Keyboard Shotcuts and other useful gameplay tips

Keyboard Shortcuts

When a character is selected the following keys can be used to select an action: M = move, B = block, Z = blitz, H = Hand-off, P = Pass G = GFI.

To unselect a player press E or ~. Alternatively you can leftclick on her/his name.

Once an action is selected use number keys to move, block, blitz or foul. The numbers and their directions are as follows from the ".":

 789
 4.6
 123

 + = Scroll long list of skills down. (Only on mouse over).
 - = Scroll long list of skills up. (Only on mouse over).

 ALT+L = Load team setup.
 ALL+S = Save team setup.
 ALT+R = View red team (left team) roster.
 ALT+B = View blue team (right team) roster.
 C = Put the focus into the chat window. (Network games only).
 N = Display player numbers on the field icons, until released.
 ALT+N = Permanently display players number on the field icons until
 the "N" is pressed and released by itself.
 ALT+Q = Concede
 ALT+1 = Change Left Foreground Color
 ALT+2 = Change Left Background Color
 ALT+3 = Change Left Highlight Color
 ALT+8 = Change Right Foreground Color
 ALT+9 = Change Right Background Color
 ALT+0 = Change Right Highlight Color
 ALT+M = Open right click menu (should work for systems other than the
 Mac where right click is not opening the menu)

Mac Only shortcut keys since the right click menu doesn't work:

(Important note: None of these shortcut keys will work if you have the chat input box selected (they will just be typed into the chat). To de-select that input box, select a player, click on the chat output box, or press the 'Tab' key.)

 L = Load team setup
 S = Save Team Setup
 Q = Concede
 A = Open right click menu
 NOTE: Case matters on the above, so if caps lock is off you will need to
 hold down SHIFT and hit the letter.
 < = View Left Team
 > = View Right Team
 ! = Change Left Foreground Color
 @ = Change Left Background Color
 # = Change Left Highlight Color
 * = Change Right Foreground Color
 ( = Change Right Background Color
 ) = Change Right Highlight Color
 ? = Open right click menu

Loading and Saving Player Setups

Right click somewhere on the screen outside of the pitch to open the "right clike menu" during your team setup phase. In the popup menu you will find choices "Load Setup" and "Save Setup". Alternatively you can press <alt><S> or <alt><L> respectively. Note that this can only be used during your team setup.

Saving Setups: To save a setup arrange your players in the desired positions. Now BEFORE you hit <ctrl><enter> to end your setup, open the "Save Setup" dialog. Type a name for this setup in the text field below the list box. Existing setups will be displayed in the list box. Hit the save button to close the dialog and save your setup. You can also double click an existing setup in the list box to overwrite that setup with the new setup.

Loading Setups: To load a setup open the "Load Setup" dialog. The list box will display all existing setups. If there are none displayed you must create some first. See saving setups above. Click the name of the setup you wish to load and click the load button.You can also double click an existing setup in the list box load that setup.

Displaying Player Roster Numbers on the Field Player Icons

To help in locating players on the field you can temporarily display team numbers by pressing and holding the "N" key. The team numbers will go away when the "N" key is released. <alt><N> with permanently display the team numbers. The team numbers will remain visible until you press and release the "N" key without pressing <alt>.

Toggle Between GIF Icons and Circle Field Player Icons (During a Game)

To help in locating players on the field you can temporarily flip between displaying GIF icons and Circle icons by pressing and holding the "I" key. The field icons will revert to they original display when the "I" key is released. <alt><I> with permanently flip the icon display. The team icons will remain flipped until you press and release the "I" key WITHOUT pressing <alt>.

Adding Visual Markers to the Pitch

You can add up to 5 visual markers to the pitch. Hold down the shift key and click on a square to add a marker. To remove the marker, Hold down the shift key and click on the marked square. SkiJunkie? limited the amount of markers to 5 so that they can't be used to map out all movements (as this will really slow down the game play). They are really just there to mark a few special location to prevent recounting of movement, such as marking where you want to move a player for a pass, or marking locations for movement to form a cage.

Using Piling On, Throw Team Mate, Leap, Hail Mary Pass, Hypnotic Gaze and activating secret weapons.

A number of skills and secret weapons require you to click on the skill in the skill list to use them.

• Blunderbuss: If your player has the ball and has not yet moved in the current turn click on Blunderbuss and then pass as usual. Note: No range ruler will be displayed, just select a square.
• Bomb: Click on bomb without moving the player, if the fuse is lit sucessfully a range ruler as if performing a regular pass will appear to let you choose a target. Note that you can throw the bomb at players.
• Chainsaw: Click on the chainsaw without moving the player, to attempt to start it. Once it has started simply block or blitz as usual to use it. Note that you use up your blitz action for that turn if you choose to blitz.
• Hail Mary Pass: When your player has the ball and has moved in the position you want it to be in click on Hail Mary pass and then pass as usual. Note: No range ruler will be displayed, just select a square to throw to.
• Hypnotic Gaze: Hypnotic Gaze comes into variations. In all divisions except divx, it is a block action - click on the skill then choose block as usual. Note that it does not work while performing a blitz action. In DivX the skill is a general action, just clicking on the skill while being next to one or more opposing players will let you choose a target. Note that you can use it after having moved a couple squares of a blitz or move action and that you can continue your blitz/move action after using Hypnotic Gaze. (In current ranked hypnotic gaze can only be used at the end of a move action. Not a foul or a blitz action.)
• Leap: Click on the leap skill, then select move or blitz and the target square. To unselect leap click on any other skill in the skill list. Note: If you don't have any other skill hold down "ctrl" and then click on leap again. You can activate the skill during a move and blitz action after you have moved some squares already.
• Piling on: Click on Piling on, then select block or blitz and block/blitz as usual.
• Pogo Stick: See Leap.
• Poisoned Dagger: Click on Poisoned Dagger then block or blitz as usual to use it. Note that you use up your blitz action for that turn if you choose to blitz
• Throw Team Mate: Position a "Throw Team Mate" Player and a "Right Stuff" player next to each other, then click on the Throw Team Mate Skill - a range ruler will appear as if passing a ball. Note that you can only throw team mates at empty squares, not directly onto the ball or opposing players.