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Dragon Commander seems to have all the functionality of a modern RTS, which includes lots of nice convenient features to help you control units better. Most are not actually documented, you need to discover them for yourself. Let's make a nice list of these functions in one place:

  • (A mixed group of units/buildings selected)
    Tab cycles through the units, letting you give different units in the group different orders or use their special abilities. (If you have your production buildings in a group, this works as well. Both work in Dragon form now as well, but you need the units and buildings in a control group.)
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  • (With a Unit(s) selected)
    Control + [1-0] adds the selection to the specified control group. (Instead of having to select the entire group again.)
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  • (With a Unit(s) selected, and using the Patrol command)
    Shift + Left-click to set up waypoints for the units to patrol on. Click the final waypoint back on the starting one to make the units patrol in a circle.
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  • (With a Unit(s) selected)
    Shift + Right-click to to place a waypoint for units to follow as they move. [i](Useful if you want them to follow a set path, such as if you have Shamans and ground units and need to move them around water, you don't want the Shamans to cut across and be on their own before their backup arrives.)
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  • (With a Building(s) selected)
    Shift + Right-click to place a waypoint for units to follow as they rally. [i](Mostly useful at the start of Skirmish to get your Troopers or whatever to walk past buildings in your base to capture them.)
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  • (With a Building(s) selected)
    Shift + [Unit portrait OR Unit shortcut key] to order 5 units at once. This speeds up production somewhat so you can order a lot of units at once and then go off and do things.
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  • (With a Devastator(s) selected, and in motion to a specific point)
    Shift + G, when the Devastator is en route to a specific location, will automatically put the Devastator into siege mode when it arrives.
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  • (In Dragon form, with a building(s) selected)
    Q will set the rally point for the buildings to where you're aiming.


I'm probably forgetting a bunch, which I'll add to the OP as I'm reminded of them.

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Thanks for putting this together, it will be useful smile

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Yup, thanks for this smile I'll take every little bit of help heh.


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