Glest's controls are simple and some are inherited from similar controls in other real time strategy games.
| Key
| Function
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| F
| Toggle Camera Mode (Game Mode and Free mode)
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| W
| Move Camera Up (Only on Free Camera Mode)
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| S
| Move Camera Down (Only on Free Camera Mode)
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| A
| Move Camera Left (Only on Free Camera Mode)
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| D
| Move Camera Right (Only on Free Camera Mode)
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| Up Arrow or Mouse on Top
| Move Camera Forward
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| Down Arrow or Mouse on Bottom
| Move Camera Backward
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| Left Arrow or Mouse on Left
| Move Camera Left
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| Right Arrow or Mouse on Right
| Move Camera Right
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Orders and Unit Selection
Edit
| Key
| Function
|
| Left Mouse Button
| Select or deselect Units
|
| Shift + Left Mouse Button
| Add unit to selection
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| Control + Left Mouse Button
| Remove unit from selection
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| Left Mouse Double Click
| Select nearby units of this type
|
| Right Mouse Button
| Auto Order
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| Menu Click
| Activate Order
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| Left mouse when order is Activated
| Give Order
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| Right mouse when order is Activated
| Cancel state
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| Number
| Recall group
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| Control + Number
| Assign group
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| A
| Activate attack command for selection
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| M
| Activate move command for selection
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| S
| Issue stop command to selection
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| I
| Select next idle harvester
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| B
| Select next building
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| D
| Select next damaged unit
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| T
| Select next storage unit
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| R
| Select next producer unit
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Other KeysEdit
| Key
| Function
|
| C
| Switch display color
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| - /+
| Adjust game speed
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| P
| Pause game
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| E
| Dave screen to TGA file
|
| Alt+Enter
| Toggle fullscreen/windowed (linux/SDL versions only)
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