The Prostagma Custom Hotkey Builder lets you create Age of Mythology: Retold shortcuts that the normal in-game hotkey settings do not offer.
You can create shortcuts for specific units and buildings, resource gatherers, unit abilities, transforms, stances, orders, and more. You can also combine compatible actions into one shortcut, with up to five in-game commands.
What can I create?
Examples include:
- Find or cycle through a specific unit or building.
- Select every unit of a certain type, or only those currently on screen.
- Find Food, Wood, Gold, or Favor gatherers.
- Use a unit ability, change a stance, or issue an order.
- Transform or toggle supported units.
- Run several compatible actions in sequence.
You can target a specific unit or building, such as Cyclops or Japanese Shrine, or use broader groups when available.
Chaining actions
You can combine actions into one hotkey. For example:
Select all Lykaon Werewolves↓
Transform them into Villagers↓
Seek Shelter
Pressing that shortcut executes the actions in sequence. Not every action can be combined with every other action, so the builder only offers follow-ups that work with the current chain.
How to create a hotkey
- Choose a hotkey type. Start with Find & Select, Resource Gatherers, Abilities, Transforms & Toggles, Stances & Orders, or Custom / Compound.
- Configure the action. Choose the unit, building, group, ability, stance, transform, or other action you want.
- Choose a key combination. Pick a shortcut, or use Record Keys.
- Add another action if you want. Use “+ Add next action” until the chain reaches the five-command limit.
- Add the shortcut to Your Hotkeys. Repeat for as many shortcuts as you want.
- Review and export. Copy the configuration or download a ready-to-use
user.con.
Checking for conflicts
This step is optional, but recommended. Import LocalKeyBindings.xml to check your normal Retold hotkeys. If you already use custom hotkeys, you can also import user.con.
Prostagma warns you about overlapping bindings. Custom user.con hotkeys take precedence over conflicting shortcuts configured through Retold’s normal settings, but conflicts never prevent you from continuing.
Your files stay private
Imported configuration files are read locally in your browser. They are not uploaded to Prostagma.
Copy or download
Copy
Copies the generated hotkey configuration to your clipboard. Use this if you already have a user.con and prefer to paste the generated block yourself.
Download
Downloads a ready-to-use file named user.con. You do not need to create or rename it. If you imported an existing file, Prostagma preserves unrelated content and updates the managed hotkey section.
Installing user.con
Place user.con in your Age of Mythology: Retold user configuration folder. A typical Windows path looks like:
C:\Users\<YourName>\Games\Age of Mythology Retold\<SteamID>\config\user.con
Fully restart Age of Mythology: Retold after saving or replacing the file. Retold loads user.con when the game starts.
Important things to know
- Imported files stay on your device.
- Each generated
map() entry is written correctly for Retold.
- Some actions operate on your current selection; others first find or select a unit type.
- Unit abilities still follow Retold’s normal cooldown, targeting, and caster rules.
- Custom
user.con bindings can override normal in-game hotkeys.
- You can review the exact generated text before copying or downloading it.
A few examples
- Find & Select
- Find Japanese Shrine, select all Cyclops, or select Cyclops on screen.
- Resources
- Find Wood gatherers or Gold gatherers.
- Abilities
- Select a supported unit type and activate its normal ability.
- Transforms
- Select all Lykaon Werewolves and transform them into Villagers.
- Compound
- Select all Cyclops, then center the camera on them.
Not sure where to start?
Try something simple first: Find & Select → Japanese Shrine, Resource Gatherers → Wood, or Stances & Orders → Stand Ground.
Once the basic workflow feels familiar, start combining actions.
