Inventory

Open your Inventory by left-clicking the “Inv” button on the left-hand menu, or by pressing I on your keyboard. In your Inventory you will find all the items you need to get you started; one or more weapons, a nano crystal or two, medical equipment, and assorted other equipment.

To examine an item, hold down the shift button and left-click the item. Read through the description to learn more about it.

As a voluntary test subject with Jobe Research you will also have a hologram recording and a Bracer of Jobe. This bracer has a very special effect which should be helpful later on.

Item quality

Many items appear in different qualities. Some, e.g. most weapons, have a name that suggests its general quality, but not all. All items, however, have a quality level (QL) listed in their description. The QL can vary from 1 to as high as 500, though most items have a limited quality range. Some even exist only at one specific quality.

An item’s quality indicates how well it performs compared to other items of the same type, but of different quality. Higher QL means a better item. Higher QL usually also means higher requirements to use the item, however, so while you might get your hands on a high-quality weapon, you might not be able to use it until later - much later.

Some items have QL listed as “Special”. This means the QL is hidden, and most likely the item comes only in one given quality.

All your starting items are QL 1. You’ll probably be looking for higher quality healing equipment and weapons when you’ve advanced to level five or so.

Equipping items

Items like clothing and armour, weapons, implants and many gadgets need to be worn to have effect or be used in combat. Open your Wear Window by left-clicking the “Wear” button on the left-hand menu. This window has three layers, each with many slots for holding equipment. To equip an item, left-click it in the Inventory to attach it to your mouse pointer, move it to the appropriate slot in the Wear Window, and left-click again. You can un-equip items in the same manner.

Many items can only be equipped in certain slots, and allow you to click anywhere in the Wear Window when equipping them. The item will locate the correct slot and insert itself there. Also, an item that has no effect when “used” (right-clicking it) will allow you to equip it by just right-clicking on the item.

Before you go into combat, make sure you have any weapons and armor you started out with equipped. If you chose to affiliate with omni-Tek or Clan, also equip your token board, though it won’t have any effect just yet. If you started in Jobe Research, remember to equip your bracer by putting it in the correct slot, as it has a “use” ability.

As an Adventurer you will start with two pistols and two swords. Adventurers are very adept at using two weapons of the same kind, and you can experiment with both dual pistols and dual swords. Equip the first weapon by right-clicking it, then pick up the other one and insert it into the other hand on the first layer of the Wear View. Also equip your Bracer of Jobe by moving it to the Wear Window. You can click it anywhere, and it’ll end up on your left wrist.

Items as shortcuts

Items can be added to your shortcut bar: left-click to pick up the item and left-click again on the wanted place on the shortcut bar. Activating an item shortcut (left-click it, or press the corresponding number key) performs a right-click on the item. This means items that can be “used” (e.g. medical equipment) will be used, and other items will be attempted equipped or de-equipped.

Only items in your Inventory or the Wear Window can be added to the shortcut bar. Items inside containers will not stay on the bar.

Starting in Shadowlands you should add the Bracer of Jobe to your shortcut bar. Activating the shortcut for it will then teleport you back to Scientist Drake Rodriguez.