Action | Controls | Comments |
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Dismiss Message | Esc, Space, Enter | Pressing any of the keys Esc, Space, or Enter dismisses a popup message. You can also use Esc or Space (but not Enter) to close most forms. |
Show Controls | F10 | Shows an in-game form, not this web page. |
Toggle Fullscreen | F11 | Toggle the display between full screen and windowed |
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Move Character | WASD or Arrow keys | |||||||
Switch Characters | Enter, Space, or 1-2-3-4 | Enter or Space cycles from Stinky -> Loof -> Qookie -> Peegue; Number keys switch directiy to a character: 1 -> Stinky; 2 -> Loof; 3 -> Qookie; 4 -> Peegue |
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Pause Game | Esc | Pause game and show a menu with level options (Restart, Save, Restore, PowerUps, or Select New Level) and selected settings (Options, Controls, Level Editor, and Help). To resume the game, click the Resume button, or press Esc or Enter. | ||||||
PowerUps | P | Show menu for hints, solutions, or cheats. To resume the game, click the Cancel button, or press Esc or Enter. | ||||||
Save, Restore, or Restart Level | F5 - F7 | F5=Save Level; F6=Restore Level; F7=Restart Level | ||||||
Pan (with mouse) | Press and hold Shift, Alt, or the middle mouse button and move the mouse. | Release Shift, Alt or the middle mouse button to stop panning and snap the view back to the active character. | ||||||
Pan (with keyboard) | Press and hold Shift or Alt and press either an arrow key or W, A, S, or D. | |||||||
Zoom (with mouse) | Spin middle mouse button | |||||||
Zoom (with keyboard) | Press + or - | Press and hold to continue zoom | ||||||
Position Camera | Alt + Keypad 2-4-6-8 (move) Alt + Keypad 0 (reset) |
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Show Settings | Esc | Show menu with all settings (Options, Controls, Level Editor, Help, Change Language, and Quit Game). Available from the Level or Story Selection form |
Action | Controls | Comments |
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Exit Editor | Esc | Requests confirmation before exiting |
Activate toolbar item | F1 - F8 | F1=Help; F2=File; F4=Add; F5=Play; F6=Messages; |
Email TootSuite Games | Ctrl+E | Pops up the Contact Us form for sending an email to TootSuite Games. In-game emails are the best way to report a bug or an anomaly in the Level Editor or the game, as they include a log of all recent player actions. |
Pan (with mouse) | Press and hold Alt or the middle mouse button and move the mouse. | Release Alt or the middle mouse button to stop panning and leave the view in its new position.
Panning is automatic when a selected object nears the edge of the screen. |
Pan (with keyboard) | Press and hold Alt and press either an arrow key or W, A, S, or D. | |
Zoom (with mouse) | Spin middle mouse button | |
Zoom (with keyboard) | Press + or - | Press and hold to continue zoom |
Toggle Transparency | Ctrl+T | Toggle the transparency of large objects, such as houses and motherships. The editor default is to display objects larger than a tile as partially transparent, so you can see the tiles under them. Use Toggle Transparency to switch between partaily transparent and opaque in the Editor. Objects are always opaque in the game. |
Action | Controls | Comments |
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Select and move an object | Left Click | Click on an object to move it; Shift-Click to copy it |
Select and copy an object | Shift + Left Click | Click on an object to move it; Shift-Click to copy it |
Drop an object and end selection | Left Click on target | Click on the target tile to drop the object and end the selection. |
Drop an object without ending selection | Shift + Left Click on target | Shift-Click on the target tile to drop a copy of the object without ending the selection. |
Drop multiple copies of an object | Shift, Left-Click, hold, and drag | Shift-Click, hold and drag to drop copies of an object on multiple tiles. Release Shift to pass over a tile without dropping a copy of the object. |
Cancel selection | Esc | Cancelling a move restores the object to its original position and settings. |
Delete selected object | Delete | |
Change direction of selection | Arrow key | Available when the orange select window shows "Direction", "Orientation", or "Rotation" with an arrow, hooked arrow, or bar |
Change turn direction of selection | Shift+Arrow key | Available when the orange select window shows "Direction" with a hooked arrow |
Change color of selection | < or > (shifted or unshifted); Number key 1 - 8 |
Available when the orange select window shows "Color" preceded by Number keys: |
Change value of selection | < or > (shifted or unshifted) | Available when the orange select window shows an attribute preceded by |