Please Fix the Bug where if you Press Shift it opens the Chatbox

This bug will 100% happen if you choose legacy keys, but legacy keys is a must since its the only way to rebind everything as the other option is extremely limiting, please fix it asap, posted 5 years ago still not fixed its ridiculous

INSANE THIS IS NOT FIXED

Tons of people have this issues

ALT key brings up chat box - how to fix? :: Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition General Discussions

Chat box pops up every time i press shift. : r/aoe3

So, I have an issue in the AOE 3 game. Whenever I use shift key (Selection Hotkey) it acts weirdly after 20-30 min of game. If I press it, the screen camera starts moving forward continuously. The point to be noted is that it happens always during mid-game. The initial phase is all good. Any ideas? : r/aoe3

Shift is so important because its the only way to add a new task to villager without it being Idle, Shift + Command

so you will 100% run into this bug often

Clicking Shift / ALT will run into this issue where it brings up chatbox nonstop, only way to fix it is to restart the game, but this happens way too often

Can’t play the game if shift opens chat lol what is happening?

Literally unplayable if this bug stays.

Hi guys!

I didnt manage to repro this issue. If you find a way to repro it consistently let me know please!

Thanks in advance

It doesnt happen often but it does happen occasionally, the only way to fix it is to restart the game

If reproduce bug isnt possible please add a new keybind for Additional tasks from Shift to Something

also please add WASD support, AOE4 have this and almost all modern RTS uses WASD instead of arrow keys, none use arrow keys for map movements lets be honest in 2026.

and if possible please add penalty for leaving matches 3 times in a row , people keep abusing this and its ruining new players experience

pc isnt weak in anyway and its RTX 5080

Bug has been present since years ago, only way to fix it is to add new keybinds for additional tasks, so even if this bug happen we can still use another hotkey to issue commands