| Action | Control |
| Select ants | Mouse Click+Drag over ants |
| De-Select ants | Click the Null icon (circle with line thru it in the top right corner of the screen) |
| Select AntHill | Click+Drag on hill (NOTE: you must de-select ants before selecting hill) |
| Move selected ants | RightClick (or you Mac folks Meta+Click) on location |
| Move screen around | Use Arrow Keys (very cool) |
| Set ants to get food | Shift+Click on a roach, with selected ants |
| Attack an enemy | Ctrl+Click on Red Ant (n.b. If an Enemy strays too close your ants will attack automatically if they are not performing a chore) |
| Create AntHill | You will be prompted to press 'h' then select location. (Can create a new hill for every 5 ants created) |
| Create New Ants | Select a hill, Then click little icon that appears |