Duel wielding and hotkeys

[Tokin2nite]

So i'm done playing my mage, And i wanted to start a duel wielding wrecking machine.

 

So far i'm having a really hard time keeping both of my weapons equipped.

 

i hotkeyed my axe to 1 and my sword to 2.

 

for some reason if i press 1 2 it'll just switch the weapon in my hand, instead of actually dual weilding.

 

Is there any certain way that you have to do this?

[meh12345]

So far as I've been able to figure out, the hotkey *always* changes your main hand. On the upside, generally whatever you've put in your offhand stays there even if you sheathe, or use a bow inbetween.

[fms1]

I really liked the Categorized Favorites mod, and another persons mage change file, it breaks the tiny favorites 1 list into a whole screen full of categories (because hotkeys never worked well for controller either).

[VunakPower]

The only way i found is this: Equip the 2 melee weapons in inventory (or favorites), then hotkey a twohanded weapon, bow or twohander. Then, if u switch to the twohander and back, it will change between bow/twohander and dualwield.

Work great with dual and bow, but not if you use a torch eg.

[BrettM]

So far as I've been able to figure out, the hotkey *always* changes your main hand. On the upside, generally whatever you've put in your offhand stays there even if you sheathe, or use a bow inbetween.

I think it's more complex than that. For example, I have hotkeyed two shields with different enchants on them and they always appear in the offhand. Spells can also appear in the offhand, but only if there is already a spell there and you use a hotkey for a different spell. If you use the hotkey for the same spell again, it will appear in the main hand for dual casting. If you have a shield, though, then the spell appears in the main hand.

 

There is a sort of logic to it, I guess, but it is a frustrating system.

[sliem80]

Opening the favorite menu, if I press left mouse it affects right hand ..... if I press right mouse, it affects left hand.

I also have categorized favorite mod.

 

It works good enough for me.

[thompsonar]

Yeah I think the best you can do is what sliem80 says. Just pop open the favorites menu and click with each mouse button. There may be a mod / utility that will fix this later on.

 

@Brettm shields will always appear in the offhand because that's the only hand you can equip a shield to.

[SlimyMarmot]

There is this one I'm currently using: Weapon Swap (Requires Script Dragon)

 

With it, you can have your two weapons ready to go in 3 keystrokes, as quick as you can tap them with no menus required. Works pretty smoothly once you learn the pattern.

Edited March 5, 2012 by SlimyMarmot

[Smelgafeld]

I just set my main-hand to favorite, my offhand always stays unless i change it from the inventory screen. Then i switch between my bow and swords with the favorites menu. Easy enough for me.