Controls guide - Revision history

GeloMor at 06:20, 11 December 2025

2025-12-11T06:20:44Z

Kelvie: Remove shortcut key for nonexistent controls

2023-01-07T07:52:30Z

Remove shortcut key for nonexistent controls

Kelvie at 05:31, 7 January 2023

2023-01-07T05:31:05Z

Kelvie: Flesh out building shortcut keys.

2023-01-07T05:30:14Z

Flesh out building shortcut keys.

Kelvie: Minor updates

2023-01-07T05:24:18Z

Minor updates

Kelvie: typo

2023-01-07T05:22:58Z

typo

Kelvie: Add a creatures tab screenshot

2023-01-07T05:22:40Z

Add a creatures tab screenshot

Kelvie: Update for v50. I think I got most of it.

2023-01-07T05:13:21Z

Update for v50. I think I got most of it.

Kelvie: Add a screenshot of the keybindings tab.

2023-01-07T05:04:25Z

Add a screenshot of the keybindings tab.

Kelvie: Mark old docs

2023-01-07T04:53:20Z

Mark old docs

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 ===Places, P===
 The {{k|P}}laces command allows you to view various places, with tabs for:
-* [[Zone]]s, such as refuse, pastures, clay gathering, [[room]]s, and meeting halls.
+* [[Zone]]s, such as refuse, pastures, clay gathering, rooms, and meeting halls.
-**You can also assign a [[room]] to belong to a specific dwarf here.
+**You can also assign a room to belong to a specific dwarf here.
 * Named [[location]]s designated in your fortress (libraries, temples, guildhalls, taverns)
 ** In this tab you can control the supplies desired for your locations, as well as designate a worker/workers for the location as appropriate.

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 '''No longer existent in v50'''
-{{key|m}} Access the [[military]] screen
+Access the [[military]] screen
 * {{key|p}} '''Positions''' Create and remove squads and assign dwarves to them.
 * {{key|a}} '''Alerts''' Create configure alerts. Used in conjunction with burrows to define a '''CIV Alert''', a safe place that dwarves will be forced to go when turned on. Can also be used to change the active alert schedule for your squads.
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 * {{key|s}} '''Schedule''' Used to modify the [[schedule|orders]] for an alert.
-===Fortress Overview, z===
+===Fortress Overview===
 ''' No longer existent in v50'''
-{{key|z}} This screen is filled with useful information, like your fortress's net worth, and how much food and drink you have left.
 * '''Animals''' A list of all tame [[creature|animals]] in your fort.
 * '''Kitchen''' From here you can specify what [[food|foods]] can be [[cook|cooked]] or [[brew|brewed]].

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 ===Designate, i===
 *{{k|b}} Set Building/Item Properties - Used to mass designate entire areas for the following:
 **{{k|c}} Claim Items/Buildings

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 ==Order your Dwarves==
 These commands affect what your dwarves do.
 ===Build, b===
 Use this command to {{key|b}}uild rooms, place [[furniture]], start [[Farm plot|farm]] plots, and such. In addition to a long list of items which can be scrolled through with the {{k|+}}/{{k|-}} keys, there are also a few sub-menus:
-*{{key|w}} '''[[Workshop|Workshops]]'''
+*{{key|o}} '''[[Workshop|Workshops]]'''
-*{{k|e}} '''[[Furnace|Furnaces]]'''
+**{{key|u}} '''[[Furnace|Furnaces]]'''
-*{{key|C}} '''[[Construction]]'''
+*{{key|f}} '''[[Furniture]]'''
-*{{key|T}} '''[[Trap|Traps]]'''
+*{{key|p}} '''[[Door]]s/[[hatch]]es'''
-*{{key|M}} '''[[Machine component|Machine components]]'''
+*{{key|n}} '''[[Construction]]s'''
-===Designate, d===
+*{{key|m}} '''[[Machine]]s/fluids'''
-{{key|d}}  [[Designations]] menu
+*{{key|r}} '''[[Cage]]s/[[restraint]]s'''
-*{{k|d}} Mine - Mark solid walls to [[mining|mine]]
+*{{key|t}} '''[[Trap|Traps]]'''
-*{{k|h}} Channel - Mark to solid walls or floors to [[channel]] downwards. This will create a ramp on the Z-level below the miner.
+*{{key|y}} '''Military'''
-*{{k|z}} Remove Upstairs/Ramps - Mark stairs and ramps to remove them.
+*{{key|T}} '''Trade depot'''
 ===Designate, i===

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 ===Traffic, T===
-The {{k|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low traffic areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.
+The {{k|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low [[traffic]] areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.
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 ===Squads, q===
-This menu is used to control your military squads. You have to select what squads you want to apply what orders to using the checkboxes. The orders are:
+This menu is used to control your military s{{key|q}}uads. You have to select what squads you want to apply what orders to using the checkboxes. The orders are:
 * Attack - Selected squad will attack the selected enemies.
 * Station - Selected squad will station to a specific location you choose.

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	===Traffic, T===		===Traffic, T===
−	The {{h\|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low traffic areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.	+	The {{k\|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low traffic areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.

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 ===Creatures, u===
 The Creat{{key|u}}res command gives detailed information on creatures: a [[dwarf]], an [[creature|animal]], a [[goblin]], etc.
 This command has several different tabs:

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 ===Tasks, t===
 ===Places, P===
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 * [[Zone]]s, such as refuse, pastures, clay gathering, [[room]]s, and meeting halls.
 **You can also assign a [[room]] to belong to a specific dwarf here.
-* Named [[location]]s such as hospitals, taverns, temples, and guild halls
+* Named [[location]]s designated in your fortress (libraries, temples, guildhalls, taverns)
 * [[Stockpile]]s where you can change what types of objects are stored there, how many [[barrel|barrels]] are used, etc.
 * [[Workshop]]s where you can change what tasks are being worked on, set a particular task to repeat or be suspended, or change who is allowed to use the workshop.
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 ===Traffic, T===
 The {{h|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low traffic areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.
 ==Order your Dwarves==
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 *{{k|n}} Remove Constructions - Marks constructions for removal.
+===Designate, i===
 *{{k|b}} Set Building/Item Properties - Used to mass designate entire areas for the following:
 **{{k|c}} Claim Items/Buildings
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-*{{k|o}} Set Traffic Areas - Set [[traffic]] areas.
+===Zones, z===
 {{key|z}} Mark an [[activity zone]] for drinking [[water]], [[fishing]], [[dump]], [[pasture|pen/pasture]], [[Activity zone#Pit/Pond|pit/pond]], [[sand]] collection, [[clay]] collection, [[meeting hall]], [[hospital]], [[animal training]]. This interface is the reverse of designate and stockpile commands: you mark out the rectangular area first, and define what it does afterward.
 ==Fortress Information==
 These commands take you away from the map, to an informational screen. Some of them also let you give orders.
-===Civilizations, c===
+===World map, Y===
-{{key|c}} A list of other civilizations that you have personally encountered (and thus within distance for [[trade]] or [[siege|war]]). Civilizations are marked with a ''P'' if you are at peace with them, or with a ''W'' if you are at war. Pressing {{key|Tab}} lets you check total exports and imports, and standing trade agreements.
+====Civilizations====
-===Military, m===
+===Military===
 {{key|m}} Access the [[military]] screen
 * {{key|p}} '''Positions''' Create and remove squads and assign dwarves to them.
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 * {{key|f}} '''Ammunition''' Assigns ammunition to squads.
 * {{key|s}} '''Schedule''' Used to modify the [[schedule|orders]] for an alert.
 ===Fortress Overview, z===
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 * '''Health''' Shows an overview of the health status of the fortress, once you have a [[Chief medical dwarf]].
 See [[Status]] for more details.

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-===Hot keys, h===
+===Redefining hotkeys===
-{{key|h}} Define or redefine [[Hotkeys]]
+[[File:Settings-keybindings-tab.png|thumb|Keybindings settings (Esc -> Settings -> Keybindings tab)]]
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 {{Category|Interface}}