Primarily you use the to control everything in Master of Orion II. One thing to remember, is that if you are not sure about how something works, or a concept in the game, simply on it. You'll find excellent summaries on the majority of items and buttons simply by on them.
Keyboard Shortcuts[edit]
Following, is a list of the keyboard command shortcuts that can be used to speed up your game play.
Key
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Action
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ESC
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Return/Cancel
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Y
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Confirm On Yes
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N
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Cancel On No
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Key shortcuts in Main Menu
Key
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Action
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C
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Continue
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N
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New Game
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L
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Load Game
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M
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Multiplayer
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H
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Hall Of Fame
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Q
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Quit Game - Quits game when pressed without confirmation.
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Key shortcuts in Galaxy Map
Key
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Action
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F1
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Cycle to next colony.
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F2
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Cycle to previous colony.
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F3
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???
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F4
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Star Relocation - Set rally point from a star system which new ships will go to a specified star system.
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F5
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Cycle to next colony.
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F6
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Cycle to previous colony.
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F7
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Cycle to next colony that has enemy ships en route.
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F8
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Cycle to previous colony that has enemy ships en route.
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F9
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Parsec measurement tool.
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Alt+F9
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Load last saved save game.
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F10/Alt+F10
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Save last saved save game.
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Alt+F1
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Toggle "End Of Turn Summary"
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Alt+F2
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Toggle "End Of Turn Wait"
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Alt+F3
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Toggle "Enemy Moves"
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Alt+F4
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Close Window on Windows does Alt+F5 on other systems
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Alt+F5
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Toggle "Auto Select Ships"
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Alt+F6
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Toggle "Animations"
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Alt+F7
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Toggle "Auto Select Colony" - Auto select colony when clicking on star system
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Alt+F10
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Toggle "Relocation Lines"
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Info
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On Non-Windows systems from F4 to F7 are F5 to F8 actions + On Non-Windows system[Alt+F8] - Toggle "GNN News Broadcast"
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G
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This will open the Game Menu, which is used to save/load/quit/restart games and control options.
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C
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This will open the Colonies screen, which is used for comparing and controlling your colonies all together.
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P
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This will open the Planets screen, which is used for comparing scouted planets and sending available outposts and colony ships to the colonies.
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F
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This will open the Fleet screen, which is used for comparing and controlling your ships. This screen is where you go to scrap a ship that you no longer need.
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L
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When at the main galaxy screen or at a colony, this will open the Leaders screen, which is used for purchasing and assigning Leaders to your colonies and spaceships.
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R
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This will open the Races screen, which is used for communicating with, reporting on, and spying on all other races you're currently in contact with.
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I
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This will open the Information screen, which is used for showing a host of detailed information about the current game you are playing, including valuable information on your opponents, turn summaries, financial expenditures of your empire.
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T
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This will end the turn and process the next one.
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Shift++/Num+
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Zoom In
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-/Num-
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Zoom Out
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