Controls Hub

TBH runs in a compact window near the Windows taskbar. That design is the product's selling point and also the source of the most common support tickets: the window vanishes after moving monitors, UI scale balloons on mixed-DPI setups, or the game appears to freeze while it is simply off-screen. Learning official hotkeys early saves hours of frustration and keeps AFK farming reliable.

Unlike a full-screen ARPG, you will alt-tab constantly. Good control hygiene means enabling Auto-retry, knowing how to reset scale and position, and verifying that Steam stays online so chests and market features keep working while you browse or work.

Search traffic for TBH controls spikes after Windows feature updates, GPU driver days, and laptop undock events. Treat this hub as preventive reading: five minutes with Shift+F11 and Shift+F12 prevents the classic loop of reinstalling Steam, verifying files, and still seeing an empty taskbar icon.

New players often chase damage nodes before they stabilize the window and automation. Treat controls as progression infrastructure: if you cannot see the game or it stops retrying, every other system stalls.

Formation is where builds become real. After you unlock a second and third hero slot through the Rune Tree, return here to place Knight up front, Priest in support, and your DPS in the backline. Pets and skill choices also live in this flow, so a recoverable window is required before you can finish any checklist.

Portal tools are part of control literacy too. When a Torment or Hard stage starts failing overnight, drop back one comfortable clear instead of leaving Auto-retry on a wipe loop. Controls and stage choice are the same skill: keep the client productive without babysitting every wave.

• Expand or dock the game window near the taskbar after launch.
• Open Formation to assign heroes, pets, and skill loadouts.
• Toggle Auto-retry so failed stages restart without clicking.
• Use portal tools to return to comfortable farm stages when you hit a wall.
• Open the Cube for Alchemy/Synthesis and the Trade Ship for Steam Market listings.

• Hotkeys reference — Official Shift+F11 and Shift+F12 actions explained.
• Window & display fixes — Multi-monitor and DPI recovery checklist.
• Beginner roadmap — First-hour settings and milestones.

AFK farming assumes the client stays open on Steam. Offline rewards after the relevant Rune unlock are a supplement, not a replacement for background play. Pair Auto-retry with auto-open chest runes once unlocked, then leave the party on a stage your formation clears consistently.

If the window is hidden behind other apps, you can still farm - but you should confirm after monitor sleep or GPU driver updates that Shift+F12 still recenters the UI. Keep GPU drivers current and avoid forcing exclusive fullscreen overlays that steal focus from the taskbar companion.

Steam online status matters more than most players expect. Market reclaim, mailbox delivery, and some reward syncs assume an online session. If you put the machine to sleep for hours, wake it, confirm TBH is still running, and glance at inventory before you assume the overnight loop succeeded.

Inventory hygiene is a control habit. Lock keepers with Alt + Left Click before Cube Auto Fill so AFK loot does not destroy your build pieces. Controls are not only hotkeys; they are the daily rituals that keep an idle RPG trustworthy while you work.

• Offline vs AFK guide — Why closing Steam is not the same as minimizing TBH.
• AFK farming walkthrough — Stage choice, inventory flow, and automation order.
• AFK farm builds — Parties built for uptime.

A two-minute launch ritual prevents most "my AFK did nothing" nights. Players who skip it often discover at lunch that the window sat on a dead monitor, Auto-retry was off after a crash, or the party wiped on a stage that was never stable.

If you dock and undock daily, add one extra step: after Windows rearranges displays, press the hotkey pair once even if the window looks fine. Scale can be wrong in subtle ways that break click targets for Cube and Formation.

1. 1

   Launch Steam and TBH

   Confirm the process is running before you walk away from the desk.

2. 2

   Recover display if needed

   Shift+F12 for position, then Shift+F11 for scale on mixed-DPI setups.

3. 3

   Verify Auto-retry and stage

   Pick a comfortable clear stage, not yesterday's failed wall.

4. 4

   Quick Cube pass

   Alchemy overflow junk, lock keepers, skip reckless Synthesis.

5. 5

   Optional market glance

   Only list Arcana+ when Steam Guard and Trade Ship are healthy.

• Early checklist tool — Ordered first-week tasks.
• Troubleshooting guide — Broader bug matrix beyond display.

If hotkeys do not restore the window, update the game, restart Steam with Big Picture off, and capture a short clip for support. The studio accepts reports through Discord and help@tesse.co.kr. Mention multi-monitor layouts and DPI scaling percentages - those details reproduce display bugs faster than generic "UI missing" reports.

Verify game files only after hotkeys and a full Steam restart fail. Reinstalling rarely fixes an off-screen coordinate problem and wastes time you could spend farming a stable stage. If the client crashes instead of hiding, note the exact Windows build and GPU driver version in your ticket.

Do not confuse market or mailbox delays with control bugs. Steam holds, inventory sync, and offline reward timers are separate systems. Confirm Steam Guard and online status before blaming the taskbar window for missing loot.