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Is it allowed to change hot keys?

Yes
11 (78.6%)
No
3 (21.4%)

Total Members Voted: 14

Voting closed: August 28, 2017, 10:57:59 AM

Author Topic: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?  (Read 4489 times)

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Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« on: August 21, 2017, 10:56:53 AM »
I recently stumbled upon a program that changes keys on a keyboard I tested it and was thinking to change "q" to "o" to make it easier to macro ogres.
But before I do I wanted to know if this is even allowed.

I do know a number of players who are doing it this moment.
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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 10:59:23 AM »
doesnt seem like a big deal.  i believe the decision is made for us by some international versions of war2 already having different hot keys than the US version
    

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2017, 11:07:32 AM »
Well here is the program,

https://sharpkeys.codeplex.com

One can reassign the hotkeys to suit their own preferences.
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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2017, 12:33:24 PM »
Well here is the program,

https://sharpkeys.codeplex.com

One can reassign the hotkeys to suit their own preferences.
Or you could just edit the file in the mpq....

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2017, 12:51:31 PM »
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Well here is the program,

https://sharpkeys.codeplex.com

One can reassign the hotkeys to suit their own preferences.
Or you could just edit the file in the mpq....


Im bad with comps  how does one do that
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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2017, 01:27:21 PM »
allowed since diff language versions have diff hotkeys

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2017, 01:32:34 PM »
lol that link is remapping windows keys

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2017, 07:25:21 PM »
lol that link is remapping windows keys
Lol yea thats why I said something :)


And tora the tutorials is in development or support section I've went through this a year ago

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2017, 07:32:02 PM »
lol that link is remapping windows keys
Lol yea thats why I said something :)


And tora the tutorials is in development or support section I've went through this a year ago

U got a better way to change the hotkeys? Can you tell me how to do it?
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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2017, 05:21:59 AM »
the question in the thread title is the opposite to the actual poll question

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2017, 06:24:16 AM »
messiah made a nice hotkey changer with some large-boob lady picture
i could totally rock the war3 version of hotkeys (QWE ASD ZXC) if it wasnt for muscle memory combinations such as 0p9p8p.. or 1a2a3a4a5a6a.. ("wtf claw how u attak with all at once")

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2017, 07:32:24 AM »
the hardest think about new hotkeys is that u need to stop using old hotkeys

"new game"

all players will remember forever bf bb bh  8)
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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2017, 05:18:36 PM »
Normally in rts the rule is, one "action" per keypress... One press one peon, no macros...

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2017, 05:35:18 PM »
yeah macros definitely not allowed. but making peons with Q instead of P if someone wants is no biggie
    

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Re: Is reassigning hotkeys cheating?
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2017, 06:42:19 PM »
I've been playing so long with the current hotkeys that I can't imagine remapping them would ever result in measurable improvement.  I suppose if you played a lot you'd get used to new hotkeys.