Macro fingering, whats yours?

Scarbo

294 Posts

August 21 2016 21:46 GMT

So, inspired by watching larva play with a keyboard cam (around 3h40), I'm asking, which fingers do you use to macro? Post your hotkeys as well.

Assuming 1=thumb, 2=index, 3=middle, 4=ring, 5=pinky.

I'm terran and use 4-8 hotkeys for macro. Bio goes 21-21-21-21 for marine, 34-34-34-34 or 21-21-21-21 for medic and 34-34-24-24 for firebat. Mech goes 42-32 for two tanks and 34-24-24 for the remaining vultures.

A-move with 34-34-24-24-24-24-24

Atom[Bomb]

Sweden108 Posts

August 21 2016 23:58 GMT

My a-move: 34-34-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-25

B-royal

Belgium1330 Posts

August 22 2016 00:23 GMT

my a-move is absolutely sick. 55-45-35-25-25-25-... (so pinky on A and then individual fingers for the hotkeys until I only use index finger).

LaStScan

Korea (South)1289 Posts

August 22 2016 03:29 GMT

I didn't understand clearly about this post, and I would like to ask. Does it really matter how you play?
Not really. Play at your comfortable position and get better in game.

Scarbo

294 Posts

August 22 2016 03:53 GMT

On August 22 2016 12:29 LaStScan wrote:
I didn't understand clearly about this post, and I would like to ask. Does it really matter how you play?
Not really. Play at your comfortable position and get better in game.

If you're not gonna contribute, go away.

KameZerg

Sweden1769 Posts

August 22 2016 07:19 GMT

ummah

skzlime

Hungary462 Posts

August 26 2016 15:52 GMT

what the hell
a move with middle finger?? using only keyboard to macro??? so confused.. i play terran too
1a2a3a4a5a6a = 35-35-25-25-25-25 or sometimes 35-35-35-25-25-25
i never macro with two fingers on keyboard, but click mouse on unit icon while cycling production facilities on keyboard (5fact push tvp, +1 5rax tvz until i split the two marine squads) or cycle production facilities with mouse and press unit hotkey on keyboard (late game macro)

LUCKY_NOOB

Bulgaria1537 Posts

September 01 2016 13:34 GMT

Fingers? Lol! Who needs fingers!

puppykiller

United States3137 Posts

September 02 2016 03:34 GMT

I find it easier to put units that move command on 1 and 2 (vessels on 1, tanks on 2) and then to 3a4a5a the army using pinky on "a" and mid/pointer on the number fingers.

I promise it feels super fluid.

kogeT

Poland2042 Posts

September 05 2016 10:35 GMT

#10

That's actually an interesting discussion. How terran handle fights vs first mutalisks when playing for example 4 rax. (you don't want to go back to base as often this 1-1.5second in base is enough to lose some marines to muta) My point is I have all my rax hotkeyed at 5678 and usually order marines by 5m6m7m8m (424242), but ordering an extra medic slows it down rapidly. What's your take on adding medics?

B-royal

Belgium1330 Posts

September 05 2016 17:44 GMT

#11

use thumb for M, ring finger for C and only use index for 5-6-7-8.

Esp1noza

Russian Federation481 Posts

September 06 2016 16:24 GMT

#12

Which fingers zergs players use to produce units?

ducanhng

12 Posts

September 07 2016 05:03 GMT

#13

I used pinky for A.
1a2a3a4a = 45-45-35-25. Sometime I lost a key when press 3a just 45-45-3 when repeat.

Terran is my main race, I find hard when to press O (sieged mode), 0(number) or 9 to scan, i missed it always. Do you oftem look to keyboard when press this hotkeys? Any advice to improve?

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