Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Long and boring video because i forgot how to play this game mode properly...
(After this gameplay i spent more time with the campaign and i realized the R&D resource allocation is not working at all - better just leave the slider in the default middle position. -_-)
00:14:15 - 1st battle
00:50:55 - 2nd battle
01:35:30 - 3rd battle
02:03:20 - 4th battle
02:30:55 - 5th battle
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLgBMyE3mLAPIxLnpcZsuXaopxsgI6lU3
Hotkeys:
PgUp - Center main view on view from top viewport
PgDn - Center main view on view from middle viewport
Delete - Deselect current group
Home - Center view on current direct controlled unit
End - Terminate direct control land/airborne vehicle
Tab (Hold) - Jovian: Prevent screen scolling
Esc - Abort Mission/Quit Game
Enter - Quick jump to player's power station
Spacebar - Bring up menu bar (Human) or build options (Jovian)
Spacebar - Skip to next unit in mission debriefing screen
Right CTRL - Tag object/unit under mouse pointer ; Turns ON Spy Radar
Left CTRL - Set waypoint
Left ALT - Fire from airborne vehicle under direct control
Shift - Airborne vehicle selection qualifier
Shift+(1-5) - Set currently selected units as a selection group
1-5 - Select selection group
Shift+M - Toggle music ON/OFF
Shift+S - Toggle sound FX ON/OFF
F1-F8 - NETWORK: Transfer units to player number 1-8
"Less Than" or "Greater Than" keys - Change game speed
+ - Zoom in (In real DOS: music volume UP)
- - Zoom out (In real DOS: music volume DOWN)
[ - Zoom spy radar in
] - Zoom spy radar out
? - Current game stats
A - Assist mode
B - Repair building mode
D - Seek and Destroy mode
E - Escort mode
G - Guard mode
H - Hunt mode
I - Information mode
L - Repeat last build order
M - Morph
N - Confirm "NO"
P - Pause
Q - Move satellite northward (in game)
R - Rampage mode (Easy level only)
S - Sell mode
S - Send Message (Network Lobby)
S - Save Game (Campaign Mode)
Y - Confirm "YES"
Z - Move Satellite southward (in game)
Up Arrow - Scroll map up
Down Arrow - Scroll map down
Right Arrow - Scroll map right
Left Arrow - Scroll map left
Direct Unit Controls:
Up Arrow - Move forward
Down Arrow - Reverse/Hover (Air vehicles)
Right Arrow - Rotate right
Left Arrow - Rotate left
R&D Controls (Campaign Mode):
Left Arrow - Scroll Research/Development units clockwise
Right Arrow - Scroll Research/Development units anti-clockwise
Long and boring video because i forgot how to play this game mode properly...
(After this gameplay i spent more time with the campaign and i realized the R&D resource allocation is not working at all - better just leave the slider in the default middle position. -_-)
00:14:15 - 1st battle
00:50:55 - 2nd battle
01:35:30 - 3rd battle
02:03:20 - 4th battle
02:30:55 - 5th battle
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLgBMyE3mLAPIxLnpcZsuXaopxsgI6lU3
Hotkeys:
PgUp - Center main view on view from top viewport
PgDn - Center main view on view from middle viewport
Delete - Deselect current group
Home - Center view on current direct controlled unit
End - Terminate direct control land/airborne vehicle
Tab (Hold) - Jovian: Prevent screen scolling
Esc - Abort Mission/Quit Game
Enter - Quick jump to player's power station
Spacebar - Bring up menu bar (Human) or build options (Jovian)
Spacebar - Skip to next unit in mission debriefing screen
Right CTRL - Tag object/unit under mouse pointer ; Turns ON Spy Radar
Left CTRL - Set waypoint
Left ALT - Fire from airborne vehicle under direct control
Shift - Airborne vehicle selection qualifier
Shift+(1-5) - Set currently selected units as a selection group
1-5 - Select selection group
Shift+M - Toggle music ON/OFF
Shift+S - Toggle sound FX ON/OFF
F1-F8 - NETWORK: Transfer units to player number 1-8
"Less Than" or "Greater Than" keys - Change game speed
+ - Zoom in (In real DOS: music volume UP)
- - Zoom out (In real DOS: music volume DOWN)
[ - Zoom spy radar in
] - Zoom spy radar out
? - Current game stats
A - Assist mode
B - Repair building mode
D - Seek and Destroy mode
E - Escort mode
G - Guard mode
H - Hunt mode
I - Information mode
L - Repeat last build order
M - Morph
N - Confirm "NO"
P - Pause
Q - Move satellite northward (in game)
R - Rampage mode (Easy level only)
S - Sell mode
S - Send Message (Network Lobby)
S - Save Game (Campaign Mode)
Y - Confirm "YES"
Z - Move Satellite southward (in game)
Up Arrow - Scroll map up
Down Arrow - Scroll map down
Right Arrow - Scroll map right
Left Arrow - Scroll map left
Direct Unit Controls:
Up Arrow - Move forward
Down Arrow - Reverse/Hover (Air vehicles)
Right Arrow - Rotate right
Left Arrow - Rotate left
R&D Controls (Campaign Mode):
Left Arrow - Scroll Research/Development units clockwise
Right Arrow - Scroll Research/Development units anti-clockwise
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