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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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A short example video can be embedded here later: hero movement, hiring all creatures, army exchange, and quick combat.

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10 keys to learn first

Map

Highlight map information

Left Alt
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
[]
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
Левый 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
67890
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
Левый Shift + Левая кнопка мыши
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
Левый Ctrl + 1
Transfer the entire army and artifacts right
Левый 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.