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In order to be able to choose your own button graphic and hotkey for an ability, you have to create a new button.
 
In order to be able to choose your own button graphic and hotkey for an ability, you have to create a new button.
  
==Wall-of-text==
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==Step-by-Step==
 
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# Go to the "Buttons" tab and find the "Charge" button.
 
# Go to the "Buttons" tab and find the "Charge" button.
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# First we will reset the hotkey. Find the '''Hotkey''' field and edit it, and click on the grey box with the "C", and then press "D", which will reset the hotkey to activate when the player presses "D". You could also set this to any other key.
 
# First we will reset the hotkey. Find the '''Hotkey''' field and edit it, and click on the grey box with the "C", and then press "D", which will reset the hotkey to activate when the player presses "D". You could also set this to any other key.
 
# Now change the "'''Alert Tooltip'''" and "'''Tooltip'''" fields to whatever you want to be the description of the spells that appears as the tooltip in-game.
 
# Now change the "'''Alert Tooltip'''" and "'''Tooltip'''" fields to whatever you want to be the description of the spells that appears as the tooltip in-game.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 03:59, 24 November 2010

In order to be able to choose your own button graphic and hotkey for an ability, you have to create a new button.

Step-by-Step

Buttons screen 1.png
  1. Go to the "Buttons" tab and find the "Charge" button.
  2. Right click "Charge" and hit "Duplicate Object" (Ctrl + U).
  3. Double click the "Charge Copy" and rename it new "Speed Boost", and hit the "Suggest" button to change it's name.
  4. First we will reset the hotkey. Find the Hotkey field and edit it, and click on the grey box with the "C", and then press "D", which will reset the hotkey to activate when the player presses "D". You could also set this to any other key.
  5. Now change the "Alert Tooltip" and "Tooltip" fields to whatever you want to be the description of the spells that appears as the tooltip in-game.


See Also