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Core Keeper

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Master Core Keeper with essential shortcut keys for resolution, map navigation, game speed, and quick access to rooms like the Barracks and Workshop.

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Master Core Keeper with essential shortcut keys for resolution, map navigation, game speed, and quick access to rooms like the Barracks and Workshop.

Controls:

  1. Resolution: Press Alt + R to switch between 8-bit and 16-bit resolution.
  2. Map View/Movement: Use the arrow keys (<, >, ^, v) to move the view of the dungeon map or move your creature in first-person view (FPV).
  3. Faster Movement: Hold Shift while using the arrow keys (Shift + <, >, ^, v) to move the view in one direction faster.
  4. Rotate Dungeon View: Press Ctrl + > or Ctrl + < to rotate the dungeon view.
  5. Zoom Map: Press Ctrl + ^ to zoom in or Ctrl + v to zoom out on the dungeon map.
  6. Map Markers: Select markers 0 through 9 on the map by pressing Ctrl + 0 through Ctrl + 9. Go to a marker by pressing Shift + 0 through Shift + 9.
  7. Creature Navigation: Press A to go to an annoyed creature. Press F to go to a fight.
  8. Map Overview: Press M to bring up the overview map.
  9. Pause Game: Press P to pause the game.
  10. Options Panel: Press Esc to bring up the Options panel.
  11. Information Panels: Select the Information panel with 1, the Rooms panel with 2, the Spells panel with 3, the Manufacture panel with 4, and the Creature panel with 5.
  12. Game Speed: Speed up the game by pressing NUMPAD + or slow it down using NUMPAD -.

Room Shortcuts:

  • Barracks: B
  • Bridge: Shift + B
  • Graveyard: G
  • Guardpost: Shift + G
  • Hatchery: Shift + H
  • Heart: H
  • Lair: Shift + L
  • Library: L
  • Prison: Shift + P
  • Scavenger: S
  • Temple: Ctrl + T
  • Torture Room: Alt + T
  • Treasure room: T
  • Training room: Shift + T
  • Workshop: W

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