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Pacman234
United States88 Posts
I had 5 racks, 1 factory, and 2 starports (but keep in mind i suck, and didnt have all of this at the start or producing all the time), i was constantly producing workers, and never got supply blocked, but GODDANG do i need to macro! What can you afford on 2 bases, and what do you hotkey? I only use 1 hotkey for all barracks, 1 for all facts, and 1 for all ports. Should I use more? My bar gets filled up. Please, post in this thread if u can help, or have the same problem. | ||
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iamho
United States3347 Posts
You can set f2-f4 for certain locations(shift+f2, etc), i.e one of your macro area, another for your rally point hotkeys 1-9 should be army + scans | ||
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ZeroChrome
Canada1001 Posts
As for hotkeys use the f buttons. Plan ahead and build all your production facilities in one area so you can fit them all on one screen. Then bind that screen to either f2, f3, or f4. Bind your rally point area to another f key as well. That way you can easily go back to your macro area and build units quickly without having to scroll around. Then just train yourself to go back to that area every X seconds so that your production cycle stays on track. | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
once I get more than 4 gates I start using f2-f3 | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
so 1a2a3a4a 5m6m7m or somethnig like that (building marines lulz) then if terran usually 9and 0 are for scans for the 2 scans at ur 2 CCs. | ||
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WuzzupPeeps
130 Posts
I have a similar although not really optimal style for terran and protoss, I keep the production buildings around my main cc/nexus and I double click 6 everytime and i start clicking away. I never used the F keys because my fingers feel awkward trying to press them :/ But for optimised play I do strongly suggest you get used to using the F keys  | ||
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therockmanxx
Peru1174 Posts
Just click your buildings manually and use them is not that difficult O.o 4k Minerals ... whts ur apm 50 or u just play sc2 xD | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
Just add raxes when you need the money. I don't really know anyone who hotkeys their facts and ports. You can do it if you want. Its just usually you end up using 1-5/6 for your army and 098 for scan you usually only have 1 or 2 keys left to use, that most people just hotkey one of their raxes because your facts/ports will usually be in the general location of your raxes anyways. You can use one of the fkeys for that too. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
I always wondered how people could use the buttons 7+. I'm kinda confined to 1-6, it works fine, but I'm curious. Anyone? | ||
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Pacman234
United States88 Posts
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:28 Spekulatius wrote: How does one grab the "0" button? Am I the only one to have a hand that can't reach the zero without losing the a,q,w or 1,2,3 buttons, that it normally hovers over? I don't get what you are saying. You mean how do you hotkey something to zero? | ||
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puppykiller
United States3128 Posts
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lyAsakura
United States1414 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:05 iamho wrote: Don't bother hotkeying buildings at all after early game You can set f2-f4 for certain locations(shift+f2, etc), i.e one of your macro area, another for your rally point hotkeys 1-9 should be army + scans What I do. I do feel wrong though, when I see random progamers replays and they are scrolling through two production facilities the entire game, although I really don't see the point On January 30 2011 11:28 Spekulatius wrote: How does one grab the "0" button? Am I the only one to have a hand that can't reach the zero without losing the a,q,w or 1,2,3 buttons which my left hand normally hovers over? I always wondered how people could use the buttons 7+. I'm kinda confined to 1-6, it works fine, but I'm curious. Anyone? You just reach over and press it. Don't put army into those keys. Put stuff you only need to use occasionally like scans, dropships, scouting rax, etc. Jaedong doesn't use 8-0, so you're not the only one. There is no real secret, just hand accuracy on the keyboard. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:32 Ilikestarcraft wrote: I don't get what you are saying. You mean how do you hotkey something to zero? I guess I phrased it wrong. Sure I can bind it, but it's just not practical at all for me to use it from then on, because if I try to reach the hotkeys (7-0) blindly, I miss them or I have to move my hand and then miss the other buttons that I came from (wasd,123etc). | ||
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Ideas
United States8101 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:37 Spekulatius wrote: I guess I phrased it wrong. Sure I can bind it, but it's just not practical at all for me to use it from then on, because if I try to reach the hotkeys (7-0) blindly, I miss them or I have to move my hand and then miss the other buttons that I came from (wasd,123etc). the keys on the right half of the keyboard take a lot longer to get used to pressing than the left half. even today i still have problems hitting 8,9,0 (not to mention u,i,o) on the keyboard when im in a hurry. when i first started i actually put a piece of tape on the U key since i kept missing it in the heat of battle and losing all my lurkers because they wouldnt burrow lol. eventually i got to the point where i was able to take it off  | ||
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puppykiller
United States3128 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:37 Spekulatius wrote: I guess I phrased it wrong. Sure I can bind it, but it's just not practical at all for me to use it from then on, because if I try to reach the hotkeys (7-0) blindly, I miss them or I have to move my hand and then miss the other buttons that I came from (wasd,123etc). You have to practice hitting these keys till you can do it. personaly I put some tape on the 8 key to make it easier to tell where the other kes around it are. Im suprised this hasnt been moved to strategy yet considering it's title is a dead give away. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:40 Ideas wrote: the keys on the right half of the keyboard take a lot longer to get used to pressing than the left half. even today i still have problems hitting 8,9,0 (not to mention u,i,o) on the keyboard when im in a hurry. when i first started i actually put a piece of tape on the U key since i kept missing it in the heat of battle and losing all my lurkers because they wouldnt burrow lol. eventually i got to the point where i was able to take it off So I'm not the only one encountering problems there... Good to know  | ||
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Sentenal
United States12398 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:28 Spekulatius wrote: How does one grab the "0" button? Am I the only one to have a hand that can't reach the zero without losing the a,q,w or 1,2,3 buttons which my left hand normally hovers over? I always wondered how people could use the buttons 7+. I'm kinda confined to 1-6, it works fine, but I'm curious. Anyone? I imagine that Zerg and Terran wouldn't use the 0 hotkey that much. They probably would use it for stuff like scans, or other things they seldom need to us, but never for control groups or anything. Protoss often uses it for Nexus', since 0 is right next to the p key (for probes). When you need to press it, you actually move your hand over! lol | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
On January 30 2011 11:43 Sentenal wrote: I imagine that Zerg and Terran wouldn't use the 0 hotkey that much. They probably would use it for stuff like scans, or other things they seldom need to us, but never for control groups or anything. Protoss often uses it for Nexus', since 0 is right next to the p key (for probes). When you need to press it, you actually move your hand over! lol So my lack of manual dexterity, that prevented me from learning the guitar when I was young, comes haunting me again? Dammit. | ||
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