GUIDE · GAME CONTROLS
Hotkeys & control groups
Keyboard shortcuts and numbered groups help issue commands quickly and manage separate armies. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition uses an editable grid layout for unit and building commands, alongside separate go-to-building shortcuts and control groups.
Overview
Keyboard shortcuts and numbered groups help issue commands quickly and manage separate armies. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition uses an editable grid layout for unit and building commands, alongside separate go-to-building shortcuts and control groups.
How this system affects decisions
This rule affects game controls. Read the entry’s stated mechanics together with its requirements and related unit or technology pages; its practical value depends on which parts of that system are active in the current match.
How to use this reference
Keyboard shortcuts and numbered groups help issue commands quickly and manage separate armies. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition uses an editable grid layout for unit and building commands, alongside separate go-to-building shortcuts and control groups. This rule is easiest to understand by identifying its trigger, the game objects it affects, and the resulting change. Those details determine whether it matters during an opening, a battle, or a custom scenario.
- Focus
- Game controls
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Game controls
- Classification
- Game systems