How to heal mid fight ?

[alexdnnbrg]

I am using mouse+KB. I usually heal using restorative items via the menu, which is disabled during boss fights. Alt+arrow keys should also work, but it doesn't.
Thanks in advance.

[PlebNC (UK)]

It's disabled during boss fights? Then again I didn't use healing items that much.
Aside from the menu, the primary way to heal is to use plug-in chips that heal you.
Such as:
Auto Use Item - Uses a healing item automatically when your health is knocked below 30%. Better chip make the healing item heal more.
Offensive Heal - X amount of damage causes healing.
and my favourite Self Heal (I think that's the name) - After not taking damage for a short time (i.e. spam evade) you heal X% per second. I have one that heals 7% per second and it basically has made me immortal.

[PlebNC (UK)]

There's also some weapons with lvl 4 bonuses that do healing as you do damage but those are endgame things that aren't useful for most of the game.

[hallow, dmitri!]

I think as long as your screen is not black and white (staggered or taking damage) then you can access one of three menu types during any fight (or at least most of them).

1. The main menu where you can access anything (except sometimes quicksave is disabled)
2. the quicker pod menu with weapon switch and item use options and
3. the quickest item menu.

The first two pause the game. #3 on controller is d-pad down - but you have to quickly select what you want to use while playing - no pause. Safest way is to keep dodging and spam #1 or #2 method until you get the screen you want if you are generally hurting and getting hammered at the time.