TIP: Change UI layout with hotkeys Alt+UpArrow/Alt+DownArrow

[Jack_Jack]

For those who do not know the game has 4 different types of Layoults. To switch between them simply press:
Alt + Up arrow
Alt + Down arrow
Alt + Left Arrow
Alt + Right Arrow
A lot of people do not know this and plays with a terrible black stripe Layoult that prevents much of the view from the screen.
Notice how I play with this Layoult here, which is much better because icons are transparent and there is no black stripe:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1320315371
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1320347626

I see a lot of people do not know this because of the screenshots they have here on Steam.

[reefs.of.space]

Thank you.

[germanicianus]

I was one of the guys who didn't know that until Jack_Jack told me the "secret" :) . You can see that on the first screenshots of one of my guides.

But there are only two hotkeys to cycle ("rotate") the UI layout: Alt+UpArrow and Alt+DownArrow. Have a look at the last page of the official manual[manuals.thqnordic.com] listing the hotkeys - section "UI" - "Rotate Layout".

I made the wrong assumption of having all needed knowledge because I played Forged Alliance and therefore didn't search for/read the manual.

[germanicianus]

Originally posted by Jack_Jack:

For those who do not know the game has 4 different types of Layoults.

Suggestion: A better discussion title would be
"TIP: Change UI layout with hotkeys Alt+UpArrow/Alt+DownArrow"