cant equip arrows

[The Pope Of Grope]

trying to get my head around ranged attacks with a bow, i have the bow, iv crafted the arrows, iv equipped the arrows, the arrows even visually appear in the quiver on his back but when you go to take a shot with the bow he makes a gesture as if the quiver is empty. on screen there are two smaller boxes under the bow that show arrows.. left one is empty (0) right one is full (35).. iv checked key bindings but cant see anything obvious that would change from one arrow type to another...

[Rae]

On controller the second arrow slot is R2/RT, the first is R1/RB, lets you switch types easily. (Cheap arrows on R1, fancy arrows on r2 for example)

[Fishercat]

Keyboard or controller ? There are two seperate inputs for arrow deployment. One for each type of arrow. It sounds like you are using the empty one

[EmoRevenger]

Check the arrows.
There are Bolts, great bolts, Great arrows and arrows.
And you gotta use the correct one for the correct weapon.

When shooting the bow check if you are pressing the right button. R1 / R2 uses the arrow from that quiver, so if you have an empty quiver or wrong arrows you will get the animation.

[Artorias]

You need to match the bow with the type of arrows. I'm guessing you are using a greatbow and trying to use normal arrows or vice versa.

[The Pope Of Grope]

hmm i use keyboard and moose .. bow is a long bow i think, bought it off a two headed bloke at at the round table ( not much of a talker given he has two heads) crafted basic wooden arrows then some feathered ones... then i died after shooting some guy in the nuts point blank... anyway turns out it was bolts and not arrows... jesus buying arrows is a bit expensive... time to grind some mats and stock up. that big gold guy on a gold horse keeps kicking my ass.

[Artorias]

I use rot dragon breath on horseback to kill animal herds in the field. It also works great for birds on cliff edges. Feathered arrows fly straighter and further. I can tell you some good spots if you want.