Map
Highlight map information
Left Alt
Hotkeys
Quick fingers
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era hotkeys for faster map, town, combat, and army management. The list follows the default early access bindings.
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10 keys to learn first
Map
Continue hero movement
~
Map
Interact with the nearest object
SpaceNum 5
Map
End turn
E
Map
End turn without confirmation
Left Shift + E
Map
Quick save
F5
Map
Quick load
F9
Combat
Wait
W
Combat
Skip turn
D
Combat
Auto combat until the end
Left Shift + Q
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Adventure map
Movement, map inspection, saves, and quick access to core windows.
Movement and camera
Choose a reward
1234
Move the camera
Right mouse buttonWASD
Zoom the camera in or out
Mouse wheel
Confirm selection
Space
Cancel selection or open menu
Esc
Interact with the nearest object
SpaceNum 5
Continue hero movement
~
Next hero
Tab
Previous hero
Left Shift + Tab
Highlights and scouting
Show additional information
Left Alt
Show or hide area borders
Z
Show or hide danger zones
X
Show or hide the map grid
C
Toggle fog of war
\
Open the observatory
O
Windows and turn
Open the spellbook
B
Flip spellbook pages
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Open the laws screen
L
Open the chat wheel
Y
Open the hero window
IH
Choose a skill or sub-skill on level-up
123
Delete the selected stack
Left Ctrl + X
Quick save
F5
Quick load
F9
End turn
E
End turn without confirmation
Left Shift + E
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Town
Keys for building, hiring creatures, and switching between towns.
Town screens
Stop the cinematic camera
Left mouse button
Open the building menu
B
Open the hiring menu
C
Open the upgrade menu
U
Open the tavern
H
Open the market
M
Open the artifact merchant
A
Open the unique building
G
Hiring and navigation
Next town
Tab
Previous town
Left Shift + Tab
Hire all available creatures
X
Hire base creature
Left Shift + right mouse button
Hire upgraded creature
Left Ctrl + right mouse button
Hire alternate upgraded creature
Left Alt + right mouse button
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Combat
Common combat actions: wait, skip, abilities, and quick auto combat.
Unit and hero actions
Choose a creature ability
12345
Choose a hero ability
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Wait
W
Skip turn
D
Heroic strike
~
Surrender
R
Flee
E
Open combat log
L
Combat pace
Finish tactics phase
Enter
Auto combat until the end
Left Shift + Q
Toggle auto combat
A
Alternate camera position
C
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Hero and garrison
Quickly split, move, and merge stacks between lines.
Stack management
Split off 1 creature
Left Ctrl + left mouse button
Fill all slots with creatures
Left Ctrl + Left Shift + left mouse button
Merge all creatures into one slot
Left Ctrl + Left Shift + right mouse button
Delete stack
Left Ctrl + D + left mouse button
Split evenly
Left Shift + left mouse button
Distribute evenly across empty slots
Left Shift + right mouse button
Move a stack to another line
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + left mouse button
Move all but 1 creature to another line
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + right mouse button
Open the hero interaction screen
Q
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Hero exchange
Transfer armies and artifacts when two heroes stand next to each other.
Full and selective exchange
Swap the entire army and artifacts
Tab
Transfer the entire army and artifacts left
Left Ctrl + 1
Transfer the entire army and artifacts right
Left Ctrl + 2
Transfer selected artifact
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + left mouse button
Transfer all artifacts except the selected one
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + right mouse button
Transfer selected stack
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + left mouse button
Transfer the whole army except 1 creature from the selected stack
Left Ctrl + Left Alt + right mouse button
Note
Hotkeys can be changed
Olden Era is in early access, so quick actions may change. If a key does not work, check the in-game hotkey settings.