Game Mechanics Paint as Ammo

[Qw2]

Paint Buckets can't go in your ammo slots? Huh?

If I'm painting something big, why can't I easily switch between paints?
I mean, yeah, it isn't used by a ranged weapon, but neither is wire.

I see no reason for this not to be added.
Surprised my search turned up nothing.

 

[GoldenTerrabyte]

Not only that, but seriously why doesn't smart cursor paint?!

 

[Qw2]

Smart cursor doesn't paint?
I never knew that :c

We should tell Cenx to go look back at painting, it's missing a few features.

 

[Nobody Important]

I COMPLETELY misunderstood it for a while, I thought you were talking about guns and paint (tactical shotgun)

This seems like a decent enough idea.

 

[sodapone🌳]

I dunno why, but I thought of Splatoon when I read that title.

But yeah, makes sense and would be good for managing space. Have a seal of approval.

 

[ManaUser]

I don't find switching paint colors particularly inconvenient. You just make sure the one you want is topmost (or leftmost) in your inventory, which is pretty much exactly how the ammo slots work. But I don't really do that much painting, so perhaps it wears on you after a while. Still, unless this was combined with some kind of hotkey ammo cycling option (as has been suggested elsewhere) this would only make things a little bit easier.