Swapping items ...

[ATOJAR 23]

So i have a ALICE backpack, Hatchet, Matches & a hunting knife in there, I intend to go up north and "live off the land", At the minute i have a revolver & no primary weapon.

Basically what i want to know is when i find a primary weapon how do i go about swapping between my hatchet & my primary weapon without loosing anything?

I mean im asking because ive hear people loose items if not careful from swapping things around their inventory.

[Mallory (DayZ) 2]

a primary weapon requires 10 slots in your inventory (w/o ammo). the way to switch is the following: always take the weapon that is in your backup out of the backback and let the game put the other one in it (the game will handle the ammo automatically). Or in other words never put stuff in a full backpack. With the hatchet it's a bit of a different stoy as you are able to put that on your toolbelt (rightclick it when you have it as your primary weapon). You can chop firewood without actually equipping it by rightclicking the axe on your toolbelt. You do, however, need 2 inventory spots to store the gathered wood so that you can prepare the fire (rightclick the matches), then look at the fireplace and mousewhell to "light fire", then you can cook all meat in your primary inventory by looking at the burning fire and mousewhelling to "cook meat".

[ATOJAR 23]

Oh cool so i can chop wood without actually equipping the hatchet? ... While near a tree and my hatchet in still in my tool-belt i just harvest wood as normal?

[Hinaru 96]

Oh cool so i can chop wood without actually equipping the hatchet? ... While near a tree and my hatchet in still in my tool-belt i just harvest wood as normal?

Exactly. (:

[ATOJAR 23]

Sweet. :)

[DayZPvP.com 143]

Works same as matches, canteen, etc. Just right click to use.

[guidez 180]

Have a specific how to swap hatchet video on the channel: http://YouTube.com/user/dayzguideZ