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maitiu
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany58 Posts
September 15 2010 10:47 GMT
#641
I am also concerned about that... I currently play with modified hotkeys but I'm thinking about changing back to default as I don't want to risk getting banned because of a game data check that finds a modification in my game files, even if it is just the changed hotkeys...
papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-15 18:10:50
September 15 2010 17:58 GMT
#642
On September 13 2010 13:45 Noyze wrote:
Anyone else using this with X-Button Mouse Control?


I am.


On September 15 2010 17:52 cbt wrote:
Today's post from Blizzard's blog: (http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/809157#blog)
"If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as outlined in our end user license agreement, that player can be permanently banned from the game. This means that the player will be permanently unable to log in to Battle.net to play StarCraft II with his or her account.

Playing StarCraft II legitimately means playing with an unaltered game client."

Just wondering what others using custom hotkeys think of this. Clearly Blizzard are aiming this at people using hacks, not simply editing a hotkeys text file but it makes me a bit nervous now to be doing this.

I really wish they'd just add a custom hotkeys option to the game.


If you read that blog it is clearly talking about changing the game files in such way so that you gain a clear advantage over your opponent, aka cheating.

It is so easy for blizzards warden to detect modified hotkey. If they wanted they would ban everyone tomorrow, hell they read TL forums lol. They obviously do not see it as cheating.

I think they should specifically adress the customized hotkey question. This is 2010 and every game should have that. It would be really harsh of them to start banning people because they use a different keyboard setup than the one they are forcing on me. It's not like I am using a macro, i just use a keyboard setup that suits my hands.
fickazzz
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany152 Posts
September 15 2010 22:45 GMT
#643
well its saying "Playing StarCraft II legitimately means playing with an unaltered game client."
and as the mpq is changed .. -_-
it would suck so hard if they would ban hotkeychanger... i think i would give up on sc2
maitiu
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany58 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-16 10:57:22
September 16 2010 10:55 GMT
#644
yes I totally agree there @papaz. but I am still afraid that an automated game data check might detect the altered .mpq without looking into what exactly has been changed. I would really appreciate if blizzard made a clear statement regarding this issue
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
September 19 2010 21:38 GMT
#645
Well I didn't get banned yet and Blizzard usually supports custom hotkeys. Of coure no macros but that's a whole different thing.

@ Tamer

Take a look at this thread please: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=154298

Could you perhaps update your tool so, that it creates such a file instead of editing the MPQ? That should be better for future patches etc. as well
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
Reason.SC2
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1047 Posts
September 19 2010 23:12 GMT
#646
On September 20 2010 06:38 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Could you perhaps update your tool so, that it creates such a file instead of editing the MPQ? That should be better for future patches etc. as well


You can already do this in the current version. Load from mpq, make the modifications you like, then click save to file rather than save to mpq.

As you may already know you can then add this to any file with the extension .SC2Hotkeys and put it in your "my documents -> Starcraft 2 -> Hotkeys" folder and it will appear in your in-game drop-down menu.

Finally we can have custom hotkeys without being "cheaters" lol
papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
September 20 2010 06:12 GMT
#647
On September 20 2010 08:12 Reason.SC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 06:38 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Could you perhaps update your tool so, that it creates such a file instead of editing the MPQ? That should be better for future patches etc. as well


You can already do this in the current version. Load from mpq, make the modifications you like, then click save to file rather than save to mpq.

As you may already know you can then add this to any file with the extension .SC2Hotkeys and put it in your "my documents -> Starcraft 2 -> Hotkeys" folder and it will appear in your in-game drop-down menu.

Finally we can have custom hotkeys without being "cheaters" lol


It doesnt seem like you can change "attack" button "research" etc with the new way.
Voice
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany3 Posts
September 22 2010 10:24 GMT
#648
On September 20 2010 08:12 Reason.SC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2010 06:38 Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo wrote:
Could you perhaps update your tool so, that it creates such a file instead of editing the MPQ? That should be better for future patches etc. as well


You can already do this in the current version. Load from mpq, make the modifications you like, then click save to file rather than save to mpq.

As you may already know you can then add this to any file with the extension .SC2Hotkeys and put it in your "my documents -> Starcraft 2 -> Hotkeys" folder and it will appear in your in-game drop-down menu.

Finally we can have custom hotkeys without being "cheaters" lol


do i have to make this folder myself and add the textfile manually oder edit an existing *.sc2hotkeys file? I didnt find any *.SC2Hotkeys file on my system^^

battle.net is currently offline, so i cant test it atm.
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-22 12:18:29
September 22 2010 11:59 GMT
#649
So does anyone know whether this still works fine with the newest patch?
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
ReasoN-
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany145 Posts
September 22 2010 14:59 GMT
#650
For me it dont works. Maybe you have to put in the original GameHotkeys.txt, patch, and then put in the modified GameHotkeys.txt. But i don't have the original one

Could anyone upload it?
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
September 22 2010 15:01 GMT
#651
Tiller plz help
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
DharmaTurtle
Profile Joined August 2010
United States283 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-22 16:04:35
September 22 2010 15:42 GMT
#652
Confirmation that it isn't compatible with Patch 1.1

What I did, and yall should do, is before you make any changes to MPQs or game files, is

BACK UP THE ENTIRE C:\PROGRAM FILES\STARCRAFT II FOLDER

Then make your changes to the MPQs, and then save backups of the changed files (your new hotkeys) to somewhere safe, like with your backup of the Starcraft II folder.

When I ran the patch, I got a checksum error. I replaced the single MPQ file in which I made the change, but then I got an error in StarCraft II Editor.exe, which doesn't make any sense. So I just renamed my current "program files\Starcraft II" folder to "program files\Starcraft IIxxx" and copied over the backup. It patched properly, and I deleted the old "program files\Starcraft IIxxx" and applied my backup of my hotkeys.

RULE #1 OF MODDING: BACK. UP. EVERYTHING.

As for your guys' problem, I don't think Tiller can help. Its not like he has your local files. And apparently you guys didn't back up.

Here's a link to my "D:\Starcraft II Backup\oldStarCraft II\Versions\Base15405\patch-enUS.SC2Archive"
[url blocked]

I don't think it will help, because it didn't work for me, but here's to hoping. It probably didn't work for me because patch 1.0.3 was applied and I didn't bother backing up. So there was a mixture of patched files in my directory, and when I applied my backup, it was from an earlier patch, which the Updater didn't like. So when I replaced the entire folder, it replaced all the files with files from one patch, so that was able to compute since all the files were from a single patch.

If that file doesn't work, reinstall. Not that big of a deal - just time consuming. AND BACKUP.

Edit: If you read inside his tool, you'll find
"Notice: for everyone who wants to change hotkeys make a backup copy of
StarCraft II\Versions\BaseBuild\patch-Lang.SC2Archive"
If you don't have my build or aren't US, I guess you're doubly buggered.

Edit edit:
Well I just installed Ladik's MPQ Editor and extracted GameHotkeys.txt
Uploaded here: [url blocked]
Hopefully it'll work for you. I included the surrounding folders and files, because heck it's only 1/2 a meg and more is always better than less. This should be version and language neutral, though really what the heck do I know?
I went from bronze to platinum in 3 awesome days.
DharmaTurtle
Profile Joined August 2010
United States283 Posts
September 22 2010 16:11 GMT
#653
Goddamnit I'm retarded. To all yall having patching problems:

C:\Program Files\StarCraft II\Support\"Repair.exe"
I went from bronze to platinum in 3 awesome days.
ReasoN-
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany145 Posts
September 22 2010 16:24 GMT
#654
haha its so easy.

Just dont copy any files, and reinstall Starcraft II. After you patched the game, just use the current version of the SC2Tools to edit your keys new.

gl hf
DharmaTurtle
Profile Joined August 2010
United States283 Posts
September 22 2010 16:28 GMT
#655
Yeah, this advice was for people who left their DVD at home (I'm in college) and don't have the bandwidth to download the entire game to reinstall.

Confirmation that current version of SC2Tools works.
I went from bronze to platinum in 3 awesome days.
Goshawk.
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United Kingdom5338 Posts
September 22 2010 18:14 GMT
#656
Sigh. Huge pain in the arse to have to reinstall. T_T
ReasoN-
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany145 Posts
September 22 2010 18:20 GMT
#657
Is there any Solution for the "Research Stimpack" Hotkey?

When I want to edit this button, i can't use it ingame
tsedi
Profile Joined September 2010
3 Posts
September 22 2010 19:08 GMT
#658
Has someone managed to implement custom hotkeys in 1.1 version of the game? I cannot even open the relevant files (enGB.SC2Data) because "The request is not supported" according to the MPQEditor.

Any tips? And no I don't want to edit the irrelevant keys using the "legal" method.

I wish Blizzard soon develops some real solution to this hotkey issue. I mean you would take it for granted that all modern games have an implemented tool to manually edit hotkeys. *sigh*
papaz
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden4149 Posts
September 22 2010 19:12 GMT
#659
On September 23 2010 04:08 tsedi wrote:
Has someone managed to implement custom hotkeys in 1.1 version of the game? I cannot even open the relevant files (enGB.SC2Data) because "The request is not supported" according to the MPQEditor.

Any tips? And no I don't want to edit the irrelevant keys using the "legal" method.

I wish Blizzard soon develops some real solution to this hotkey issue. I mean you would take it for granted that all modern games have an implemented tool to manually edit hotkeys. *sigh*


Yes, I have implemented custom hotkeys without problems.

tsedi
Profile Joined September 2010
3 Posts
September 22 2010 19:16 GMT
#660
Yes, I have implemented custom hotkeys without problems.

Which MPQ editor did you use?
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