Complete Controls Guide for Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era – Hotkeys to Remember

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a complex RTS game that has several controls or hotkeys to remember. Not all of them are necessary to know, but knowing the most frequently used actions’ hotkeys will save you a lot of time and your wrists in the long run.

In this controls guide, I’ve listed the best hotkeys to remember and the complete controls and hotkeys settings after for HoMM: OE.

Best Hotkeys to Remember When Playing Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Action	Hotkey	Type	Why
Show Alt Information	L. Alt	Global Map	Easy way to check your income, see highlighted interactables, and more.
Show/Hide: Area Borders, Dangerous Zones, and Map Grid	Z, X, and C	Global Map	Showing these highlights makes it easier to know a map, especially finding dangerous foes you could’ve missed.
Quick Save	F5	Global Map	Fast way to save progress.
Quick Load	F9	Global Map	Save scumming?
End Turn	E (L. Shift + E for no confirmation)	Global Map	Saves you a lot of time in the long run.
Continue Movement	~	Global Map	Probably the most useful hotkey to remember. It lets your hero continue movement without using your mouse.
Hero Window	H	Global Map	If you are always looking at what your heroes are holding.
Wait	W	Battle	These are the most common actions in battle.
Skip Turn	D	Battle	These are the most common actions in battle.
Heroic Strike	~	Battle	These are the most common actions in battle.
End Tactics Phase	Enter	Battle	Ends tactics phase.
Autoplay Remaining Battle	L. Shift + Q	Battle	When you are already too strong, you don’t want to battle every fight, right?

While there could be more hotkeys you might want to remember, these are the hotkeys I personally use all the time. You can check out the complete controls and hotkeys below, which will include some of these hotkeys already mentioned.

Complete Hotkeys Guide for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Global Map Hotkeys

Hero Movement	LMB	Select Rewards	1/2/3/4
Camera Movement	RMB or WSAD	Show/Hide Area Borders	Z
Zoom In and Zoom Out	Mouse Wheel	Show/Hide Dangerous Zones	X
Delete Stack	L.Ctrl + X	Show/Hide Map Grid	C
Decline Selection	Esc	Change Fog of War	\
Confirm Selection	Space	Menu	Esc
Select Skill/Subskill on Level Up	1/2/3	Quick Save	F5
Open Law Screen	L	Quick Load	F9
Display Alt. Information	L.Alt	End Turn	E (L.Shift + E for no confirmation)
Open Observatory	O	Interact with Nearest Object	Space/Num 5
Open Spellbook	B	Next Hero/Previous Hero	Tab / L.Shift + Tab
Previous and Next Page of Spellbook	[ and ]	Continue Movement	~
Chat Wheel	Y	Hero Window	I or H

City Hotkeys

Stop Cinematic Camera	LMB
Construction Menu	B
Recruit Menu	C
Upgrade Menu	U
Tavern	H
Marketplace	M
Artifact Merchant	A
Unique Building	G
Next City	Tab
Previous City	L. Shift Tab
Recruit All	X
Recruit Base Creature	L. Shift + RMB
Recruit Upgraded Creature	L. Ctrl + RMB
Recruit Alt-Upgraded Creature	L. Alt + RMB

Battle Hotkeys

Select Creature Ability	1/2/3/4/5
Select Hero Ability	6/7/8/9/0
Wait	W
Skip Turn	D
Heroic Strike	~
Surrender	R
Flee	E
Battle Log	L
End Tactics Phase	Enter
Autoplay Remaining Battle	L. Shift + Q
Switch to Auto-Battle	A
Alternative Camera Position	C

Hero and Garrison Hotkeys

Split 1 Unit	L. Ctrl + LMB
Fill All Slots With Units	L. Ctrl + L. Shift + LMB
Merge All Units Into One Slot	L. Ctrl + L. Shift + RMB
Delete Stack	L. Ctrl + D + LMB
Divide Equally	L. Shift + LMB
Distribute Equally Among Available Slots	L. Shift + RMB
Move Stack to Another Line	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + LMB
Move All Except 1 Unit From Selected to Another Line	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + RMB
Hero Interaction Screen	Q

Hero Interaction Screen Hotkeys

Swap Full Army & Artifacts	Tab
Transfer Full Army & Artifacts Lefft	L. Ctrl + 1
Transfer Full Army & Artifacts Right	L. Ctrl + 2
Transfer Selected Artifact	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + LMB
Transfer All Artifacts Except Selected	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + RMB
Transfer Selected Stack	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + LMB
Transfer Full Army Except 1 Unit From Selected	L. Ctrl + L. Alt + RMB