Equip Shield and weapon at the same time?

[Duke Dyzzy]

every time I switch to a tool like the pickaxe it unequips the shield. and when I switch back to the sword I have to also go and equip the shield as well. I'd like to be able to have it so I can equip both at once. is there a way to do that? or have the shield equipped like a piece of regular equipment. So it's always equipped but only visible and functional when using a one-handed weapon.

[Aurelia]

Currently there is not a way to do this ingame. You can get around it by placing your shield in your hotbar next to your weapon.

Futher down the road it will be possible to equip a weapon in each hand, so making the shield "slot" retaining isn't really an option, though It might be possible to place a flag on shields to remain equipped even when using a tool.

[ConductorSavy TTV]

Originally posted by Lumi:

Currently there is not a way to do this ingame. You can get around it by placing your shield in your hotbar next to your weapon.

Futher down the road it will be possible to equip a weapon in each hand, so making the shield "slot" retaining isn't really an option, though It might be possible to place a flag on shields to remain equipped even when using a tool.

I've been doing that myself during my entire playthrough :D I found early on that just having the item in the hotbar is quick enough to switch.

I think the reasoning for the shield being unequipped however from pickaxes and potentionally shovels, is because those tools require two hands? How would you block efficently while weilding a pickaxe? Sure, you can parry the blows with the tool, but a shield can deflect stuff!

[Duke Dyzzy]

Originally posted by Zera Draconis:

Originally posted by Lumi:

Currently there is not a way to do this ingame. You can get around it by placing your shield in your hotbar next to your weapon.

Futher down the road it will be possible to equip a weapon in each hand, so making the shield "slot" retaining isn't really an option, though It might be possible to place a flag on shields to remain equipped even when using a tool.

I've been doing that myself during my entire playthrough :D I found early on that just having the item in the hotbar is quick enough to switch.

I think the reasoning for the shield being unequipped however from pickaxes and potentionally shovels, is because those tools require two hands? How would you block efficently while weilding a pickaxe? Sure, you can parry the blows with the tool, but a shield can deflect stuff!

well I wasn't intending to block while wielding a tool. but to have it equipped but hidden until I actually switch to a weapon.

[Aurelia]

Originally posted by Great Googly Moogly:

Originally posted by Zera Draconis:

I've been doing that myself during my entire playthrough :D I found early on that just having the item in the hotbar is quick enough to switch.

I think the reasoning for the shield being unequipped however from pickaxes and potentionally shovels, is because those tools require two hands? How would you block efficently while weilding a pickaxe? Sure, you can parry the blows with the tool, but a shield can deflect stuff!

well I wasn't intending to block while wielding a tool. but to have it equipped but hidden until I actually switch to a weapon.

^ This.
It wouldn't be usable while you have the tool in hand. But more so just reserved in the slot so that when you switch back to a weapon, you do not have to re-equip the shield - atleast that was my view on the matter.

[Duke Dyzzy]

Originally posted by Lumi:

Originally posted by Great Googly Moogly:

well I wasn't intending to block while wielding a tool. but to have it equipped but hidden until I actually switch to a weapon.

^ This.
It wouldn't be usable while you have the tool in hand. But more so just reserved in the slot so that when you switch back to a weapon, you do not have to re-equip the shield - atleast that was my view on the matter.

Yea that's what I was hoping for. Keeping it in my hotbar next to the sword for the time being isn't a bother. Just a quality of life feature for the game I hope to see at some point. :)

[theunknown]

would be nice if you could pair the sword and shield so it only takes up one slot in the task bar that way your only useing up one slot that could be used for other things =X.....and could equip both at same time with just one key ... seen other games do like this =X

or at least makeing it so there are mutliple tool bars available that would be nice too =3 sometimes there isnt enough slots XD