"Build Gate" Hotkey

[Ikilled4penguins]

Disclaimer: This article is for those familiar with modifying hotkeys; modify hotkeys at your own risk and always make backups. For newbies, here's an intro to modding:http://aoe3.heavengames.com/modding/tutorials/basis/introduction/index.shtml

I think for most of us, there has been a few times when we wish we had a hotkey to build a gate.

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      <keymapdata>
         <name>Build Gate</name>
         <displayname>Build Gate</displayname>
         <event>control-w</event>
         <context>game</context>
         <command>uiTransformSelectedUnit("CWallGate")</command>
      </keymapdata>

Important caveat: Even after you transform the gate, if you continue to hit the hotkey, it will continue to waste 50 wood on the already converted gate!! It also converts single pillars into gates. So your wall selection skills need to be sharp

[thebritish]

Where to put this?

[Mr_Bramboy]

C:\Users\Bram\Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Startup

Add the following line to user.con

map ("g", "game", "uiTransformSelectedUnit(\"CWallGate\")")

This will prevent the bug you described where you waste wood on multiple gates on one wall.

[Ikilled4penguins]

Ah thank you!!

[musketeer925]

Pretty cool!

[leaf4]

hack - garja

[Panmaster]

Asian civs don't have the cWallGate tech enable hence why the AI can't make gates as Japan, China or India. I wonder if that ui command is affected by the same oversight by BigHugeGames?

I tried to use chat commands to give the Asian AI gates but it was a waste of time.

[pecelot]

hence why the AI can't make gates as Japan, China or India

The AI never walls themselves anyways.