Can't get hatchet to show up.

[Yeko]

I got the first hatchet in the game and can't find a way to use it. Center mouse wheel clicked doesn't work. It isn't on the number keys anywhere. How do I use it?

[halfmonkey]

If you're wondering why you can't throw it, wait until you pick up another. I think you keep one axe by default for use in the breaking of wooden crates.

[Yeko]

No, not that. Not yet anyway. My problem was that I just couldn't get it to show up in my weapons collection. But I am able to use it by (oddly enough) pressing my Mouse wheel to the right. ??

[mavrose7]

It doesn't show up in the weapons wheel...

[Sentient_Toaster]

Quite.

Unlike some other games, you never really -equip- hatchets, nor grenades. Instead, they're basically always ready to use at a single press even if you're dual-wielding rifles (unless you're cliimbing a ladder, probably) . The game isn't trying in any way to have remotely realistic inventory management. :D

All you'll see wrt. hatchets is a counter indicating how many 'spare' hatchets you have available for throwing.