… to F10: Selects merc / move screen to merc

Selects the next merc in the current squad. Use depends on option 'Space selects next squad'

Selects next squad

Selects all mercs in the current sector

Switch to dynamic squad number in sector

Centre on currently selected merc

Keep the screen in view on the selected merc during turn-based

Selects previous / next merc

Select first / last merc in list

Selects all members of that squad number. Same as right clicking on the "SQUAD" textbox

Select all members of squads 11 through 20

Hold Ctrl while selecting mercs to add more mercs to selection group

Hold Shift while selecting mercs to select a region of mercs

SHIFT - In Movement Mode, SHIFT makes a merc’s movement path visible. It also forces the cursor to HUG the ground, very handy in tight quarters (e.g. doors / other mercs in the way of cursor)

ALT + SHIFT - Used for jumping over small obstacles. Hold ALT + SHIFT and point at a tile (2 or 3 tiles away from merc). Cursor will change to indicate jumping is possible. Useful for jumping over mines, from roof to roof or over another merc if he is prone

ALT - While moving a merc, holding down ALT makes:

Look / Turn cursor. Change merc’s facing / Raise weapon if looking at the same direction. Note that some bonuses like scope vision range bonus only apply when a weapon is raised

Cycle through stances. Standing next to (or on) a building with a flat roof will cause the merc to climb onto/off the roof

PRONE stance

CROUCH stance

STANDING stance

RUN mode

Before an obstacle / climb / drop off roof with selected merc

Jumps through window (merc must be facing the window, and there must be a free tile on the other side of the window). Closed window works as well

Toggles selected mercs to move in formation

On merc / NPC, exchanges position with character

Activate / Disable STEALTH mode for selected merc(s)

Activate / Disable STEALTH mode for the entire squad

Toggle real-time sneaking

Enter turn based (while sneaking in real-time)

Toggle forced turn-based mode

Abort action (such as movement, firing or first aid)

Hold to bring up the HAND cursor

Auto-Bandage your mercs when no enemy in sector

Toggles BURST / AUTO / Underbarrel mode for primary hand

Toggles between a gun's different scopes / sights / alternative weapon holding (if a gun has variable scope / sight attached)

Increase aiming in BURST / AUTO fire (for non-mouse wheel)

Open menu - fill water, clean weapons, swap clothes etc.

Open skills menu - e.g. radio operator, spotter

Switch between standard/higher Grenade Launcher angles. Higher angles enable you to launch grenades farther

Toggle cursor for the Grenade Launcher burst between standard toss cursor and burst cursor, allowing spread grenade burst

Reload selected merc's weapon

Reload all weapons (in hand) of active squad from mercs' inventory in turn-based. For real-time, reloads all weapons and fills magazines in squad inventory from sector inventory (if available) first SHIFT + Q - Drop primary hand item to ground

Swaps between primary hand and secondary hand

Swaps weapons between gunsling and primary hand

Equip sidearm/Swap sidearm with gunsling

Equip knife/Swap knife with gunsling

Quick access to predefined items in JA2_Options.INI [Tactical Interface Settings]

Put quick access item back to inventory and swap hands

Quick item transformation for primary hand item

Toggles NVGs/sun goggles for all mercs in active team. Goggles in the day, NVG for night

Drops backpacks for all mercs in the current sector (NIV only)

Plant tripwire using the previous network settings

Create ammo boxes using all ammo found in sector

Create ammo crates using all ammo found in sector

Remove all removable attachments from items and unload all weapons in sector

Sorts items in sector inventory. Also merges ammo items.

Pickup all dropped backpacks (NIV only), then automatically perform both SHIFT + F and SHIFT + S hotkeys

Merge all mergable items while stacking and sorting. This means medkits, toolkits, canteens, gas cans, first aid kits, ammo etc.

Move all items in sector to location of selected merc

Map Screen

Options Screen

Context-sensitive Help Screen

Done / End turn in turn-based combat mode / Activate turn-based when in real-time mode

Skip player's interrupts for that turn (for single player & old interrupt system)

Toggle between TEAM and INVENTORY panels

Move selected merc to the left / right in merc panel

Cyclethrough all enemies seen by the selected merc

Cycle through all enemies team knows

Cycle through targets that overlap on the screen

Toggle cursor level between ground / upper level

Display info about a given tile, relative to the selected merc

Displays soldier info on mouse cursor

Displays overhead sector view

Toggle 3D cursor

Next tab in Enhanced Description Box

Toggles Treetops on and off

Toggles merc artificial lights at night

Toggles glowing Items on and off

Toggle building Wireframes

Toggle between red and white glowing objects

Open the KEYS panel

Shows game version, difficulty level, progress etc.

Hold down to increase scrolling speed

Speeds up the game. Useful for speeding up long enemy turns. Can be reassigned in JA2_Options.INI [Clock Settings]

Skip current dialogue (if any)

Pause the game

Show COVER spots relative to seen enemies

Show LINE OF SIGHT of selected merc

Toggle COVER display

Toggle LINE OF SIGHT display

Open COVER display / TRAP display menu

Open Sector Inventory manipulations menu

Toggle Display of nearby planted BOMBS / MINES / TRIPWIRE when the selected merc has a metal detector in his hand

Toggle between different Display of BOMBS / MINES / TRIPWIRE planted by own team:

Locks / Release the mouse cursor inside game window. Useful for mouse scrolling and tactical traversing (windowed mode only)

(portrait / figure) - Select merc / move screen to merc

(portrait) - Centre screen on merc (if not visible) / show merc's location (if visible)

(figure) - Adds / deselects merc to selection

Toggle current action (depending on item-in-hand) / Hold right mouse button (figure) Change merc's assignment / Hold right mouse button (other tile) Show Action menu / (radarmap) Displays overhead sector view

Left mouse button and Drag - Select multiple mercs (selection cursor) / Spread gunfire (targeting cursor with in BURST / AUTO) / Change stance (figure and drag up or down) / Scale obstacle (figure and drag up)

Hold left mouse button, right  mouse button, Release left mouse button - Order all mercs of selected squad to move to location in real-time mode

Hold left mouse button, Click right  mouse button - Switch movement modes in turn-based mode. Useful for showing the associated AP costs without changing stance

Hold SHIFT to pick up stacked items, instead of single item (works in Strategic Map and Sector Inventory as well)

Auto-attach/merge with item-in-cursor to applicable item (works in Strategic Map and Sector Inventory as well)

Swap valid attachment item with item-in-cursor instead of opening description box (works in Strategic Map as well)

On a loaded gun to unload magazine to cursor, skipping hassle of opening description box (works in the Strategic Map as well)

On a stack of items to display the first item’s description box, skipping item selection window (works in Strategic Map and Sector Inventory as well)

Selects next/previous merc

Changes stance in Movement mode / Add / subtract bullets when in auto fire

Look / Turn (same as 'L' hotkey)

Changes firing mode (SINGLE / BURST / AUTO, same as 'B' hotkey)

Toggle STEALTH mode (same as 'Z' hotkey)

Reload selected merc's weapon

Toggle cursor level between ground / upper level (same as 'Tab' hotkey)

Before an obstacle / climb / drop off roof with selected merc (same as 'J' hotkey)

Enter highlighted sector

Speed up / slow down Time Compression

Toggles between Pause and last mode of Time Compression

Hold Shift to plot the most direct travel route (instead of fastest)

Enter / Exit merc / vehicle inventory

Auto-move first item in slot to Sector Inventory

Auto-move all items in slot to Sector Inventory

Displays next tab in Enhanced Description Box

Up / Down one sublevel

Assign / remove 5 in Militia Assignment window

Assign / remove all in Militia Assignment window