Most certainly a mouse can take care of everything that the game has to offer, but it doesn’t hurt to memorize various HotKeys. The best way to utilize these HotKeys is to memorize only those which you use more frequently.
Civilization: Beyond Earth HotKeys
I’m going to share a complete list of General HotKeys and Unit HotKeys in the game:
General HotKeys
- Civilopedia – F1
- Economic Info – F2
- Military Info – F3
- Diplomacy Info – F4
- Virtues Screen – F5
- Tech Web – F6
- Covert Ops Overview – Ctrl-E
- Notification Log – F7
- Victory Progress – F8
- Quest Log – F9
- Trade Route Overview – F10
- Quick Save – F11
- Quick Load – Ctrl-F11
- Hex Grid – Shift-G
- Menu – Esc
- End Turn – Enter
- Next Unit – Period
- Previous Unit – Comma
- Zoom Out – –
- Zoom In – +
- City Manager View – Insert
- Zoom In – Page Up
- Zoom Out – Page Down
- Show Resource Icons – Shift-R
- Show Yield Icons – Shift-Y
- Orbital Layer – Shift-O
- Save – Ctrl-S
- Load – Ctrl-L
- Next City – ]
- Previous City – [
Unit HotKeys
- Move Mode – M
- Explore (Automated) – E
- Sleep – F
- Alert – A
- Do Nothing – Spacebar
- Delete the Unit – Delete
- Attack – Ctrl-A
- Ranged Attack – B
- Set up Artillery – S
- Fortify until Healed – H
- Fortify – F
- Rebase Mode – Alt-R
- Air Strike Mode – S
- Air Sweep – Alt-S
- Intercept – I
- Found City – B
- Build Improvements (Automated) – A
- Repair an Improvement – P
- Construct a Road – R
- Construct a Magrail – E
- Route to Mode – Shift-Ctrl-R
- Remove Road – Alt-R
- Clear a Marsh – Alt-I
- Clear Miasma – S
- Add Miasma – S
- Construct a Farm – L
- Construct a Generator – G
- Construct a Paddock – I
- Construct a Mine – I
- Construct a Plantation – I
- Construct a Quarry – I
- Construct a Work Barge – I
- Construct a Terrascape – T
- Construct a Node – O
- Construct an Array – D
- Construct a Dome – U
- Construct a Biowell – Y
- Construct a Manufactory – W
- Construct an Academy – Q
- Construct a Geothermal Well – I
- Construct a Petroleum Well – I
- Remove Forest – Alt-I
- Cancel Last Mission – Backspace
- Construct an Expedition – I
- Construct a Xenomass Well – I
- Construct a Float Stone Quarry – I
- Construct a Firaxite Mine – I
