Editing Selection

You can select your units with your mouse, with your keyboard, or both.

== Selection Commands ==
* Simple click, select what you click on.
* Double-click, select all same units/buildings on screen.
* Box select (click and drag to draw a rectangle), select all inside the box with the highest [[#Selection Rank|selection rank]].

To manage your selection you can
* right-click a unit in the selection window to remove it from the current selection,
* {{key press|Shift}} and right-click to remove all units that are like the one you click on;
* {{key press|Shift}} + [[#Selection Commands|selection command]] will add newly selected units to the current selection.

== Selection Rank ==

<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_0.png" height="24" width="24">
<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_1.png" height="24" width="24">
<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_2.png" height="24" width="24">
<img src="//raw.githubusercontent.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/master/LuaUI/Images/commands/states/selection_rank_3.png" height="24" width="24">

Selection rank determines which units are selected when dragging a selection box around units with different ranks. Only the units in the selection box with the highest rank are selected. This is what keeps buildings and construction units from being selected with combat units.

By default, most buildings have selection rank 1, factories and constructors have rank 2, and all combat units have rank 3. Selection rank can be changed for selected units, or it may be changed globally in the options menu. For example, if you don't want your Commander or anti-air units to be selected with the rest of your combat units, reduce their selection rank.

The default selection rank of units is customizable through Default Unit States in the [[Ingame Menu]].

You can bypass selection rank by holding {{key press|Shift}} while dragging. You will select all units/buildings in the box.

A selection rank of 0 is an exception. Units that are set to 0 will ignore many catch-all selections such as {{key combo|Ctrl|A}} and {{key combo|Ctrl|Z}}

== Hotkeys ==

There are multiple [[hotkeys]] to help with selection. The default bindings allow you to select:
{{:Selection hotkeys|list}}

Factories can also be selected using hotkeys. Your first factory will be on {{key combo|Alt|Q}}, the second factory you build will be on {{key combo|Alt|W}} and the next one on {{key combo|Alt|E}}, and so on. This assumes that you have the QWERTY keyboard layout.

You can select missiles from the [[Missile Silo]] by either clicking on them or by selecting the Silo and pressing {{key press|D}}.

All hotkeys are editable in the [[Ingame Menu#Hotkeys|settings menu]] at <samp>Menu</samp>&rarr;<samp>Hotkeys</samp>&rarr;<samp>Selection</samp>. There are many ways to select your units that do not have default hotkeys.

== Autogroups ==

Autogroups are custom selection hotkeys that you can set up on the go. They allow units to be automatically added to a control group.

Ever wished to have all fighters in group 7, all gunships in group 8, all raiders in 4, etc.? "Autogroup" achieves just that.

Auto grouping is a feature of Zero-K (widget).
{{:Autogroup hotkeys|list}}
[[Ingame Menu#Control Groups|Autogroup settings]] can be modified from the in-game menu: <samp>Menu</samp>&rarr;<samp>Settings</samp>&rarr;<samp>Interface</samp>&rarr;<samp>Control Groups</samp>.

Example use:
* Select a [[Glaive]] and a [[Reaver]] and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
* From then on, new Glaives and Reavers will join group 1 when they first become idle (after reaching factory waypoint). You can press {{Key press|1}} to select them.
* If you then want to add [[Knight]]s to autogroup 1, select one of them and press {{Key combo|Alt|1}}.
* If you then want to remove Glaives from autogroup 1, select one and press {{Key combo|Alt|~}}.


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