======================== Spore keyboard shortcuts ======================== First published at 12/5/2023 on https://defkey.com/spore-maxis-shortcuts Spore is a life simulation real-time strategy game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The game lets the player develop a species from a microscopic organism to its evolution into a complex creature. Spore was released in September 2008. Spore has 129 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- W Move Forward Num 8 Move Forward A Move Left Num 4 Move Left S Move Back Num 2 Move Back D Move Right Num 6 Move Right B Open/Close Sporepedia H Open/Close Sporeguide / Open/Close Sporeguide ? Open/Close Sporeguide L Open/Close Mission Log T Open/Close Timeline P Pause Game ~ Pause Game V Take Movie C Take Picture Ctrl + H Hide UI Ctrl + S Save Game or Asset Alt + F4 Quit < Move Camera Left and Right > Move Camera Left and Right + Zoom Camera In - Zoom Camera Out Page Up Pitch Camera Up Page Down Pitch Camera Down Wheel up and wheel down Zoom Camera Middle click + Move the mouse Pitch and Rotate camera Esc (If Nothing Is Selected) Open/Close Options Menu Esc (If Rigblock/Unit/Tool/Target Is Selected) De-Select Selected Esc Also used to close open dialog/tutorial boxes, skip cinematics, or exit planners Enter Mapped to Accept (Green Checkmark) Cell Game --------- Arrow keys Move Avatar Backspace Mating Call Right click (hold and move) Drive Cell Left click + Right click (hold and move) Drive Cell Left click Click   Go Here/Action Creature Game ------------- 1 Verb Tray Hotkey 2 Verb Tray Hotkey 3 Verb Tray Hotkey 4 Verb Tray Hotkey Arrow keys Move Avatar E Strafe Right Q Strafe Left F Target Nearest Opponent K Drop Object In Hand R Toggle Autorun Z Activate Sneak Ability Shift Activate Sprint Ability Space Jump, Push again after jumping to flap wings F1 Use Super Ability Tab Toggle Verb Tray Backspace Locating Call Left click (hold and move) Drive Creature Right click (hold and move) Pitch and Rotate Camera Left click + Right click (hold and move) Pitch and Rotate Camera Left click Go Here/Action Tribe Game ---------- 1 Verb Tray Hotkey 2 Verb Tray Hotkey 3 Verb Tray Hotkey 4 Verb Tray Hotkey Arrow keys Move Camera F1 Use Super Ability F2 Use Super Ability Ctrl + A Select All Tribe Members Tab Toggle Verb Tray Space Toggle Between Widely Spaced Groups Backspace Move Camera To Player's Hut Left click (hold and move) Selection Right click (hold and move) Action Left click + Right click (hold and move) Pitch and Rotate Camera Left click Action Right click Go Here Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Rectangle Select Tribe Members Civilization Game ----------------- Ctrl + [0 - 9] Assign Group Arrow keys Move Camera F1 Use Super Ability F2 Use Super Ability F3 Use Super Ability F4 Use Super Ability Ctrl + A Select All Units Tab Toggle Vehicle Stance Space Toggle Between Units Del Disband Vehicles Backspace Move Camera Between Cities leftlcick (hold and move) Selection Right click (hold and move) Action Left click + Right click (hold and move) Pitch and Rotate Camera Left click Action Right click Go Here Left click + Move the mouse Rectangle Select Units Space Game ---------- [1 - 9] Tools Shortcut Ctrl + [1 - 9] # shortcuts for 2nd row of tools palette Arrow keys Move Camera when Planetside or in Galaxy E Strafe Right Q Strafe Left R Open Rares UI X Zoom Spaceship In Space Zoom Spaceship Out Y Open Comm Screen Tab Cycle Tools Palette Shift + Tab Cycle Tools Palette Backspace Planetside: Returns Spaceship to home city on home planet, Galaxy: Centers on home planet Left click (hold and move) Selection/Action Right click (hold and move) Drive Spaceship Left click + Right click (hold and move) Drive Spaceship Left click Go Here/Action and Tool Use Right click Fly To Wheel up and wheel down Change Spaceship Altitude Editor ------ Wheel up and wheel down Scale Spine/Rigblock Ctrl + N Start New Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + Z Undo Tab Advanced Handles (In Parts Mode) Space Jump (In Play Mode) Arrow keys Up and Down Scale (In Parts Mode) Del Delete Rigblock (In Parts Mode) Backspace Delete Rigblock (In Parts Mode) Ctrl + Left click (hold and move) Break Apart Limbs (In Parts Mode) Shift + Left click (hold and move) Move all vehicle blocks (In Parts Mode of Vehicle Editor Only) Alt + Left click Clone Part (In Parts Mode) Alt + Left click Over a region of a block eyedroppers only the assigned colors from the model, leaving you with the texture you had selected. Useful for matching colors across textures. (In Paint Mode of Building and Vehicle Editor Only) Ctrl + Left click (hold on a rigblock) Move selected rigblock vertically (In Parts Mode of Building Editor Only) Shift + Left click (hold on a rigblock) Move selected rigblock horizontally (In Parts Mode of Building Editor Only) Shift + Left click Paint all regions (In Paint Mode) Ctrl + Left click Paint like blocks using current region (In Paint Mode) Shift + Left click Assigns the selected texture from the palette to the entire block you are clicking on, instead of one region at a time. Useful for quickly painting a multi block model. (In Paint Mode of Building and Vehicle Editor Only) Shift + Ctrl + Left click Assigns the selected texture from the palette to all similar regions on all the parts. So if you want to paint all your window frames red, instead of clicking on each one. You would Shift Ctrl LMB on one window frame, and all of the other window frames would also get painted (In Paint Mode of Building and Vehicle Editor Only) Last modified on (UTC): Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Defkey © All rights reserved.