Set left mouse button to attack

[ysrome]

I tried googling this topic but none of the suggestions seem to work. So I have the config.cfg file open and I see bind "MOUSE1" "mc_attack", but I still can't attack with left mouse button. What I want is so that if I left click a minion or hero, I start autoattacking it. How can I set this?

[Skrollh]

>minion
I don't think you can do that.

[76561198120042032]

why would you want it?

[ysrome]

I feel like you should since A+left click does what I want, but pressing A every time I need to attack can be a problem. So how can I make it so that I don't need to press A and can just left click to do an attack move?

The reason I want it is that I played LoL and I've had it set it up this way for a long time, so at this point its in my muscle memory and need it to be in this config. The reason I did this is because if you are trying to kite someone as ranged carry you want attack and move to be on different buttons so you don't accidentally click the ground while you are trying to attack causing you to walk forward and get caught.

[Skrollh]

Don't think you can do that. Try googling some more tho.
If not, you'll just have to get used to it, just like all the bad habits you peeps got from LoL.
Get rid of them.

[76561198120042032]

you cant use one button to both select and attack, this is weird.

[ysrome]

And yet you would want move and attack to be on the same button... I'm assuming that kiting is also a skill in DOTA and being able to attack move automatically would improve this skill. Most of the online solutions were related to bind "MOUSE1" "+attack" or variations of it but none of it worked.

Then I realized that since you are just pressing A and then left clicking, I made the following AutoHotkey script. It's a little weird because every time you left click you will type A (so don't left click to often while chatting), so I would prefer a legit solution to this. But for now if anybody is searching this up and looking for the attack move click you can use the following:

#NoEnv
#SingleInstance, Force
#Persistent
#InstallMouseHook


^!F4::ExitApp

#ifWinActive ahk_class Valve001
{
LButton::
send a
send {LButton}
return
}

[76561198120042032]

i'm completely confused. cant see the problem with pressing A button.

[ysrome]

The clear disadvantage with using A is that you're doubling the amount of actions you're taking......don't you need fast reflexes.....? Plus like I previously said it's muscle memory. Been doing it this way for 2 years, kind of hard to change your natural reflex.

[76561198120042032]

Opprinnelig skrevet av ysrome:

The clear disadvantage with using A is that you're doubling the amount of actions you're taking......don't you need fast reflexes.....? Plus like I previously said it's muscle memory. Been doing it this way for 2 years, kind of hard to change your natural reflex.

i dont get the point when you select a hero just to check his items build and you char starts to run there. that's a clear disadvantage.

concerning A, you just need to learn action hotkeys.
A - attack, H - stop and hold, S - stop, M - move. last one is obsolete, since you move with right click.
A + left click on the ground - move there attacking every enemy met.

[ANDY老師]

how u make the hot keys for only pressing the left click then will auto attack ?