M = Move hero along selected route
  • Q = Quest Log
  • R = Show the Dimension Door range around the center of the screen.
  • T = Next town
  • W = Wake hero
  • Z = Sleep hero
  • F5 = Toolbar (for enabling grid and other tools)
  • 1 or 2 = Select option in message windows with a choice (Treasure Chests, Schools of Magic, Schools of War, etc.)
  • Alt + Shift + Left Click hero = Dismiss hero
  • Hold ALT + mouse-over tile = See movement points required to reach tile
  • 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

Hero Trade Screen

  • Q = Swap armies and artifacts
  • X / F11 = Swap artifacts
  • Z / F10 = Swap armies
  • CTRL + Left Click creature = Make 1 stacks, or remove 1 stacks
  • CTRL + ALT + Left Click creature = Move clicked army to castle/other hero
  • 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)
  • SHIFT + ALT + Left Click creature = Dismiss creature
  • SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + Left Click creature = Move all army except 1 of the clicked creature to castle/other hero

Castle Screen

  • B = Marketplace
  • G = Thieves' Guild
  • S / Space = Switch heroes
  • T = Tavern
  • Z / F10 = Switch garrisons
  • 1 / 2 + Space = In the Tavern, select a hero using 1 and 2 and recruit them using Space
  • 1 - 4 + Space = In the University, select a skill using the number keys and buy it using Enter or Space
  • 1 - 8 + Space = In recruitment windows, select a creature using the number keys and recruit them using Space (only works if the <UI.RecruitDlg.AutoSet> tweak is enabled)
  • Left 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
  • Up/Down Arrow = Cycle to previous/next town