How to get an always-on Attack Range Indicator

TauntyArmordillo··24 votes·106,455 views

By binding [Button 2] to evtPlayerAttackMove and evtPlayerMoveClick simultaneously, the Attack Radius indicator is always refreshed each time you issue a movement command.

You are also able simply click [Button 1] to issue an Attack Move command in this state. This makes orbwalking require significantly less APM than if one were to use A-click only.

Here is the full editing procedure for those unfamiliar with the process:

  1. Log into your account. This will sync the PersistedSettings.json file from the server. Delete that file. (Located under the Config folder of your LoL installation.)
  2. Edit the input.ini file entries as we proposed.
  3. Open a custom game. The settings should now be usable and synced to the server. A new PersistedSettings.json file is created.

Setup in the video:

Under input.ini: [GameEvents] evtPlayerMoveClick=[Button 2],[Shift][Button 2] evtPlayerAttackMove=[Button 2]

(this way you can use Shift+MB2 to cancel the Attack Radius)

Under Game.cfg: [HUD] MinimapMoveSelf=0

EDIT: Spam clicking is not necessary at all. The Range Indicator stays on even if I only click once. Right clicking does not issue any command other than movement. Attack Move is only confirmed when you left click.

134 Comments

CHALLENGÉR17 votes

Isnt this bannable? I mean you are editing your game files to have an advantage.

Xaviour13 votes

It shouldn't be.

Basically you are editing the keybinding configuration file. The game providing a graphical user interface (the keybinding options in game) that only exposes a part of the key binding file (technical term for this would be an API) does not limit the fact that the entire configuration is exposed.

Building a GUI for every setting an API exposes is a lot of work, and for very advanced/cornercase options often does not have a lot of priority.

If they did not want you to edit these settings they should not expose them.

Astôlfo8 votes

You're not supposed to be editing those files anyways. Them being exposed is irrelevant.

EDIT: TFW people downvote this because they don't realize I'm stating Riot's policy and not my own opinion. Talk about shooting the messenger.

Crab Trucker11 votes

Please for the love of god, learn what the fuck you are talking about before posting your bullshit on a public forum. These are the settings files, you can edit them, they dont offer you any advantage. Just because you are computer illiterate and cant tell the difference between a config file and a third party program doesnt mean you arent supposed to be touching them.

Leon Etoile5 votes

Riot says if you change game files you can be banned. It doesn't matter if you change them or a 3rd party program does.

Computer literacy doesn't matter on the subject.

Endogenic10 votes

[{quoted}](name=Leon Etoile,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=TyoBElNR,comment-id=00040000000000010001,timestamp=2016-10-20T23:03:56.855+0000)

Riot says if you change game files you can be banned. It doesn't matter if you change them or a 3rd party program does.

Computer literacy doesn't matter on the subject.

A config file is different than a game file, and they have never said editing a configuration file will get you banned lmao.

Here take my downvote for being wrong.

Gnom6B6B3 votes

My mouse physically has its left and right button inversed (left-handed razer deathadder, shitty design choice, I agree) and League completely ignores the fact that I inversed the buttons back in windows. It won't let me bind those buttons through the client either, so I had to edit the config file myself in that purpose.

Should I be banned because I'd like to be able to play the game the way I'm used to ?

Astôlfo5 votes

I never said I agree or disagree with the policy. I am simply stating Riot's general stance on any sort of file modification at all, because it may potentially be flagged, resulting in a permaban. And they say you are modifying files at your own explicit risk. Take it up with them, not me.

The Sword Saint10 votes

{quoted}

I never said I agree or disagree with the policy. I am simply stating Riot's general stance on any sort of file modification at all, because it may potentially be flagged, resulting in a permaban. And they say you are modifying files at your own explicit risk. Take it up with them, not me.

You're being downvote bombed because you are wrong, and aggressively insisting things that are not true and could easily scare people for no reason. Just stop. You're wrong. Get over it and move on. This is not the first nor will it be the last time players have posted about modifying the config settings to make the interface work better for their preferences. It has always been approved by rioters whenever they have bothered to comment. Even custom skins, map skins, etc. have been given the explicit ok by riot.

Let it go. You gain nothing by trying to look like the 'informed one' here when you are just flatly incorrect.

Astôlfo4 votes

the irony

The Sword Saint14 votes

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the irony

Be a sarcastic and ignorant ass if you want, as long as you don't spam false information that makes people fear for their accounts.

Astôlfo2 votes

the irony

The Sword Saint10 votes

{quoted}

the irony

Keep spamming, maybe someone will think you're cool. Probably not though.

Astôlfo1 votes

The irony. You're adorable.

The Sword Saint11 votes

{quoted}

The irony. You're adorable.

Well you've clearly run out of anything to say so I'll be moving on now. Have a nice day, maybe go read some actual riot posts more closely so you don't look so foolish next time.

Astôlfo2 votes

tfw this thing that knows nothing is still talking back

The Sword Saint7 votes

{quoted}

Lmao.

'this thing'

'talking back'

I see your weak attempt to be 'cutesy' with the talk of things being 'adorable' fell apart real quick.

The Sword Saint10 votes

{quoted}

Don't need to defend anything. I stated the facts and you resort to this little bit of yours where you pretend to be a sitcom character making an aside to the audience. You;re just making yourself look sillier with every post.

Inb4 'the irony' ex fucking dee.

Endogenic8 votes

{quoted}

lmao you just keep spam-replying with the same basic content over and over again. If only you weren't technologically-illiterate, you'd know that editing a configuration file is perfectly acceptable because it's nothing other than plain text which is modified by the user anyways via in-game GUI.

Because you are completely inept at doing basic research, I have used Google to retrieve the answer for you :D

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/58gp97/how_to_get_an_alwayson_attack_range_indicator/d90l5l4/

ramonsb3 votes

You are not stating their policy. A Riot employee wrote this on the league subreddit:

"RiotOfPenguins: Not going to suspend for it now, but couldn't ensure this functionality in the future."

So I guess it is your own opinion.

Astôlfo5 votes

You must have a hard time reading. Yes, they occasionally make exceptions or such, like in that case. Also like what they said, they didn't suspend it for now, and they specifically, explicitly state it may not apply in the future. It has always been at your own risk. It's just most Rioters won't specifically care to manually ban for something like that. But if the banwave code automatically permanently bans you as a result, that's you having dug your own grave.

The Sword Saint2 votes

{quoted}

You are not stating their policy. A Riot employee wrote this on the league subreddit:

So I guess it is your own opinion.

Riot, basically 'it's not punishable, but we aren't putting any effort in to not accidentally break this from working in the future'. That's always been their policy when it comes to this stuff. Edit your config files outside of the client, use custom skins, switch your voice files over to the japanese ones (several rioters actually posted in reddit threads about this saying 'neato, i'm gonna go do that too!), whatever. They won't be putting engineers to work to make sure these things don't break every patch but you can feel free as long as they work - they just won't fix it if it breaks and if you enter a support ticket they'll say 'sorry can't help you, try repairing your client'.

WoonStruck8 votes

This isn't a cosmetic change.

Its giving players additional information by automating an action, both of which are against ToS.

The Sword Saint3 votes

{quoted}

This isn't a cosmetic change.

Its giving players additional information by automating an action, both of which are against ToS.

No it's not. You can see your attack range in game at any time, that's why the indicator is there in the first place.

WoonStruck6 votes

But you're automating the input to do it, making it available at all times.

Automating inputs is against ToS.

Blades in Exile3 votes

Isnt he making it bind to the mvmt command? doesn't that mean its just like pressing the range indicator key every time he moves?

Sludgefury3 votes

this doesnt give advantage it might help but for me this wouldnt really help imo i mean should be common sense that this isnt bannable

Leon Etoile5 votes

It does. If it wasn't giving you an advantage (make you better); you wouldn't use it or need it.

I am Razgriz1 votes

If it wasn't giving you an advantage (make you better)

I lower my graphics settings for a better fps. Perhaps I should be banned for it?

Leon Etoile1 votes

so using game settings

Pierce The Veal14 votes

I need something like this except for Diana ult range. Got any ideas? I need it so I can pull off the Diana R>Q combo more reliably.

Ćub51 votes

You can just practice and stop sucking :)

Pierce The Veal5 votes

{quoted}

You can just practice and stop sucking :)

Do note I said R>Q combo and not the Q R combo which is also hard to land, but easy enough to do. The R Q requires you to use a max range ult and land your Q before your ult lands.

Suizei3 votes

Actually, you can use R before your Q lands. As long as your Q hits the target, it will have the same effect.

UnderscorBunnies5 votes

He's talking about being able to Q while in your R dash which is apparently super difficult to pull off and relatively inconsistent.

Masala Chai3 votes

Only players in the world that can pull this off regularly are Koreans or people who live close to server hub. You need less than 20 ping to pull it off easily.

UnderscorBunnies2 votes

Doesn't change the fact that that's what he was talking about.

Pierce The Veal1 votes

{quoted}

Actually, you can use R before your Q lands. As long as your Q hits the target, it will have the same effect.

{quoted}

He's talking about being able to Q while in your R dash which is apparently super difficult to pull off and relatively inconsistent.

This.

Ulting before your Q lands has been stuff known since before diana was even released.

Corporate Golfer1 votes

Except that it was impossible until a couple patches after her release when they put that feature in...

Sinzari2 votes

Possible, just much harder. They just added some leeway to make it easier in that patch.

Bhagswag9 votes

Same with this whole thing then. keep practicing, stop sucking, and you won't need any range indicators.

GhostbusterSenna1 votes

{quoted}

I need something like this except for Diana ult range. Got any ideas? I need it so I can pull off the Diana R>Q combo more reliably.

Play her more, honestly. Really you just need to know her Q range, because you have to hit that. If you know it's going to hit, the just press R because they'll be in range if Q will hit.

Pierce The Veal2 votes

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Play her more, honestly. Really you just need to know her Q range, because you have to hit that. If you know it's going to hit, the just press R because they'll be in range if Q will hit.

I already know how to do that. That's ezpz.

I'm talking about using Q while in the middle of your ult dash, not before. Called the instant ult combo. Requires you to use your ult at the maximum range possible.

PinoyPL4 votes

He clearly said R>Q, wtf is wrong with you people. Also you can NOT q+r instantly at max range and have them both land.

The Sword Saint1 votes

{quoted}

He clearly said R>Q, wtf is wrong with you people. Also you can NOT q+r instantly at max range and have them both land.

No, but you can throw q and r before the q lands, and if the q lands after you hit r you will still get the refresh.

Wit3KiD3 votes

You're being obtuse, they are discussing R --> Q while mid dash to get The reset.

CSDragon1 votes

Given how heights interact with range meters, this would actually be less accurate than just learning the feel of the range.

Pierce The Veal1 votes

{quoted}

Given how heights interact with range meters, this would actually be less accurate than just learning the feel of the range.

I already have a feel of the range.

I need something that will allow me to use her ult at the max range possible, pixel perfect.

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