Age of Empires 4 Controls and Key Bindings

Age of Empires 4 controls and key bindings – Looking for the keyboard controls of Age of Empires 4? Here they are.

All the controls and keybindings given below are set by default and have not been changed in any way.

Age of Empires 4 – Controls and Key Bindings

Top Controls

Rotate camera (Hold) : Alt
Select all units on screen : Ctrl+A
Access secondary UI panel : Y
Reset camera : Backspace
Cycle through idle economic units : .
Cycle through idle military units : ,
Focus on last event : Space
Focus on Capital Town Center : Ctrl+H

Mouse Controls

Zoom Camera : Mouse Scroll
Pan Camera : (Hold+Drag) Mouse Scroll Click
Issue Order to Units : Right Click
Issue Facing Move Order to Unit(s) : (Hold+Drag) Right Click
Select Unit : Left Click
Bandbox Select Many Units : (Hold+Drag) Left Click

Selection

Select all unites on screen : Ctrl+A
[Shift] : Select all units
Access secondary UI panel : Y

Camera

Rotate Camera (Hold) : Alt
Rotate Camera 45 degrees counter-clockwise : [
Rotate Camera 45 degrees clockwise : ]
Pan Camera up : Arrow Up / Alt+W
Reset Camera : Backspace
Pan Camera down : Arrow Down / Alt+S
Pan Camera left : Arrow Left / Alt+A
Pan Camera right : Arrow Right / Alt+D

Unit Management

Cycle through selected unit types (forward) : Tab
Cycle through selected unit types (reverse) : Ctrl+Tab
Focus on selected unit(s) : F5
Follow selected unit : Home
Cycle through idle economic units : .
Select all idle Villagers : Ctrl+.
Select all Villagers : Ctrl+Shift+V
Cycle through idle military units : ,
Select all idle military units : Ctrl+,
Select all military units : Ctrl+Shift+C
Cycle through individual Scout units : /
Cycle through individual religious units : ‘
Cycle through Town Centers : H
Focus on Capital Town Center : Ctrl+H
Select all military production buildings : F1
Select all economy buildings : F2
Select all technology buildings : F3
Cycle through Villagers gathering Food : Ctrl+F
Select all Landmarks, Wonders, and Capital Town Centers : F4
Cycle through Villagers gathering Wood : Ctrl+W
Cycle through Villagers gathering Gold : Ctrl+G
Cycle through Villagers gathering Stone : Ctrl+S
Return all Villagers to work (from Sheek Shelter) : Ctrl+Shift+R

Control Groups

Select control group 1 : 1 [x1] / Num 1 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 2 : 2 [x1] / Num 2 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 3 : 3 [x1] / Num 3 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 4 : 4 [x1] / Num 4 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 5 : 5 [x1] / Num 5 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 6 : 6 [x1] / Num 6 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 7 : 7 [x1] / Num 7 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 8 : 8 [x1] / Num 8 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 9 : 9 [x1] / Num 9 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Select control group 0 : 0 [x1] / Num 0 [x1]
[Shift] : Add selected units to group
Focus on control group 1 : 1 [x2] / Num 1 [x2]
Focus on control group 2 : 2 [x2] / Num 2 [x2]
Focus on control group 3 : 3 [x2] / Num 3 [x2]
Focus on control group 4 : 4 [x2] / Num 4 [x2]
Focus on control group 5 : 5 [x2] / Num 5 [x2]
Focus on control group 6 : 6 [x2] / Num 6 [x2]
Focus on control group 7 : 7 [x2] / Num 7 [x2]
Focus on control group 8 : 8 [x2] / Num 8 [x2]
Focus on control group 9 : 9 [x2] / Num 9 [x2]
Focus on control group 0 : 0 [x2] / Num 0 [x2]
Set control group 1 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+Num 1
[No Selection] : Clear control group 1
Set control group 2 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+2 / Ctrl+Num 2
[No Selection] : Clear control group 2
Set control group 3 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+3 / Ctrl+Num 3
[No Selection] : Clear control group 3
Set control group 4 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+4 / Ctrl+Num 4
[No Selection] : Clear control group 4
Set control group 5 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+5 / Ctrl+Num 5
[No Selection] : Clear control group 5
Set control group 6 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+6 / Ctrl+Num 6
[No Selection] : Clear control group 6
Set control group 7 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+7 / Ctrl+Num 7
[No Selection] : Clear control group 7
Set control group 8 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+8 / Ctrl+Num 8
[No Selection] : Clear control group 8
Set control group 9 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+9 / Ctrl+Num 9
[No Selection] : Clear control group 9
Set control group 0 to selected units(s) : Ctrl+0 / Ctrl+Num 0
[No Selection] : Clear control group 0

Communication

[All] Global chat : Shift+Enter / \
Scroll chat messages (older) : Page Up
Scroll chat messages (newer) : Page Down
Focus on last event : Space
Attack Ping : Ctrl+R
Defend Ping : Ctrl+T
Notify Ping : Ctrl+E

Game

Toggle Players & Tribute panel : F6
Game Menu : F10
Toggle game time display : F11
Toggle team-based or unique player colors : Insert

Single Player

Quick Save : F8
Quick Load : F9

Replay HUD

Toggle cinematic mode : Ctrl+U
Toggle free camera : Ctrl+C
Toggle Fog of War : Ctrl+F
Slower : –
Faster : =
View next player : Ctrl+]
View previous players : Ctrl+[

These are the default PC controls of Age of Empires 4.

How to use WASD instead of Arrow keys in Age of Empires 4

You have to hold down ALT and then use W, A, S, D.

How to change or rebind locked controls and hotkeys

Follow this guide.

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Last Updated on October 31, 2021

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