Grapple hook

[Smokey]

So i made a grapple hook and equipped it to my hot bar. Did some crafting, looked back at my hotbar and poof, no more grapple hook. Checked my backpack, hotbar, storage chest. The hook just vanished and i havnt even used it yet.

[Kryten]

The Hook is equipped in its own slot on the character screen and does not need to be in the hotbar. My guess: after activating it once via the hotbar, it got equipped and thus is now gone from the hotbar?

[Smokey]

Originally posted by Kryten:

The Hook is equipped in its own slot on the character screen and does not need to be in the hotbar. My guess: after activating it once via the hotbar, it got equipped and thus is now gone from the hotbar?

This is exactly what happened. I figured it was like the bow!

[jshepler]

Originally posted by SmOkEy:

Originally posted by Kryten:

The Hook is equipped in its own slot on the character screen and does not need to be in the hotbar. My guess: after activating it once via the hotbar, it got equipped and thus is now gone from the hotbar?

This is exactly what happened. I figured it was like the bow!

The bow can (and should) also be equipped on the character screen. It gives range power when equipped - don't know if does the same if just done via hotbar.

It also means you don't need to waste a hotbar slot. There's a key specifically to ready range (forget what it is by default, I rebound mine to r). Holding down that key brings out the bow and aims, the same as if you selected the bow in hotbar and held right-click. Releasing that key returns you back to your last equipped item, like your melee weapon.

[Smokey]

Originally posted by jshepler:

Originally posted by SmOkEy:

This is exactly what happened. I figured it was like the bow!

The bow can (and should) also be equipped on the character screen. It gives range power when equipped - don't know if does the same if just done via hotbar.

It also means you don't need to waste a hotbar slot. There's a key specifically to ready range (forget what it is by default, I rebound mine to r). Holding down that key brings out the bow and aims, the same as if you selected the bow in hotbar and held right-click. Releasing that key returns you back to your last equipped item, like your melee weapon.

Thank you. Ive been using the bind to shoot without selecting the bow, but i didnt know i could take the bow off the hotbar. Very strange that it doesnt just vanish into the equipment like the hook did for me.

[Kryten]

Originally posted by jshepler:

Originally posted by SmOkEy:

This is exactly what happened. I figured it was like the bow!

The bow can (and should) also be equipped on the character screen. It gives range power when equipped - don't know if does the same if just done via hotbar.

It also means you don't need to waste a hotbar slot. There's a key specifically to ready range (forget what it is by default, I rebound mine to r). Holding down that key brings out the bow and aims, the same as if you selected the bow in hotbar and held right-click. Releasing that key returns you back to your last equipped item, like your melee weapon.

Oh wow, thanks for the hint!