I do the same as you, but instead of using a backpack, i just put the
instruments in the hotkeys, and instead of the assist button i have the
sit/stand button for healing.
Corbulu level 12th bard (just made it :), Brusco's Boastful Bellow just
kicks ass.)
Bertoxxulous
>From: Douglas Bierbower <Bierbower@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: [eqbards] Juggling Instruments
>Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 10:49:07 -0500
>
>From: Douglas Bierbower <Bierbower@...>
>
>I have a bank of hotkeys set up as follows:
>
>Top Left = Melee slot one
>Top Right = Melee slot two
>Middle Left = an inventory slot (which will at any given time hold either a
>weapon or an instrument)
>Middle Right = an inventory slot (which will at any given time hold either
>a weapon or an instrument
>Bottom Left = an inventory slot containing a backpack which holds
>instruments and keys
>Bottom Right = an assist command hotkey.
>
>Changing from weapons to instruments is straightforward. Assuming both
>melee slots are filled with weapons, and that only one of the two middle
>slots have an instrument, then
>take weapon from Melee slot one and put it in Middle Left, then pick up
>instrument and put it in place of the weapon in melee slot two and put that
>weapon in the Middle Right
>slot. To change instruments--right click on backpack in the bottom left
>slot---backpack opens--change instruments. I think this is more or less
>how most bards are doing it. I
>learned about this from one of the nice folks on this list. I have never
>dropped an item using this method and I don't really see how I could. Good
>luck!
>
>Narcissus of Povar
>28 Songs--for the third time!
>
> > Message: 17
> > Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 22:59:45 -0500
> > From: Warren Wang <wwang@...>
> > Subject: Juggling instruments
> >
> > So how does everyone else manage to juggling instruments/weapons and
> > not drop something on the ground? I just lost a fine steel spear,
> > which I spent most of my bank account on (money isn't exactly prolific
> > at level 8). Tried to shout and see if someone would return it, but
> > alas to no avail. Yes I'm using the inventory-as-hotkey method. I
> > have no problem juggling 2-3 songs, but trying to switch instruments
> > is a serious PITA with the risk of dropping something.
> >
> > Warren, aka Erol of Cazic-Thule
>
>
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