Append hotkey Alt-Shift-<Number> doesn't function

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: 101.102.39418.0
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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When trying to use a custom Append hotkey under Group Commands, it does not work as intended when set to Alt-Shift-Number (like Alt-Shift-1 for example). When I try to append a unit to a group, nothing happens. This bug occurs in AoE2:DE and AoE2:RoR. I have linked my hotkey profile at the bottom of this post.

I use Alt-Shift-1 through Alt-Shift-0 for Append Groups #11-20. If I swap my hotkeys around and set Create Group #11 to Ctrl-1 and Append Group #11 to Shift-1, the hotkey functions as intended, so I think it has to do specifically with using Alt-Shift-Number for append rather than an issue with groups #11-20 in particular.

Extra notes about my hotkey setup: I also use Control-Alt-1 through Control-Alt-0 for Create Group #11-20 and Alt-1 through Alt-0 to select groups #11-20. For control groups #1-10 I use a standard setup: Ctrl-1 through Ctrl-0 to create, Shift-1 through Shift-0 for append, and 1-0 for normal selection. My intention is to use the #11-20 control groups for monks.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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  • 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Set an Append Group Hotkey to anything between Alt-Shift-1 through Alt-Shift-0
  2. Create a control group. Select a unit not inside the control group.
  3. Attempt to add the selected unit to the control group using Alt-Shift-Number

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

:backhand_index_pointing_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
The unit is added to the control group. Instead nothing happens.

:play_button: IMAGE

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I have more screenshots but it says new users can only include one attachment.

:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

:backhand_index_pointing_down: Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe2spgame) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe2record) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service.

Hotkey Profile: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14WfVZKIOYtHnHsBMixg5BGR2DUBzYiYj/view?usp=drive_link

When trying to upload the .aoe2record it says new users cannot upload attachments–I created a new game in AoE2DE and used the starting villagers to make Group #11 using Control-Alt-1 (works fine). Then selected another villager and tried to append Group #11 using Alt-Shift-1 (doesn’t work).