new keys layout

[tam]

hey guys, i remember back in sc1 days someone managed to be able to make a keyboard layout of all the hotkeys which is what i used to help me memorize the hotkeys. i was wondering if in sc2 someone is coming up with this? would greatly help me i know with my memorization of the new hot keys and many other!

[GRUNT]

What do you mean by 'Keyboard Layout', exactly?

A picture of a keyboard which shows which key produces what unit?

[tam]

not necessarily, could be a simple list of all the hotkeys available, something easily memorizable basically


edit: opened a newer topic so if a mod can close/delete this one that would be appreciated

[tam]

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!

[Gradius]

Most of them are the same, though many of the more common ones have changed to "e" because that key is very easy to get to. I actually like it.

[Aldrius]

Most of them are the same, though many of the more common ones have changed to "e" because that key is very easy to get to. I actually like it.

Actually, I'd say most of them are different. Zerglings are still z, Hydralisks are still H... I imagine zealots are still z.

Generally they've all been stuck onto keys that are at the left/top of the keyboard. Which is a good thing. But then you have stuff like the Infestation Pit which is "I" and Lift-Off and Land which are "L"... those are just strange.

[GRUNT]

Thankfully, no Zerg units in SC2 use 'S' as the hotkey :P. When pressing the 'select all larvae' button, I used to build Scourge accidentally because of that :P.

A lot of hotkeys have been moved to the left side of the keyboard because it's supposed to be easier to reach, since that's generally where your keyboard hand stays.

[Norfindel]

It's far easier to access. Any Protoss player can tell you that. P was used to build Probes. Nothing is more top-left than that

[tam]

yeh... i can tell u at first it was a little jarring pressing p all the time and saying "where the hell are my probes"

but when u get used to it, E is ALOT quicker, and safer to use than p

[Blazur]

I wish the hotkeys would consistently match up with the position in the UI grid, so it's less about memorizing the applicable letters but rather the position they fall within that.

So the top row would be letter Q-T, the middle row would be letters A-G, and the bottom row letters Z-B.