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Hotkeys

As with most software, Flashpoint Campaigns - Cold War (FCCW) has many predefined Hotkeys that substitute menu functions or speed button clicks to perform various actions in the simulation.

The following section shows the keys and effects currently supported. There are a few Available keys left in the listing, and new functions may be added in the future. Hotkeys are also noted in the various menus within the simulation.

About Rebinding Hotkeys

Due to the nature of the code, the colossal number of hotkeys, and how deep all these hotkeys are embedded in many functions and procedures, there is currently no way to rebind keys within the game.

If there is a means to make this dynamic in the future, we will revisit the code and look at what it might take to work.

The information has the following format:

KEY – Game Function (Any information) [Speed button name]

Function Hotkeys

F1 – Open FM Folder (View Game Documents)
F2 – Set User Preferences
F3 – Show Game Difficulty Settings (Read Only)
F4 – View Unit Dashboard
F5 – Toggle Core Floating Panels On/Off
F6 – View Subunit Inspector
F7 – Toggle Radio/OOB Panel On/Off
F8 – Toggle Off Map Assets (OMA) Panel On/Off
F9 – Start/Pause/Resume Turn Resolution (In-Game Only)
Shift+F9 – Replay Previous Turn Resolution (In-Game Only)
F10 – Toggle between Spotlight View Formats
Shift+F10 – Toggle between split and single Spotlight View Formats
F11 – Toggle Between Full Screen Mode and Normal Window Mode

Current Shortcut Keys

Esc – Pause game turn resolution, cancel the current Order in the Orders Phase, or if not in Orders mode, then cancel current active overlays.
Num + – Speed up game turn resolution (In-Game Only)
Num - – Slow down game turn resolution (In-Game Only)
Ctrl+A – Show all friendly paths [Paths]
Ctrl+B – Go back one unit in OOB Tree
Ctrl+C – Show % Cover on the map
Ctrl+D – Show Range Rings: Spottable, Spotting, Effective Weapon, Maximum Weapon, Command as appropriate for the selected unit [Ranges]
Ctrl+E – Show Map Elevations
Ctrl+F – Toggle Map Ruler On/Off
Ctrl+G – Toggle Map Markers (not kills or craters) on/off
Ctrl+H – Bring all HQ units to the top of Stacks
Ctrl+I – Toggle NATO Symbols on Counters On/Off
Ctrl+J – Toggle Large NATO Symbols on Counters On/Off
Ctrl+K – SOP Manager
Ctrl+L – Show LOS area [LOS]
Ctrl+M – Show/Hide Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay (MCOO)
Ctrl+N – Go to the next unit in OOB Tree
Ctrl+O – Spottable From Overlay
Ctrl+P – Show unit movement path
Ctrl+Q – Toggle Sound Effects on/off
Ctrl+R – Rotate stack
Ctrl+S – Select stack
Ctrl+T – Show hex movement hindrance ratings
Ctrl+U – Clear map of units
Ctrl+V – Hide all victory point markers
Ctrl+W – Show hex Concealment ratings
Ctrl+X – Chain-of-Command Overlay
Ctrl+Y – Show sighted enemy by the selected unit
Ctrl+Z – Full Map Screen Capture

Map Scale Hotkeys

Ctrl+3 – Scale map at 130%
Ctrl+2 – Scale map at 120%
Ctrl+1 – Scale map at 110%
Ctrl+0 – Scale map at 100%
Ctrl+9 – Scale map at 90%
Ctrl+8 – Scale map at 80%
Ctrl+7 – Scale map at 70%
Ctrl+6 – Scale map at 60%
Ctrl+5 – Scale map at 50%
Ctrl+4 – Scale map to Fit current screen size
Num 5 – Center map on the active unit (to map edge limits)

Shift-Click for LOS Use

With the LOS Overlay Tool active, you can select a unit with the mouse to see the line of sight overlay for that unit. You can also Shift+Left Button on an empty hex and see the basic line of sight from that location. You can select any number of hexes with the overlay tool active.

Selecting Multiple Units

  • Shift+Left Button: Holding down the shift key while clicking any number of units will select those units. This selection helps give an order to the selected group. You can also Shift+Left Button on selected units to unselect them.
  • Alt+Left Button: Holding down the alt key and selecting an HQ unit will automatically select all subordinate units to that HQ. If you select a high HQ, all HQs under that command and all subordinates will be highlighted.
  • Ctrl+Left Button: Holding down the ctrl key and selecting a unit will automatically select all of the unit's siblings and their local HQ.

Units in red boxes are currently selected with the yellow edges on the right and bottom of the unit counters.

Box-Selecting Multiple Units

To select a group of units with the mouse, hold the Ctrl key and move the mouse around the units to select holding down the left mouse button. A shadow box with white dashed outline will appear and any units in or on the outline get selected as seen below.