General DiscussionItem Hotkeys

qwerdf for abilities

alt+qweasd for items

tilde for select courier, default courier cmds I think

123456 for control groups, tab to alternate through control units

caps lock for quick buy

alt for teamspeak chat, z for dota chat

spacebar *should* be last ping/event but I don't honestly use it much

I also put minimap on the right side

qwerdf for spell
tgcvb and space for item
1 for hero 2 any other unit beside hero 3 control all unit
F1 control couier F2 send item to you F3 speed burst
Z chat

S D F
X C V

i still use legacy ...
sadly

Q W E R F D seem optimal for abilities

alt + Q W E D F Z for item hotkeys imo, i find pressing alt + R uncomfortable

I would use 1 2 3 4 5 etc for your control groups

MINIMAP ON RIGHT SIDE? Tell me your secrets!!

My hotkeys are VAST! Here we go:

I got big hands...

` or ~ = Voice chat
1 2 3 4 - control groups
INV SLOTS:
5 6 - inventory slots, I asigned 2 of my mouse buttions to 5 and 6, I never press the keyboard
T V - inventory slots
extra mouse button 1 and 2 - inventroy slots
Q W E R D F = abilities
Ctrl+qwerdf = learn abilities (I manage to learn attribute bonus with CTRL+U... big hands, lon-...)
A, S = attack, stop
Z = Loot stash items
X = select all beside main (excilent for meepo and lancer, and micro in general)
C = Chat wheel - Careful
CAPS LOCK = Shop (I don't use this because it fucks the chat up kinda)
G = chat wheel - well palyed
H = chat wheel - help!
B = chat wheel - get back!
N = Chat wheel - stun now (I rarely use this)
O = need wards
P = push now
J = fortify
TAB = shuffle thru units from selection
NUMPAD7 = missing top
NUMPAD5 = missing mid
NUMPAD3 = missing bot

NUMPAD0 = console

I think this is all, I also have a mouse button that does ALT+S = hold position, currently useless since it works like stop with turned off autoattack

Its true what they say about people with big hands... if you know what I mean...

1 2 3 4 5 6. used to it from world of warcraft. ez

z x c space and 3 for items.
I use legacy btw.

can you use both, for example, z and alt+z as two different binds?

@ xan

Yes. I use q w e r for my primary skills, but alt+q, alt+w, alt+e for my top three item boxes, left to right. (it lets me use my items without moving my hands away from abilities)

When you got big hands...............

Abilities: Q W E R D F
Items: 3 4 5 / Z X C
Quick buy: space
Control groups: 1 2
Hero: F1
Courier: F2

I dont know how you guys use 1-6 for items. Don't even wanna know how you guys play heros like chen, enchantress, or meepo. I find 2 control groups that I use for my hotkeys not enough for these heros.

I use 2 groups for meepo, and 'f keys'. it's sufficient.

@artemis yeah I saw your post above hence my question. gonna check it out once I come back to doto, didn't know you could assign alt as well. thanks.