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i recently came up with an insanely efficient hotkey layout, took me quite a while to figure everything out but im extremely satisfied with the end result. i can also post the hotkey file if needed
Hotkey:
qwer = f keys
`1234 = units (` rebinded from 0)
5 = robo
6 = robo and stargate (for rally purposes)
Caps(re-binded from 9) = stargate
tab(re-binded from 8) = nexus's
7=free hotkey
(plz note: these are only suggestions. you can bind your hotkeys however you want, this is just how i personally do it)
the only downside to this layout is that i had to change several spell/unit/building hotkeys so it'll take a while to get used to everything. having ur fkeys on qwer is way too baller to pass up on tho, it just makes everything much more efficient/faster. plus my new hotkey rebinds are very ergonomically friendly, i really dont feel any unnecessary strain on my fingers. heres a breakdown:
UNITS:
Probe: F
MoCore: G
Sentry: A
DT: C
Immortal: S
Oracle: F
Spells/Abilities/Upgrades:
Patrol: Z
Warpprism: Phasing Mode = F, Transport Mode = T, Unload = C
Voidray: Thingy Alignement = F
Oracle: Deactivate Pusar beam = F, Active Pulsar beam = C
Carrier: Interceptor = C
Mothership: Recall = C
Thermal Lance: T
Air attack (cyber core): S
Buildings:
Pylon: V
Robo: A
DT Shrine: G
***Warpgate: D <- spent alot of time on this, i intially had my warpgates on Caps and probes on D but it felt too uncomfortable/unnatural
the reason why i believe this layout is way more efficient than the regular f key method is because having ur nex's on tab + ur f keys on qwer allows you to cycle/chrono through them extremely fast, as opposed to having to reach all the way up to ur f keys and back down to chrono. also, i went with d for warpgates because i didnt feel comfortable hotkeying my gates, i initially had them on caps and then 4 but neither of those felt fast enough, having it on d allows u to reach all ur units effortlessly(c,z,s,a,t). u guys could easily modify stuff like that tho, i personally prefer having 1+ hotkey for my units.
plz feel free to give any feedback or suggestions 
EDIT: http://www.2shared.com/file/W210kb8r/TT1_new_key.html (hotkey file)
  
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I personally use 1234567 area and qwertyu as control groups as a toss player hell yeah it's more convenient than f1f2f3
Cheers!
Too used to wc3 though so tab and shift are unchanged. And yeah ~ nexus and qw buildings. So ea ra at beats 1a 2a 3a any day
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Wow you nerd back in my day we just DEALT WITH IT with what we were given - target
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On March 24 2013 16:34 sicklucker wrote:
Wow you nerd back in my day we just DEALT WITH IT with what we were given - target
fuck that theres a reason why i play protoss
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what a tryhard
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(` rebinded from 0)
mind = blown
why can't we all be geniuses
gosu layout btw, almost felt like switching to toss for it
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On March 24 2013 19:05 n0ise wrote:mind = blown why can't we all be geniuses gosu layout btw, almost felt like switching to toss for it
wow I'm going to start using that immediately
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could you please post the hotkey file? I want start using this first thing tomorrow.
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Looks good, could you post the hotkey file please
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Sounds good.
As one player whos been playing BW/WC3 with standard keys since 2000 to another long-time player, How difficult is it to change your hotkey setup and feel "comfortable" with it?? I never did it in wc3 because I was used to my BW days, but now with the addition of the MsC I find myself running out of space on the standard 1-0..
Hmm I guess the best option is to find my own optimized setup, then just play like 100+ team games or something not as intense as to get comfortable before playing 1v1 again. I also stupidly started with H.O.T Forever style hotkeying (hatchs from 1-4, units 5+) and switching to Protoss in SC2 makes that kinda awkward lol Nexus/Gates/Robo/SG on 1-4 and units on 5-6-7
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Tried using 12345678 for camera hotkeys and qwertyuio for control groups with the rest (asdfghzxcvbn) for everything else as zerg , but just couldn't get used to it (fuck muscle memory ), ended up losing chunks of my main army cause I jumped to my expo instead of selecting my army. Also, IMO, for some actions (lategame units / casters, upgrades, addons) it's more important to just not "mispress" a wrong key a couple of times than doing it as fast as possible.
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A trick you can use is to bind some spells to multiple hotkeys next to each other. For instance, if you have trouble hitting I for Immortal correctly always, you can have it bound to both U and I.
Changing hotkeys is a pain though, it would always take me a few days of playing on a slower, more deliberate pace to get used to them.
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Texmex so tryhard.
It's really nice, but I am a massive anti-fan of the use of X. Requires too much movement for big hands...
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Lalalaland34501 Posts
On March 25 2013 00:37 NEEDZMOAR wrote:f keys?
Q = F1, W = F2, E = F3, R = F4
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On March 25 2013 00:39 Firebolt145 wrote:Q = F1, W = F2, E = F3, R = F4
OH.. durr :D
Thanks
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It really doesn't take long to get used to a new hotkey setup, i have changed mine multiple times, and i am thinking about doing it again, as the f keys on my keyboard are waaaay too far away, and i am getting annoy at having "s" as my main army, as moving my middle finger downwards as opposed to sideways feels too slow.
Also, spacebar as a-move is pretty good.
Currently i have:
1 nexus + forges
2 gates
3 robo
4 stargate
s main group
` far group (eg phoenix)
caps templar/collos
a mship core
wertyg is all spells/building units. so forcefield is w, so is storm, so is build zealot, so is build observer or phoenix etc.
edit: also, have d as patrol, f as hold position
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On March 25 2013 00:44 NEEDZMOAR wrote:Show nested quote +On March 25 2013 00:39 Firebolt145 wrote:On March 25 2013 00:37 NEEDZMOAR wrote:qwer = f keys f keys? Q = F1, W = F2, E = F3, R = F4 OH.. durr :D Thanks
Wow... mind blown. TT1 is a layout god. 
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I would really advise against having built advance structure on x, as anything that you need to use that quickly and that often all the way down there, when all your other keys are high up on the keyboard can slow you down, either have it further to the right and use your thumb, or just higher up if i were you.
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How often do you really use 'build advanced structure?' Like 5 times a game?
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On March 25 2013 02:40 ShadowDrgn wrote:
How often do you really use 'build advanced structure?' Like 5 times a game?
fair enough, maybe i didn't think it through 
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What do you use to tab through spellcaster abilities? Or do you not rely on that since you have so many unit hotkeys?
"the reason why i believe this layout is way more efficient than the regular f key method is because having ur nex's on tab + ur f keys on qwer allows you to cycle through ur nexus's and chrono extremely fast, as opposed to having to reach all the way up to ur f keys and back down to chrono."
Having the camera hotkeys on qwer sounds really convenient, I was able to get around that by just binding base camera to one of the side buttons on my mouse so whenever I want to chrono all my nexus I just spam 5c + mouse button to cycle through all the bases really quickly. Also, did you rebind spacebar to anything else?
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I tried and it works like shit
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protoss needs fkeys in sc2?!
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nice camera hotkeys... ooh wait
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On March 25 2013 03:35 RemarK wrote:
What do you use to tab through spellcaster abilities? Or do you not rely on that since you have so many unit hotkeys?
"the reason why i believe this layout is way more efficient than the regular f key method is because having ur nex's on tab + ur f keys on qwer allows you to cycle through ur nexus's and chrono extremely fast, as opposed to having to reach all the way up to ur f keys and back down to chrono."
Having the camera hotkeys on qwer sounds really convenient, I was able to get around that by just binding base camera to one of the side buttons on my mouse so whenever I want to chrono all my nexus I just spam 5c + mouse button to cycle through all the bases really quickly. Also, did you rebind spacebar to anything else?
i dont need to use tab because of all my excess hotkeys, u can always rebind it to spacebar or something
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wow everything made more compliated than needed whatta brownie
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Woah Holy shit this is really cute... i think i will actually start using this :O
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made a few changes
probe=c
chrono=f
mocore=v
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1 mothership core
2 nexus
3 scouting probe/ rest of nexus
4 production buildings
5 All army
yes, i play protoss, you don't need more than this if you know how to use tab ctrl click and shift click
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I don't even know what F1-F4 do lol we talking screen hotkeys here? On qwer? Seems overkill lol This is how it is boys:
1 All Nexi
2 Most Army
3 Something Important from army
4 robo
5 stargate
gg lol
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Caps(re-binded from 0) = use however u want. i personally hotkey my proxy pylons w/ it
tab(re-binded from 9) = nexus's
Hello,
I noticed you use Caps and Tab for hotkeys. Do you think those keys are easy to use and to bind, verses for example, r, f, v for hotkeys? Wouldn't ctrl+Caps, ctrl+Tab be awkward on the fingers, or does it work fine for you?
Thanks,
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Northern Ireland26255 Posts
Argh I wish I had the balls to commit to such a radical layout, seems interesting.
I use both Q, Tab and ` as unit hotkeys though, for anyone asking about them it's perfectly fine hitting ctrl + them.
I would love to use caps as one, but for some annoying reason it doesn't register every other time. For whatever reason it works only when caps is switched on, but not when I use it the second time, if that makes sense. Double-tapping would be a bit inefficient 
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Only now stumbled across this thread - it looks really interesting. Sorry for bumping, but the link to DepositFiles doesn't work anymore. Can someone please upload this hotkey layout if they have it? Thanks
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I like the idea behind having f keys right there. how long did it take you to get used to this?
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im still getting used to them, i had to stop playing sc2 due to rsi issues right when i came up with this layout. started playing 1 week ago, still adjusting to the change. its going well tho
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updated the OP with a few changes i made
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