How To Use a Hotbar in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2?

The Hotbar is one of the most useful systems in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Here is how to use the hotbar properly.

Opening your inventory to use items every second can become a hassle (Image via Deep Silver)
Opening your inventory to use items every second can become a hassle (Image via Deep Silver)

Kingdom Come Deliverance requires you to manage lots of systems at the same time to stay alive. One such system, to help you stay alive in this dangerous world, is the hotbar.

The hotbar is essentially a set of items you can use without opening up your inventory. The items must be placed here after careful thought and consideration. This is because you could need some items at a moment’s notice.

Equipping the right items is crucial for Henry’s survival. Here is how you use the hotbar in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

How to Gain Access to a Hotbar in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

The hotbar items are indicated in the red square shown above (Image via Deep Silver)
The hotbar items are indicated near the red square shown above (Image via Deep Silver)

The hotbar is located right next to your health bar. At the bottom of the screen, you will see the various items equipped to your hotbar.

However, at the start of the game, you will notice that you only have one slot in your hotbar. This is because you need a pouch equipped to use a hotbar.

Unfortunately, you only have a basic pouch at the start of the game. Still, do not worry! There are various ways to acquire more pouches within Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. These methods are:

  • Enemies: Pouches can be stolen from various people. Additionally, they can be looted from any bodies.
  • Vendors: Another method to acquire pouches is via various vendors and merchants in the game. Tailors are the primary vendors you will want to find for buying pouches.

Once you buy a pouch, equip it. This will let you use various consumables directly from the hotbar, without opening up your inventory.

What Items To Equip to the Hotbar

Potions are nice to have in a pinch (Image via Deep Silver)
Potions are nice to have in a pinch (Image via Deep Silver)

There are a bunch of consumables you can equip to your Hotbar. However, some of these are more useful than others. This is primarily due to one reason. You cannot open your inventory to heal during combat. On the other hand, your hotbar items still remain accessible to you.

So, it is recommended you put any combat-related potions, or food and other healing items, in your pouch. This will make these items accessible even in the middle of combat. Aqua Vitalis, Artemisia, and Painkiller Brew are some examples of good potions to have in your pouch. These can become useful when in a pinch.

While in the game, you need to hold down the corresponding button for using the pouch item. Just hold the button, until you see the bar fill up, once it’s done, the item will get consumed.

That was everything on how to use a Hotbar in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. What other system mechanics do you want to know about?


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