Not so much a tutorial as simply a helpful all-in-one guide to the various available keyboard shortcuts.
| Key/s | Function |
| | |
| General Game Functions | |
| [ F1 ] | "Game" God Mode Menu |
| [ F2 ] | Mayor Mode Menu |
| [ F3 ] | My Sim Menu* |
| [ F4 ] | Open Options Panel |
| [ F5 ] | Day Only View |
| [ F6 ] | Night Only View |
| [ F7 ] | Normal Day/Night View |
| [ F8 ] | Exit to Region Menu |
| [ F9 ] | Graphics Options Menu |
| [ F10 ] | Audio Options Menu |
| [ F11 ] | Game Options Menu |
| [ F12 ] | Quit Game Menu |
| | |
| Saves | |
| [Ctrl] and [ S ] | Save |
| [Ctrl] and [ Alt ] and [ S ] | Fast Save (No region thumbnail update) |
| | |
| Game View Level | |
| [ 1 ] | Zoom to View Level 1 |
| [ 2 ] | Zoom to View Level 2 |
| [ 3 ] | Zoom to View Level 3 |
| [ 4 ] | Zoom to View Level 4 |
| [ 5 ] | Zoom to View Level 5 |
| [ - ] | Zoom Out |
| [ + ] | Zoom In |
| | |
| Game Viewpoint | |
| [ Page Up ] | Rotate View 90° Counterclockwise |
| [ Page Down ] | Rotate View 90° Clockwise |
| [ Down Arrow ] | Scroll Down |
| [ Up Arrow ] | Scroll Up |
| [ Right Arrow ] | Scroll Right |
| [ Left Arrow ] | Scroll Left |
| [ Spacebar ] | Center on cursor |
| | |
| Game Speed | |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ ' ] | Pause Simulation |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ 1 ] | Turtle Speed |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ 2 ] | Rhino Speed |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ 3 ] | Cheetah Speed |
| | |
| Zoning | |
| [ Q ] | Zone Light Density Residential |
| [ W ] | Zone Medium Density Residential |
| [ E ] | Zone High Density Residential |
| [ A ] | Zone Light Density Commercial |
| [ S ] | Zone Medium Density Commercial |
| [ D ] | Zone High Density Commercial |
| [ Z ] | Zone Agriculture |
| [ X ] | Zone Medium Density Industrial |
| [ C ] | Zone High Density Industrial |
| [ V ] | Remove Zoning |
| | |
| Grid | |
| [ G ] | Toggle Grid |
| | |
| Transport | |
| [ R ] | Road Tool |
| [ Alt ] and [ R ] | Street Tool |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ R ] | Avenue Tool |
| [ Shift ] and [ R ] | Elevated Highway Tool |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ R ] | Place Bus Stop |
| [ T ] | Rail Tool |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ T ] | Build Passenger Train Station |
| [ Shift ] and [ Alt ] and [ T ] | Build Freight Station |
| [ Shift ] and [ T ] | Subway Tool |
| [ Shift ] and [ Alt ] and [ T ] | Build Subway Station |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ T ] | Elevated Rail Tool |
| [ Alt ] and [ T ] | Build Elevated Rail Station |
| [ M ] | Build Vehicle Ferry Terminal |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ M ] | Build Passenger Ferry Terminal |
| | |
| Utilities | |
| [ I ] | Pipe Tool |
| [ L ] | Power Line Tool |
| [ Y ] | Create Landfill |
| | |
| Civic Buildings | |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ P ] | Build Police Kiosk |
| [ P ] | Build Small Police Station |
| [ Alt ] and [ P ] | Build Large Police Station |
| [ Shift ] and [ P ] | Build Jail |
| [ F ] | Build Small Fire Station |
| [ Alt ] and [ F ] | Build Large Fire Station |
| [ K ] | Build Elementary School |
| [ Alt ] and [ K ] | Build High School |
| [ Shift ] and [ K ] | Build City College |
| [ H ] | Build Clinic |
| [ Alt ] and [ H ] | Build Hospital |
| | |
| Civic Dspatch | |
| [Ctrl ] and [ P ] | Dispatch Police |
| [Ctrl ] and [ F ] | Dispatch Fire |
| | |
| Positioning | |
| [ Home ] | Rotate Building or Lable 90° Clockwise |
| [ End ] | Rotate Building or Lable 90° Counterclockwise |
| | |
| Bulldoze/Destroy | |
| [ B ] | Demolish Tool |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ O ] | Obliterate Quad/City |
| | |
| Queries | |
| [ / ] | Query Tool |
| [ Alt ] and [ / ] | Commute Query Tool |
| | |
| Pics | |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ S ] | Snapshot Mode |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ A ] | Show Photo Album |
| | |
| Terraforming | |
| [ Shift ] and [ # (1-9) ] | Control size of terraforming tooltip - 1=smallest to 9=largest |
| [ Shift ] and [ F# (1-9) ] | Control effect of terraforming tooltip - 1=weakest to 9=strongest |
| | |
| Misc and Cheats | |
| [ Esc ] | Close or Release any Tool |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Shift ] and [ C ] | Toggle Ingame Contour Line Display |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ X ] | Display Game Parameter Adjustment Box |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Alt ] and [ Shift ] | True God Mode** |
| [ Ctrl ] and [ Alt ] and [ Shift ] and [ F ] | Refresh Screen*** |
* use of this key may cause computer to explode, hair to fall out and other adverse consequences
** all icon menus must be minimized in order for this combination to work
*** maybe yes, maybe no.
Enjoy.
Although not a tutorial per se, it's still very helpful! Thank you! :thumbsup:
lol, I love the F3 note, so true. But need to use it to toggle UDI off
You forgot one...[CTL] + [ALT] + [DEL] Quick Exit :D :D :D
Quote from: callagrafx on February 07, 2007, 08:15:52 AM
You forgot one...[CTL] + [ALT] + [DEL] Quick Exit :D :D :D
Well I personally prefer [ALT] + [TAB] and then [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] for my quick exits... :P
My quick exits are with Alt+F4 ;)
I have updated the list of shortcuts [linkie] (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=365.msg10340#msg10340) to include terraforming tooltip controllers.
Enjoy.
David
my extremely quick exits are with the power cord (not advisable)
david i have to ask did you find these or did you just start playing with it to find out the effects???
either way thank you - pat
Thank you so much david! :thumbsup: This will be a lot easier for me. &apls
He most likely found them by looking at the booklet that comes with the game, these shortcuts and more are listed on the back of it.
Thanks to nerdly_dood, we now know that [Ctrl] and [Shift] and [P] give us the Police Kiosk. I've once again updated the list of shortcuts [linkie] (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=365.msg10340#msg10340) to include that.
Enjoy.
David
QuoteOn Screen - ST... sorry about that.
Oh, heck, Craig (abcvs)- no need to be sorry, we're just glad you drop by over here every so often.
David
I don't know if anyone knows about this, but I didn't see any posts about it when I searched, so I might as well show it off. It may be useful to modders for debugging. Not quite a keyboard shortcut, but this seemed like the best place to put it.
I came across this one accidentally, going after the God Mode cheat to fix a terraforming snafu. If you have the query tool selected, hold down the [ctrl], [shift] and [alt] keys and hover over a building, you get a dialog with a bit of what looks like raw simulator data.
Pic:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maj.com%2Fgallery%2Fjondor%2FOther%2Ftech_query.jpg&hash=e2b7b32d5162a8947a1dab32b4151f4d87219a0b)
I played around with your find a bit. It's not just simulator data, it's mostly a read-out from the Building Exemplar for the lot.
Some of the harder to read items that I have figured out:
The name at the top: The actual name of the building exemplar. Useful if you are trying to locate a specific building in the game's files.
Zoned: The more # signs you see, the higher the density.
Jobs: The numbers indicate the number of $, $$, & $$$ jobs for that particular work place. For your image, there are 96 low wealth jobs, 311 medium wealth jobs, and 72 high wealth jobs available for that workplace.
Alt: The altitude of the lot above sea level.
The rest are either easy to read or I can't figure out properly.
-Swamper
That indeed is a new Key Board short cut if I do say so...
jondor, that's a very good discovery!
I can think of several occasions when I can use that... ::)
Brilliant!
nice find! makes you wonder what else is in there! think I'm going to start pressing [Ctrl], [Alt] and [Shift] with every combination of buttons now :P
That's a karma point at least, jondor! I'm with everyone else- you struck some gold with this one.
David
hm... :(
that marvelous Ctrl+Shif+Alt combo doesn't seem to work for me. It doesn however take me to the God mode. But when I use it with query tool and hover over the buildings NOTHING happens. Any idea what I may be doing wrong? Could it depend on the version of the dame (SC4+RH or SC4 DeLuxe?, country version?)
Are you holding it down while you do the query. You need to select the query tool, then hold it down and hover I believe.
did that - doesn't work for me... :'(
does it work for you?
what version is your game? OS??
After this double thread/posts between me, Simfox and Diggis, one final conclusion; this shortkey combo (CTRL+Alt+Shift+Query) only works if you have the Extra Cheats Plugin [linkie] (http://host.simvision.net/SC4ExtraCheats.zip) installed.
Here are some explanations to the properties shown in the Ctrl-Alt-Shift Query:
1. Capacity is the maximum capacity (as given in Capacity Satisfied)
2. Power Consumed is as given in the building exemplar
3. Water Consumed is as given in the building exemplar
4. The Demand figures are probably the desirability of the tract(s) (4x4 tiles), which can be anything between 0 and 255
5. Zoned should be obvious (# = low density, ## = medium density, ### = high density)
6. Land Value is the number to the right of the colon, can be between 0 and 255.
7. Alt is the altitude (250 m is normally sea level)
8. Flam is the Flammability as given in the building exemplar.
9. Pollution is not as given in the building exemplar.
They are the actual pollution values in the tract(s) (4x4 tiles) that the building is standing on.
10. Trip Length might be interesting to check for residential buildings...
11. Jobs is the actual job capacity (§/§§/§§§) this building currently offers (depending on desirability).
I have not yet fully understood the percentages, nor the value in front of the colon for Land Value.
Glad I could be of some help, and that I actually did find something new so long after the game came out. Usually I just lurk the NAM board, since I always thought the basic transportation options in the game were too limited.
Hey, I found the files which are resposible for the key shortcuts! Just look with the Reader in SimCity1.dat and look for the KEYCFG files.
Brilliant find there mrtrnln, just checking through it now
Joe