Armada Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A quick reference for essential keyboard shortcuts to enhance your gameplay with the Armada faction in Beyond All Reason. Master these to improve efficiency on the battlefield!

Commander Shortcuts
Navigation & Selection
  • Ctrl+C: Instantly find and select your Commander anywhere on the map.
  • Ctrl+B: Cycle through idle buildings and workers to manage inactive assets.
  • Tab: Directly select your Commander from idle units.
Combat & Abilities
  • D: Activate D-Gun (500 energy, one-hit kill, short range; avoid experimental units).
  • K: Toggle Cloak for near-invisibility (low energy when still, high when moving; detectable by radar/close enemies).
  • Ctrl+D: Self-destruct Commander or units for surprise damage/metal denial (check radius with Space+X).
Unit & Army Management
Selection & Grouping
  • Q: Select all units of a type on screen (e.g., all Pawns).
  • Ctrl+Q: Split selected units into halves for tactical grouping.
  • Ctrl+Z: Select all units of a type across the entire map.
  • Double-Click: Select all units of a type in view.
  • Alt+Number: Set auto groups (e.g., Pawns on 1; persists between games).
  • Ctrl+Tilde: Remove auto group assignments.
  • Ctrl+Tap: Select nearest idle Constructor.
Movement & Combat Commands
  • Ctrl+Click: Move selected group in formation at slowest unit speed for coordination.
  • Hold-Click Drag: Draw a line to evenly spread army across it (ideal for cliffs/surrounding).
  • F: Issue Fight command for backline units (stop to attack) or during dogfights for air units (engage enemies).
  • A + Hold Right-Click: Spread Bomber damage over multiple targets by dragging attack line (air combat).
Production & Queue Management
  • T: Set repeat builds (e.g., Pawns) or movements for continuous production.
  • Shift+Q: Set repeated patrols under artillery fire with units on repeat.
  • Alt: Add single unit (e.g., Constructor) to queue without repeating.
  • Spacebar: Insert new action at front of build queue without canceling existing orders.
  • N: Skip current command in queue to move to the next (useful if builder is stuck).
  • Ctrl+N: Remove last command in the queue to streamline tasks.
Build & Economy Management
Building Shortcuts
  • Shift: Queue buildings pre-game or drag lines of structures (e.g., Wind Turbines).
  • Shift+Alt: Build structures in boxes (e.g., Wind Turbines) for efficient placement.
  • Z/X: Spread build grid to avoid chain explosions (e.g., space out Wind Turbines).
  • Space: Split build tasks among selected builders for faster completion (e.g., queue multiple Metal Extractors with multiple Construction Bots to build simultaneously).
  • Alt+Z / Alt+X: Automatically space out buildings to prevent chain reactions or splash damage (saved per building type).
  • Shift+Space: Smart insert new task into queue based on walking distances for builders, optimizing task distribution.
Resource & View Tools
  • F7: Toggle Metal View to spot untaken Metal Extractors on the map.
  • Space+X: Check explosion radius of selected buildings/units (red rings for death, glowing for self-destruct).
  • Alt+Drag: Area reclaim targeting only similar objects (e.g., start on Wind Turbine to reclaim only that type).
Factory & Repair Shortcuts
  • Alt+Drag Repair: Set looping area repair for Constructor Turrets to stay assigned to a build zone (e.g., for multiple buildings).
Communication & Map Interaction
Drawing & Pinging
  • Tilde+Q: Draw on map for team communication.
  • Tilde+Middle Click: Place specific pings on map for alerts.
  • Tilde+Right Click: Delete drawings on map.
Camera & Alerts
  • F3: Jump to ping or alert location for quick response.
  • Ctrl+Scroll: Rotate camera up/down for better view.
  • Alt: Speed up camera movement when combined with other controls.
  • Ctrl+T: Switch to map overview for strategic view.
  • Ctrl+F7: Hide UI for clear screenshots or focus.
  • Alt + Mouse to Edge: Adjust camera perspective by sliding to screen edge.
  • Middle Mouse Button: Change camera perspective directly.