Hotkeys
This table is a list of the keyboard hotkeys in Caesar IV. You may find them handy while playing the game.
| Function | Hotkey | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | ||
| Scroll up | W | Up arrow |
| Scroll down | S | Down arrow |
| Scroll right | D | Right arrow |
| Scroll left | A | Left arrow |
| Zoom in | ] | |
| Zoom out | [ | |
| Camera elevation/pitch modifier | ` | |
| Reset view | Home | |
| Screen controls | ||
| Go to City | F2 | |
| Go to Empire | F3 | |
| Go to Advisors | F4 | |
| Toggle overlays | Spacebar | |
| Hide/show UI | U | |
| Construction | ||
| Rotate building ghost clockwise | R | |
| Rotate building ghost anti-clockwise | Shift-R | |
| Unconstrain walls from the 8 cardinals | Ctrl | |
| Military | ||
| Number a cohort | Ctrl-number (eg. 1) | |
| Add selected cohort to existing group | Shift-number | |
| Select cohort | Number | |
| Go to cohort | Number (twice) | |
| Navigating through objects | ||
| Set camera to follow selected person | . | |
| Track, center and zoom camera in on a selected target | , | |
| Select next associated home | Ctrl-H | |
| Select next associated figure | Ctrl-F | |
| Manipulating objects | ||
| Destroy all selected buildings | Del | Backspace |
| Help & Messages | ||
| Scenario information | I | |
| Message log | L | PgUp |
| Time | ||
| Pause | P | Pause/Break |
| Increase game speed | (number pad) + | |
| Decrease game speed | (number pad) – | |
| Options | ||
| Quicksave | Ctrl-S | F11 |
| Load last quicksave | F12 | |
| Load last autosave | Ctrl-F12 | |
| Cancel or close current dialog | Esc | |
| Open options | Esc | |
| Take snapshot | F9 | |
| Take snapshot without UI | Shift-F9 | |
| Take full city snapshot | Ctrl-F9 | |
| Function | Hotkey | Alternative |