Keyboard Shortcuts
Below are the various shortcut keys you can use within Stronghold 2.
| Command | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Adjust game speed | + or - on the numeric keypad | Increases or decreases the game speed. |
| Pause | P | Pauses the game, pressing P again unpauses it. |
| Scroll | S, W, A, D and Cursor keys | Allows you to scroll around he map. |
| Top Down View | Spacebar | Changes the view so that you are looking down at the map from directly above. |
| Zoom | R and F keys or spin mouse wheel forwards or back. | Allows you to zoom in and out. |
| Rotate Map | Q and E keys or hold down middle mouse button and move the mouse. | Rotates the Map. |
| Rotate Buildings | R Key or spin mouse wheel. | Rotates the selected Building. |
| Interface panel showing | Tab | Pressing tab removes or replaces the interface panel from the screen |
| Window mode in map editor | Tab | Pressing tab in the map editor puts the screen into window mode |
| Single Wall | Z | Selects single thickness of stone wall |
| Double Wall | X | Selects double thickness of stone wall |
| Triple Wall | C | Selects triple thickness of stone wall |
| Wooden Wall | V | Selects wooden wall |
| Keep | H | Centres the screen on the keep |
| Barracks | B | 1st time - Opens the Barracks panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Barracks. |
| Granary | G | 1st time - Opens the Granary panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Granary. |
| Market | M | 1st time - Opens the Market panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Market. |
| Mercenary Post | N | 1st time - Opens the Mercenary Post panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Mercenary Post. |
| Monastery | O | 1st time - Opens the Monastery panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Monastery. |
| Treasury | T | 1st time - Opens the Treasury panel 2nd time - Centres the game on the Treasury. |
| Seige Camp | J | Cycles through all your available seige camps |
| Estates | . (period key) | Cycles through all your Estates |
| Lords (cycle) | Shift and L | Cycles through all your Lords |
| Lord (locate) | L | Locates your Lord |
| Take Screenshot | Alt & Q | Takes an in game screen shot (Not working as of patch 1.2) |
| Bookmarking locations | Ctrl & Alt & 0 to 9 | You can bookmark up to 9 spots on the map to allow yourself to return to them quickly. Press Ctrl & Alt & the desired number to bookmark your current position. |
| Go to Bookmark | Alt & 0 to 9 | Press Alt and the appropriate number to return to that position on the map. |
| Grouping troops | Ctrl & 0 to 9 | You can create a group of troops by dragging a section box over the required troops and then pressing Ctrl and the desired number from 0 to 9. |
| Locating grouped troops | 0 to 9 | Press the appropriate number key to locate and select a group of troops that you have created. |
| Setting up waypoints | Hold down shift and left click | With troops selected hold down the shift key then left click on the map to create waypoints, you may set up to 9 of them. |
| Selecting particular unit types | Left mouse button double click | Double click on a troop to select all units of the same type that are visible on the screen. |
Multi-player shortcuts
| Command | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | Enter | Pressing the Enter key in multi-player games brings up the chat window |
| Taunt | F1 to F12 | Each function key sends a different taunt in multi-player games |
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