Quickload: How to set up a keyboard shortcut/hotkey for quickload in XCOM

[Furious]

Hey there. I saw a post that asked about a quickload hotkey, because I was interested in this too. I wrote a little Autohotkey script (www.autohotkey.com) to map quickload to F9, like in my FPS games.

Just install AHK, create a new text file with a .ahk extension, copy/paste the following code, then double click the file to open it with AHK.

***Note: this will only work if the latest save is your quicksave (as opposed to an autosave).

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
;SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance force

; XCOM quickload.
F9::
    SetKeyDelay, 50, 50
    Send, {Esc}ss  {space}
Return

You can change which shortcut key to map by changing the F9 in the script.

I know this wasn't included in the original game because it kinda goes against the spirit of the game, but I still want the insurance so I can rewind an accident or maybe a particularly unfavorable outcome. I just want to play the way I want to play