Hotkeys

This page covers hotkeys available in Fantasy Map Generator. Hotkeys are ignored while an input, select or textarea is focused and while a text selection is active — click on the map to activate them.

Hotkeys:

General:

• F1 - show info
• F2 - generate new map
• F6 - quick save
• F9 - quick load
• Tab - toggle options pane
• Escape - close dialogs and hide the options pane
• Delete - remove selected element
• +, =, or - - change the active heightmap/paint brush size; otherwise zoom the map
• [ or ] - change the active brush size. With no active brush, [ toggles the Vignette layer
• Ctrl + S - download .map file
• Ctrl + C - save .map file to Dropbox
• Ctrl + Q - toggle the save reminder
• Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y - undo / redo in supported editors

Cmd works instead of Ctrl on macOS.

Map scrolling and zooming:

• ↑ - scroll up
• → - scroll right
• ↓ - scroll down
• ← - scroll left
• + - zoom in
• - - zoom out
• Double click - zoom into clicked area
• Shift + double click - zoom out
• 0 - reset zoom
• 1 - 9 - set zoom

Toggle map layers:

• X - toggle Texture layer
• H - toggle Heightmap layer
• B - toggle Biomes layer
• E - toggle Cells layer
• Q - toggle Lakes layer
• ; - toggle Grid layer
• O - toggle Coordinates layer (opens the 3D scene options instead while the 3D scene is open)
• W - toggle Compass (Wind) Rose layer
• V - toggle Rivers layer
• F - toggle Relief icons layer
• C - toggle Cultures layer
• S - toggle States layer
• P - toggle Provinces layer
• Z - toggle Zones layer
• D - toggle Borders layer
• R - toggle Religions layer
• U - toggle Routes layer
• T - toggle Temperature layer
• N - toggle Population layer
• J - toggle Ice layer
• G - toggle Goods layer
• ` - toggle Trade layer
• A - toggle Precipitation layer
• Y - toggle Emblems layer
• L - toggle Labels layer
• I - toggle Icons layer
• M - toggle Military layer
• K - toggle Markers layer
• = - toggle Rulers
• / - toggle Scale bar
• [ - toggle Vignette when no brush is active

The Markets layer has no hotkey — toggle it from the Layers tab.

Tools (Alt + Shift works as an alternative to Shift):

• Shift + H - edit Heightmap

• Shift + B - edit Biomes

• Shift + S - edit States

• Shift + P - edit Provinces

• Shift + D - edit Diplomacy

• Shift + L - open Labels Overview

• Shift + C - edit Cultures

• Shift + N - edit Namesbase

• Shift + Z - edit Zones

• Shift + R - edit Religions

• Shift + Y - edit Emblems

• Shift + Q - edit Units

• Shift + O - edit Notes

• Shift + A - open Data Charts

• Shift + T - open Burgs Overview

• Shift + V - open Rivers Overview

• Shift + U - open Routes Overview

• Shift + M - open Military Overview

• Shift + K - open Markers Overview

• Shift + E - open Cells Details view

• Shift + G - open Goods editor

• Shift + = - open Measurers editor

These creation modes are bound to the produced characters, so they work on layouts where Shift + digit gives !@#$%:

• ! (Shift + 1) - click to add Burg
• @ (Shift + 2) - click to add Label
• # (Shift + 3) - click to add Marker
• $ (Shift + 4) - click to add River
• % (Shift + 5) - click to add Route

Heightmap editor:

• Ctrl + Z - undo an action
• Ctrl + Y - redo an action

While the Heightmap editor is open, the map double click zoom is disabled so that clicks reach the brush.