Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Technical & Gameplay Problems Unable to throw/use from the backpack

Hello.

I always use backpacks and other containers to separate items by type. I store all projectiles and throwable items in a burlap sack and then drag the container to the hotbar. I open it during the fight and have access to the items I need to throw. Same works for scrolls, which I keep in one of the backpack types and also use from the hotbar.

After patch 9, both using scrolls from backpack (tested on chromatic orb) and throwing items from backpack doesn't work. Any attempt ends in a character just starting the throw animation and then - nothing.

Chromatic orb scroll is a separate case. You can only use this spell from the hotbar, because the spell itself has a sub-menu of different orb variants and it is designed only for the hotbar. Thus, casting this scroll from both backpack and inventory is impossible. I'll attach some footage below.

Here is me trying to throw a haste potion from the backpack:



Here is a sub-menu I was talking about. It only opens if you use the scroll directly from the hotbar. In any other case it doesn't work.

I tried to do the same, because there isn't enough visible slots on the hotbar. And I like to be organized.

I would understand people trying to make a case against it because of how handling weapons/equipment/items work with the pnp version. But in this case, I think we should be able to do this (again, not enough visible spaces on the hotbar, the tab system is not my cup of tea either).

So, +1 for me.

It was working in the previous patch, so there aren't much arguments against...

I agree. I was saying this because I think I've seen people complain, here and there, about how managing items in combat works. I hope it's not a "fix" in response to that.

I don't think it is an intentional nerf, may be just a bug like everything else so far. In Patch 8 there were bugs with certain items also not working while inside a backpack, yet others did such as shovels.

I got partially this bug.

I have been able to use scrolls from backpack /hotbar.
However, throw bottles is nort working 95 % of time from the inventory or hotbar's backpack.

Very frustrating in a strategic turn by turn combat game.

Scrolls (except Chromatic Orb), Ammo and Potions can be used from containers in the hotbar.

(Throwing) Weapons and some Vials I cant use from containers in my hotbar...