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Unable to use two items?

Morfedel
Morfedel Member Posts: 231
in General Discussions

So twice now I've noticed I couldnt use one item with a different one equipped. The first time this happened when I had a flash bang and a medkit. I went to heal someone, but I wasnt allowed to - instead it had me drop my flash bang before I could use the medkit - good thing the killer was on the other side of the map chasing someone else!

The second time was just now vs the Mastermind. I had one of his sprays, and a repair kit. I was sitting right next to the generator and it would NOT let me use the repair kit.

I thought it would select the correct item based on context - next to someone needing healing, use the medkit, otherwise, drop the flash bang! Nope. So then I went into key bindings thinking there would be two different item entries, but there isnt, at least none that I could find.

So is this a known issue, and is there a workaround?

Answers

  • AhoyWolf
    AhoyWolf Member Posts: 4,645
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/380769/unable-to-use-two-items

    That's a completely normal behaviour, limited items just have priority over the ones you bring into the trial, but there is a workaround, you can just press the drop item key (r by default) to drop the limited item and use your med-kit, toolbox, etc. and after you're done just pick it back up from the ground

  • Morfedel
    Morfedel Member Posts: 231

    I was actually wondering about that. Frustrating, but understandable. Honestly, I'd think it would make sense to give it some context to respond to, such as standing next to a generator. Oh well, thanks!

  • Maelstrom808
    Maelstrom808 Member Posts: 685

    It's a balancing thing imo. Before the patch you couldn't carry two at the same time at all. Choose one and unless you stash the other and come back to it, that's all you get. At least now you can fairly quickly drop one to use the other then grab it again when you are done. Seems pretty fair to me.