Controls for Dominions 6 – Rise of the Pantokrator

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Dominions 6, Game Controls & Hotkeys / 04 Jan 2023

Check out this complete rundown of all the keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys for Dominions 6 – Rise of the Pantokrator. There’s a bunch, ’cause the game’s pretty complex, but this handy guide’s here for a quick look-up whenever you need a refresher.

Default Keyboard Shortcuts & Hotkeys

Viewing Provinces: Right-Click on a province to check it out. If left-clicking is more your style, you can switch it up in the game settings.

Selecting Commanders: Just Left-Click on a commander’s icon to pick them. They’ll highlight in white to show they’re on your radar.

Commander Movement: Left-Click on where you want to send your commander and they’re on their way.

Getting More Information: Right-Click on just about anything like units, magic items, or spells in most screens to dig into the details.

Top Right Buttons on the Map Screen:

These are split into five cool sections.

Province Buttons for stuff you do in your current spot:

(e) for Ending your turn

(t) for setting up your Army

(y) for Army setup, but at the next stop

(u) for Patrolling Army setup

(r) to Recruit Units

(b) to check out Mercenaries

(i) to Read up on Province Chronicles

Nation Buttons for the bigger picture:

(m) to Read Messages

(s) to Send Messages

(F1) for an Overview of your Nation

(F2) to see Score Graphs

(F3) to visit the Hall of Fame

(F4) to see info on Pretenders

Magic Buttons for the arcane stuff:

(F5) for Research

(F6) for Global Enchantments

(F7) to peek into your Magic Item Treasury

(F8) for an Overview of Magic Items

(F9) to check out Thrones of Ascension

Game Buttons for general settings:

(Esc) for Options

(e) to End your Turn after you’re all set

Plane Buttons for different realms:

(1) for the Pantokrator’s Realm

(2) for The Realm Beneath

(3) for The Void

Hiding UI Elements: Hit the “h” key to make all the buttons and commanders vanish leaving just the map.

Map Navigation and Viewing:

Arrow Keys: Scroll the map.

Home: Go to the home province.

Ctrl+Home: Go to Pretender/Disciple.

g / #: Jump to a specific province number.

End: Zoom out to 0.5x.

Insert/Delete: Adjust zoom to fit the screen or the entire map.

Page Up/Down: Zoom in or out.

Ctrl+F: Open the map filter menu.

Ctrl+(1-0): Toggle various map elements like flags, armies, province names, etc.

Useful Keys When Viewing Battles:

Scroll map: Arrow Keys

Camera height: PageUp/PageDown

Pause: Spacebar

Team squares: C

Grid toggle: G

Wireframe grid: W

Quit replay: Q

Fast replay: F

Fastest replay: T

Normal speed replay: S

Unit combat log: V

Slow motion: Z

List units: F1

Weather/Dominion info: F2

Hotkeys list: ?

Battle log detail: 1/2/3/4

Scroll battle log: +/-

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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