6.87 Fix thread about dota2-thecore-config-engine

[FlorianWendelborn]

@MauroFD use this to improve readability.

EDIT @MauroFD you actually need to move the fence to a newline.

[zoren210]

hi sir, I dunno if this is the fastest way to post my problem..I am newbie for the hotkey installation. and doing all the post on reddit seems went wrong. The coin sound was there but the hotkeys are not. Please help me. Thanks

[Aevyz]

Give me a link to the thread. Could be that it is outdated. Secondly which folder did you use. Currently all the configs except loop's non German one are defunct thanks to the spring cleaning update.

[Aevyz]

No problem @zoren210 , check back frequently though, since we occasionally update things. Also obligatory shoutout to the Manta Config Engine if you want to customize the config a bit.

[gerhardconradie]

I thought i'd do a clean slate start so I uninstalled DOTA2, installed again and applied your keybinds. Interestingly the QuickCast, SelfCast didn't work until I ticked the Options/Advanced "Quickcast on key down" and "Double Tap Ability to Self Cast" boxes. After this Quick/Self worked brilliantly.

Something that I seem to be missing is the "A" button which still forces me to click to move and attack while I think the intention is to simply press A and the hero moves to the location of the mouse without clicking? The binding in default is:
// A for attack move, instead of A + Click
bind "A" "mc_attack"

Otherwise it is brilliant, thanks for this. Going to make me WAY better. Don't know how i played without it :)

[Aevyz]

@MauroFD The idea behind thebind keys based on keyboard position toggle, is so that you can keep the Spanish keyboard setup whilst the Autoexec works using an American QWERTY format. At least that is the theory.

@gerhardconradie I can't replicate this issue (regarding a click). It is probably a bug regarding the allias file.

1. Go open a demo game (any game will do)
2. Enter exec autoexec into the console
3. Press Alt and release
4. Press Space and release
5. Press Alt and Space at the same time
6. Send me a screenshot of the console.

I can try and debug the error through that

[MauroFD]

@AetherV Thank you, worked like a charm.

In spanish keyboard layout, the key left to number 1 (tilde key in ENG), is the input for º. if you toggle

bind keys based on keyboard position in the Dota settings, this config will work perfectly WITHOUT switching to ENG keyboard.

Also the fix for @gerhardconradie is to ENABLE Quick Attack under Options > Game.

[MauroFD]

@AetherV I do not recall reading it from the file directly but rather from the Github description of the config.

[FlorianWendelborn]

@loopuleasa Manta has a complete list of all items you can buy, I'll update that list when I'm back from University, you should be able to just look up the new one in there then if you don't fix it until later today.

EDIT: Items updated.

[Aevyz]

Not quite a bug but I have a quality of life improvement sitting in my fork, that allows you to toggle between the 3 autoattack options as opposed to the current two. I'll go submit the pull request when I'm back.

[lupuleasa-core]

@AetherV That can be useful.

[zoren210]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/3aa096/config_guy_here_bringing_you_a_dota_2_reborn/

I use the dota 2 reborn keyboard setup folder > Loopuleasa's Super Compact QWERTG-DFXCV layout (ALT,SPACE mods) then I copy all the files inside of that folder paste it on cfg.

did I made a mistake? sorry I'm new. and thanks for responding

[lupuleasa-core]

Show me a screenshot of your file structure.

[gerhardconradie]

Hi loopuleasa, I seem to have the same issue are zoren210. I haven't been able to find another autoexec.cfg which I can import to see if it works at all. Attached is a screenshot from my folders which is definitely right. I downloaded the latest files from https://github.com/loopuleasa/Dota2-TheCore-Config-Engine.

Attached is what it looks like inside DOTA2. I am running Windows 10, don't know if that would make a difference.

[Aevyz]

@gerhardconradie I don't see what the problem is, that is pretty much what is supposed to happen so far. Try the following:

1. Go open a demo game (any game will do)
2. Enter exec autoexec into the console
3. Press Alt and release
4. Press Space and release
5. Press Alt and Space at the same time

Send me a screenshot of the console.

Same goes for @zoren210

Just a stupid question, you guys are on qwerty right?

[zoren210]

I am QWERFG
this is the file structure.. I will try your suggestion sir

[Aevyz]

@zoren210 you are missing files. Like a lot of them. I think you only copied the Autoexec file. You need everything in the folder.

You need all the files found here:
https://github.com/loopuleasa/Dota2-TheCore-Config-Engine/tree/master/Dota%202%20Reborn%20Keyboard%20Setups/Loopuleasa's%20Super%20Compact%20QWERTG-DFXCV%20layout%20(ALT%2CSPACE%20mods)

[zoren210]

I remove it last few day so I can play games.. I copy paste it again..looks like its working now..but in settings I dont see any.. is that fine or it just me?

and this is my file now

[Aevyz]

Oh yeah, that's normal. The settings don't really matter since the config overwrites them when you type exec autoexec in the console.

If you like the keys to be visible, just go to cast, add q, w, e, r etc and the keys for the items. As soon as you get in-game, type exec autoexec in the console and the config will work.

Note: Most functions may not work if you forget to execute the file.

OH and btw: There is a folder with the keyboard visual layouts. They are probably better to learn from. If you can't find them, here is a link:
https://github.com/loopuleasa/Dota2-TheCore-Config-Engine/tree/master/Dota%202%20Reborn%20Keyboard%20Setups/Loopuleasa's%20Super%20Compact%20QWERTG-DFXCV%20layout%20(ALT%2CSPACE%20mods)/keyboard%20layout%20visual%20images

[zoren210]

thanks sir its working..well I just wanna be more efficient on my team..God Bless you..

[MauroFD]

Hi guys thank you so much for this awesome config, I've two questions: 1) Since I use Spanish keyboard layout, can I remap the alt key to any other rather than Tilde? 2) When I remove the keybinds from the config, do I also have to UNTICK settings like Smartcast, double-tap and other advanced Game Settings?

[Aevyz]

@MauroFD
1)
Yes you can, there is a line in the autoexec.cfg file that reads
// This line rebinds ALT (Ping is now on Tilde) - this is needed for ALT+ keyboard layout to work and not conflict dota_remap_alt_key ""`
Customize that to your liking :)

Important: Make sure your new key does not interfere with other keys. Otherwise you are going to get very strange interactions. The images in keyboard layout visual images are your friend.

I do not quite get what you mean by removing keybinds? Are you talking about the autoexec files or the dota2 inbuilt settings? I personally will admit that I did not clear out my ingame settings and it still works. The important thing is to simply type exec autoexec in the console and it should overwrite all the stuff in the dota2 settings [1].

[1] The config uses unbindallquite frequently, thus unbinding all the default settings.

[Aevyz]

@loopuleasa would it be a sensible idea to have a FAQ / Installation Help thread, seeing as there are some install Q/As in need of being done. Perhaps have them separate from a bug thread.

[MauroFD]

@AetherV I had no luck remapping the alt key. I tried remapping it to " º " key which is where Tilde is in the ENG keyboard... I guess i'll have to switch between keyboard layouts before playing dota. What I mean by other settings is Options > Game (Autoattack, autoselect summoned units, smart double tap, quick attack, etc)...
I unticked them all and I still get this error message in the console: ```
] exec autoexec
execing autoexec
Playing 'sounds/ui/coins_big.vsnd'
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/dota2_settings_tech.cfg
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/dota2_settings_game.cfg
dota_player_auto_repeat_right_mouse[0] = 1
dota_ability_quick_cast[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_ability_quick_cast" to (""1"")!
dota_ability_self_cast_timeout[0] = 0.01
dota_player_multipler_orders[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_player_multipler_orders" to (""1"")!
dota_reset_camera_on_spawn[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_reset_camera_on_spawn" to (""0"")!
dota_player_add_summoned_to_selection[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_player_add_summoned_to_selection" to (""1"")!
dota_enable_range_finder[0] = 1
dota_always_show_player_names[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_always_show_player_names" to (""1"")!
dota_shop_force_hotkeys[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_shop_force_hotkeys" to (""1"")!
dota_camera_reverse[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_camera_reverse" to (""0"")!
dota_minimap_hero_size[0] = 1100
dota_minimap_misclick_time[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_minimap_misclick_time" to (""0"")!
dota_minimap_show_hero_icon[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_minimap_show_hero_icon" to (""1"")!
dota_minimap_always_draw_hero_icons[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_minimap_always_draw_hero_icons" to (""1"")!
dota_show_hero_finder[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_show_hero_finder" to (""0"")!
dota_minimap_hide_background[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_minimap_hide_background" to (""0"")!
dota_minimap_simple_colors[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_minimap_simple_colors" to (""0"")!
dota_minimap_hero_scalar[0] = 1
dota_camera_speed[0] = "5000"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_camera_speed" to (""5000"")!
dota_camera_accelerate[0] = 50
dota_camera_disable_zoom[0] = "1"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_camera_disable_zoom" to (""1"")!
dota_screen_shake[0] = "0"
Error parsing value to set configuration value "dota_screen_shake" to (""0"")!
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/aliases/dota2_functions_active.cfg
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/aliases/dota2_keybinds_cast_aliases.cfg
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/aliases/dota2_keybinds_togglekeys.cfg
execing dota2_gameplay_mode/dota2_keybinds_default.cfg
dota_force_right_click_attack[0] = 1
Unknown command: dota_embers
Unknown command: dota_unit_fly_bonus_height
Unknown command: dota_player_auto_purchase_items
Unknown command: dota_player_units_auto_attack
Unknown command: dota_player_units_auto_attack_after_spell
Unknown command: dota_pain_decay
Unknown command: dota_pain_multiplier

[FlorianWendelborn]

@AetherV I'd suggest a gitter chatroom for such things. IMHO that's better than polluting the GitHub issues. Also that's how I try to do it with Manta.

[Aevyz]

@MauroFD That is normal 😆

That come up even if you do everything right. Does the key (º) work?

Otherwise, go and tick Bind Keys Based on Keyboard Position under Hotkeys-->Advanced and change the bind back to default.

@dodekeract sounds like a better suggestion. Whatever the case, there should be a link somewhere to a help thread.

[MauroFD]

@AetherV I will forget about using the º key, seems Source or Notpad+++ has problems with it, so I'll just stick to using the ENG keyboard layout to use tilde.
Now the config is not working properly. I created a lobby to try it out and picked invoker. I can't QuickCast the abilities bound to "G" or "T", neither use items UNLESS I press Space bar which brings up the Normal Cast.
I tried typing exec autoexec in the console, still had no luck.

[MauroFD]

Interestingly the QuickCast, SelfCast didn't work until I ticked the Options/Advanced "Quickcast on key down" and "Double Tap Ability to Self Cast" boxes. After this Quick/Self worked brilliantly.

THIS fixed my problem with QuickCast and selfcast

[Aevyz]

@MauroFD That's great. I think we might need to overhaul the instructions in the readme to accommodate for all sorts of changes.
Just a quick question, where did you guys find the instructions? On reddit? Did anyone read the ReadMe file (be honest) or that bit under the files here?

[Aevyz]

Okay, the Github description is the Readme file, which is great. Was not sure if users actually read the description for the config (cause I did not the first few times). I'll keep that in mind if I make a commit to the Readme files