Controls

Game Manual

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• Basics
  • Installation
  • Game Settings
  • In-game interface
  • Controls
  • Getting Started
  • Gameplay
  • Multiplayer
• Game content
  • Materials & Products
  • Resources
  • Industries
  • Towns
  • Currency
  • Subsidies
  • Other
• Infrastructure
  • Railways
    • Signals
    • Junctions
  • Roadways
  • Airports
  • Landscaping
  • Electrification
• Vehicles
  • Trains
    • Engines
    • Wagons
  • Road vehicles
  • Aircraft
  • Orders

Controls

Shortcuts

Key	Description	Area
Spacebar	Switch between Construction and Realistic mode	All
ESC	Close current window	All
DEL	Close all open windows	All

Multiplayer

Key	Description	Area
~	Opens a chat window	All
Shift+O	Send	All
Shift+I	Receive	All

Main menu

Key	Description	Area
F2	Open Settings for language, graphics, game and sound	All
F3	Open the Save Game dialog	All
F6	Show the Quests and subsidies window	All
F11	Open the Content Tools window	All

Game speed

Key	Description	Area
1	Pause game	All
2	Normal game speed	All
3	Faster game speed	All
4	Maximum game speed	All

Camera View Controls

Key	Description	Area
A Cursor left	Move camera left	Construction mode, Realistic mode
D Cursor right	Move camera right	Construction mode, Realistic mode
W Cursor up	Move camera forward	Construction mode, Realistic mode
S Cursor down	Move camera backward	Construction mode, Realistic mode
Right mouse button pressed	Move camera	Construction mode, Realistic mode
Mouse scroll wheel	Zoom camera	Construction mode, Realistic mode
Mouse scroll wheel pressed and move mouse	Rotate and zoom camera	Construction mode, Realistic mode

Transparency options

Key	Description	Area
J	Transparency setup	Construction mode
Ctrl+1	Transparent captions	Construction mode
Ctrl+2	Transparent trees	Construction mode
Ctrl+3	Transparent buildings	Construction mode
Ctrl+4	Transparent bridges	Construction mode
Ctrl+5	Transparent tracks and roads	Construction mode
Ctrl+6	Transparent poles and power lines	Construction mode
Ctrl+7	Transparent vehicles	Construction mode
Ctrl+8	Transparent signal arrows	Construction mode

Terrain editing

Key	Description	Area
Q	Clears selected area	Construction mode
Z	Raise terrain	Construction mode
X	Lower terrain	Construction mode
C	Flatten terrain	Construction mode

Building options

All these options depend on the type of track/road/airport selected at the moment when activating any given key. Some keys work only for some infrastructure types.

Key	Description	Area
E	Build infrastructure	Tracks, Roads, Taxiways
G	Build a depot to buy new vehicles	Railways, Roads, Airports
V	Build a station for loading / unloading trains	Railways, Roads, Airports
B	Build a bridge	Tracks, Roads
T	Build a tunnel under land	Tracks, Roads
R	Removes individual items	Tracks, Roads, Taxiways, Runways, Signals, Stations
F	Build block signal or automatic type (depends on preset in Game Settings)	Railways only
U	Build a chain signal	Railways only
K	Build multiple signals at preset intervals	Railways only

Take a walk

Key	Description	Area
W or Cursor up	Walk forward	Walking mode
S or Cursor down	Walk backward	Walking mode
A or Cursor left	Strafe left	Walking mode
D or Cursor right	Strafe right	Walking mode
Mouse	Look / turn	Walking mode
Spacebar	Jump	Walking mode
Shift (hold)	Running mode	Walking mode
Esc or Mouse RT-click	Exit	Walking mode

Take a ride

Key	Description	Area
H	Blow the horn / whistle	Driver's mode
R	Turn around / Reverse	Driver's mode
A	Set next switch to the LEFT	Driver's mode
D	Set next switch to the RIGHT	Driver's mode
X	Set next switch to STRAIGHT	Driver's mode
Backspace	Remove last preset turn	Driver's mode
P	Start / Stop the train	Driver's mode
U	Switch autopilot ON/OFF	Driver's mode
N	Skip to the next route point	Driver's mode
E	Jump camera viewpoint	Driver's mode
Alt	Show / Hide the routelist	Driver's mode
Cursor up or Mouse wheel	Increase throttle	Driver's mode
Cursor down or Mouse wheel	Decrease throttle / Brake	Driver's mode
Move mouse	Look around	Driver's mode

Control a plane

Key	Description	Area
R	Turn around / Reverse (in air: Crash)	Pilot's mode
A Cursor left	Set next turn left	Pilot's mode
D Cursor right	Set next turn right	Pilot's mode
W Cursor up	Set next move up	Pilot's mode
X Cursor down	Set next move down	Pilot's mode
S	Level the plane	Pilot's mode
Backspace	Remove last preset turn/move	Pilot's mode
Numeric +	Increase throttle	Pilot's mode
Numeric -	Decrease throttle / Brake	Pilot's mode
P	Start / Stop the engine	Pilot's mode
U	Switch autopilot ON/OFF	Pilot's mode
N	Skip to the next route point	Pilot's mode
E	Jump camera viewpoint	Pilot's mode
Move mouse	Look around	Pilot's mode