Squad Select

Squad control for Ascent of Ashes, the way an RTS lets you. Grab your whole group with a drag-box or Ctrl+A, draft them with G, and move or attack as one — and with the new AI stance, drafted pawns hold the line and fire on their own.

Controls: • Ctrl+A selects every player pawn; click-drag box-selects; Shift+click adds to the selection. • G drafts / undrafts the whole selected squad. • Right-click the ground = formation move; right-click a hostile = the squad attacks it. • Alt+right-click any creature = force the squad to attack it (e.g. hunting). • Neutral animals and items keep their normal right-click menu. • V cycles the squad AI stance (shown top-left): – Defensive: the game's own drafted behaviour (hold and fire at anything in range), plus falling back when badly wounded. – Aggressive: advance on and engage the nearest threat. – Neutral: hold fire. The squad only shoots when you order an attack. Out-of-ammo gunners grab ground ammo; badly wounded pawns fall back.