The Controls
From Beyond Protocol
Contents |
Camera Controls:
- Pan the camera with the arrow keys or by holding the cursor near the edge of the screen.
- To pan: use the arrow keys
- To rotate: right click and move the mouse
- To zoom: scroll the mouse or hit the Z key and use the arrow keys.
- Pressing Alt with a unit selected will show the radar range wherever your mouse hovers.
Chat Controls:
“/help” or "/" in game or use the chat icon in the command bar
| Syntax | Description |
|---|---|
| /pm <playername> <msg> OR /t <msg> | Send a private message to a player. |
| /r <msg> | Reply to the last private message you received. |
| /alias <msg> | Sends a message to all players aliased to you. |
| /<channelname> <msg> | Sends a message to the specified channel. |
| /keymap | Shows a list of keymaps. |
| /played | Shows the amount of time you have played. |
For other controls like open, make admin, setpassword, leave chat channel and invite, kick players from channel can be found under Open Chat Channel Configuration Window.
Hotkey List
"/keymap" in game
| Ctrl + E | Selects your next Utility Vehicle |
| Ctrl + F | Selects next facility |
| Ctrl + I | Selects next idle unit |
| Ctrl + N | Selects next unit or facility |
| Ctrl + Q | Immediately close the game |
| Ctrl + P | Selects next unpowered facility in the environment |
| Ctrl + S | Selects all objects similar to the currently selected object |
| Ctrl + U | Selects next unit |
| Ctrl + (0-9) | Assigns selected objects to Control Group selections, clears the current selection |
Adding Your Own Music
Adding your own music to the game client’s playlist is very simple, simply take your MP3 files and do the following:
There are three folders in the Beyond Protocol directory which contain music files: Excite, Intro, and Lull. Any files in the Intro directory will be played on the login screen and only then. Any files in the Excite directory will be played during combat. Any files in Lull will be played when the previous two conditions are not met.
To add your own files to the game’s playlist, you simply copy the music file into either the Excite, Lull, or Into directories, which can be found in the Audio directory in your Beyond Protocol folder (the default install directory is “C:\ProgramFiles\Dark Sky Entertainment\Beyond Protocol\Audio\”).
A step-by-step guide:
- Navigate to the Audio directory, which is located in the Beyond Protocol directory.
- Right-click the file you wish to copy into either the Excite, Lull, or Intro directory and select “Copy”.
- Right-click the Excite, Lull, or Intro directory and select “Paste”.
- The next time your game runs, the client will select a file from the appropriate directory and your music files will play.
SMS Messaging
In Beyond Protocol, you can also response to attack, bidding on mineral, auto rebuild, change relationship etc without logging into the game, but simply type the short message from your cell phone.
| E-mail Received | Possible Response | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Out bid on a mineral | SET BID XX | XX is the new bid |
| Automatic rebuild started | CANCEL | Cancels the rebuild AI |
| Low resources | BUILD XX | XX is quantity of the low item to build |
| Relationship changed | ||
| MATCH RELATIONS | Sets the target score to the same score that was set to you | |
| SET RELATIONS XX
SET RELATIONS TO XX SET RELATIONSHIP XX SET RELATIONSHIP TO XX | Sets the target score to the score indicated | |
| RAISE FULL INVULNERABILITY | Raises the full invulnerability field | |
| Under Attack | ||
| ATTACK USING XX | XX can be Half, All or a Battlegroup name | |
| RAISE FULL INVULNERABILITY | Raises the full invulnerability field | |
| LAUNCH TO ATTACK | Launches units in the environment being attacked |
