Hotkeys for autocasting

kanzakill · 12-21-2009, 01:35 AM

Currently, we only have hotkeys for using skill. So when we need to autocast a skill, it's annoying to move your cursor on the skill and right click it, which really distracts the flow of the battle.

So I propose that there's a hotkey to autocast for every hero.

NOTE:
For Morphling, let's make that when you push the hotkeys, it will auto cast the skills.

By the way, this suggestion's base idea belongs to my little brother (pixelrate)

Test map, thanks to Stomp:
http://www.playdota.com/forums/attac...8&d=1261397260
(Still need a workaround to prevent the hotkey from breaking channeling and invisibility)

Necro · 12-21-2009, 07:45 AM

uncodable

Stomp · 12-21-2009, 09:57 AM

^wrong
(but really hard with morpling)

Infrisios · 12-21-2009, 10:36 AM

No, it is not practically codeable, I am quite sure about that.
Might be possible if you give the hero active abilities to turn on/off the autocast, but that's definitely NOT the way to go.

Stomp · 12-21-2009, 11:07 AM

and what about this?

dominator02 · 12-21-2009, 11:08 AM

It is not codable.

.

kanzakill · 12-21-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Infrisios

Might be possible if you give the hero active abilities to turn on/off the autocast, but that's definitely NOT the way to go.

Huh why?

From what I can see, most heroes with autocast-skills don't have an extra icon (the exception is Puck, which can have its bonus attribute icon removed)

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Originally Posted by Stomp

(but really hard with morpling)

Why?

I thought that Morphling was the easiest

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Originally Posted by Stomp

and what about this?

Thanks

Stomp · 12-21-2009, 06:35 PM

Morphling have 5 active skills and only 1 free icon slot

X X X X
X o o +
w e _ r

2 of them have autocast, so need 2 slots for subskills...

kanzakill · 12-21-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stomp

Morphling have 5 active skills and only 1 free icon slot

X X X X
X o o +
w e _ r

2 of them have autocast, so need 2 slots for subskills...

Those two skills work ONLY if they are activated. Why don't we make the skill to activate itself?

Captain Planet · 04-08-2010, 01:04 AM

Not possible. Soz dude but this is uncodeable.

kanzakill · 04-08-2010, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Aero

HEY IDIOT!
http://www.playdota.com/forums/21038...cast-shortcut/
I've already posted that first than you.

Who is the idiot?

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12-21-2009, 08:35 AM

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04-05-2010, 04:00 AM

Do you know how to read and compare?

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

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Originally Posted by The_Juggernaut

Not possible. Soz dude but this is uncodeable.

You haven't read Stomp's post have you?
I also doubt that you had read my post.

It's a damn hotkey.

Axidos · 04-08-2010, 08:50 AM

ITT: Everyone demonstrates that most people know nothing about coding and yet still continue to try and make a fool of themselves one way or another.

Personally I'm in favour of this if it's actually doable.

SN0W37 · 04-08-2010, 09:40 AM

Just confirming this idea IS codable, please everyone stop saying its not codable, as it really is...

kanzakill · 04-08-2010, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axidos

ITT: Everyone demonstrates that most people know nothing about coding and yet still continue to try and make a fool of themselves one way or another.

Personally I'm in favour of this if it's actually doable.

It's possible

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Originally Posted by SN0W37

Just confirming this idea IS codable, please everyone stop saying its not codable, as it really is...

Thank you a lot.
What I can see is that people aren't going to reply to this thread because its title has "autocasting"

PAraflaXet · 04-08-2010, 04:02 PM

Can't you make autocastable spells toggleble like medusas split shot?

You get a sub-skill that switches it on/off

Cáno · 04-08-2010, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aero

HEY IDIOT!
http://www.playdota.com/forums/21038...cast-shortcut/
I've already posted that first than you.

Win.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Juggernaut

Not possible. Soz dude but this is uncodeable.

Sure. Also, a test map is provided. /facepalm

If Stopm doesn't mind it would be advisable to include the testmap in the first post.

Stomp · 04-08-2010, 07:09 PM

n/p

Amoe · 04-08-2010, 07:40 PM

Setback: I've tested the testmap, and as you can see there the active ability to turn autocast on/off cancels channeling spells and invisibility. If there is a workaround for this I'll t-up.

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Originally Posted by kanzakill

Those two skills work ONLY if they are activated. Why don't we make the skill to activate itself?

I doubt wether this is possible, without changing the skill itself. Or is that what you are trying to say?

edit: I'll put this in my The impossible made possible box.

kanzakill · 04-08-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stomp

n/p

Thank you a lot.

@Cáno: thank you for the advice.

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Originally Posted by Cáno

Win.

What? That thing was posted months after this thread

Is this a sarcasm?

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Originally Posted by Amoe

I doubt wether this is possible, without changing the skill itself. Or is that what you are trying to say?

Yes, as you know, those two skills will work only if they're set to autocast

which misleads a lot of people including me when I first played Morph.
Thank you for the information about breaking channeling and invisibility.

Zangetsu2201 · 04-08-2010, 10:12 PM

T-up!

And yes, Cáno was, most likely, sarcastic at the person who bumped the thread just to make a fool out of himself...

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12-21-2009, 06:35 PM	#8
Stomp Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 88	Re: Hotkeys for autocasting Morphling have 5 active skills and only 1 free icon slot X X X X X o o + w e _ r 2 of them have autocast, so need 2 slots for subskills...

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Axidos Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Aussieland Posts: 1,605	Re: Hotkeys for autocasting ITT: Everyone demonstrates that most people know nothing about coding and yet still continue to try and make a fool of themselves one way or another. Personally I'm in favour of this if it's actually doable. __________________ Leaving the forum. It's been great and I wish you all the best.

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04-08-2010, 04:02 PM	#15
PAraflaXet Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23	Re: Hotkeys for autocasting Can't you make autocastable spells toggleble like medusas split shot? You get a sub-skill that switches it on/off

04-08-2010, 07:09 PM	#17
Stomp Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 88	Re: Hotkeys for autocasting n/p

04-08-2010, 10:12 PM	#20
Zangetsu2201 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 4,507 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Hotkeys for autocasting T-up! And yes, Cáno was, most likely, sarcastic at the person who bumped the thread just to make a fool out of himself...