Use Hot Keys to speed up your game and to free up time spent.
MUST KEYS
| To | Press |
| Cycle through last 5 sounds | Middle mouse button or Home Key |
| Cycle through idle villagers | Period Key |
| Cycle through idle military units | Comma Key |
| Build a Villager | H Key Then C Key |
| Town bell | Hit B Key 2 Times |
| Back to work (after ringing Town Bell) | W Key |
| Set gathering point | I Key |
| Set way points | Click Unit + Hold Down Shift Key Then Right Clicks Then on last point just right click |
| Select all units of one type | Double click a unit of that type |
| Garrison selected units | ALT + right click building |
Useful Keys
| Cycle through Barracks, Markets, Archery Ranges, etc. | CTRL+B,CTRL+M,CTRL+A,etc. |
| Assign group number to selected units | CTRL + 1-9 |
| Select group assigned to this number (1 - 9) | 1 - 9 |
| Display game time | F11 |
| Display online technology tree | F2 |
| Display score | F4 |
| Delete selected unit or building | Delete Key |
| Pause game | Pause Key |
| Display chat interface | Enter Key |
| Select Town Center | H Key |
| Capture screen shoots | Print Screen Key |
| Build a house | B then E Keys |
| Build a farm | B then F Keys |
| Rebuild a farm | Click on a villager then right click on a depleted farm |
| Build a tower | B then T Key |
| Build a building | B + Hot Key for the building |
| Build a military building | V + Hot Key for the building |