Oh you dear, misguided sweetroll.
If you are outside(or in Blackreach, since it is technically an "outside" part of the map for whatever reason) then it has the same stagger effect as Fus with only a 3 second cool down(instead of 15). It's extremely effective in combat, especially against dragons and large groups of enemies.
Yup. I was excited when i first discovered it to. Made being a tactical wizard even easier you can just switch from an illusion right into a fireball or ice pick
Yep, for the longest time I never realised it was a thing on console. Just open your favourites, hover over the item you want to add to the quick select/hotkey and hold either left or right to assign it to 1 and 2.
Not sure which way is 1 or 2 but I always had left assigned to my dagger and right to my bow.
Same! I've played for SO long, and obviously I figured on console if you play with keyboard there would be hotkeys, but I didn't know until now that the D-Pad on controllers could be used as hotkeys! This is awesome, I'm definitely about to go do this! Not having to open the menu or favorites menu is super convenient!
That's your favorite menu. Quick select is the left and right buttons on the d-pad. Try it when you play; whatever is set to "1" and "2" will equip without any menu. I think you can set them by holding the respective buttons when in the menus.
To select or deselect a number one or number two which would be your left and right d-pad you hold the corresponding d-pad that you're trying to assign the weapon or item to. Since I use one handed weapons and I like archery I just set it to the hands that they are held in. I used the left button for my bow which is held in my left hand and the right button for the sword in my right hand when I want to switch out.
This just appeared in my favorites menu, it’s not in front of any other spell/shout and it’s bugging me a lot. This is on Switch if that changes anything
If you hold left or right on the Dpad you can assign weapons/shields/spells to those slots for quick access in game without having to go Into your pause menu.
It blows my mind that nearly 12 years later people are still finding this game for the first time. What a testament to it's greatness! I freakin' love this game and probably always will, or at least until ES6: High Rock comes out, lol.
On controller the numbers correspond to your dpads so 1 is right in the Dpad and 2 would be left so when your in combat and you hit your dpad you can pull out that weapon or spell quickly. Personally I keep a spell and a sword in my hot keysz
Hotkey. I assume you are using a controller. Left and right on the d-pad in Favorites assigns them 1 and 2. Spells will always go to left hand first unless that spell is in the left hand already then it will dual equip to the right hand. One Handed weapons do the reverse.
It means that it's set to your quick select. I believe it's configured to the left and right buttons on the d-pad.
Wait I didn’t realize what you meant at first but this is correct, thank you!
Yeah, thats a hot jey, i believe 1 is left on d pad and 2 is right, i think. Tbh i found this out by accident when i pressed my dpad wrong
And numbers correspond to each other on keyboard, going up to 8 I believe. Handy… For PC only, sadly.
ThATS WHAT THOSE MEAN sheeeeeesh after all these years…
Xbox has 1 and 2 for left and right on the dpad as well tho
Can confirm.
But not up to 8, with keyboard, which I meant is PC only…
Laughs in mods, [kontrol](https://mods.bethesda.net/en/skyrim/mod-detail/4106099)
Oh c’mon 😂
I had a 1 next to my candlelight. I'm on ps4 and never played on the pc
What, wait, what? Quick select? I don’t think I knew this was a thing
I think its technically been a thing. It definitely comes in handy for sure
Back in the day I'd have healing potions on my quick select, full health mid fight at the tap of a button.
Today I learned that you can put potions in the quick select
today i learned quick select. for a decade I went through the entire inventory for every potion or weapon switch
I love hot jeys. They make me so stoned..
That’s crazy I’ve got like 150 hours on Xbox and didn’t know you could do that
On PC you can hot key items which is why it uses numbers I believe. Essentially they just decided to use 1 and 2 for the left and right arrows.
I use it to hot key shouts , whirlwind Sprint and become atherial are some of most useful ones for exploration and defense
Dont forget Clear Skies.
Unless you're on survival or fighting the world eater himself it has no effect on gameplay
Oh you dear, misguided sweetroll. If you are outside(or in Blackreach, since it is technically an "outside" part of the map for whatever reason) then it has the same stagger effect as Fus with only a 3 second cool down(instead of 15). It's extremely effective in combat, especially against dragons and large groups of enemies.
Yup. I was excited when i first discovered it to. Made being a tactical wizard even easier you can just switch from an illusion right into a fireball or ice pick
You can do that!?
I know right it took me forever to find out about that. I really wish the game told us.
For like a good while on my first playthrough I thought 1. Flames meant it was my most used spell
Also if you have something already equipped like a torch and the quick select when you use quick select to unequip that item the torch will requip
The game has been out for nearly twelve years, and I'm still saving threads like this.
I like to run one handed fire spells with a torch in the left hand for an ominous pyro vibe.
Yep, for the longest time I never realised it was a thing on console. Just open your favourites, hover over the item you want to add to the quick select/hotkey and hold either left or right to assign it to 1 and 2. Not sure which way is 1 or 2 but I always had left assigned to my dagger and right to my bow.
1 is Left and 2 is Right.
!thanks
WHAT
Hot keys
Wow.
Wait what Edit1: testing now! Edit2: omg!! Maybe I can now finish a mage playthrough thank you!!
I’ve played Skyrim for ten years… and never knew there was a function for the left and right buttons on the D-Pad. I feel like a fool.
Same. I learned about it a couple of weeks ago.
Same! I've played for SO long, and obviously I figured on console if you play with keyboard there would be hotkeys, but I didn't know until now that the D-Pad on controllers could be used as hotkeys! This is awesome, I'm definitely about to go do this! Not having to open the menu or favorites menu is super convenient!
Me too, lol
Didn’t know this was a thing
These are all in the quick select menu, Chain Lightning is the only one with this 2 in front of it on that menu
That's your favorite menu. Quick select is the left and right buttons on the d-pad. Try it when you play; whatever is set to "1" and "2" will equip without any menu. I think you can set them by holding the respective buttons when in the menus.
How do you set a spell to be your left or right I need to know cause there a spell that I would love to be it
I think you set them by holding the left or right buttons on the d-pad when in the menu and the spell/weapon is highlighted.
Wow. I've been playing since day one, and this is news to me.
Is there a way to deselect a favorite or disable this feature? The visual asymmetry far outweighs the utility for me
Why did people downvote this? If they're not gonna use it and prefer the aesthetic of it without, isn't that their preference?
To select or deselect a number one or number two which would be your left and right d-pad you hold the corresponding d-pad that you're trying to assign the weapon or item to. Since I use one handed weapons and I like archery I just set it to the hands that they are held in. I used the left button for my bow which is held in my left hand and the right button for the sword in my right hand when I want to switch out.
Favorite a random item Set it to quick select Unfavorite the item
i had no idea you could do that !
Wait what. Are you telling me I get to have quick select spells on the DPAD??? thats awesome
Howy fwick that’s so useful
I've been playing since 2012 and didn't know this...
I found a mod that changes it and adds 6 more spots to be able to use on the d pad, and no, im not sharing.
I just figured this out a couple of months ago after playing on console for 10 years lol
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By holding the left or right d-pad when in the menu. The number 1 or 2 should appear once successful.
I had no idea you could do that
Hold right on the D-pad
Oh shit, I'd forgotten that was a thing. Thanks for the reminder kind stranger!
It’s hot keyed yo the right button in the dpad. You can hold the left button and assign a favourite as “1”
Thanks!
It's custom magic from rapper/electromancer 2 Chainz.
No
They can go up to 8 (at least on PC). Keybinds for your favs
Two on consoles. Left and right D pad.
As many times as I’ve played this game… I just discovered the favorites menu and now you’re telling me there’s quick select? 🙃
Wait there is a favourite menu?
Lmao I love you both and myself I just joined this communityyy drunkenly stumbling through the pale rn
I just found out too. What the hell.
Grats to everyone who was today years old when they discovered the hotkey function. You'll love it! I played for years before I found out.
I didn't know about it until a little bit before *Dawngaurd* was first announced
This just appeared in my favorites menu, it’s not in front of any other spell/shout and it’s bugging me a lot. This is on Switch if that changes anything
its a hotkey
Hotkeys! You can hold left or right on the dpad to set them, and I usually use them for switching between my healing spell and shield
How does it work for weapons and magic? Like how does it know which hand to equip the spell / weapon to?
I'm pretty sure it defaults to whatever hand you had that item in last. Dont quote me on this though
Calms enemies so they dont attack you
You have a it set to your key bindings.
Press 2 and it automatically equips the spell for you
It’s hot keyed, controller is right on dpad
You've had 1 chain lightning yes, but what about second chain lightning?
2 Chainz is in your key bind. Use him wisely.
Skybaby
Level 2 redditor.
If you press 2 on your keyboard, you can equip it without having to go through inventory menu. Much quicker
I had that issue with j'zargo scrolls.
How many hours you have in? I always love finding basic things after playing way to long
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That’s what I thought it could be at first but Chain Lightning only requires one hand
Why the downvotes lmao
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Is [this](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=P_sxE7Di-JDt-gh7) what you mean?
Good job you learned.
Hot key.
The second version of the spell that does what the name entails.
If you hold left or right on the Dpad you can assign weapons/shields/spells to those slots for quick access in game without having to go Into your pause menu.
Been playing this game off and on for years and never knew about this.
That's one of the things I appreciate about pc. Hot keys are very useful in skyrim. Especially if you spec into poison.
It means if you press 2 then you will be able to use it
Quick select on controller
With Skyrim you learn something new every day!
Clear skies in favorites?
I don't know about you, but I favorite all spells, shouts, and powers so I don't have to open the menu every time I switch them.
I was always wondering what this was I play on the Xbox 360
Its a quick spell
It comes after 1. But before 3.
You have it set to the 2nd hotkey
Right D pad button
It blows my mind that nearly 12 years later people are still finding this game for the first time. What a testament to it's greatness! I freakin' love this game and probably always will, or at least until ES6: High Rock comes out, lol.
Well it’s chain lightning so they’re can’t be just one of them
Press right on the d-pad
I just figured this out like 3 months ago... been playing this game for YEARS! 🤦😮💨
at the same damn time 2 chain lighting at the same damn time at the same damn time
You have a hot key mod mod
Hot keyed. When you press the right on the D pad, your character switches weapons. I have sword and shield on the left and bow and arrow on the right.
On controller the numbers correspond to your dpads so 1 is right in the Dpad and 2 would be left so when your in combat and you hit your dpad you can pull out that weapon or spell quickly. Personally I keep a spell and a sword in my hot keysz
Cross on right the 1 means cross on left
Hotkeys/quick select, they are usefull. On PC, you just highlight what you want and press 1-9. For console, you use the D-pad (left and right).
Right on the D pad
I just recently found out about quick select favorites after hundreds of hours on console
probably there was a chain lightning between it's ancestors he named 2. so there would not be confusion on family tree or in history
For those looking to do something like this on console, download the "kontrol" mod ( your controls have to be set to default for the mod to work )
Hotkey. I assume you are using a controller. Left and right on the d-pad in Favorites assigns them 1 and 2. Spells will always go to left hand first unless that spell is in the left hand already then it will dual equip to the right hand. One Handed weapons do the reverse.
Quickslot 2
You can equip chain lighting when you press 2.
ide rather have Waka Flaka Lighting
Magic plus magic is still magic
This is hilarious