hotkeys and general tips for playing
hey guys, im trying to make an faq with all the new hotkeys, but while im doing that, this guide for sc1 holds many things that are all mostly true for sc2, so heres the link to it!
http://classic.battle.net/scc/GS/control.shtml
when i get more definate hotkeys for sc2 i will write them down and than update this post, happy playin!
also in the game so far for toss, this is the custom hotkeys i use:
1. All my nexus' (easy chronus use)
2. All my unit production buildings
3. Upgrade buildings/ Observers
4. one of my probes that i pretty much designated my worker bee. basically rather than having to move the mouse to a random probe whenever i want to build something, i press 4 and have my special probe selected right away, than use hotkeys to pick build, pick a building etc, pick where it is, if i want more than one i will shift que, than shift que him back to the mineral line so that when he builds can go back to mine, hence saving my need to check up on him. i find this speeds up my gameplay a bit
5. Zealots + stalkers (since i usually have them together until i go archons if the match goes that far)
6. air units (i leave them by themselves since i usually focus all air by itself in different areas)
6. High Templar + other casting units + whatever is left without an ability
in late game i would switch around my hotkey for high temps to match them with zealots to have high temps + zealots since usually later on i'de switch to archons, and switch the stalker + zealot hot key to collossi + stalker
General:
Hold Position: w
Set Rally Point: Y
Move: M
Cancel: Escape
Build Structure: B
Build advanced structure: V
Protoss:
Units:
Zealot: Z
Probe: E
Stalker: S
Sentry: E
Immortal: I
Dark Templar: D
High Templar: T
Archon: R
Warp Prism: A
Observer: B
Colossus: C
Phoneix: X
Void Ray: V
Carrier: C
MotherShip: M
Buildings:
Pylon: E
Assimilator: A
Nexus: N
Forge: F
Gateway: G
Photon cannon: C
Cybernetics core: Y
Twilight Council: C
Stargate: S
Robotics Facility: R
Templar Archives: T
Dark Shrine: D
Fleet Beacon: F
Robotics Bay: B
Terran:
Units:
Train SCV: S
Train Marauder: D
Train Marine: A
Train Reaper: R
Train Ghost: G
Build Thor: T
Build Hellion: E
Build Raven: R
Build Medivac: D
Build Banshee: E
Build Siege Tank: S
Build Viking: V
Build BattleCruiser: B
Buildings:
Build Supply Depot: S
Build Refinery: R
Build Engineering: E
Build Barracks: B
Build Bunker: U
Build Command Center: C
BUild Factory: F
Build Ghost Academy: G
Build Armory: A
Lower Supply Depots: R
Build Tech Lab: X
Build Reactor: C
Lift Off: L
Calldown Mule: E
Build StarPort: S
Build Fusion Core: C
Build Sensor Tower: W
Build Orbital Command: B
Build Planetary Fortress: P
Build Missle Turret: T
Zerg:
Units:
Larva: S
Queen: Q
Overlord: V
Mutalisk: T
Zergling: Z
Hydralisk: H
Baneling - E
Roach - R
Drone - D
Infestor - F
Ultralisk - U
Overseer - V
Corrupter - C
Brood Lord - B
Buildings:
Infestation Pit: I
Extractor: E
Hatchery: H
Evolution Chamber: V
Spawning Pool: S
Spine Crawler: C
Roach Warren: R
Baneling Nest: B
Spore Crawler: W
Lair: L
Hydralisk Den: H
Spire: S
Nydus Network: N
Hive: H
Ultralisk Cavern: U
Greater Spire: G
when i get back from vacation i'll try to make another one of these but for special abilities and upgrades, but for now, enjoy!
edit 1: on closer inspection the F keys seem to not work in this version of the beta, hope they add this later.
edit 2: thanks to tri's thread for the added unit hotkeys!
Edit 3: big thanks to gritten for getting me the final hotkeys i needed, thanks buddy!