The hugely anticipated Sons of the Forest early access is now out and available to play, and the unfortunate news is that there is no way to hotkey weapons although you can use your backpack to quickswap items.
Sons of the Forest is only out in early access format on Steam. Developer Endnight Games has suggested it could come to PS5 and Xbox in the future, and the Steam overview suggests EA will last between six-to-eight months meaning the full release should arrive sometime between August and October.
There’s lots of tools and materials you will gather to survive the island infested with cannibals and monsters, and one of the things you must learn is how to quickswap items.
Can you hotkey weapons in Sons of the Forest?
Unfortunately, there is no way to hotkey weapons and items in Sons of the Forest.
This means you cannot attribute your axe, for instance, to a specific key. This is a tad frustrating as the ability to run away from monsters and seamlessly pull out your axe by pressing 1 on your keyboard would be fantastic.
However, although there is no way to hotkey weapons, you can use quick slots with your backpack to quick select items. This isn’t the perfect solution, but it is much quicker than pulling your inventory out only to get bludgeoned or eaten alive.
How to use backpack quick select
Press I or hold I to use your backpack in Sons of the Forest.
Holding I will bring your backpack up in front of your face. Anything you see on the back of your bag is essentially your quick slots that you can quickly select to use.
Pressing I will result in your character falling to their knees and opening their entire inventory. This is something you definitely do not want to do when pursued by monsters.
In order to change what’s available on your backpack, press I to open your inventory. Once you’ve done that, highlight and select the backpack which will have the prompt ‘add items’.
Now you can select weapons and items to add to your bag. Not everything can be added to quick slots, and there is a limited amount.
Sons of the Forest is now out on Steam, and the developer has suggested it could come to PlayStation and Xbox in the future. It is a sequel to The Forest and some of its many changes include a 4x bigger open-world as well as changing seasons.
Although only available in early access format, there is multiplayer with as many as eight players allowed in one session.
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