How do you organize your hotbar?

TheSandboxGamer

TheSandboxGamer

Terrarian
How do you organize your hotbar? Here's my way of doing it:

1-I'm not sure how to describe what I put here. It's a weapon that I like, but is maybe not particularly powerful.
2-Pickaxe or drill.
3-Axe or Hamaxe.
4-This tends to be my most powerful weapon (e.g. SDMG for a ranger or Last Prism for a mage.
5-This slot usually holds another weapon that is not particularly powerful, but has a useful ability (homing, piercing blocks, etc.)
6-Torches. Even on an endgame character, I tend to keep them here.
7-This slot and the number 8 slot hold my secondary and tertiary weapons. They're the weapons I switch to if my primary weapon isn't doing the job, or isn't long-range enough.
8-See above,
9-This tends to be a backup or support weapon. If I'm playing all-classes, it will be a summon weapon - otherwise, it's a weapon that's useful in a sticky situation.
0-Recall potions, Magic Mirror, or the Cell Phone.
 
1. Melee weapons (sword)
2. Pickaxe, I don't use drills.
3. Axe or Hamaxe
4. Flails/Items that deal area damage
5. Summoning Weapon
6. Healing Potions
7. Empty for random items.
8. Empty for random items
9. Bows/Repeaters
10. Magical Weapons
 
1 - main weapon
2 - pickaxe
3 - axe/hamaxe
4 - hammer/another weapon
5 - another weapon
6 - healing potions
7 - torches
8 - wood platforms/wood/dirt/stone
9 - depends on what I need at the time; might be another building block, might be bombs, might be paintbrush or wrench
0 - magic mirror or equivalent
 
I usually have this pattern overall.

Slot 1 - Sword/Scythe/Solar Eruption.

I'll typically have my strongest weapon in this slot that is either a Sword or a Scythe. And if I'm in the Endgame. I just have the Solar Eruption unless I get a Meowmere/Star Wrath.

Slots 2-6 - Any weapons.

These slots are wild overall, where I'll use the weapons that are good for me at the time, and are usually of mixed kinds of weapons.

Slot 7 - Utility, summoning weapon.

Sort of wild. I'll use it for anything I need in the moment usually.

Slot 8 - Money Trough/Rod of Discord/Fishing

Will usually change out items here depending on needs.

Slots 9 and 0 - Anything

Usually will have the building block material I'm using at the time. My Mirror/Cell Phone goes here when I need it, and will use these slots 1st when I need to build things.

I shift click to use all my tools such as my Pickaxe/Axe, so I do not have any tools in my hotbar.
 
First 3 slot is weapons, last 2 slot is pickaxe/axe/hammer

All other slots are for randos depending on what I'm doing.
 
1: Melee
2: Anything with Ranged
3: Pickaxe
4: Hammer/Hamaxe
5: Misc weapon
6: Misc weapon
7: Misc weapon
8: Misc weapon
9: Misc weapon or block
0: Fishing Rod

As for inventory's second row, because I divide the hotbar in 2 parts:
(The part behind the ':' describes how I use it, instead of the hotbar itself.)
1: Piggy bank: use from inventory
2: Torch: Shift
3: Axe: Shift
4: Usually Hammer: shift.
5: Magic Mirror/CellPhone: Use from Inventory
6: Torch/Glowsticks: Shift
7: Summon Staff: Use from Inventory
8: Heal Potion: H
9: Heal Potion: H
10: Bait: Fishing Rod ammo

Yes, My magic Mirror is in the inventory, The infrequent use that I make doesn't make it worth filling a hotbar slot. I'm not fleeing from battles that easily.
 
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1: Complementary weapon
2: Main weapon
3: Complementary weapon
4: Strongest sword I have
5: Torches
6: Magic mirror
7-10: ???
 
1: Melee (regardless of class)
2: Pickaxe
3: Hammer
4-9: Weapons and/or random stuff I need at the time
10: Magic Mirror
 
I’m pretty picky with my layout depending on what I’m doing. Most of the time it’s like this-

1. Magic Weapon
2. Magic Weapon
3. Picaxe
4. Axe
5-0- Other necessary stuff depending on the situation, usually mana potions, cell phone or blocks.
 
1 - Melee Weapon
2 - Secondary Weapon
3 - Pickaxe
4 - Hamaxe
5 - Other Random Weapon
6 - Bug Net
7 - Probably some random piece of dirt that I picked up and never noticed
8 - Rod of Discord
9 - Money Trough
0 - Magic Mirror
 
I'm on my phone, so I only have 5 slots.
1- Terra Blade
2- Horn o Plenty
3- Magic Mirror
4- Chlorophyte Drill
5- Whatever I'm using, such as blocks or a chainsaw
 
  1. Mining tool
  2. Hammer/Axe (normally Axe)
  3. Melee weapon, normally sword.
  4. Ranged weapon, usually a gun.
  5. Summon staff
  6. Tiles
  7. Tiles
  8. Walls
  9. Wrench
  10. Misc item, normally not Magic Mirror related.
....I've had some bad memories with the Wall of Flesh and that.
 
1 - Primary damage dealer or secondary weapon if using a hybrid (melee weapon if I have magic)
2 - Pickaxe / Drax / Shroomiteclaw / Picksaw
3 - Hammer (or Axe if a non-axe Pickaxe is in 2)
4-7 - Secondary damage dealers or primary weapons if using a hybrid, usually the guns, magics or summon tools -- or navigational tools if early game
8 - Fishing rod, or bug net, or build item, or turret summon, or rope if not rocket boots -- or fifth pick from above if neither of these
9 - Hammer, if Axe is present in 3, or the Hamaxe if Pwnhammer is obtained (which takes up 3)
0 - Mirror / Cellphone, or Potion of Recall if neither

(build item is one of these: dirt, brick, grand design, wire cutters, endless water bucket, super-absorbent sponge, buckets, platforms. I'll use 5-8 if I need multiple build items such as fireplaces, custom torches, etc.)
 
1. Sword
2. Pick
3. Ranged weapon
4. Can't remember
5. Magic weapon (usually last prism)
6. Summon (if I have one)
7.-0. Random weapons
 
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[1] Main weapon
[2] Second weapon
[3] Mining tool
[9] Rod of Discord/Portal Gun
[10] Magic Mirror/Cell phone/Piggy bank summoning thingy
 
1. Weapon 1
2. Weapon 2
3. Pickaxe
4. Hammer/Axe
5. Weapon 3
6. Some Tools (Binoculars)
7. Summoning Weapon
8. Summoning Weapon
9. Piggy bank
10. Magic Mirror/Cell phone
 
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