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You can select your units with your mouse, with your keyboard or both.
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You can select your units with your mouse, with your keyboard, or both.
  
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Simple click, select what you click on
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== Selection Commands ==
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Double click, select all same units/buildings on screen
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* Simple click, select what you click on.
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Box select, select all inside the box with highest selection rank
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* Double-click, select all same units/buildings on screen.
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* Box select (click and drag to draw a rectangle), select all inside the box with the highest [[#Selection Rank|selection rank]].
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To manage your selection you can
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* right-click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection,
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* {{key press|Shift}} and right-click to remove all units that are like the one you click on;
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* {{key press|Shift}} + [[#Selection Commands|selection command]] will add newly selected units to the current selection.
  
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To manage your selection you can;
 
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Right click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection. <br> Shift right click will remove all units that are like the one you click on.
 
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Shift + selection command will add any thing to the currecnt selection
 
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== Selection Rank ==
 
== Selection Rank ==
  
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Selection rank is what decides which units will be selected when doing a box drag over multiple unit types such as fighters, builders, buildings. <br>
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<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24" alt="0">
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There are 4 selection ranks 0,1,2,3. <br>
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<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24" alt="1">
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0 is for buildings 3 is for fighting units. <br>
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<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24" alt="2">
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When doing a box drag over units with different selection ranks, only the units with the highest rank will be selected. <br>
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<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24" alt="3">
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You can see a units selection rank as a large grey number on the side of the command menu, generally fighters are 3, builders are 2, buildings are 1. <rb>
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You can change a units default selection rank in the in game settings, for example commander set to 2 will avoid accidentaly cancel building queues or killing your com by issuing commands that were meant for your army.
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Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.
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To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold {{key press|Shift}} while dragging the box. Holding {{key press|Ctrl}} also selects mixed selections of ranks (except for rank zero). This is to allow selection hotkeys such as {{key combo|Ctrl|Z}} to select across ranks. Double-click selection has similar behaviour. These thresholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).
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[[File:SelectionRank.png]]
  
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You can bypass selection rank this by holding shift while dragging, you will select all units/buildings in the box.
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Selection ranks can be modified mid-game for individual units via a state toggle. This toggle is hidden by default. To enable it, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.
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By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. These defaults can be modified in the [[Ingame Menu]] under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up by {{key press|Space}}-clicking a unit. For example, if you don't want your anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, their selection rank could be set to 2.
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Selection ranks exist independently for each player—and even for each spectator. This can be useful in shared control coop games to avoid selecting units that your allies are trying to control.
  
 
== Hotkeys ==
 
== Hotkeys ==
  
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There are multiple [[Hotkeys]] to help with selection:
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There are multiple [[hotkeys]] to help with selection. The default bindings allow you to select:
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{{:Selection hotkeys|list}}
  
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Z, Selects idle builder, press repeatedly to cycle trough <br>
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Factories can also be selected using hotkeys. Your first factory will be on {{key combo|Alt|Q}}, the second factory you build will be on {{key combo|Alt|W}} and the next one on {{key combo|Alt|E}}, and so on. This assumes that you have the QWERTY keyboard layout.
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ctrl B, Selects all idle constructors <br>
 
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ctrl C, Selects commander <br>
 
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ctrl Z, Selects all units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting <br>
 
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ctrl X, Selects all units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting, that are visible  <br>
 
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ctrl I, Removes non-idle units from your selection <br>
 
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ctrl E, Removes all units that are above 30% HP from your selection <br>
 
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ctrl A, Selects everything  <br>
 
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ctrl G, Selects Raptors  <br>
 
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ctrl F, Selects all mobile non-builder units  <br>
 
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ctrl S, Selects Owls  <br>
 
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ctrl T, Selects Transports  <br>
 
  
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You can select missiles from the [[Missile Silo]] by either clicking on them or by selecting the Silo and pressing {{key press|D}}.
  
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Factory selecting hotkeys are as follow; <br>
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All hotkeys are editable in the [[Ingame Menu#Hotkeys|settings menu]] at <samp>Menu</samp>&rarr;<samp>Hotkeys</samp>&rarr;<samp>Selection</samp>. There are many ways to select your units that do not have default hotkeys.
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Your first factory will be on Alt+Q, the second factory you build will be on Alt+W and the next one on Alt+E .... and so on
 
  
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== Autogroups ==
  
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You can select missiles from the Missile Silo by either clicking on them, or by selecting the Silo and pressing D.
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Autogroups are custom selection hotkeys that you can set up on the go. They allow units to be automatically added to a control group.
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Ever wished to have all fighters in group 7, all gunships in group 8, all raiders in 4, etc.? "Autogroup" achieves just that.
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Auto grouping is a feature of Zero-K (widget).
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{{:Autogroup hotkeys|list}}
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[[Ingame Menu#Control Groups|Autogroup settings]] can be modified from the in-game menu: <samp>Menu</samp>&rarr;<samp>Settings</samp>&rarr;<samp>Interface</samp>&rarr;<samp>Control Groups</samp>.
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Example use:
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* Select a [[Glaive]] and a [[Reaver]] and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
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* From then on, new Glaives and Reavers will join group 1 when they first become idle (after reaching factory waypoint). You can press {{Key press|1}} to select them.
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* If you then want to add [[Knight]]s to autogroup 1, select one of them and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
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* If you then want to remove Glaives from autogroup 1, select one and press {{Key combo|Alt|~}}.
  
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== Autogroups ==
 
  
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Autogroups are your custom hotkeys that you can set up on the go. <br>
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{{Navbox manual}}
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You can find how to do so on the [[Hotkeys]] page.
 

Latest revision as of 10:57, 22 January 2022

You can select your units with your mouse, with your keyboard, or both.

Selection Commands[edit]

  • Simple click, select what you click on.
  • Double-click, select all same units/buildings on screen.
  • Box select (click and drag to draw a rectangle), select all inside the box with the highest selection rank.

To manage your selection you can

  • right-click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection,
  • Shift and right-click to remove all units that are like the one you click on;
  • Shift + selection command will add newly selected units to the current selection.

Selection Rank[edit]

0 1 2 3

Selection rank is a unit state that determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box. Only the units with the highest rank in the selection box will be selected. This keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.

To select a mixed selection of ranks, hold Shift while dragging the box. Holding Ctrl also selects mixed selections of ranks (except for rank zero). This is to allow selection hotkeys such as ‎Ctrl + Z‎ to select across ranks. Double-click selection has similar behaviour. These thresholds are configurable under 'Settings/Interface/Selection' (with Simple Settings unticked).

SelectionRank.png

Selection ranks can be modified mid-game for individual units via a state toggle. This toggle is hidden by default. To enable it, tick it in 'Settings/Interface/Commands'. Left click advances the rank and right click decrements it.

By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. These defaults can be modified in the Ingame Menu under 'Settings/Unit Behaviour/Default States'. Alternately, click 'Edit Behaviour' in the unit info box that is brought up by Space-clicking a unit. For example, if you don't want your anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, their selection rank could be set to 2.

Selection ranks exist independently for each player—and even for each spectator. This can be useful in shared control coop games to avoid selecting units that your allies are trying to control.

Hotkeys[edit]

There are multiple hotkeys to help with selection. The default bindings allow you to select:

  • ‎Ctrl + A‎: Everything.
  • ‎Ctrl + F‎: All mobile non-builder units.
  • Z: An idle builder; press repeatedly to cycle trough idle builders.
  • ‎Ctrl + B‎: All idle constructors.
  • ‎Ctrl + C‎: Commander.
  • ‎Ctrl + Z‎: All units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting.
  • ‎Ctrl + X‎: All units that are the same as the one you are currently selecting that are currently visible on the screen.
  • ‎Ctrl + T‎: Transports.
  • ‎Ctrl + S‎: Owls.
  • ‎Ctrl + G‎: Raptors.
  • ‎Ctrl + I‎: Removes non-idle units from your selection.
  • ‎Ctrl + E‎: Removes all units that are above 30% HP from your selection.

Factories can also be selected using hotkeys. Your first factory will be on ‎Alt + Q‎, the second factory you build will be on ‎Alt + W‎ and the next one on ‎Alt + E‎, and so on. This assumes that you have the QWERTY keyboard layout.

You can select missiles from the Missile Silo by either clicking on them or by selecting the Silo and pressing D.

All hotkeys are editable in the settings menu at Menu→Hotkeys→Selection. There are many ways to select your units that do not have default hotkeys.

Autogroups[edit]

Autogroups are custom selection hotkeys that you can set up on the go. They allow units to be automatically added to a control group.

Ever wished to have all fighters in group 7, all gunships in group 8, all raiders in 4, etc.? "Autogroup" achieves just that.

Auto grouping is a feature of Zero-K (widget).

  • ‎Alt + number‎: Makes permanent autogroup out of currently selected unit types. New units then join that group when they first become idle.
  • ‎Alt + ~‎: Removes currently selected unit types from the autogroup.
  • ‎Ctrl + ~‎: Selects one unit out of currently selected units (closest to your mouse cursor) and removes it from any groups (not removing type from autogroup, just current unit from group).

Autogroup settings can be modified from the in-game menu: Menu→Settings→Interface→Control Groups.

Example use:

  • Select a Glaive and a Reaver and press ‎Alt + 1‎.
  • From then on, new Glaives and Reavers will join group 1 when they first become idle (after reaching factory waypoint). You can press 1 to select them.
  • If you then want to add Knights to autogroup 1, select one of them and press ‎Alt + 1‎.
  • If you then want to remove Glaives from autogroup 1, select one and press ‎Alt + ~‎.


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