Hotkey Help

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Hotkey Help

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I wanna start implementing hotkeys into my game and I'm having trouble with figuring out some things. Can I make a vill without having to go to my TC first. Can I change my shift button in the sense that i can make multiple moves at once like when your exploring.

I will have more questions in the future but these seem to be just the first of many.
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You need to go your TC first to make a villager, but you do that with a hotkey also so it's not really a big deal. e.g the default is t->v (can change them to whatever though, I press 4 then e to make a vil, then if i have 3 tcs on group 4 you can make 3 vils in two actions by doing 4->e)

Shift I don't think you can change though I could be wrong, I've never looked, every RTS game since the dawn of time uses shift for multiple actions.
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ok ya that seems to be the thing with making a villager (although id rather just hit the one key).

I just want to change the shift key to a spacebar because its easier for me
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WickedCossack wrote:You need to go your TC first to make a villager, but you do that with a hotkey also so it's not really a big deal. e.g the default is t->v (can change them to whatever though, I press 4 then e to make a vil, then if i have 3 tcs on group 4 you can make 3 vils in two actions by doing 4->e)

Shift I don't think you can change though I could be wrong, I've never looked, every RTS game since the dawn of time uses shift for multiple actions.

Hold up your telling me you have the official hotkey as 4 so then when you click 4 it selects all at once and not just 1? or are you actually grouping the towncenter to 4
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Tis grouped.
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Select all units of that type.
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Can I change the shift button to spacebar to do multiple actions?
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I don't really think it's doable in the Game Settings... :hmm:
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It is not.
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whats the hotkey to delete multiple pillars when you make walls?
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byrdcall wrote:whats the hotkey to delete multiple pillars when you make walls?



i also wanna ask the same questions , plsss
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Yamato23 wrote:
byrdcall wrote:whats the hotkey to delete multiple pillars when you make walls?



i also wanna ask the same questions , plsss

Go to settings-->hotkeys-->select all units of same type , u need to use that key when deleting the pillars , idk what is the key by default , suppose u change ur key to d , So now if u click on a pillar and select d all the pillars get selected , and now u can hit the delete button and the pillars gets deleted , just look into that select all units type and use that key.
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Also lets you group your reinforcements easier.
Or simply lets you find all colonial militias after a revolt. Anything is possible. I put it on F1 to not hit it by acccident.
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Remove from any Ctrl group is also pretty imp. Helps during cav raids when u wanna pull one cav from ctrl groups
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Challenger_Marco wrote:
Yamato23 wrote:
byrdcall wrote:whats the hotkey to delete multiple pillars when you make walls?



i also wanna ask the same questions , plsss

Go to settings-->hotkeys-->select all units of same type , u need to use that key when deleting the pillars , idk what is the key by default , suppose u change ur key to d , So now if u click on a pillar and select d all the pillars get selected , and now u can hit the delete button and the pillars gets deleted , just look into that select all units type and use that key.

thank you so much !!!!!!!!!
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Challenger_Marco wrote:
Yamato23 wrote:
byrdcall wrote:whats the hotkey to delete multiple pillars when you make walls?



i also wanna ask the same questions , plsss

Go to settings-->hotkeys-->select all units of same type , u need to use that key when deleting the pillars , idk what is the key by default , suppose u change ur key to d , So now if u click on a pillar and select d all the pillars get selected , and now u can hit the delete button and the pillars gets deleted , just look into that select all units type and use that key.



sorry but i cant find the "select all units of same type". can u guide me further on which category?
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its ok, i found it already :)
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If your keyboard allows for it, you could set a macro key to do towncenter hotkey then villager hotkey in one press.
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Ok, so I've been using the A. for explorer (i have the setting turned off so it doesnt snap to my explorer which sucks) S. for idle vill, D. for TC, and F for queuing a vill. I started using theses keys so I could use the QWER for military purposes and it is easier to use the shift button. Any suggestions or comments because I'm finding it hard to start using numbers for groups like barracks and military pop.

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