Factory queue template hotkeys not working

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Hi,

So, I have been using the factory queue template function quite a lot lately. Sadly, it is impossible for me to assign a hotkey for these templates (nothing happens when I press the hotkey). I personally have a hotkey for everything and its hard for me to play without them, so the whole function is pretty annoying to use for me.

What I have tried:
- Making a new (blank) Game.pref file
- Using a different PC
- Reinstalling the game

Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks in advance

[Uveso]

Hello QuestionMarkNoob,

Try this:

Select a key for your first factory template, lets say "j"

Select the factory, press "b" for hotbuild.

-->Then press the template button on the factory menu so you can see your templates.<--

If you now press "j" did the factory start to build your template ?

[PhilipJFry]

@Uveso
What you describe sounds like the build menu not hotbuild

Maybe you can look at the code for this?
https://github.com/FAForever/fa/blob/3b ... .lua#L1609

@OP
don't think you can assign a hotkey to a fac build queue template

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Thanks for your replies Uverso and Philip.


@Uverso
It worked! Enabling the "Build Mode" will make it possible to queue the build templates. Though sadly when I am not in the build mode, it doesn't work. This function (having to be in Build Mode to assign hotkeys to templates) is really hidden imo, I probably would have never found out about this, since I am using “B” has a hotkey for something else

I also HAVE to be on the “template” section of the interface for it to work. That means the hotkeys I assigned will not work when I am on the T1-T4 section of the selection interface for the units (I tested everything with a new Game.pref file). When I am not in the “template” section and hit the hotkey, I just get instantly booted out of Build Mode. So, the function as of itself is present, though imo it is really hidden and seems buggy.

Should I post about this on Github perhaps? It seems like a function that could be useful in general, though I don’t have any background with coding

[PhilipJFry]

Sounds like this is a base game feature that wasn't considered when hotbuild was created or it simply is not compatible with the structure of hotbuild in general

hotbuild has its list of things it can do hardcoded and doesn't allow the user to change what is being built on what function
so someone would have to code a dynamic custom solution for that particular issue (which would improve hotbuild for regular things too which would be amazing)