JAGGED ALLIANCE 2 HOTKEYS (Includes GABBI cheats)

(Compiled by Marlboro Man)

 

JA2v113_Hotkeys_German.pdf translated by DocSchuh aka baSti

 

 

Jagged Alliance 2 v1.12 Keyboard Commands

 

SELECTING MERCS and SQUADS

 

F1—F6	Selects mercs in the current squad.
/ (forward slash)	Center on currently selected merc.
SPACE	On the tactical screen, SPACE, selects the next in the current squad.
ALT	When clicking on a merc’s portrait, holding ALT, down will locate him or select him depending on the setting of the Old Selection Method option. (It locates mercs if on.)
ALT + F	Keeps the screen centered on the selected merc during turn-based combat.
= (equals key)	Selects all mercs in the current sector, regardless of squad.
1 thru 0	Tactical Screen: Change to that squad number, if they are in the same sector. Map Screen: Select all members of that squad number.
SHIFT 1 thru 0	Map Screen: Select all members of squads 11 thru 20.
CTRL	Map Screen: Hold down CTRL while selecting mercs to add additional mercs to the selection group.
SHIFT	Map Screen: Hold down SHIFT while selecting mercs to select a range of mercs.
SHIFT + SPACE	Selects next squad.

 

MOVEMENT and STANCE

 

C	Changes to CROUCH stance.
L	Look / Turn cursor. Use to change merc’s facing.
P	Changes to PRONE stance.
R	Changes to RUN mode.
S	Changes to STANDING stance.
X	Exchanges places with another person. Merc, Militiaman, or Civilian.
Z	STEALTH mode (on the Tactical Screen).
SHIFT	In Movement Mode, SHIFT makes a merc’s movement path visible. It also forces the cursor to HUG the ground, which is very handy in tight quarters.
END	Continue along movement path. Removed in v1.13.
ALT	While moving a merc, makes a STANDING merc SIDESTEP or BACK UP.
ALT + Z	Stealth mode for the entire squad.

 

ACTIONS

 

A : Auto-Bandage your mercs ( if possible).

 

B : Toggles BURST mode for burst capable guns.

 

ESC : Aborts action ( such as movement, firing, or first aid ).

 

CONTROL : Brings up the HAND cursor.

 

 

GAME INTERFACE

 

C : Map Screen: Merc Contract

 

D : DONE with turn. ( Turn based combat only )

 

E : Cycles through all enemies seen by the selected merc.

 

F : Displays Gun Range relative to cursor location.

 

G : Turns off Merc Lights in nighttime.

 

H : Brings up context sensitive HELP.

 

I : Toggles glowing Items on and off.

 

K : Opens the KEYS panel.

 

M : Map Screen.

 

N : Cycles between targets that overlap on the screen.

 

O : Options Screen.

 

V : Shows various info : Version Release, Difficulty Level, Bobby Rays Selection, Items info, Game Style, and Current / Max Progress

 

W : Toggle additional building Wireframes.

 

T : Toggles Treetops on and off.

 

Z : Show militia ( in the Map Screen only ).

 

, Comma : Toggles between Team and Inventory panels.

 

*STAR : Toggles between red and white glowing objects.

 

SHIFT : In a merc’s inventory, use the SHIFT key to select stacked units of a given item. For example, to pick up and move 3 clips of .45 ammo from a merc’s inventory, just hold down SHIFT and click on the stack of 3 clips.

 

SHIFT : Holding SHIFT down while scrolling the Tactical Screen it increases the scroll speed.

 

SHIFT : When plotting travel routes on the Map Screen, hold down SHIFT to make mercs travel the most direct route ( instead of the fastest ).

 

SPACE : On the Map Screen, SPACE, toggles between Pause mode and your last selected rate of time compression.

 

PAUSE : Pauses the game.

 

TAB : Toggles cursor level ( ground level / upper level )

 

ENTER : Tactical Screen : Cycles through all enemies your team knows about.

 

ENTER : Map Screen : Enter / Exit merc inventory.

 

INSERT : Tactical Screen : Displays sector map.

 

INSERT : Map Screen : Up one map sublevel. Holding the + or – keys will decrease or increase the range of the information.

 

DELETE : Map Screen : Down one map sublevel.

 

DELETE : Tactical Screen: Shows the best COVER spots relative to cursor location. Holding the + or – keys will decrease or increase the range of the information.

 

HOME : Map Screen: Jump to oldest (first) message.

 

END : Map Screen: jump to newest (last) message.

 

END : Tactical Screen: Shows LINE of SIGHT information relative to the cursor location. Holding the + or – keys will decrease or increase the range of the information.

 

PGUP : Map Screen: Page back through messages.

 

PGDN : Map Screen: Page forward through messages.

 

F1 thru F6 : Map Screen: Sort merc list by column 1-6.

 

UP ARROW : Map Screen: Scroll messages back one line.

 

DOWN ARROW : Map Screen: Scroll messages forward 1 line.

 

LEFT ARROW : Map Screen: Select previous merc.

 

RIGHT ARROW : Map Screen: Select next merc.

 

ALT + C : Load last saved game ( Main Menu Screen only ).

 

ALT + S : Quick Save

 

ALT + L : Quick Load

 

ALT + A : Auto Save, Load last auto save ( only available in Load savegame screen )

 

ALT + B : Auto Save, Load previous save prior to last save ( only available in Load savegame screen )

 

ALT + X : Exit the game.

 

CTRL : Display game settings for save ( Load Screen only )

 

CTRL + S : Brings up the save screen.

 

CTRL + L : Brings up the load screen.

 

CTRL + T : Toggles between unshaded and shaded background for text.

 

 

 

Jagged Alliance 2 v1.13 Keyboard Commands

 

Tactical Screen

ALT : When mousing over an enemy soldier, you must simultaneously hold down the ALT key to display the tool tip info.

 

ALT + R : Reloads all weapons (in hand) in tactical mode.

 

SHIFT + S : In Tactical Map to sort items in sector inventory.  Also merges ammo items.

 

SHIFT + F : In Tactical Map to remove all removable attachments from items and to unload all weapons in sector inventory.

 

SHIFT + R : In Tactical Map to reload all weapons of your squad.

 

SHIFT + N : In Tactical Map, toggles NVGs / sun goggles for all mercs in active team.

 

SHIFT + M : In Tactical Map moves all items in sector to location of selected merc

 

SHIFT + B : In Tactical Map, Drop backpacks for all mercs in the current sector (NewInv mode only).

 

SHIFT + E : In Tactical Map, Drop all carried Items. Does not include "body" or hand positions.

 

SHIFT + K : In Tactical Map, Swap valid weapons between gunsling and primary hand (NewInv mode only).

 

SHIFT + T : In Tactical Map, Resort teams based on hire date.

 

CTRL + SHIFT + A : In Tactical Map, Create (or add to existing) ammo crates using all ammo found in sector inventory.

 

CTRL + SHIFT + F : In Tactical Map, Pickup all dropped backpacks (NewInv mode only), then automatically perform both SHIFT + F and SHIFT + S hotkeys.

 

CTRL + SHIFT + M : In Tactical Map, Merges all mergable items while stacking and sorting. This means medkits, toolkits, canteens, gas cans, alcohol, first aid kits, ammo.

 

J : Before an obstacle to jump / climb with the selected merc.

 

F : Displays useful info about a given tile, including CTH, range, and lighting level.

 

L : Look in a direction with the 'L' key and then do it again to ready your weapon. Note that some bonuses, like scope vision range bonuses, only apply when a weapon is raised.

 

SPACE : Switch Between Squads w/Spacebar.

 

 

Strategic Map

ESC : On Strategic Map - enter into currently highlighted sector.

 

SHIFT + E : On Strategic Map - Drop all carried Items. Does not include "body" or hand positions.  Also opens sectory inventory.

 

SHIFT + N : On Stragetic Map - Toggles NVGs / sun goggles for individual mercs.

 

SHIFT + K : On Strategic Map - Swap valid weapons between gunsling and primary hand (NewInv mode only).

 

CTRL + SHIFT + E : On Strategic Map - Pickup as many sector items as possible.  Only works if a vehicle is in the sector and active.  Automatically opens the vehicle inventory and

sector inventory panels.

 

ALT + F1 : On Strategic Map - Causes the team panel to sort by hire date.  Also works by pressing ALT key and clicking on the "Name" button on the team panel.

 

 

Sector Inventory

ALT + LMB : Sell one item in Sector Inventory (If option CAN_SELL_ALT_LMB is turned on in ini).

 

ALT + SHIFT + LMB : Sell all items from selected slot in Sector Inventory (If option CAN_SELL_ALT_LMB is turned on in ini).

 

ALT + Y + LMB : Sell all items of the same type from Sector Inventory (If option CAN_SELL_ALT_LMB is turned on in ini).

 

CTRL + LMB : Permanently delete item in Sector Inventory

 

CTRL + SHIFT + LMB : Permanently delete all items from selected slot from Sector Inventory.

 

CTRL + Y + LMB : Permanently delete all items of the same type from Sector Inventory.

 

CTRL + DEL : Permanently delete all items from Sector Inventory.

 

 

Shortcuts for options menu items

SHIFT + SPACE : There's a new toggle in the preferences menu that allows you to switch between the classic Shift + Space to swap control of squads, and just pressing Space.

 

CTRL + D : Enemies can now drop all items when they die.

 

SHIFT + G : Swap cursors for the GL burst from the standard toss cursor (gives CTH) to the burst cursor (allows spread fire).

 

Q : High Angle Grenade Launching: Switch between standard GL angles and higher angles. Higher angles enable you to launch grenades farther and over some obstacles.

 

AUTO SAVE : AutoSave has been enabled and is available as an Option on the Options screen.

 

 

 

GABBI / IGUANA Cheat Keys

 

CTRL + GABBI : On Tactical Map: Enables cheat mode in English Version.

 

CTRL + IGUANA : On Tactical Map: Enables cheat mode in German Version.

 

Tactical Screen

ALT + E : Make all characters ( enemies and NPCs ) and items visible.

 

ALT + O : Kill all enemies in current sector.

 

ALT + T : Teleport selected character to cursor location.

 

CTRL + H : Hurt character under cursor location.

 

ALT + D : Refresh APs of all mercenaries. (May require multiple uses to fully restore a Merc's AP pool.)

 

ALT + R : Reload selected character's gun.

 

CRTL + U : Refresh all character's health and energy ( heals them ).

 

ALT + ENTER : Aborts enemies turn.

 

ALT + G : Adds a random merc to roster.

 

ALT + I : Adds a random gun beneath your cursor.

 

ALT + B : Adds an enemy soldier beneath the cursor.

 

ALT + C : Adds a civilian beneath the cursor.

 

ALT + 2 : Adds a baby crepitus beneath your cursor.

 

ALT + 4 : Puts the selected merc in a wheelchair.

 

ALT + 5 : Turns selected merc into a large crepitus.

 

ALT + W : Progressive scrolling through item list. (When viewing a large item-screen in tactical screen) scrolls through the item-list in a progressive fashion.

-Put the item-you're going to view in the upper hand, or the game will 'create' an item in the upper hand: item #1.

 

ALT + SHIFT + W : Same as ALT + W but cycle backwards through item list.

 

ALT + K : Mustard Gas explosion at cursor.

 

CRTL + K : Hand Grenade explosion at cursor.

 

ALT + V : Create a robot.

 

ALT + Q : View interior of all buildings.

 

CRTL + T : All mercs in current sector arrested by the Queen.

 

CRTL + F : Display the frame rate.

 

ALT + Keypad 1 : Merc changes into a tank.

 

CRTL + O : Creates a large crepitus.

 

Map Screen

CRTL + T : In travel mode, teleport squad to sector under cursor.

 

ALT + AUTO RESOLVE : Kill all enemies in sector.

 

Laptop

+ : Increase funds by $ 10,000.

 

-  : Decrease funds by $ 10,000.

 

SPACE while left clicking merc : Forces any "away" character to join team.

 

See also

Keyboard chart - Graphical chart of keyboard commands (JA2 and JA2 1.13).