EPTThe only use I could think of them would be to go back to your base to macro, but hotkeys seem to do the trick for me. Is it for queen larva and chrono boost now that you cant click the wireframe? Thanks.
F Keys in SC2
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
The only use I could think of them would be to go back to your base to macro, but hotkeys seem to do the trick for me. Is it for queen larva and chrono boost now that you cant click the wireframe? Thanks. | ||
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Naib
Hungary4866 Posts
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
If you were using control groups, your would have to select the workers at the natural, bind them to a group, double tap the hotkey for your main base, recall the group of workers and right click on the minerals. They also work for locations that are important but where you don't have a unit at all times, so a control group wouldn't work for jumping there. Rally points are an example, as the units there will constantly change. | ||
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sLiniss
United States849 Posts
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SleepSheep
Canada344 Posts
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NonY
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Tristan
Canada566 Posts
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tathecat563
United States96 Posts
F6 for your natural. Switch between the two to run workers back and forth when each is being harassed accordingly. Great idea for the warp gates (like if you have proxy pylons), I'll definitely have to give that a try! | ||
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SirNeb
United States243 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:00 Liquid`NonY wrote: They're ctrl + f5678 now. I just tried them a bit today for Warp Gates. Pretty nice! dont u think it's annoying to be that far away and f2-f4 are mapped to heroes that aren't even in multiplayer? | ||
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hypp0crit
19 Posts
On April 25 2010 07:57 Daimon wrote: how do u use them though? it doesnt seem to be like how u used them in sc1, shift +f234, i just tried it now and it doesn't work Using them in SCII is a little different. The maphotkeys are currently assigned to keys f5-f8, and to assign a position on the map to one of those keys, you use ctrl instead of shift (the same as assigning hotkeys to groups of units). Unfortunately...my hands are barely big enough to hit ctrl and F5 at the same time. Hopefully, they'll make it customizable in the future. On a semi related note, f2-f4 have been assigned as hero hotkeys. Good for UMS type games I guess...not so useful for the actual game... | ||
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shindigs
United States4795 Posts
Just whining cause I'm not used to F5678 T_T Also backspace cycles between all your bases which is great to practice up macroing as zerg. | ||
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TurboMaN
Germany925 Posts
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Czernoborg
United States1 Post
On April 25 2010 08:04 shindigs wrote: I think I would prefer to switch out the F keys back to default F234 and use the other F keys for the "hero" units in single player like they planned. Just whining cause I'm not used to F5678 T_T Also backspace cycles between all your bases which is great to practice up macroing as zerg. Did not know about backspace. I'll have to try that when I get home. Thanks! | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:06 TurboMaN wrote: atm the F-Keys are crap, cause they are at F5-F8 and not on F2-F4 So you can reach across the keyboard to patrol with P or use the 098 hotkeys, but for some reason, F5-8, which are only half as far away are crap? This isn't a shooter, you don't spend the whole game with your hand rooted to the same spot on the keyboard. | ||
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wishbones
Canada2600 Posts
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bodysnatcher21
Australia147 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:43 TheYango wrote: So you can reach across the keyboard to patrol with P or use the 098 hotkeys, but for some reason, F5-8, which are only half as far away are crap? This isn't a shooter, you don't spend the whole game with your hand rooted to the same spot on the keyboard. Hitting Control+F5 is alot harder then just hitting P or 0. I basically have to take my hand off my mouse in order to use Control + F5, or twist my hand into a really weird, awkward position. | ||
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OHtRUe
United States283 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:43 TheYango wrote: So you can reach across the keyboard to patrol with P or use the 098 hotkeys, but for some reason, F5-8, which are only half as far away are crap? This isn't a shooter, you don't spend the whole game with your hand rooted to the same spot on the keyboard. lol in SC2 the whole game is based on the left half of the keyboard. Theres no reason to use 7,8,9,0 and we shouldnt be forced to use F5-F8 for a very integral part of the game. | ||
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:43 TheYango wrote: So you can reach across the keyboard to patrol with P or use the 098 hotkeys, but for some reason, F5-8, which are only half as far away are crap? This isn't a shooter, you don't spend the whole game with your hand rooted to the same spot on the keyboard. The thing is, Blizzard has tried to move everything to the left of the keyboard but somehow they choosed to put the Fkeys more to the right. Personally I don't care, I don't use them, but I can see why others think it's bad. | ||
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
On April 25 2010 08:43 TheYango wrote: So you can reach across the keyboard to patrol with P or use the 098 hotkeys, but for some reason, F5-8, which are only half as far away are crap? This isn't a shooter, you don't spend the whole game with your hand rooted to the same spot on the keyboard. hitting p or 098 is easy because it's just one key to press. To use the Fkeys you need to hold down ctrl in order to map the location. the hand position required for that is really awkward and F234 is a lot easier than F5678 | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 25 2010 09:06 OHtRUe wrote: lol in SC2 the whole game is based on the left half of the keyboard. Theres no reason to use 7,8,9,0 and we shouldnt be forced to use F5-F8 for a very integral part of the game. Uh, what are you talking about "there's no reason to use 7-0? I'm pretty damn sure that a lot of high level players are using all 10 hotkeys to properly control things. On April 25 2010 09:10 Ryuu314 wrote: hitting p or 098 is easy because it's just one key to press. To use the Fkeys you need to hold down ctrl in order to map the location. the hand position required for that is really awkward and F234 is a lot easier than F5678 How is ctrl+7 any harder than ctrl+F5? | ||
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