Keyboard & Touch Shortcuts

• 1–7 / Esc: Select Comb Station Blueprint / Return to Command Mode
• T / L / B: Open 16-Node Skill Tree (T), Toggle 3D Cutaway Rooms (L), or Trigger Royal Surge (B)
• G / F / N / Ctrl+A: Select All Guards, Foragers, Nurses, or Workers
• Ctrl + 1..4 / Alt + 1..4: Bind / Recall Squad S1–S4 (double-tap centers)
• Z / X / C / Del: Heat, Fan, Sanitize, or Demolish Selected Station
• WASD (Shift boost, or hold Space + drag to pan), Q/E rotate, +/- zoom, H/Home center Hive
• F1–F3 / Tab: Cycle Thermal, Pheromone & Logistics Lenses
• M / I: Toggle Radar & Inspector Windows
• Touch Gestures: 2-finger pinch zoom & twist rotate, long-press rally order, double-tap bee caste select, and bottom Pan / Box / Rally mode bar.

First 3 Minutes Survival Checklist

1. Send Scouts: Let Scouts discover rich outer flower patches and perform waggle dances on the comb.
2. Build Refineries & Nurseries: Construct a Honey Evaporator Vat ([2]), Bee Bread Silo ([3]), and Brood Incubation Cell ([4]) adjacent to the Royal Chamber.
3. Monitor Thermals ([F1]) & Unlock Skills ([T]): Keep Brood cells between 32°C and 36°C and invest honey/wax into your 16-node Skill Tree.
4. Heat-Ball Hornets: Box-select ≥5 Guards and right-click invading Giant Hornets to thermally neutralize them at 47°C.