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AoE: HD - How todo I change hotkeys?

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2II: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azertyAZERTY layout, and still qQ and aA and zZ and w W (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

When I try to change the hotkeys in-game, I can't complete the process because of duplicate keys. Even though there are clearly duplicates in a single list (e.g. QQ for house and barracks):

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When I try to change both of those to AA, I get a message that one of those was cancelled. So I am not able to put in duplicates.

cancelled key

AoE: HD - How to change hotkeys

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azerty layout, and still q and a and z and w (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

When I try to change the hotkeys in-game, I can't complete the process because of duplicate keys. Even though there are clearly duplicates in a single list (e.g. Q for house and barracks):

default

When I try to change both of those to A, I get a message that one of those was cancelled. So I am not able to put in duplicates.

cancelled key

How do I change hotkeys?

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires II: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an AZERTY layout, and still Q and A and Z and W (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

When I try to change the hotkeys in-game, I can't complete the process because of duplicate keys. Even though there are clearly duplicates in a single list (e.g. Q for house and barracks):

default

When I try to change both of those to A, I get a message that one of those was cancelled. So I am not able to put in duplicates.

cancelled key

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I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azerty layout, and still q and a and z and w (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

When I try to change the hotkeys in-game, I can't complete the process because of duplicate keys. Even though there are clearly duplicates in a single list (e.g. Q for house and barracks):

default

When I try to change both of those to A, I get a message that one of those was cancelled. So I am not able to put in duplicates.

cancelled key

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azerty layout, and still q and a and z and w (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azerty layout, and still q and a and z and w (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.

When I try to change the hotkeys in-game, I can't complete the process because of duplicate keys. Even though there are clearly duplicates in a single list (e.g. Q for house and barracks):

default

When I try to change both of those to A, I get a message that one of those was cancelled. So I am not able to put in duplicates.

cancelled key

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AoE: HD - How to change hotkeys

I am trying to change the hotkeys for Age of Empires 2: HD (version > 5.0), but I can't get it to work.

I download this mapping file (.hki, selecting HD5.0+ at the top left side) and I copy it into my game folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Age2HD\profiles\. However, this folder already has three profiles (player1.hky, player2.hki, player3.hki). I tried saving it as player4.hki as well as overwriting player3.hki, and using player0.hki but in none of these cases the actual new mapping was used - but it did seem to change slightly.

The thing is that I am trying to install an azerty layout, and still q and a and z and w (among others) are switched, even after installing these new files.

Can anyone provide a guide on how to correctly install these files, even when player*.hki files already exist? Which digit should be appended to the file name? A new one, 0, the latest one, and so on.