JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts Last Edited: 2012-05-28 03:03:09 #2 EDIT: TheJaKaTaK (a show to help noobs improve quickly) airs every night at 5pmPacific (8pm eastern) as of May 1, 2012. You can find the show at www.twitch.tv/thejakatak thanks for your support :D





I have saved all of my money and now have enough to live for a year without any income. I have done this to address a need in the Starcraft 2 community to bring in new players and teach misguided players how to learn Starcraft 2 in the most efficient manner possible. Day[9] does amazing work at something similar to what I want to accomplish, my goal will be to bring in people with no experience or little experience and build their fundamentals to the point where they can optimally benefit from people like Day[9], Artosis, and dApollo. I have put more work into this method of teaching than anything I have ever done. If you are interested in being on the show, or know someone who is, PM me. I look forward to helping to grow starcraft 2 and eSports as a whole. See you soon :D

I have saved all of my money and now have enough to live for a year without any income. I have done this to address a need in the Starcraft 2 community to bring in new players and teach misguided players how to learn Starcraft 2 in the most efficient manner possible. Day[9] does amazing work at something similar to what I want to accomplish, my goal will be to bring in people with no experience or little experience and build their fundamentals to the point where they can optimally benefit from people like Day[9], Artosis, and dApollo. I have put more work into this method of teaching than anything I have ever done. If you are interested in being on the show, or know someone who is, PM me. I look forward to helping to grow starcraft 2 and eSports as a whole. See you soon :D Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

cvgHuShang Profile Joined November 2010 Canada 95 Posts Last Edited: 2012-05-01 20:18:05 #3



edit: ^ stuff above sounds legit I read a good portion of it and I agree with most things however I don't like that you only have two positions to save screen location. I think using f1-5 is better.edit: ^ stuff above sounds legit Make love not war, condoms are cheaper than guns.

Frozenhelfire Profile Joined May 2010 United States 413 Posts #4 I'd have to agree with the above. This hotkey layout may be the most efficient, but sacrificing functionality for efficiency is a pretty decent pitfall especially in regards to something like this. If I, or anyone else, were to spend time to unlearn a current hotkey layout and accept this one, I wouldn't want to be limited to only two screen locations. polar bears are fluffy

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #5 There are 8 positions to save screen hotkeys. the 6 you are missing are accessed with the alt key, similar to the Darkgrid layout. No functionality has been sacrificed. Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #6 I edited the OP, I hope it is more clear now :D Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #7 On May 02 2012 05:16 cvgHuShang wrote:

I read a good portion of it and I agree with most things however I don't like that you only have two positions to save screen location. I think using f1-5 is better.



edit: ^ stuff above sounds legit I read a good portion of it and I agree with most things however I don't like that you only have two positions to save screen location. I think using f1-5 is better.edit: ^ stuff above sounds legit



Thanks :D I am really really excited and have been testing for a while now. Its definitely the fastest way to teach starcraft 2 that I know of :D Thanks :D I am really really excited and have been testing for a while now. Its definitely the fastest way to teach starcraft 2 that I know of :D Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

Frozenhelfire Profile Joined May 2010 United States 413 Posts #8 I see. I couldn't really find anything in the post talking about the camera locations until I checked out the spoiler for the people that can't get it to work. I'll give this a try. I'm going to have some hilariously bad games. Changing to a new hotkey layout may make a decent funday monday... polar bears are fluffy

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #9 Holy shit, I think if Day[9] made that a funday monday and someone got on the show trying my layout, I would probably shit my pants immediately in excitement. Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

Adonminus Profile Joined January 2012 Israel 542 Posts #10 Awesome man. Really nice setup, though I'm afraid it's a bit too late for me to re-memorize a hotkey setup, but I could definitely learn how to do some tweaks to play faster.

Giga Profile Blog Joined August 2011 United Kingdom 72 Posts #11 Really interesting to read, I'm sure as hell going to try this out ;D 은하

cvgHuShang Profile Joined November 2010 Canada 95 Posts #12 !. Yes but, holding down alt does not help because the point of the f1-5 keys is to get there instantly, if i have to hold alt then that will be slower then clicking the location on the screen. I also think that saying this is the best hotkey setup will never actually be true because different people like different things. You also need to take into consideration different people have different hand sizes and like to place their hands on the keyboard differently. Like, in my case I have done something similar to yours in that I have changed almost every key but this would never work for me because i hold my hand facing at an angle towards my mouse, instead of away from it. Therefore a lot of these key combinations wouldn't work for me. Although, saying that I think the setup that most bronze-diamond players have is awful but only because they don't know any better. Basically, I don't think you should put this on your show in a way that they need to do it this way, but rather give them ideas on how to set up their hotkeys in different ways and then let them choose based on their own needs. However, if they're lazy and want to sacrifice perfect functionality.... basically I think you should just have an option on your show and more explanation on why!. Make love not war, condoms are cheaper than guns.

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #13 On May 02 2012 05:30 Adonminus wrote:

Awesome man. Really nice setup, though I'm afraid it's a bit too late for me to re-memorize a hotkey setup, but I could definitely learn how to do some tweaks to play faster.



I would definitely consider trying it out. I used the standard setup for over a year before trying to mess around with it. It only took me a week of games to have it in my blood, but that was at 10 games a day. Good excuses to play a lot of games?? I would definitely consider trying it out. I used the standard setup for over a year before trying to mess around with it. It only took me a week of games to have it in my blood, but that was at 10 games a day. Good excuses to play a lot of games?? Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #14 On May 02 2012 05:30 Xhiga wrote:

Really interesting to read, I'm sure as hell going to try this out ;D



Thank you so much. Please PM me and let me know how it goes for you! :D Thank you so much. Please PM me and let me know how it goes for you! :D Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #15 On May 02 2012 05:34 cvgHuShang wrote:

Yes but, holding down alt does not help because the point of the f1-5 keys is to get there instantly, if i have to hold alt then that will be slower then clicking the location on the screen. I also think that saying this is the best hotkey setup will never actually be true because different people like different things. You also need to take into consideration different people have different hand sizes and like to place their hands on the keyboard differently. Like, in my case I have done something similar to yours in that I have changed almost every key but this would never work for me because i hold my hand facing at an angle towards my mouse, instead of away from it. Therefore a lot of these key combinations wouldn't work for me. Although, saying that I think the setup that most bronze-diamond players have is awful but only because they don't know any better. Basically, I don't think you should put this on your show in a way that they need to do it this way, but rather give them ideas on how to set up their hotkeys in different ways and then let them choose based on their own needs. However, if they're lazy and want to sacrifice perfect functionality.... basically I think you should just have an option on your show and more explanation on why !. Yes but, holding down alt does not help because the point of the f1-5 keys is to get there instantly, if i have to hold alt then that will be slower then clicking the location on the screen. I also think that saying this is the best hotkey setup will never actually be true because different people like different things. You also need to take into consideration different people have different hand sizes and like to place their hands on the keyboard differently. Like, in my case I have done something similar to yours in that I have changed almost every key but this would never work for me because i hold my hand facing at an angle towards my mouse, instead of away from it. Therefore a lot of these key combinations wouldn't work for me. Although, saying that I think the setup that most bronze-diamond players have is awful but only because they don't know any better. Basically, I don't think you should put this on your show in a way that they need to do it this way, but rather give them ideas on how to set up their hotkeys in different ways and then let them choose based on their own needs. However, if they're lazy and want to sacrifice perfect functionality.... basically I think you should just have an option on your show and more explanation on why!.



Really great feedback. I am of the opinion that pressing Alt+Q is faster and more reliable than clicking the minimap, but that is just my personal opinion. And I in no way believe that this hotkey setup is the "best". I do believe it is the "most efficient" in that the most commonly pressed commands are assigned to the fastest to press key locations. The title is a bit cocky though, I'll definitely give you that. As far as explanation goes, I will definitely get more into it on the show. I tried to keep the post as brief and to-the-point as possible so more people would read it. I am all about individuality, this is aimed to be the best layout for most people (it definitely wouldn't work for NaNiwa). Which key combinations wouldn't work for you? Really great feedback. I am of the opinion that pressing Alt+Q is faster and more reliable than clicking the minimap, but that is just my personal opinion. And I in no way believe that this hotkey setup is the "best". I do believe it is the "most efficient" in that the most commonly pressed commands are assigned to the fastest to press key locations. The title is a bit cocky though, I'll definitely give you that. As far as explanation goes, I will definitely get more into it on the show. I tried to keep the post as brief and to-the-point as possible so more people would read it. I am all about individuality, this is aimed to be the best layout for most people (it definitely wouldn't work for NaNiwa). Which key combinations wouldn't work for you? Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

TotoroHren Profile Joined February 2012 Croatia 31 Posts #16



User was warned for this post I can say that this is totaly bullscheisse. Dude this is so stupid lol. Trust me all of you this wont work well don't even try. I am top master player so dont rage plz.

JaKaTaKSc2 Profile Blog Joined March 2011 United States 2768 Posts #17 On May 02 2012 05:58 TotoroHren wrote:

I can say that this is totaly bullscheisse. Dude this is so stupid lol. Trust me all of you this wont work well don't even try. I am top master player so dont rage plz.



Lol Totoro :D you're feedback is definitely appreciated Lol Totoro :D you're feedback is definitely appreciated Commentator https://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv

Dahkar Profile Joined May 2011 United States 13 Posts #18 Thoughts on using space bar as attack vs a?(I've always found this helped me tremendously with things like stutter stepping.)

Toastie Profile Joined April 2012 Netherlands 104 Posts #19 You have C/V for Unit/Building abilities.



But for example, Raven, OC, Ghost, Infestor, and probably some more, have 3 abilities. How do we use those?

What about Burrow? I like to ahve different hotkeys for burrow + unburrow.

And how do you construct buildings?



Kind regards Never give up, never surrender!

Giga Profile Blog Joined August 2011 United Kingdom 72 Posts #20 On May 02 2012 06:05 Toastie wrote:

You have C/V for Unit/Building abilities.



But for example, Raven, OC, Ghost, Infestor, and probably some more, have 3 abilities. How do we use those?

What about Burrow? I like to ahve different hotkeys for burrow + unburrow.

And how do you construct buildings?



Kind regards

It's S-W-Q I believe It's S-W-Q I believe 은하

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