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Originally Posted by Pisces
You apparently have a special country specific keyboard layout. As that symbol isn't part of the usual US-keyboard layout. Not even on the German QWERTZ-layout. The game uses specific key codes to make certain functions happen. Engines All Stop is the Tilde ~ key left of the number 1 on the US layout, and ^ on the German. So the layout will be all over the place on yours I fear. Quite a puzzle.
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Yes, you're right. My keyboard starts with the º key at the top and goes from numbers 1 to 0 and then has the ' and ¡ keys, which two keys control the full-left and full-right rudders respectively. I had thought the 0 key or the º key (the one that would be the tilde on your keyboard) would be all-stop, but it turns out not to be the case. I could, I suppose, always return to the US standard 101-key configuration while I play, but it doesn't seem necessary.
The keypad +/- keys seem as if they will be quite useful for controlling time compression. The "U" for targeting when surfaced will also be extremely useful. I was using "B" for binoculars, to find the ship and then I had to partially raise the periscope to find the particulars on the ships. That will no longer be a problem. It may also explain why I was finding it so hard to target ships in bad weather at night.