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kpb · Fri, 4th-Feb-2011, 11:57 PM

Im in Gold league, I play protoss and I understand this has been discussed to DEATH on every forum imaginable but I beleive SC2sea is alot more responsive. I'm experimenting with different hotkeys to find which one is 'right' for me. atm my hotkey setup for protoss is. 1 nexus, 2 gateways, 3 misc. army on 4 and 5. Now to suit this I started to realise that if I set my unit producing structures to use QWERTY i can easily acces control groups 1,2 and 3 to produce quicker as my mechanics arent the best. eg. Gateways on control group 2. zealot=Q, sentry=W, Stalker=E, DT=R and HT=T. With practice I beleive this could work but im not sure if I should prac this for the new BSG or just go back to default to save time. Suggestions and if u could post ure own hotkey setups it would be greatly appreciated. Much Love, Kpb

**nirvAnA** · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 12:15 AM

1,2,3 are most easily accesible for me so they are my hotkeys for my units which are the most important stuff. 4,5,6,7 will be different production buildings, nexus, gataways, robo, stargate.

just use whatever u feel most comfortable with imo.

NvPinder · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 2:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nirvAnA

1,2,3 are most easily accesible for me so they are my hotkeys for my units which are the most important stuff. 4,5,6,7 will be different production buildings, nexus, gataways, robo, stargate.
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We're two peas in a decent Protoss players from sea pod.

Xeen · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 8:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JPMoney

We're two peas in a decent Protoss players from sea pod.

I use the same setup, does that make me decent too?

(nope)

kpb · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 12:36 AM

I am starting to like my new setup. It will take some getting used to as pressing 4-->C to chronoboost a building is getting a bit annoying. itll just take some practice i think. I do like the feel of it and my hand can easily jump from 1,2 and 3 to 4 and 5 with forges on 7. I'll just give it a go and report back on my findings (aka, wat is harder with this setup that is easier with a normal one)

eXcLusiVe · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 7:21 AM

myn are allright 123 units 4queens 5,6 or how many hatches i have more

kpb · Sat, 5th-Feb-2011, 12:06 PM

Wow... Not to sound like a fanboy but JPmoney.. wow... and if you guys are insistent I may forget about it and go back but Ill give a few more custom setups a go and see whats easist for me. thanks guys

**SkyBreaker** · Mon, 7th-Feb-2011, 2:52 AM

Imho; from a Protoss stand-point a good hot-key layout in the early game is as follows;

1 - Scouting probe.
2 - Building probe.
4 - Nexus.

And as the game progresses;

1 - Zealots and sentries.
2 - Stalkers.
3 - High Templar or Colossi or Phoenixes, any units you deem worthy to have a separate hot-key.
4 - Nexus.
5-7 - Production facilities & specific tech-buildings.
8-0 - Observers.

That's typically how I set up my hot-keys

SiF · Mon, 7th-Feb-2011, 9:06 AM

Agree with Sky Breaker - Only difference is that I use 5 as my main hotkey with 6,7,8 as expos and 9 and 0 as obs.

I think pressing "4 C" will be easier so I'm going to try the change

thanks guys

**SkyBreaker** · Mon, 7th-Feb-2011, 11:58 AM

Oh, and also get into the habit of using your screen-capture keys; or even rebinding them so you can use them to go to certain area(s) of your map (i.e. main, natural, expansions, rally points and so on).

And check out Day 9 #252; it has a wealth of information regarding hot-keys, screen-captures, APM and a lot of other important tips and tricks.

OxygeN · Mon, 7th-Feb-2011, 2:08 PM

1) main army 2) units that require spell casting/focus fire/ harassment 3) factories/starports 4) barracks/engineering bays/ armories 5) OC/Planetary. 6) Harassment.

works awesome for me!