{"id":8911,"date":"2018-12-18T06:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T06:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/?page_id=8911"},"modified":"2020-04-26T14:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:26:35","slug":"hotkeys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/hotkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Guide: Warcraft 3 Reforged Customkeys Download (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Warcraft 3 Reforged Customkeys Download:<\/strong> Easy Guide (2020)<\/h1>\n
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\nOn this page you can find the definite solution how to use Customkeys + Item hotkeys for Warcraft 3 Reforged and Dota 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While many different tools exist to use hotkeys for WC3 and Dota 1, the most are broken, so I created this ultimate resource: This article is the only resource you will ever need. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

It basically works the same for classic WC3 and for Reforged.<\/p>\n

Let’s start: You should be able to setup everything in under 5 minutes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Content<\/h2>\n
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\"What<\/a>Chapter 1<\/strong> Why do I need Customkeys?<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Customkeys<\/a>Chapter 2<\/strong> Which options do I have?<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Customkeys<\/a>Chapter 3<\/strong> The Customkeys Solution<\/a><\/div>\n
\"How<\/a>Chapter 4<\/strong> How can I change the Hotkeys?<\/a><\/div>\n
\"More<\/a>Chapter 5<\/strong> Extra stuff you can benefit from!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chapter 1:<\/strong> Why do I need Customkeys
\n for Warcraft 3?<\/h2>\n
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\nEveryone is talking about these Warcraft 3 custom hotkeys<\/strong>! But what are you able to do with WC3 Customkeys and why are they important at all?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s put some light on this question and highlight the real game-changing benefits you can gain to improve your skill, APM and overall flexibility in Dota 1 and Warcraft 3<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What are Warcraft 3 Customkeys?<\/h3>\n

Yes Customkeys are key to victory! But hey first of all, for all new players and to shut down any confusion: What are Customkeys for WC3?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom hotkeys change the key that you need to press for a specific spell, build or command in Warcraft 3 to the desired location, whether it’s on your keyboard, numpad or even a numerous key on your gaming mouse (new gaming mouses often got 5-10 extra keys!) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

These Customkeys can be a small tool, script or text file called Customkeys.txt that has to be placed in the Warcraft 3 files<\/strong> to make it running! Unfortunately, the Warcraft textfile is not capable of switching item hotkeys, but the cool thing is: This guide helps you to make this happen! \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

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Why Customkeys are important in Warcraft 3?<\/h3>\n

You need it because the standard warcraft 3 hotkeys are spread all over the keyboard, for example: with a human worker “build” is on b and “lumber mill” is on l – this makes it really hard to play games on a high level!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, our good old lovely Warcraft 3 does not have any smart solution to edit these internally inside the game. But because of the high request of Warcraft 3 ladder players and Dota 1 gamers, tons of solutions grew up to exactly match this issue<\/strong>! Help is here guys, enjoy! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Update: For Reforged it’s the same, you can use the grid layout ingame<\/strong>, but you still can use your own Customkeys.txt which gives you much more options for customization<\/strong>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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Chapter 2:<\/strong> Which Customkeys
\noptions do I have?<\/h2>\n
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\nWarcraft 3 is really old and the most Customkeys options are an addon, software or tool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The problem here is that they always act in the grey zone and it’s important that Blizzard is not treating the tool as a hack. But by updating their policy and compatibility with each patch, these tools often stop working. Check the table to make the right choice! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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List of all Warcraft 3 Customkeys Options:<\/h3>\n

So what you will get here, is a list of all hotkey tools that are available. Some are outdated and will not work fluently anymore with the new Warcraft 3 Patches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I recommend to use the solution in Chapter 3, that means a Customkeys.txt ready to download file<\/strong> in combination with an AHK (Autohotkey Tool) script for the item hotkeys<\/strong>. That’s easy! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

For everyone else who want to discover the old library, here are all the Warcraft 3 hotkey tools I have ever added<\/strong> in the past years:<\/p>\n

WC3 Hotkey Tools I recommend nowadays:<\/span><\/p>\n

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AutoHotkey + Customkeys<\/a><\/td>\nRecommended Go to Chapter 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warkeys<\/a><\/td>\nOnly recommended for some cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QWER Hotkeys<\/a> (old)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YXCV Hotkeys<\/a> (old)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QWER for Dota<\/a> (old)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RGC Warkeys<\/a><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keycraft<\/a><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Config.Dota file<\/a> (QWER)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dota Hotkeys<\/a> (Inventory Hotkeys)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wc3isk2<\/a> (Inventory Hotkeys)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dota Allstars Editor<\/a> (for config.Dota)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AucT Hotkeys Tool<\/a> (Multi Key Bind)<\/span><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dota Customkey Web App (external link)<\/a><\/td>\nNot recommended anymore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Chapter 3:<\/strong> Step by Step Customkey + Itemkey Installation<\/h2>\n
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\nNow let’s start with the solution that really works<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

You have two options one super simple customkeys copy for perfect keys (solution 1) or customkeys+item hotkeys (solution 2).<\/p>\n

I recommend the second solution, so that you get the perfect setup for your game. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Solution 1:
\nSimple Customkeys.txt Download<\/h3>\n

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\nSteps you need to do:<\/span><\/p>\n