Dogs of MechWar

Mechwarrior 2 Keyboard Info

Key Action
J
Insert, Page Up
(6-key pad)
Delete, Page Down
Home, End
jumpjets: straight up
slide left, right (better to use joystick hat)
turn left, right
fly forwards, backward
Left, Right (4-key pad)
Up, Down Arrow
/
M
<, >
(comma, period)
Ctrl+Arrows
7, 9
(Num keypad)
change direction (better to use joystick)
torso up, down (better to use mouse)
recenter torso & pilot eye (better to use Mouse-M)
head towards direction torso is pointing
torso twist (better to use mouse)
turn Pilot eye (face that direction, doesn't turn torso)
pilot eye Glance left, right
\
Enter
Shift+1, Shift+2, Shift+3
NumLock, /, *
(Num keypad)
Space
K
group / chain fire (all at once vs cycle within group)
select next weapon (better to use Mouse-R)
add selected weapon to weapon group 1, 2, 3
fire entire weapon group 1, 2, 3
fire selected weapon (better to use Mouse-L)
jettison ammo for selected weapon
1 (one) to 0 (zero)
- (minus), + (plus)
Backspace
V
(vee)
set speed: stop to maximum (better to use joystick)
decrease / increase speed
reverse direction, to jumpjet back hit End (6-key pad)
enable MASC (20% more speed)
F2
X, Shift+X
radar map: small / big / off
radar map: zoom in, zoom out
F3
W
Z, Shift+Z, Ctrl+Z
L
(el)
main view: satellite view (from above)
main view: image enhancement (color-coded wireframe)
main view: zoom in, zoom out, zoom all the way out
main view: light amplification
C
Ctrl+Arrows
Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z
external tracking camera (XTC) on/off
external camera: change view angle (after C)
external camera: zoom in / out (after C)
F4 left HUD frame view (targeting camera): wireframe / visual / off
F1
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
right HUD frame view (multi-fn display): cycle to next choice
view yourself (color-coded damage wireframe)
view your damage (HTAL damage graph)
view rear
view down (useful when jumpjetting)
view guided missile cameras
F10
F11
F12
U
(yoo)
view full-screen guided missile cameras (after launch)
toggle heads-up display on/off
show mission objectives on/off
show system status
E
R
, T
Q
F
I
(eye)
Ctrl+T
target nearest enemy
target next / previous object (friends & enemies)
target object under reticle (better to use joystick button)
target next friendly
inspect targeted item (must be within 200 m)
targeting off
A
Ctrl+E
N
, Shift+N
O
(oh)
S
auto-ejection off
autopilot on/off
next / previous NAV point
override heat shut-down
shut down
B
Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2,Ctrl+F3
starmates (points 2 & 3) command menu
command all points, point 2, point 3 (same as B1, B2, B3)
Esc
Alt+P, Pause
Ctrl+P
Alt+Esc
Ctrl+Alt+E
Ctrl+Alt+X
Ctrl+Q
options menu (also pauses)
pause
save screen shot as a MW*.GIF
audio control
quit (eject)
quit (explode)
quit
Before Launch
Tab
Left / Right arrow
[, ]

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select mech chassis
select mech variant
Mercenaries Only
Alt+X
Alt+C

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