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On April 20 2012 04:47 HunterEX wrote:
i use f5-f8 (no ctrl) to set location, and i use f1-f4 to go to location. No holding ctrl and stretching your hand all the way across the keyboard.
But admitedly i don't ever use them. If i want to go to my base I just hit my nexus key 2x. Probably bad habit on my part.
The problem I found when doing this is if you hot key 2 or more nexus to the control group. You may not go to the base you want/need
This started to annoy me so I started using the screen keys.
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lol I use the defaultStarcraft 2 control hotkeys and I have no problem with it, its fine lol
I cant understand people who complain hitting 6-8 is too far....seriously...?
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As a Terran player it is incredibly helpfull, always use them.
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F1 for main, F2 for natural, F3 for ramp area, F4 for enemy base/rally point, F5-F7 for additional expansions.
Works really well for me, freeing up 5-9 hotkeys for better army/production management.
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For me, I don't use the F keys. I hotkey all of my queens separately and then just double tap on them to go to a base.
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Using each F-key for each base is just way too useful to pass up. I've rebound control groups 7-0 to keys on the left side of the keyboard so I can reach every key needed with my left hand.
All it takes is just some time thinking about a logical key setup that enables speed as well. You'll probably also have 1-2 mouse buttons that you can access with your thumb.
For example, my hatches are under '1', 'w' is select larvae and 'd' means morph drone. So pressing 1,w,d produces drones. I use my ring,middle and index finger for this 'roll' of keys so it's really fast to execute. Endlessly faster than something like 4,s,d.
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On April 20 2012 22:39 HEZEKIAH wrote:
For me, I don't use the F keys. I hotkey all of my queens separately and then just double tap on them to go to a base.
But what about defending drops/harass? Then it would be annoying to click on queen, and just using the mouse to go to the base is way too slow.
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On April 20 2012 22:32 DontLoseSightOfIt wrote:
lol I use the defaultStarcraft 2 control hotkeys and I have no problem with it, its fine lol
I cant understand people who complain hitting 6-8 is too far....seriously...?
function keys are used to hotkey camera locations, not as a replacement for control groups. Everyone should really use both, assuming that it matters to you whether you're playing as fast as possible. You can get by without them but they help.
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I dont use camera hotkeys because i dont know how to set them up since i play on a macbook pro. I usually use backspace or click on the minimap to find my bases, which is not very efficient. Does anyone know how to set up camera keys on mac?
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Screen hopping is definitely very useful when multitasking. What separates the camera hotkeys from standard hotkeys is that they can be placed anywhere. When using a number hotkey for bouncing it will always take you to that structure. Saving camera spots around the map can prove to be very clutch in close games. Instead of having to click around the mini-map you can just hit the camera hotkey once and keep going. If you use a keyboard with extra "macro" keys you can bind these to F5,F6 etc and use those for the camera hotkeys instead. The macro keys are very close to normal hand rest position and can make things much easier for you.
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I can't use screen keys because I'm on a laptop and it makes me press fn+fkey to use them besides f1
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I'm personally a zerg player, but I love the F keys for critical areas.
F1 is main, F2 is natural, F3 is third, and so on.
I have a terran/protoss friend who uses the F keys to toggle between rally points, etc.
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On April 21 2012 11:38 IMoperator wrote:
I can't use screen keys because I'm on a laptop and it makes me press fn+fkey to use them besides f1
lol Do not play on laptop keyboard if you wish to improve. Just plug in a keyboard.
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On April 21 2012 15:42 covetousrat wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2012 11:38 IMoperator wrote:
I can't use screen keys because I'm on a laptop and it makes me press fn+fkey to use them besides f1 lol Do not play on laptop keyboard if you wish to improve. Just plug in a keyboard.
I've been playing on a laptop since I've had the game and I'm masters lol. Plus, my desk has no room for a keyboard either.
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I have ~ as my idle worker. F1 - F5 as camera keys. I was trying to use the naga's buttons for F6-F9 for even more camera buttons, but never got used to them. If someone really wanted to abuse cameras and switch them quickly, then binding them to your mouse is the way to go (especially a naga mouse).
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Just no. I am not Spiderman and have no Korean DNA.
Minimap,Mouse and Hotkey are just fine for me. If i would need more buttons i would stop the game because i don´t like to play piano just to play a game.
If you think you are going to be a pro and earn money with it- fine - learn to use them.
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This thread has made me play around with my hotkeys.
Someone mentioned the idea of hotkeying your Bases (Spawn base, 1st expansion, 2nd expansion, 3rd, so forth) to f1, f2 f3 f4 and so on. Can someone briefly explain how to do this? I cannot control + f1 a Comman center.
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Blazinghand
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On April 21 2012 19:41 DontLoseSightOfIt wrote:
This thread has made me play around with my hotkeys.
Someone mentioned the idea of hotkeying your Bases (Spawn base, 1st expansion, 2nd expansion, 3rd, so forth) to f1, f2 f3 f4 and so on. Can someone briefly explain how to do this? I cannot control + f1 a Comman center.
F1 is not a camera hotkey. This is because F1 is the "idle worker" hotkey. Some players unbind the "idle worker" hotkey and shift their camera hotkeys over.
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As a protossI use f1-8 as base cameras. I dont think its all that harmful not use them. But the best way is certainty to use.them.
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On April 20 2012 22:14 foxj wrote:
For me it's like the old bw Fkeys use like :
F1 : main base
F2 : nat
F3 : 3rd nat
Similar to this guy. I use camera hotkeys exactly the same way I did in BW. It makes shifting through bases and rally points easier for me and quicker. Why not use them??
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