Does using autohotkey or macros count as cheating?

Jump back to quoted post26 May 2018, 08:07 AMDiarrheaBrownStorm

Hello all,

I have been wanting to ask if using autohotkey to rebind hotkeys or using macros with a gaming mouse is considered cheating. I have read that this game has an anti-cheat system to detect third-party programs, so I am afraid it would detect autohotkey or macro usage and get me in trouble.

Since the game doesn't have a feature to rebind hotkeys by default (which I find a little silly), I simply wanted to rebind the tactical map hotkey (numpad 0) to programmable buttons on my gaming mouse instead. The tactical map helps me incredibly in orchestrating plays, unit preservation, and map awareness, but it's on the other side of the keyboard when using grid hotkeys! Will doing this get me in trouble?

Jump back to quoted post26 May 2018, 08:30 AMGiaA

100 % no.

Jump back to quoted post26 May 2018, 09:46 AMMajorBloodnok

@ OP: we even have videos about how to accomplish this. e.g. from Stormless.

Jump back to quoted post26 May 2018, 09:59 AMA_E

No, and not even in community produced tournaments.

At GCS2 our first true live tournament players will be able to send their autohotkey scripts in for verification and I will preload them onto the machines.

The idea will be that only simple key rebindings are acceptable and not complex macros.