Menus and keyboard shortcuts

Every item in NutHouse's menus and every key that does something, in one place. ⌘ is the Command key, ⇧ is Shift.

The menus

NutHouseAbout NutHouse · Hide · Hide Others · Show All · Quit NutHouse ⌘Q
FileNew Game ⌘N · Open… ⌘O · Sample Games… · Save ⌘S · Save As… ⇧⌘S · Share as a Web Page… ⌘E · Close Window
EditUndo ⌘Z · Redo ⇧⌘Z · Cut ⌘X · Copy ⌘C · Paste ⌘V · Select All ⌘A
ViewGame ⌘1 · Level ⌘2 · Events ⌘3 · Zoom In ⌘= · Zoom Out ⌘− · Show Whole Level ⌘0 · Simple Mode / Advanced Mode / Expert Mode · Enter Full Screen
PlayPlay Level ⌘R · Play Game ⇧⌘R · Stop Esc
WindowMinimize
HelpHow NutHouse Works ⌘/ · Chocobreak Tutorial

While a game is playing, the menus are switched off except Stop and Quit NutHouse. Quitting with unsaved changes asks “You have changes that are not saved. Quit anyway?”

Keys that work everywhere

EscStops the game. Also cancels drawing a path, and closes a dialog.
⌘Z · ⇧⌘ZUndo · Redo.
⌘S · ⇧⌘SSave · Save As.
⌘N · ⌘O · ⌘ENew · Open · Share as a web page.
⌘R · ⇧⌘RPlay level · Play game.
⌘1 ⌘2 ⌘3Game tab · Level tab · Events tab.
⌘/How NutHouse works.

Keys in the Level tab

⌘= (or ⌘+) · ⌘− · ⌘0Zoom in · Zoom out · Show the whole level.
⌘DDuplicate the selected objects.
⌘C ⌘X ⌘VCopy, cut and paste objects. NutHouse says “Copied it. Press ⌘V to paste.”
⌘ASelect every object in the level.
Delete or BackspaceRemove the selected objects.
Arrow keysNudge the selection 1 pixel. With ⇧, 10 pixels.
Shift-clickAdd to the selection. Shift-drag adds a box of objects.
Alt-drag or Ctrl-dragDrag a copy. Alt also turns snapping off while you drag.
Space-dragPan around a big level. The middle mouse button does the same.
Wheel · ⌘-wheel · pinchScroll · Zoom · Zoom.
Double-click an objectOpen it in the Sprite editor.
Double-click empty spaceOpen Add an object right there.

Keys in the Events tab

⌘DDuplicate the selected row.
⌘C ⌘X ⌘VCopy, cut and paste rows. NutHouse says “Copied the event. Press ⌘V to paste.”
DeleteRemove the selected row.

Keys in the Sprite editor

S B ESelect · Pencil · Eraser.
L R ⇧RLine · Box · Filled box.
O ⇧OCircle · Filled circle.
G IPaint bucket · Colour picker.
[ ]Smaller and bigger pencil size (1 to 4).
XSwap the left-click and right-click colours.
⌘C ⌘VCopy and paste the selected part of the picture.

Keys in a 3D map

B E U G VPaint blocks · Rub out blocks · Draw a box of blocks · Fill an area · Place and move objects.
RTurn the object you are placing.
Right-clickRub out a block.

Keys while playing

The player's keys are set under Player keys in the properties panel: Up, Down, Left, Right, Fire 1 and Fire 2, and a second set for Player 2. Esc stops. See Player keys.

Still stuck?

Try the Chocobreak tutorial, open a sample game and read its rules, or look at the questions people ask.