Thanks Anthony,
I will put this information to good use. I already downloaded the patch but
havent installed it yet. have been "skirmishing" all day (day off from
work...teehee). i think I am hooked to TA.
Again, thanks for the valuable information.
"Anthony" <twansenne@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "tarzan" <tarzan@easy.net> wrote in message
> news:_9Yo9.1931$L9.139536@read2.cgocable.net...
> > today is the first time I played TA. I got this from a friend but no
> > manual. How do I setup hotkeys and control my units.
> <<<SNIPPED>>>
> > Thanks 
> >
> First off, since you are new to TA, go and download the 3.1patch and
install
> it, if you haven't already. You can download it from Cavedog here...
>
http://cavedog.com/totala/dwnlds_frame.html
>
> As for "hot keys", there are several shortcuts available. You can find a
> list here...
>
http://www.planetannihilation.com/intelligence/ta/commands.shtml Just
print
> it out till you get them memorized.
>
> I am assuming you were trying to make SQUADS of units. To do that just
> select which unit you want in the squad, then pres CTRL 1-9. Then to
select
> those squads after you have created them press ALT 1-9. If you don't want
> to have to press the ALT key, just open I dialog box by pressing enter
then
> type in +SWITCHALT and press enter. Then you will only have to press 1-9
to
> select the squads you created.
>
> Also you can select a factory and assign it a squad number (CTRL 1-9).
This
> can be All units produced by that factory will automatically be assigned
to
> that same squad.
>
> And another hit is press the ~ key to toggle units health bars, it makes
it
> so much easier to make repairs to units.
>
> And on another note, I strongly suggest not download any 3rd part units or
> maps until you become good at playing TA (i.e. able to beat 3 computer
> players at once on a skirmish). There are several units out there that
are
> just CRAP and the same for maps.
>
> Another site that I highly recommend is...
>
http://shonner.com/ta/main.htm
>
> SHONNER, like myself, is a TA purist, and has a lot of great advice on his
> website.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
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