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Controls

Keyboard Controls

Spore Keyboard Controls


General Hotkeys/Controls

  • W, 8- Move Forward
  • A, 4- Move Left
  • S, 2- Move Back
  • D, 6- Move Right
  • B- Open/Close Sporepedia
  • H,/,?- Open/Close Sporeguide
  • L- Open/Close Mission Log
  • T- Open/Close Timeline
  • P or ~ - 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
  • + Key- Zoom Camera In
  • - Key- Zoom Camera Out
  • Page Up- Pitch Camera Up
  • Page Down- Pitch Camera Down
  • MMW- Zoom Camera
  • Hold MMB+Move- 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 HotKeys/Controls

  • Arrow Keys- Move Avatar
  • BackSpace- Mating Call
  • Hold RMB+Move, Hold LMB+RMB+Move- Drive Cell
  • LMB Click- Go Here/Action

Creature Game HotKeys/Controls

  • 1,2,3,and 4 Keys- 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
  • Spacebar- Jump, Push again after jumping to flap wings
  • F1- Use Super Ability
  • TAB- Toggle Verb Tray
  • Backspace- Locating Call
  • Hold LMB+Move- Drive Creature
  • Hold RMB+Move, Hold LMB+RMB+Move- Pitch and Rotate Camera
  • LMB Click- Go Here/Action

Tribe Game Hotkeys/Controls

  • 1,2,3,and 4 Keys- Verb Tray Hotkey
  • Arrow Keys- Move Camera
  • F1, F2- Use Super Ability
  • CTRL-A- Select All Tribe Members
  • TAB- Toggle Verb Tray
  • Spacebar- Toggle Between Widely Spaced Groups
  • Backspabe- Move Camera To Player's Hut
  • Hold LMB+Move- Selection
  • Hold RMB+Move- Action
  • Hold LMB+RMB+Move- Pitch and Rotate Camera
  • LMB Click- Action
  • RMB Click- Go Here
  • LMB Click and Drag- Rectangle Select Tribe Members

Civilization Game Hotkeys/Controls

  • CTRL-# (0-9)- Assign Group
  • Arrow Keys- Move Camera
  • F1-F4 keys- Use Super Ability
  • CTRL-A- Select All Units
  • Tab- Toggle Vehicle Stance
  • Spacebar- Toggle Between Units
  • Delete- Disband Vehicles
  • Backspace- Move Camera Between Cities
  • Hold LMB+Move- Selection
  • Hold RMB+Move- Action
  • Hold LMB+RMB+Move- Pitch and Rotate Camera
  • LMB Click- Action
  • RMB Click- Go Here
  • LMB Click and Drag- Rectangle Select Units

Space Game Hotkeys/Controls

  • 1-9 Keys- 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
  • Spacebar- Zoom Spaceship Out
  • Y- Open Comm Screen
  • Tab or Shift-Tab- Cycle Tools Palette
  • Backspace- Planetside: Returns Spaceship to home city on home planet, Galaxy: Centers on home planet
  • Hold LMB+Move- Selection/Action
  • Hold RMB+Move, Hold LMB+RMB+Move- Drive Spaceship
  • LMB Click- Go Here/Action and Tool Use
  • RMB Click- Fly To
  • MMW- Change Spaceship Altitude

Editor Hotkeys/Controls

  • MMW- Scale Spine/Rigblock
  • CTRL-N- Start New
  • CTRL-Y- Redo
  • Ctrl-Z- Undo
  • TAB- Advanced Handles (In Parts Mode)
  • Spacebar- Jump (In Play Mode)
  • Arrow Keys- Up and Down Scale (In Parts Mode)
  • Delete, Backspace- Delete Rigblock (In Parts Mode)
  • Hold CTRL+LMB Click- Break Apart Limbs (In Parts Mode)
  • Hold Shift+LMB Move- Move all vehicle blocks (In Parts Mode of Vehicle Editor Only)
  • Alt+LMB- Clone Part (In Parts Mode)
  • Alt+LMB- 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)
  • Hold CTRL+LMB on a rigblock- Move selected rigblock vertically (In Parts Mode of Building Editor Only) Hold Shift+LMB on a rigblock- Move selected rigblock horizontally (In Parts Mode of Building Editor Only)
  • Shift+LMB- Paint all regions (In Paint Mode) Ctrl+LMB- Paint like blocks using current region (In Paint Mode)
  • Shift+LMB- 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+LMB- 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)