Hotkeys and other keyboard commands will make a mayor's life easier.
General Controls
General Controls
Control camera
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W/A/S/D/number keys/arrow keys
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Rotate camera
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Q/E
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Zoom camera
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Z/X
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Tilt camera up/down
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END/HOME
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Camera zoom in/out
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+/- or PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN
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Back out of current menu or tool
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ESC (while tool or menu is open)
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Options menu
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ESC (while no tool or menu is open)
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Population information
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F2
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Budget information
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F3
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Approval Rating information
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F4
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Open chat/Region Wall
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ENTER
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Enter/Exit region view
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BACKSPACE
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Screen capture
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C
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Video capture
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V
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Residential zoning tool
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CTRL + R
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Commercial zoning tool
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CTRL + C
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Industrial zoning tool
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CTRL + I
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Unzoning tool
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CTRL + U
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Upgrade road tool
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R
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Bulldoze tool
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B
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Leaderboards
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L
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Achievements
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CityLog
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Data Map Controls
Data Map Controls
Population
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F5
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Happiness
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F6
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Land Value
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F7
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Commerce
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F8
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Building Density
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F9
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Residential System
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F10
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Commercial System
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F11
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Industrial System
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F12
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Cycle through data maps (when a menu is open)
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Game Speed Controls
Game Speed Controls
Pause
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Turtle
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1
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Llama
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2
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Cheetah
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3
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Resource Maps
Resource Maps
Water Map
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4
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Coal Map
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5
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Ore Map
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6
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Oil Map
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7
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Menu Controls
Disasters
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Shift + X
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Roads
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Shift + R
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Power
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Shift + P
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Water
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Shift + W
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Sewage
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Shift + S
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Garbage
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Shift + D
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Government
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Shift + G
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Fire
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Shift + F
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Health
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Shift + H
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Police
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Shift + C
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Education
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Shift + E
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Mass Transit
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Shift + T
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Parks
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Shift + U
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City Specialization
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Shift + B
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Next menu or sub menu
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Tab
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Previous menu or sub menu
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Shift + Tab
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Road Shortcuts
Road Shortcuts (with road menu open)
Straight Road Tool
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I
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Circle Road Tool
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O
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Curvy Road Tool
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U
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Rectangle Road Tool
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H
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Arc Road Tool
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J
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Upgrade Road Tool
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R
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Constrain Road Type
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SHIFT
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Toggle Grid On/Off
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ALT
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Sandbox Controls
Sandbox Controls
Toggle Fire On/Off
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ALT + F
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Toggle Crime On/Off
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ALT + C
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Toggle Health Issues On/Off
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ALT + M
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Toggle Air Pollution On/Off
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ALT + A
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Toggle Ground Pollution On/Off
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ALT + P
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Toggle Homeless Sims On/Off
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ALT + H
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Add $100,000 to CIty Budget
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ALT + W
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Toggle Sewage On/Off
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ALT + S
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