Keybindings
Below are the key commands you will need to play plague inc. These keybindings are custom to PIE-Access and are not in the base game. If sighted assistance is needed, press f8 to disable the mod.
## Plague Inc Access — Keybindings ### Navigation (all menus) | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Up / Down | Previous / next item | | Left / Right | Previous / next item on side-by-side lists (does other things on the map, disease, and options screens — see below) | | Home / End | Jump to first / last item | | Tab / Shift+Tab | Next / previous group (e.g. continent); on simple lists, next / previous item | | Enter | Select or activate the focused item | | Spacebar | Read the focused item's full details | | Shift+Spacebar | Re-read the current item | | Backspace | Back — close, or go to the previous screen | | Ctrl | Silence speech | | F11 | Help for the current screen | ### Information (during gameplay) | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | F1 | Pop DNA / disease bubbles | | F2 | Read DNA points | | F3 | Read world statistics (infected, dead, healthy) | | F4 | Read cure progress | | F5 | Read latest news | | F6 | Read current day | | F7 | Read disease summary | | F9 | List active abilities and the keys that fire them | | F8 | Toggle the accessibility mod on / off | ### Time controls | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Alt+F1 | Pause / resume the game | | Alt+F2 | Slow the game down | | Alt+F3 | Speed the game up | ### Notifications (news, mutations, events) | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | [ / ] | Previous / next notification category | | , / . | Previous / next entry in the current category | | Shift+, / Shift+. | Jump to the oldest / newest entry | ### World map (gameplay) | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Left / Right | Cycle the country filter: all, infected, uninfected | | Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Cycle game sections: countries, news, disease screen | | 1–5 | Fire the active ability in that slot | | Shift+G | Open the gem abilities list (Necroa, Vampire, Simian) | ### Disease (evolution) screen | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Left / Right | Switch evolution tab (Transmissions, Symptoms, Abilities…) | | 1 / 2 / 3 | Jump to Transmissions / Symptoms / Abilities | | Tab / Shift+Tab | Switch between the Available and Purchased (devolve) views | | Enter | Evolve the focused upgrade — or devolve it in the Purchased view | ### Options screen | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Up / Down | Choose a settings category — press Enter to open it | | Left / Right | Adjust the focused slider or setting | | Backspace | Return to the category list | ### Tutorial | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | Shift+F1 | Read the current tutorial step | | Ctrl+Shift+F1 | Skip all tutorial steps | ### Diagnostics (for bug reports) | Key | Action | |-----|--------| | F12 | Write the current game state to the log | | Shift+F12 | Self-heal — re-bind the current screen if it stops responding | | Ctrl+Alt+F12 | Deep diagnostic dump |Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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