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| Building/Structure | Hot Key |
|---|---|
| House | B, E |
| Barrack | B, B |
| Granary | B, G |
| Storage Pit | B, S |
| Dock | B, D |
| Archery Range | B, A |
| Stable | B, L |
| Farm | B, F |
| Tower | B, T |
| Wall | B, W |
| Market | B, M |
| Government Center | B, C |
| Temple | B, P |
| Siege Workshop | B, K |
| Academy | B, Y |
| Wonder | B, O |
Unit Actions
| Unit(s) | Action | Hot Key |
|---|---|---|
| Villagers | Build | B* |
| Villagers | Repair | R |
| All | Stop | S |
| All Combat Units | Stand Ground | D |
| Siege Units | Attack Ground | T |
| Priests | Heal | E |
| Priests | Convert | C |
| All | Group | G |
| Ungroup | Ungroup | U |
*B is already added to villager tasks.
Buildings and Training Units
| Building | Hotkey | Unit | Hot Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Center | H/CTRL+N | Villager | C |
| Barrack | CTRL+B | Clubman/Axeman | T |
| Swordsman/Legion | S | ||
| Dock | CTRL+D | Fishing Boat/Ship | F |
| Trading Ship | R | ||
| Transport | T | ||
| Scout/War Galley/Trireme | R | ||
| Catapult Trireme/Juggernaut | C | ||
| Archery Range | CTRL+A | Bowman | T |
| Improved/Composite Bowman | A | ||
| Chariot Archer | R | ||
| Horse/Heavy Horse Archer | C | ||
| Elephant Archer | E | ||
| Stable | CTRL+L | Scout | S |
| Chariot | R | ||
| Cavalry/Cataphract | C | ||
| War Elephant | E | ||
| Temple | CTRL+P | Priest | T |
| Siege Workshop | CTRL+K | Stone Thrower/Catapult | C |
| Ballista/Heliopolis | B | ||
| Academy | CTRL+Y | Hoplite/Phalanx/Centurion | T |
Grouping
Grouping is very useful when fighting battles with multiple units. In fact, you do not have to group combat units, you can group buildings and villagers too. Here is a table explaining how to group.
| Technique | Hot Key |
|---|---|
| Group Units | Select units, press CTRL+# |
| Select Group | # |
| Select Group centered on screen | ALT+# |
| Add units to group | #, SHIFT+new units, CTRL+# |
# = Group Number(0-9)
There are also grouping techniques. You should group one kind of units or one army of units. It's good to group a few/all villagers so in case of a fatal attack, you may select the group to run. It's more effective then scrolling fast across the screen looking for remaining villagers. Another technique is to group upgrade buildings. They do not have hot keys so it's very hard for you to find your upgrade buildings and click on the building and click on the technology. This does it for you. Last but not least(pherhaps the most useful), you may group your military buildings. The advantage of this is that when you are in battle, even if you have your combat units grouped, it's very hard to press CTRL+K at once, so group each kind of your military buildings. When you are in battle, press # and the buildings will be selected. To train units, press the hot key for the unit you want to train, press TAB for the next building in the group, press the hot key, and keep going until you have enough. When the finished training sound comes on, be sure to press # again and start training.
Other Techniques
Place multiple farms by grouping a few villagers and press B+F(farm building). Hold SHIFT as you place each farm and the farms will be laid out as you commanded them. This technique is very useful since you do not have to press B+F for every farm you build.
Color Chart
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Red | Rise Of Rome Only. Never before avaliable for Age Of Empires. NOT USED YET |
| Green | Full Version Unit. No matter if unit is new in Rise Of Rome. |
| Blue | Avaliable in Rise Of Rome Trial, but not avaliable in Age Of Empires Trial. Is avaliable in Age Of Empires Full Version. |
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