On January 05 2011 16:45 EcoRI wrote:
Grid here - Apart from useful things I'll no doubt pick up from this thread, I will move patrol out of harm's way from being confused with attack (T).

Far too many times since switching to grid I've boxed my workers to defend against zerglings in the mineral line, only to have them do a little useless patrol pattern instead

On that subject, ever gone back to orbitals for a quick scan and ended up lifting up all of them? Haha fml

Impervious

Canada4216 Posts

January 05 2011 08:04 GMT

#24

I use a laptop currently. I've got a USB numberpad because I couldn't stand working in Excel without one. I've gotten used to using my left hand for that, while keeping my right hand on my mouse.

I'm contemplating changing all my hotkeys to work on that numberpad..... It'll take some getting used to, but it's 19 keys in a much more confined location than on a keyboard. F-keys included.

Also, getting a mouse with 2 side buttons and putting ctrl and shift on them may be a possibility as well. I'm going to have to think about that at a later date.

Cofo

United States1388 Posts

January 05 2011 08:09 GMT

#25

I doubt I'll make any sweeping changes. The only thing I know for sure right now is that I'm moving immortal and Amulet to E.

EDIT: OH YEAH AND F1-F4 FINALLY <33333

Fregate

Italy50 Posts

January 05 2011 08:14 GMT

#26

can you switch ctrl and space? if it's possible, i will.

Day[9]

United States7366 Posts

January 05 2011 08:16 GMT

#27

changing overlords back to O. I still hit O like 50% of the time :[.

More importantly, F2 F3 F4 are back PLZ OH MY GOD I NEED MY SCREEN HOTKEYS :D

Cadgers

United States514 Posts

January 05 2011 08:25 GMT

#28

Moving Spawn Larvae back to R and just like Day9 I can't wait to have F2-F4 back.

Carefoot

Canada410 Posts

January 05 2011 08:26 GMT

#29

On January 05 2011 17:16 Day[9] wrote:
changing overlords back to O. I still hit O like 50% of the time :[.

More importantly, F2 F3 F4 are back PLZ OH MY GOD I NEED MY SCREEN HOTKEYS :D

Theres a daily back when you first got beta where your mentioning how that was your only gripe with the game. Look at your keyboard man. O is aways away. I'm surprised you play standard to be perfectly honest I'd think grid would be a way to be a better gamer but I look forward to reading everyones suggestions here ^^;

To break everyones heart I never used screen hotkeys (infact I never knew they existed in BW) - so for me this is a new feature =] yay patch!

On January 05 2011 16:54 MockHamill wrote:
I have set up everything on QWER, and then I use ASD and ZXC if needed. This is an example of how I have set up the hotkeys, not the full description

Make Buildings example:
Q = Basic Building
W = Advanced Buildings
QQ = Make Supply Depot
QW = Make Barrack
QE = Make Refinery
WQ = Make Factory
WW = Make Star Port

Make Units from Barracks
Q=Marine
W=Marauder
E=Reaper
R=Ghost

CommandCenter
Q=Make SCV
W=Call down Mule
E=Scan

Unit Abilities for Ghost
Q=Snipe
W=EMP
E=Cloak
R=Decloak

Basic Commands:
A=Attack move
S=Stop
D=Patrol

What about lift off, land, stim (use), and all the research abilities? Curious is all.

ALPINA

3791 Posts

January 05 2011 08:27 GMT

#30

For what exactly do you guys use those F1, F2 buttons? Just to assign common places in game?

Whiplash

United States2929 Posts

January 05 2011 08:27 GMT

#31

F2-F4, make a control group for tilde (~), and change control groups to shift groups (most likely, will be testing that out). As a Protoss I feel all unit hotkeys are pretty decent, but I'll be playing around with that as well.

pfods

United States895 Posts

January 05 2011 08:29 GMT

#32

One thing I might do as zerg is change infestor pit from i to f. Stretching to hit i is so annoying.

AlteRation

New Zealand22 Posts

January 05 2011 08:31 GMT

#33

most of them are fine for me... ill be changing immortal from i to e however cause that's just a pain... and probly also pheonix to somthing else dunno what yet, ill try a few of them.

Gudeldar

United States1200 Posts

January 05 2011 08:36 GMT

#34

Can you bind function keys? If so F1-F4 are replacing 7-0 for me.

Mereel

Germany895 Posts

January 05 2011 08:40 GMT

#35

i use qwer so i need to change attack from T to A.
and i guess i gonna change my building stuff like i had it in wc3...anything is better then it is now ~

yrag89

Malaysia315 Posts

January 05 2011 08:41 GMT

#36

I wish we could adjust the priority of spellcasters when grouped together too. Like Sentries over HT etc.

MGren

Sweden148 Posts

January 05 2011 08:45 GMT

#37

The curse is that you get used to the new hotkeys and then it's too much of a hassle to change them

I even use F5-F8 now. One I can think of is change the "make overseer"-hotkey, which is V, to something else. Kinda annoying to box your queen, catch a few overlords instead and WHAM you have way more overseers than you intended

Chaosvuistje

Netherlands2581 Posts

January 05 2011 08:46 GMT

#38

I'll only be changing the F keys. I already practiced with F5 for my expansion, and getting more F keys will defninitely help

AlteRation

New Zealand22 Posts

January 05 2011 08:48 GMT

#39

My self i'll be moving the hotkeys for building immortals and pheonix's to somthing closer to the left hand standard placement... around e or somthing ^^

Terr

237 Posts

January 05 2011 08:53 GMT

#40

7-0 will be changed to F1-F4
~ will be changed to idle workers
Immortal will be changed to E

And that's it for now. I might also try to do something to Caps Lock and the windows key, but I'm not sure yet.