=================================================== Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) keyboard shortcuts =================================================== First published at 1/22/2021 on https://defkey.com/jagged-alliance-2-shortcuts Jagged Alliance 2 is a tactical role-playing game developed by Sir-Tech Canada. The game takes place in the fictional country of Arulco. The player takes the control of several hired mercenaries and with help of local citizens and militia must reclaim Arulco's cities and finally defeat Deidranna. The game was first released in April 1999. Jagged Alliance 2 (version 1.13) has 296 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Selecting Mercs and Squads -------------------------- F1 … to F10: Selects merc / move screen to merc Space Selects the next merc in the current squad. Use depends on option 'Space selects next squad' Shift + Space Selects next squad = Selects all mercs in the current sector [0 - 9] Switch to dynamic squad number in sector / Centre on currently selected merc Alt + F Keep the screen in view on the selected merc during turn-based Map screen ---------- Left arrow / Right arrow Selects previous / next merc Page Up / Down Select first / last merc in list [0 - 9] Selects all members of that squad number. Same as right clicking on the "SQUAD" textbox Shift + [0 - 9] Select all members of squads 11 through 20 Ctrl Hold Ctrl while selecting mercs to add more mercs to selection group Shift Hold Shift while selecting mercs to select a region of mercs Tactical Screen - Movement/Stance/Actions ----------------------------------------- Shift 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 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 ALT - While moving a merc, holding down ALT makes: STANDING merc will sidestep or back-up, CROUCHING merc will back-up, PRONE merc will roll to the side or back-up. Left click 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 Right click 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 Middle click 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 Page Up / Down Cycle through stances. Standing next to (or on) a building with a flat roof will cause the merc to climb onto/off the roof P PRONE stance X PRONE stance C CROUCH stance S STANDING stance R RUN mode J Before an obstacle / climb / drop off roof with selected merc Shift + J 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 G Toggles selected mercs to move in formation X On merc / NPC, exchanges position with character Z Activate / Disable STEALTH mode for selected merc(s) Alt + Z Activate / Disable STEALTH mode for the entire squad Ctrl + Shift + X Toggle real-time sneaking Ctrl + X Enter turn based (while sneaking in real-time) Ctrl + T Toggle forced turn-based mode Esc Abort action (such as movement, firing or first aid) Ctrl Hold to bring up the HAND cursor A Auto-Bandage your mercs when no enemy in sector B 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) Ctrl + . Open menu - fill water, clean weapons, swap clothes etc. Alt + Right click Open skills menu - e.g. radio operator, spotter Shift + 4 Open skills menu - e.g. radio operator, spotter Q Switch between standard/higher Grenade Launcher angles. Higher angles enable you to launch grenades farther Shift + G Toggle cursor for the Grenade Launcher burst between standard toss cursor and burst cursor, allowing spread grenade burst Alt + R Reload selected merc's weapon Shift + R 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 Shift + H Swaps between primary hand and secondary hand Ctrl + Q Swaps between primary hand and secondary hand Shift + K Swaps weapons between gunsling and primary hand Alt + Q Swaps weapons between gunsling and primary hand Ctrl + Shift + K Equip sidearm/Swap sidearm with gunsling Alt + Shift + K Equip knife/Swap knife with gunsling Alt + [0 - 9] Quick access to predefined items in JA2_Options.INI [Tactical Interface Settings] Alt + ~ Put quick access item back to inventory and swap hands Shift + T Quick item transformation for primary hand item Shift + N Toggles NVGs/sun goggles for all mercs in active team. Goggles in the day, NVG for night Shift + B Drops backpacks for all mercs in the current sector (NIV only) Shift + Left click Plant tripwire using the previous network settings Shift + A Create ammo boxes using all ammo found in sector Ctrl + Shift + A Create ammo crates using all ammo found in sector Shift + F Remove all removable attachments from items and unload all weapons in sector Shift + S Sorts items in sector inventory. Also merges ammo items. Ctrl + Shift + F Pickup all dropped backpacks (NIV only), then automatically perform both SHIFT + F and SHIFT + S hotkeys Ctrl + Shift + M Merge all mergable items while stacking and sorting. This means medkits, toolkits, canteens, gas cans, first aid kits, ammo etc. Shift + M Move all items in sector to location of selected merc Tactical Screen - Interface --------------------------- M Map Screen O Options Screen H Context-sensitive Help Screen D Done / End turn in turn-based combat mode / Activate turn-based when in real-time mode Ctrl + D Skip player's interrupts for that turn (for single player & old interrupt system) ~ Toggle between TEAM and INVENTORY panels Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Move selected merc to the left / right in merc panel E Cyclethrough all enemies seen by the selected merc Enter Cycle through all enemies team knows N Cycle through targets that overlap on the screen Tab Toggle cursor level between ground / upper level F Display info about a given tile, relative to the selected merc Alt Displays soldier info on mouse cursor Insert Displays overhead sector view Home Toggle 3D cursor Ctrl + Tab Next tab in Enhanced Description Box T Toggles Treetops on and off Ctrl + Alt + G Toggles merc artificial lights at night Ctrl + Alt + I Toggles glowing Items on and off Ctrl + Alt + W Toggle building Wireframes * Toggle between red and white glowing objects K Open the KEYS panel V Shows game version, difficulty level, progress etc. Shift Hold down to increase scrolling speed Num - Speeds up the game. Useful for speeding up long enemy turns. Can be reassigned in JA2_Options.INI [Clock Settings] Backspace Skip current dialogue (if any) Pause Pause the game Del Show COVER spots relative to seen enemies End Show LINE OF SIGHT of selected merc Shift + C Toggle COVER display Shift + V Toggle LINE OF SIGHT display Ctrl + C Open COVER display / TRAP display menu Ctrl + V Open Sector Inventory manipulations menu Alt + Shift + C Toggle Display of nearby planted BOMBS / MINES / TRIPWIRE when the selected merc has a metal detector in his hand Alt + Shift + V Toggle between different Display of BOMBS / MINES / TRIPWIRE planted by own team: TRAP NETWORK display: mines are red, tripwire is yellow, tiles with both tripwire and mines are orange NETWORK COLOURING display: network A is red, network B is orange, network C is yellow and network D is green A, B, C, D TRAP display: only tripwire of this network is displayed Hierarchy: 1 is green, 2 is yellow, 3 is orange, 4 is red NO TRAP display (default mode) Tactical Screen - Mouse commands -------------------------------- Ctrl + Z Locks / Release the mouse cursor inside game window. Useful for mouse scrolling and tactical traversing (windowed mode only) Left click (portrait / figure) - Select merc / move screen to merc Alt + Left click (portrait) - Centre screen on merc (if not visible) / show merc's location (if visible) Alt + Left click (figure) - Adds / deselects merc to selection Right click 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 click 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) Left click + Right click 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 Left click + Right click 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 Shift Hold SHIFT to pick up stacked items, instead of single item (works in Strategic Map and Sector Inventory as well) Shift + Left click Auto-attach/merge with item-in-cursor to applicable item (works in Strategic Map and Sector Inventory as well) Alt + Right click Swap valid attachment item with item-in-cursor instead of opening description box (works in Strategic Map as well) Shift + Right click On a loaded gun to unload magazine to cursor, skipping hassle of opening description box (works in the Strategic Map as well) Ctrl + Right click 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) Wheel up and wheel down Selects next/previous merc Alt + Wheel up and wheel down Changes stance in Movement mode / Add / subtract bullets when in auto fire Middle click Look / Turn (same as 'L' hotkey) Alt + Middle click Changes firing mode (SINGLE / BURST / AUTO, same as 'B' hotkey) mousebutton4 Toggle STEALTH mode (same as 'Z' hotkey) Alt + mousebutton4 Reload selected merc's weapon mousebutton5 Toggle cursor level between ground / upper level (same as 'Tab' hotkey) Alt + mousebutton5 Before an obstacle / climb / drop off roof with selected merc (same as 'J' hotkey) Strategic Screen ---------------- Esc Enter highlighted sector + Speed up / slow down Time Compression - Speed up / slow down Time Compression Space Toggles between Pause and last mode of Time Compression Shift Hold Shift to plot the most direct travel route (instead of fastest) Enter Enter / Exit merc / vehicle inventory ~ Enter / Exit merc / vehicle inventory Ctrl + Left click Auto-move first item in slot to Sector Inventory Ctrl + Shift + Left click Auto-move all items in slot to Sector Inventory Ctrl + Tab Displays next tab in Enhanced Description Box Insert Up / Down one sublevel Del Up / Down one sublevel Ctrl + Left click Assign / remove 5 in Militia Assignment window Ctrl + Right click Assign / remove 5 in Militia Assignment window Shift + Left click Assign / remove all in Militia Assignment window Shift + Right click Assign / remove all in Militia Assignment window Shift + K Swaps valid weapons between gunsling and primary hand Shift + N Toggles NVGs / sun goggles for all mercs in active team. Goggles in the day, NVG for night F1 … to F6: Sort merc list by column 1 - 6 (NAME, ASSIGN, SLEEP, LOCATION, etc.) L Laptop screen C Show selected merc's contract W Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory M Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory T Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory Z Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory R Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory A Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory I Toggles map filters: ToWns; Mines; Teams & Enemies; Militia & Enemies (Z); Mobile Milita Restrictions; Airspace; Inventory U Open Sector Inventory Screen of highlighted sector Strategic Map - Sector Inventory -------------------------------- Esc Exit Sector Inventory , Previous / Next page . Previous / Next page Shift + W Drop ALL items (of selected merc), including Armour, LBE and hand positions Shift + E Drop carried Items (of selected merc). Does not include Armour, LBE and hand positions Ctrl + Shift + E Pickup as many sector items as possible Tab + Left click Restrict item from militia equipment (for Militia Use Sector Equipment = TRUE only) Ctrl + Tab + Left click Restrict item in towns from move item assignment Alt + Left click Sell first item in slot Alt + Shift + Left click Sell all items in slot Alt + Y + Left click Sell all items of the same type in Sector Inventory Del + Left click Delete first item in slot Del + Shift + Left click Delete all items in slot Del + Y + Left click Delete all items of the same type in Sector Inventory Ctrl + Del Delete all items from Sector Inventory Ctrl + Left click Auto-move first item in slot to merc / vehicle inventory Ctrl + Shift + Left click Auto-move all items in slot to merc / vehicle inventory Ctrl Hold CTRL to compare item stats with item in Description Box Laptop ------ Esc Shut down the Laptop Tab Next / Previous button in Navigation Panel Ctrl + Tab Next / Previous button in Navigation Panel Left arrow / Right arrow Previous / Next page Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Jump 10 pages back / forward Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Go to first / last page Enter Assigned to commonly-used action in webpage Backspace Go back previous page (if applicable) W W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace A W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace S W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace D W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace E W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace Q W, A, S, D, E, Q are alternate keys for ARROWs, Enter, Backspace Aim website ----------- 1 Select Kit 1 (starting gear) 2 Select Kit 2 (starting gear) 3 Select Kit 3 (starting gear) 4 Select Kit 4 (starting gear) 5 Select Kit 5 (starting gear) Right click (on merc portrait / mug shot) - Go back previous page M Go to page: Members P Go to page: Policies H Go to page: History L Go to page: Links M M, F, A (members sorting page) - Go to page: Mug Shot Index F M, F, A (members sorting page) - Go to page: Members page A M, F, A (members sorting page) - Go to page: Alumni page M.E.R.C. website ---------------- T Switch between Profile Info & Starting Gear BOBBY RAYS website ------------------ 1 Add item 1 2 Add item 2 3 Add item 3 4 Add item 4 Shift + 1 Add all items Shift + 2 Add all items Shift + 3 Add all items Shift + 4 Add all items Ctrl + 1 Remove 1 item Ctrl + 2 Remove 1 item Ctrl + 3 Remove 1 item Ctrl + 4 Remove 1 item Ctrl + Shift + 1 Remove all items Ctrl + Shift + 2 Remove all items Ctrl + Shift + 3 Remove all items Ctrl + Shift + 4 Remove all items Personnel manager ----------------- Up arrow / Down arrow Switch between Stats, Employment and Inventory Shift + Tab Toggle between Current Team and Departures Email client ------------ Left click (on message) - Close email message Right click (on message / mailbox) - Delete email message prompt System Commands --------------- Ctrl + S Save Screen Alt + S Quick Save Ctrl + L Load Screen Alt + L Quick Load Alt + X Exit game Save & Load screen ------------------ Page Up / Down Previous / Next page Alt + A Load last Auto-Save (Load Screen only) Alt + B Load previous save prior to last one (Load screen only) Ctrl Hold CTRL to display game settings (Load Screen only) Main menu --------- N Start New Game with latest loaded game settings M Multiplayer game C Continue Saved Game (Load Screen) Alt + C Load Last Game O Preferences S Credits Q Quit game GABBI / IGUANA Cheat keys ------------------------- Ctrl (then GABBI) - On Tactical Map: Enables cheat mode in ENG Version Ctrl (then IGUANA) - On Tactical Map: Enables cheat mode in GER Version Tactical screen --------------- Alt + Enter Aborts enemies turn Alt + E Makes all characters (enemies and NPCs) and items visible Alt + T Teleports selected merc to cursor location Alt + R Reloads selected merc's weapon without depleting ammo Alt + D Refreshes APs of all mercs (May require multiple uses to fully restore) Ctrl + U Refreshes all character's health and energy (heals them) Alt + G Adds a random merc to roster Alt + B Adds an enemy soldier beneath the cursor Alt + C Adds a civilian beneath the cursor Alt + V Adds a robot beneath your cursor Alt + 2 Turn selected merc into a baby crepitus Alt + 4 Puts the selected merc in a wheelchair Alt + 5 Turns selected merc into a large crepitus Alt + O Adds a large crepitus beneath your cursor Alt + I Adds a random gun beneath your cursor Alt + . Adds item by Item ID on selected merc Ctrl + Alt + . Adds previously spawned item on selected merc Alt + W Cycle forward through item list by Item ID in primary hand (if empty will create item) Alt + Shift + W Cycle backward through item list instead Alt + Q View interior of all buildings Ctrl + F Display the frame rate Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T All mercs in current sector arrested by the Queen Alt + K Mustard Gas explosion at cursor Ctrl + K Hand Grenade explosion at cursor Ctrl + H Hurts character under cursor location Alt + O Kills all enemies in current sector Map screen ---------- Ctrl + T CTRL + T - In travel mode, teleport squad to sector under cursor Alt (then AUTO RESOLVE) Kills all enemies in sector Laptop ------ = Increase / Decrease funds by $10,000 - Increase / Decrease funds by $10,000 + Increase / Decrease funds by $100,000 _ Increase / Decrease funds by $100,000 Alternate Mouse Commands (Optional) ----------------------------------- Set ALTERNATE_MOUSE_COMMANDS to true in JA2_Options.ini (located in Data-1.13) to use these hotkeys. Keep in mind they'll change some of the default hotkeys. Shift + Middle click Centres screen on merc Ctrl + Middle click Toggles between a gun's different scopes / sights / alternative weapon holding (if a gun has variable scope / sight attached) (same as '. dot' hotkey) Ctrl + Alt + Middle click Toggles cursor level between ground / upper level (same as 'Tab' hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + Middle click Before an obstacle / climb / drop off roof with selected merc (same as 'J' hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Middle click 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 (same as 'SHIFT+J' hotkey) 4th Mouse Button ---------------- Alt + mousebutton4 Toggles STEALTH mode for all mercs in squad (same as 'Alt+Z' hotkey) Ctrl + mousebutton4 Show cover (same as 'Shift + C' hotkey) Shift + mousebutton4 Reloads selected merc's weapon Shift + Alt + mousebutton4 Reloads all the weapons of mercs in squad (same as 'SHIFT + R' hotkey) Ctrl + Alt + mousebutton4 Switch to metal detector (same as 'Alt+Shift+C' hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + mousebutton4 Show line of sight (same as 'SHIFT + V' hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + Alt + mousebutton4 Show player mines (same as 'ALT + SHIFT + V' hotkey) 5th Mouse Button ---------------- mousebutton5 Swap hands (same as 'SHIFT + H' hotkey) Alt + mousebutton5 Switch to knife (same as 'ALT + SHIFT + K' hotkey) Ctrl + mousebutton5 Switch to sidearm (same as 'CTRL + SHIFT + K' hotkey) Shift + mousebutton5 Swap sling (same as 'SHIFT + K' hotkey) Ctrl + Alt + mousebutton5 Swap goggles (same as 'SHIFT + N hotkey) Shift + Alt + mousebutton5 Toggle formation (same as 'CTRL + SHIFT + G hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + mousebutton5 Enter turn based mode (same as 'CTRL + X' hotkey) Shift + Ctrl + Alt + mousebutton5 Toggle sneak (same as 'CTRL + SHIFT + X' hotkey) Mouse wheel ----------- Shift + Wheel up and wheel down Cycles through all enemies seen by the selected merc (same as 'E' hotkey) Shift + Alt + Wheel up and wheel down Cycles through all enemies team knows (same as 'Enter' hotkey) Ctrl + Wheel up RUN mode Ctrl + Wheel down Swap hands Shift + Ctrl + Wheel up Swap sling Shift + Ctrl + Wheel down Switch to knife Alt + Ctrl + Wheel up Swap goggles Alt + Ctrl + Wheel down Switch to side arm Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Pick up / Drop backpack (same as 'CTRL + SHIFT + F' & 'SHIFT + B' hotkeys) Source: Fandom Last modified on (UTC): Sunday, January 24, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.