Leveraging Lua Scripts for Ultimate Training in Fightcade Fightcade's integration of the FinalBurn Neo (FBNeo) emulator allows users to run Lua scripts

  • Open Fightcade → Launch your game (Flycast core).
  • Press Backquote (~) or F10 to open the Flycast console.
  • Type: dofile("my_hotkeys.lua")
  • Press Enter.

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

Overview

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.

This feature serves as the command center for modern training scripts (such as the Grouflon 3rd Strike Training LUA). It standardizes control by mapping high-priority actions to specific Lua Hotkeys found in the emulator's input settings: