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3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
March 29 2010 12:54 GMT
#21
nice job man. When I get SCII i'll use this. Book marked in my SCII links folder
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
MockHamill
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1798 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-29 13:35:28
March 29 2010 13:34 GMT
#22
Thank you for this!

Being able to customize hotkeys is a standard feature in any modern RTS, it should have been there from day 1. Could someone implement a grid layout for all races and upload it to this site?
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
March 29 2010 14:14 GMT
#23
Hi everyone! (1st of all sorry for bad english)

On March 29 2010 21:33 wimbowaia wrote:
I can't seem to find and edit my zerg Larva shortkeys in my editor.
Larva is just not to be found in the list.
Which kinda sucks because its what produces all my zerg units.
W000t?!?


It's in
[image loading]


It's my 1st release. In future i want to improve it:
- add button names;
- add tooltips;

Blizzard will allow change hotkeys for players 100%! Now if you open GameStrings.txt you can see 3 types of single action, it's:
- original SC2 (Example: Stalker=S);
- oldstyle SC1 (Example: Stalker_SC1=D);
- for lefthanders (Example: Stalker_NRS=L);
As you can see on release SC2 in game options we will have to change what type of hotkeys we want to use. Changing hotkeys isn't cheat, it's like to change controls in Quake3, CS, etc...

PS: Morrow hello :D
JarL
Profile Joined January 2003
United States19 Posts
March 29 2010 14:17 GMT
#24
Can you actually rebind 1 through 0 with this method? I would love to rebind 7, 8, 9, and 0 to more comfortable positions on the left hand side of my keyboard.
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
March 29 2010 14:30 GMT
#25
JarL no you can't you need to use another program: AutoHotKey.
HappyRoach
Profile Joined March 2010
Belarus4 Posts
March 29 2010 15:11 GMT
#26
On March 29 2010 23:14 Tiler wrote:
As you can see on release SC2 in game options we will have to change what type of hotkeys we want to use. Changing hotkeys isn't cheat, it's like to change controls in Quake3, CS, etc...

Agreed. It works the same way in Warcraft 3. There is a file CustomKeys.txt. Just modify it and check a box in options. The only thing we need in SC2 is an adequate in-game GUI to modify it instead of a checkbox and a txt file.
D10
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Brazil3409 Posts
March 29 2010 15:13 GMT
#27
Yep, I welcome this addition to the SC series, customing interface is what makes many games great, and if it increases the skill level, the better!
" We are not humans having spiritual experiences. - We are spirits having human experiences." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
AmstAff
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Germany949 Posts
March 29 2010 15:18 GMT
#28
is there a gamestring.txt with the european qwert asdfg yxcvb layout? because i would like to change just Attack (actually on T) and Cancel (actually on ESC) because they suck balls and make no sense.
after 2 years i reached it = marine icon
SubKaiser
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany68 Posts
March 29 2010 15:43 GMT
#29
He meant the hotkeys after you selected a larva, i.e. morph into drone, overlord, etc.

On March 29 2010 23:14 Tiler wrote:
Hi everyone! (1st of all sorry for bad english)

Show nested quote +
On March 29 2010 21:33 wimbowaia wrote:
I can't seem to find and edit my zerg Larva shortkeys in my editor.
Larva is just not to be found in the list.
Which kinda sucks because its what produces all my zerg units.
W000t?!?


It's in
[image loading]


It's my 1st release. In future i want to improve it:
- add button names;
- add tooltips;

Blizzard will allow change hotkeys for players 100%! Now if you open GameStrings.txt you can see 3 types of single action, it's:
- original SC2 (Example: Stalker=S);
- oldstyle SC1 (Example: Stalker_SC1=D);
- for lefthanders (Example: Stalker_NRS=L);
As you can see on release SC2 in game options we will have to change what type of hotkeys we want to use. Changing hotkeys isn't cheat, it's like to change controls in Quake3, CS, etc...

PS: Morrow hello :D

Paladia
Profile Joined August 2003
802 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-29 16:21:08
March 29 2010 16:14 GMT
#30
Blizzard has even sticked a guide on how to customize hotkeys on their own forums, of course it's allowed, they will even provide an option in game to switch it easier.

A game simply cannot be released in 2010 without allowing you to switch keys, it would be like playing an FPS with the arrow keys, highly ineffective.

I dislike how you call this "without bugs" when it clearly has some bugs that makes it unusable. For example I do not see a way to bind "select all warpgates" (default w), which is one of the most used hotkeys as Protoss.
I can no longer rest under the tree of wisdom, since you have axed down the roots feeding it.
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
March 29 2010 17:04 GMT
#31
I forgot Larva :\ my fault, i have added it now!

Download SC2Tools v0.81

[image loading]
Paladia
Profile Joined August 2003
802 Posts
March 29 2010 17:33 GMT
#32
On March 30 2010 02:04 Tiler wrote:
I forgot Larva :\ my fault, i have added it now!

Download SC2Tools v0.81
I appreciate your work. Though is there no way to bind the "Select all Warpgates" (w) hotkey?
I can no longer rest under the tree of wisdom, since you have axed down the roots feeding it.
Tamerlane
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada426 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-29 18:20:10
March 29 2010 18:19 GMT
#33
On March 29 2010 21:46 Holden Caulfield wrote:and reading the interviews looks like it will never gonna happen.


I think it was Dustin Browder (but maybe another Blizzard employee) that said in-game shortcut keys/hotkeys editing was in the long-term plans. He cited the complexity of the task as the main shortcoming and...I was dubious at first, but after doing manual changes myself, I have to admit it's not as simple as it looks.

@SubKaiser : could you provide us the updated GameStrings.txt file (the one coming with patch 6) from your client version? That is, if you do use the german version instead of the english version...

On March 30 2010 02:33 Paladia wrote:I appreciate your work. Though is there no way to bind the "Select all Warpgates" (w) hotkey?


As I wrote in the OP, we haven't found where that hotkey is coded/binded yet...


@Tiler : in your next update, you might want to fix the typo about the terrans (it's written "Terrain" instead of "Terran")

And do you think it would be possible to have a function that will load the SC1 or NRS settings automatically??
PraccOrc
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway16 Posts
March 30 2010 05:17 GMT
#34
Thanks for making this program!
Is it possible to alter the spots of the buttons on the grid ?
I use grid based key bindings qwert etc... but I want my probes to have the build buttons at the top of the grid, at the "Q" and "W" positions.
If you can make this possible, it would have been awesome
Tamerlane
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada426 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-30 06:09:56
March 30 2010 06:09 GMT
#35
Yes, I believe that would be possible, you would have to extract the file UnitData.xml from Base.SC2Data > GameData using the MPQ Editor, then look up where the buttons are written in the file and replace the rows and columns with the values you want (I believe the rest is the same procedure).

Don't forget to make the changes both ways (if you replace the "move" button with "attack" you have to move the "move" button elsewhere), also that the top row and left column have the value "0" (so, it goes 0,1,2 for rows and 0,1,2,3,4 for columns).

Good luck!


Oh, btw, for those who are too lazy to read the guide, I made a video guide, just check OP.
SubKaiser
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany68 Posts
March 30 2010 09:21 GMT
#36
@Tamerlane: no problem - here you go (Gamestrings.txt from German client):
Gamestrings.txt (German version)

@Tiler: thanks for your effort!
Tiler
Profile Joined March 2010
Russian Federation79 Posts
March 30 2010 16:26 GMT
#37
Tamerlane i fixed Terran name! And also added button names when you select button.

SC2Tools 0.82
Wishmaster
Profile Joined March 2010
Malta73 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-04 16:03:49
April 04 2010 16:02 GMT
#38
really apreaciate your work. Since I use the german version i have this grid thing, which is totally ok for me. The only thing i would adjust is the "select all warpgates" button, which is nonexistent in the german version.

I am protoss only and this is kind of a disadvantage compared to the other lang. versions.

Please keep searching for how to adjust this select all warpgates thing! Would be great for me and all other german users to have the possibility to use this.
iounas
Profile Joined July 2008
409 Posts
April 04 2010 17:08 GMT
#39
this is very handy for unit abilities when playing all races..
IdrA: stalkers actually do negative damage. when you shoot a marine with a stalker it gains health.
MockHamill
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1798 Posts
April 04 2010 19:04 GMT
#40
It does not seem to work anymore. I tried it out before the latest patch and then it worked, but now when I do the same process again it does not work.

I have gone through the process several times and it seems to work correctly, except when I am in the game the hotkeys are just the default ones. I am using the english EU version of the client.
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