How do you set up your hotbar, and why?

[IReadTheAgreement 313]

By now I've probably watched more DayZ videos than hours I work in a standard week.  I've noticed that there are many different ways players set up their hotbar.  Main weapon in the first slot seems to be the average but I haven't noticed much continuity after that.  So how do you set yours up and what are the advantages to your method?

 

Here's mine:

1st slot: Melee weapon

2nd slot: Secondary weapon (This can be a pistol, mp5k, sawn off, or aks-74u)

3rd slot: Primary weapon

4th slot: Canteen/water bottle

5th slot: Morphine/splint

6th slot: Handcuffs

7th slot: Knife/machete/crafted stone

 

The first 3 slots make sense to me in that order.  Press 1 for zombies, 2 for indoors, and 3 when I'm entering a city or in the street.  I keep the canteen and water bottle at 4 in case I need to refill at a well or lake.  The 5th slot should be obvious to everyone.  Never store either of them in your pants.  The handcuffs one... I just like handcuffing people.  7th slot is for skinning animals.  So how about you guys?

Edited January 13, 2015 by IReadTheAgreement

[Max Planck 7174]

First three are the same for me, then it goes Bandage, compass, map.

I don't really use it for anything else.

 

EDIT:

I wish we could have a whistle, like a gymteachers whistle, that would be #7.

Edited January 13, 2015 by Max Planck

[JayBiggs 16]

I used to just put stuff in the first 3 slots

1. Melee

2. Sidearm

3. Primary Weapon

But I have stopped using the hotbar altogether as it is too unreliable for me

[Rags! 1966]

In order...

 

1) Long gun

 

2) Sidearm

 

3) Melee Weapon

 

4) Second Sidearm (if I have one)

 

5) Bandages

 

6) Binoculars

 

It's notable that all these numbres are reachable with my right thumb with the mouse buttons along the side of the G600.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

Hotbars aren't realistic, therefore I refuse to use them. They ruin my immersion.

[McWendy 675]

Hotbars aren't realistic, therefore I refuse to use them. They ruin my immersion.

I see what u did there. :)

1 melee

2 secondary

3 primary

4 sawn off (when available) or bino

5 rangefinder

6 meds

7 water

8 defib/epi

9 missc.

[sachad 1016]

1. Melee weapon

2. Main weapon

3. Sidearm

4. Surprise sawn-off

5. Surprise derringer

6-10. Various tools like compass, binos, knife, lockpick, etc.

[rickyriot 1009]

1) melee (axe)

2) primary

3) sidearm

4) scope

I don't tend to set the rest.

[escherm007 0]

Considering they only work 30% of the time at best, I never put anything there.

[jukaga 271]

1. Melee

2. Primary

3. Pistol/Sawn off

4. Pistol/Sawn off

5. Rags

6. Bandages

7. Compass

8. Bino/Rangefinder

9. Lockpick

10. Grenade/wildcard

 

Though since they only work half the time, I usually just tab and drag. And come to think of it, I rarely pick up a compass as they always seem to be bugged.

Edited January 13, 2015 by jukaga

[St. Jimmy 1631]

Considering they only work 30% of the time at best, I never put anything there.

People have found a way when it works 100% of the time. Open up your inventory and press the number and it switches everytime. You can make it pretty quickly that way.

[jukaga 271]

People have found a way when it works 100% of the time. Open up your inventory and press the number and it switches everytime. You can make it pretty quickly that way.

Interesting, that would be quicker than dragging it, will try tonight. Useful info earns beans sir.

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

1. Meelee
2. Gun
3. Compass
4. Bandage
5. Splint

If I've got more I start rearranging at 3. I HATE that sodas and stuff just show up on there. If all I've got is an ax there's nothing more annoying than hitting 1 and accidentally hitting 2 and you start drinking a soda... that's just, awesome when that happens. So intimidating, phear my Pipsi!

[barnabus 1708]

Pretty much the same but 4 and 5 are bandages/rags and canteen, 9 is compass and 0 is a completed map. In 8 I usually have binoculars once I find a pair.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Barnabus

[barnabus 1708]

Hotbars aren't realistic, therefore I refuse to use them. They ruin my immersion.

So you don't do anything in real life to give yourself an edge? Really? I think of the hot bar as knowing exactly where something is and having easy access to it. Makes it more immersive for me that way. Edited January 14, 2015 by Barnabus

[Etherious 907]

1. Bandages or Rags 2. Melee 3. Weapon 4. The New Testament

[crizztl 23]

1. Melee

2. Gun (usally no I have no sidearm)

3. Binos

4. Rangefinder

5. Compass

6. Canteen

7. Handcuffs / Variable

8. Bandages

9. Morphine (Splint when not available)

0. Variable (Matches while the "cold-bug")

[Mad Scientist 73]

1 melee

2 secondary weapon

3 primary weapon

4 range finder

5 binoculars

6 misc

7 knife

8 water bottle

9 morphine/splint

0 bandages/rags (used to be compass...)

I try to keep things of similar function grouped on the hot bar

[Grimey Rick 3417]

So you don't do anything in real life to give yourself an edge? Really? I think of the hot bar as knowing exactly where something is and having easy access to it. Makes it more immersive for me that way.

Sorry, but any type of UI is essentially cheating. I feel bad for people who use the hotbar. So unrealistic, no matter how you slice it.

[sneakydudes 278]

Sorry, but any type of UI is essentially cheating. I feel bad for people who use the hotbar. So unrealistic, no matter how you slice it.

bah, that's what hands are for. Its a central way of clicking the item.

 

Its the same as hotkey your mouse.

 

Your too deep into it, deep breath

[Grimey Rick 3417]

bah, that's what hands are for. Its a central way of clicking the item.

Its the same as hotkey your mouse.

Your too deep into it, deep breath

/sigh

Another cheater trying to validate his sinful ways.

Shameful.

[sneakydudes 278]

LOL breath deep...... deeper....

 

I use the mouse because the keyboard just doesn't seem to work.

 

do you hit tab?

Edited January 14, 2015 by FIRMSneakydude

[LORDPrometheus 21]

1: melee weapon

2: primary weapon

3-4: secondary weapons

4-5: binoculars

5-6: compass

6-7: bandages

7-8: canteen

8-0: unused most often reserved for random useful things

[barnabus 1708]

Sorry, but any type of UI is essentially cheating. I feel bad for people who use the hotbar. So unrealistic, no matter how you slice it.

How do you justify using any keys at all or even the mouse then?  Do you use a steering wheel to drive the truck?  Cheating..  LOL. too funny, now I think you're just trolling..

Edited January 14, 2015 by Barnabus

[irl-calibre 744]