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Is there a current listing of hot keys lurking about .... can't seem to find my old one ......
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Have a look a ChemKid's solution. Pops up instead of the credit screen (which is shown on startup).

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=3861704

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I accidentally discovered one day that there is a hotkey that displays a screen listing all the hotkeys.

Can't remember it now, but it may be F11....don't hit F12 as that will shut the game down.
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Just tried F-11, also tried with Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys - no hotkey list.
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Here are the hotkeys from the manual:

2.2 HOTKEYS
War in the Pacific, Admiral’s Edition™ includes several hotkeys:
[F2] Toggles display between not showing all computer-controlled TFs (auto-convoy
and others), not showing human TFs, and showing all TFs.
[F3] Toggle Plane Range Radius on/off
[F4] Toggle Task Force Move Radius on/off
[F5] Toggle combat animations on/off
[F6] Toggle hexside terrain detail on/off
[F7] Toggle Bad Weather (Clouds) Indicator on/off
[F8] Toggles combat summaries on/off, but will retain combat reports
[F9] Allow human players to enter the Orders Phase at next opportunity
[A] Bring up the List All Land Based Air Units screen
Bring up the List All Bases screen
[C] Bring up the Combat Report screen
[D] View aircraft, troop and vehicle Database
[E] End the Orders Phase
[F] Save the game
[G] Bring up the List All Ground/Land Based Units screen
[H] Show the Auto Convoy System
Bring up the Intelligence Reports screen
[K] Bring up the Weather Report Screen
[L] Bring up the Signal Intelligence reports
[M] View Game Credits
[N] Bring up the List All Naval Air Units screen
[O] Bring up the Operational Report screen
[P] Bring up the Preference and Options screen
[Q] Quit game
[R] Toggles Road networks on/off
[S] Bring up the List All Ships screen
[T] Bring up the List All Task Forces screen
[V] View Ship Database
[W] Display Hex/Hexside Ownership
[Y] Toggle Rail Network on/off
[Z] Display the Control Zone Map
[1] Toggles text for terrain in each hex on the Tactical Map
[2] Toggles text for Zone Location in each hex on the Tactical Map
[3] Toggles hex weather forecast
[Ctrl] [A] Show the Large Strategic Map
[Ctrl] [J] Toggles the Jump Map on or off in the full screen map mode
[Ctrl] [f] Reduce main message delay one increment
[Ctrl] [ s ] Increase main message delay one increment
[?] Center map on Home Bases
[>] Next Task Force with Task Force Display
[.] Next Task Force without Task Force Display (unshifted “>”)
[<] Previous Task Force with Task Force Display
[,] Previous Task Force without Task Force Display (unshifted “<”)
[+] Next Base
[-] Previous Base
[Ctrl] [p] Pause turn resolution
[Esc] Speeds up (in PBEM) or skips (vs. AI) the current animation

EDIT: something in the list turned on the strikethrough in the last through lines - anyone know how to get rid of it?
RE-EDIT: fixed the strikethrough, thanks to Ambassador
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Just tried F-11, also tried with Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys - no hotkey list.


Damn now I have to accidentally find it again......

Literally blew me away when I found it.

Only figures I would forget it.
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EDIT: something in the list turned on the strikethrough in the last through lines - anyone know how to get rid of it?
It's the [ s ] code (without the spaces). [s]It gives the strikethrough until you cancel it[/s] with [ / s ] (without the spaces).

One of the shortcuts (which increases message delay by one increment) is Ctrl+s, which you wrote with the brackets, hence activating the BB code.[:)]
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ORIGINAL: Ambassador

EDIT: something in the list turned on the strikethrough in the last through lines - anyone know how to get rid of it?
It's the [ s ] code (without the spaces). [s]It gives the strikethrough until you cancel it[/s] with [ / s ] (without the spaces).

One of the shortcuts (which increases message delay by one increment) is Ctrl+s, which you wrote with the brackets, hence activating the BB code.[:)]
Small correction - I did not write the list, I copied it from the manual and pasted it in. Just unfortunate that it caused the strikethrough.
Will go back in and try to change the code for the hotkey
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You're welcome.
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Found it again!

Its the 'M' key:



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Hans, you must be running the ChemKid mod mentioned by Reg above. I am playing stock Scenario 1 and the M key brings up the game credits.
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Hans, you must be running the ChemKid mod mentioned by Reg above. I am playing stock Scenario 1 and the M key brings up the game credits.

Never played a Chemkid mod, although his descriptions of China are making me interested in taking a look at his mod.

I am playing Focus Pacific which is based on Between the Storms which is based on Babes.

How can a mod which is simply a scenario with a different map (stock art extended map here) cause the old credit page that appeared with the 'M' key to suddenly run in the game start up routine.

I was thinking that only a change to the executable file could do that and those all come from michalem.

Either way its an awesome screen to be able to access in game.

If you can't access it in game, copy it and post it on your side monitor, or print it and post it on your wall.
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Does anyone know which sound file is associated with the credits/hot key page?
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Thank you.
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not getting search arc coverage with the z key ..... Anyone have a clue why not ... screenshot of the rev I'm running



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The list does not display all the current hot keys.
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Is that my list or the one from Chem Kid?
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