Helpful Key Bindings

[Bo Marit]

Hello Zookeepers!

We know you’ve been building and playing avidly already; it’s been amazing seeing everyone’s progress! We’ve compiled a handy list of all keys used in Planet Zoo, so you can streamline your playtime even further. Also, if you have an Elgato StreamDeck, there’s a Planet Zoo Icon Pack ready to download which lets you use your StreamDeck’s hotkey functions.

Enjoy! ❤


General:

W, A, S, D	Pan Camera
Q, E	Raise/Lower Camera
ESC	Cancel/Close
SHIFT	Increase Free Cam Speed
Page Up/Down	Zoom Camera In/Out
Home	Reset Camera
T	Toggle Free Cam
L	Camera Torch
R	Enter Group Edit
G	Show/Hide UI
O	Change Sim Speed
P	Pause
Delete	Delete Selected Object
CTRL Z	Undo
CTRL Y	Redo
CTRL X	Duplicate (Advanced Move)
CTRL D	Duplicate Selection
M	Move Selection
Z	Rotate 90
Hold Z	Free Rotate
H	Toggle Heatmap View
I	Enter Multi-Select Tool
F	Position Snap Toggle
V	Align to Surface Toggle
K	Flatten Terrain Toggle
Space	Toggle Angle Snap
U/J	Raise/Lower Path
X (in Paths)	Toggle Path T-Junction
-/= (in Terrain)	Decrease/Increase Length Decrease/Increase Intensity
[ / ] (in Terrain)	Decrease/Increase Width Decrease/Increase Brush Size
N	Enter/Exit Align to Grid
B	Toggle Align to Placement
V (in Paths)	Toggle Curved Slopes

Menu Shortcuts:

F1	Control Help
F2	Exhibit Trading
F5	Save Menu
F9	Load Menu
1	Zoo Management
2	Animal Trading
3	Barriers
4	Habitat
5	Nature
6	Facilities
7	Construction
8	Blueprints
9	Paths
0	Terrain

 

[HeatherG]

This is so helpful....thank you!

 

[CrazyMonkey]

Thank you so much for sharing!
I had some short-keys I didnt know about, but which I certainly will use

 

[Bluefriend]

Thanks

 

[FunGaming]

Omg thank you, just what i was looking for. Thanks for posting @Bo Marit have a great weekend.

 

[Imagin]

Thank you so much! I'm having a lot of fun learning everything but this really helps!

 

[Joël]

Thanks for the helpful overview of keybinds!

 

[Crea_TivELA]

Heeeey Bo thank you... can you maybe add a document data (word, pdf) to these shortcuts, so we can download it to our cellphone or maybe can print them? So we wouldn't have to visit the forum to take a quick look on it.

 

[Dezessete]

Crtl + Z doesn't work for me. Is it because I have a QWERTZ keyboard and the key are different?
Because Rotation is also not Z for me but Y is.

 

[Hunterhawks]

Hello, can you make the same for azerty keyboard or make the game support it ? because many of that keys didn't work for me, pls thx

 

[Siska-Coda]

@Dezessete: On a QWERTZ you need to press Crtl + Y. Z and Y are switched

 

[Games4Tom]

Thanks a lot, that helps a lot

 

[Dezessete]

@Dezessete: On a QWERTZ you need to press Crtl + Y. Z and Y are switched

It works. Thank you.

 

[MsRedNebula]

Keyboard shortcuts are so useful, thank you! One suggestion - could a shortcut be added for toggling barriers between straight and curved? I find I need that function a lot when building, and haven't found a shortcut that works for it.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

Thanks for the list.
I often do custom fencing to decorate my paths. Often they end up in a group, which is fine on straight paths but a nightmare if you have to use Y very often (Or Z with you all, right? German Keyboard here.)

So: A hotkey to EXIT a group would be reeally helpful and apreciated.

 

[Siska-Coda]

So: A hotkey to EXIT a group would be reeally helpful and apreciated.

ESC is your best friend there But if you have an active piece you need to press ESC twice, first to let go of the piece, second time to exit the group.

 

[ninkaii]

Thanks Bo, this is really useful! If only we had CTRL+S to quick save so I wouldn't have to go to the F5 menu all the time Ah well, it won't be that bad once most of the crashes are patched out.

 

[MaximusSC]

I swap one keybinding so the "Space" button becomes "pause". it allows for a quicker reaction time when I want to pause the game than the 'P' button allows.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

ESC is your best friend there But if you have an active piece you need to press ESC twice, first to let go of the piece, second time to exit the group.

But I would like to keep the piece, just don't want it grouped. Grid objects always want to snap into grid again, even when I don't want.

 

[Bahb]

This is great, thank you! An additional request: it would be nice to be able to map the screen rotation to keys rather than just the mouse buttons. Thanks again for the great communications. Loving the game!