Fightcade Lua Hotkey Top May 2026

Purpose: In training mode, you want the characters back in the center, full health, with the same side orientation. Normally you have to menu navigate. With this hotkey, it's instant.

-- Top Lua Hotkey: Stage Reset (R1 + L1)
local reset_key_combo =  "R1", "L1"
local function reset_stage()
-- Set P1 health to max
memory.writebyte(0x2E8C20, 0x48) -- Example address for MvC2
-- Set P2 health to max
memory.writebyte(0x2E9C20, 0x48)
-- Set positions to round start
memory.writeword(0x2E8A00, 320) -- P1 X
memory.writeword(0x2E9A00, 320) -- P2 X
print("Stage reset via Lua hotkey")
end
-- Bind to a button combo (requires joypad library)

Note: RAM addresses differ per game. You must find your game's health and position addresses using a memory scanner (like Cheat Engine). This is advanced but worth it.

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Fightcade is a popular platform for playing classic arcade fighting games online via emulation (mainly GGPO-based netcode). It supports Lua scripting for creating macros, training mode tools, display overlays, and hotkeys.
The phrase “Fightcade Lua hotkey top” generally refers to scripts that add custom hotkeys to perform actions that appear at the top of the screen (like toggling hitboxes, frame data, or training options), or scripts that allow hotkeys to prioritize/activate top-level functions without clicking menus. fightcade lua hotkey top

Purpose: Practice punishing a blocked super or DP. The AI will perform a reversal on the first possible frame.

How it works: When you press your hotkey (e.g., F1), the script holds Up (to jump) and then immediately presses your chosen special move on the exact landing frame.

-- Top Lua Hotkey: 1-Frame Reversal (Flycast)
-- Bind to F1: Automatically does DP after blocking.
local reversal_key = 59 -- Scancode for F1
local function on_input()
if input.get_keys().keyboard[reversal_key] then
-- Simulate forward, down, downforward + Punch
input.set_macro(
 "hold", "Right" ,  "delay", 1 ,
 "hold", "Down" ,  "delay", 1 ,
 "release", "Right" ,  "delay", 1 ,
 "press", "Punch" ,  "delay", 1 ,
 "release", "Down" ,  "release", "Punch" 
)
end
end
input.add_callback(on_input)

Why it's top tier: It removes human reaction time. You can test if your frame trap is truly safe.

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If your "Fightcade Lua hotkey top" setup fails, check these three things:

Debug snippet: Add this line to your script:

print("Hotkey script loaded at " .. os.date())

If you don’t see that in the Flycast console, the script isn’t loaded.

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Many players search "Fightcade Lua hotkey top" assuming it's keyboard-only. Wrong. You can bind to arcade sticks. Purpose: In training mode, you want the characters

The trick: Fightcade Lua scripts read keyboard scancodes by default. To use your stick, you need a remapper like JoyToKey or AutoHotkey.

Recommended setup:

Example: Stick’s left-most top button → F13 (scancode 124) → triggers the Stage Reset script.

This is how "top" players keep their hands on the arcade stick without reaching for a keyboard.

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Press F5 to save game state, F7 to load it — instantly, with no menu navigation.

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