Controls

Glest's controls are simple and some are inherited from similar controls in other real time strategy games.

Camera

Key	Function
F	Toggle Camera Mode (Game Mode and Free mode)
W	Move Camera Up (Only on Free Camera Mode)
S	Move Camera Down (Only on Free Camera Mode)
A	Move Camera Left (Only on Free Camera Mode)
D	Move Camera Right (Only on Free Camera Mode)
Up Arrow or Mouse on Top	Move Camera Forward
Down Arrow or Mouse on Bottom	Move Camera Backward
Left Arrow or Mouse on Left	Move Camera Left
Right Arrow or Mouse on Right	Move Camera Right

Orders and Unit Selection

Key	Function
Left Mouse Button	Select or deselect Units
Shift + Left Mouse Button	Add unit to selection
Control + Left Mouse Button	Remove unit from selection
Left Mouse Double Click	Select nearby units of this type
Right Mouse Button	Auto Order
Menu Click	Activate Order
Left mouse when order is Activated	Give Order
Right mouse when order is Activated	Cancel state
Number	Recall group
Control + Number	Assign group
A	Activate attack command for selection
M	Activate move command for selection
S	Issue stop command to selection
I	Select next idle harvester
B	Select next building
D	Select next damaged unit
T	Select next storage unit
R	Select next producer unit

Other Keys

Key	Function
C	Switch display color
- /+	Adjust game speed
P	Pause game
E	Save screen to TGA file
Alt+Enter	Toggle fullscreen/windowed (linux/SDL versions only)

See Also

• Glest
• Multiplayer
• Configuration