I finally got skyrim - it's got all that fallout and oblivion vibe, it feels massive and I'm really impressed... even after several hours though I feel like I spend more time fighting the controls than I do the enemies; stuff getting equipped to the wrong hand or counter intuitively, finding i have no way to revert to my claws and so on. So, just wanted to see if anyone knows how to set this up - Am I being dumb or is this "how it is"?

(I'm seriously considering rolling a new character that doesn't require such complex key bindings and equipment at this rate >.<)


1. Shield + Spell: If I want to change my currently equipped spell, it always appears in my left hand and displaces my shields (I'm running shield + spell) instead of replacing the spell. Is there any way to force the quick key to send my spell to my right hand?

2. Shield + Unarmed: I have the khajiit racial and plan to take fists of steel too; but I can't find any quick key to UNEQUIP the spell in my right hand in order to revert to unarmed combat... how can I un-equip a spell via a hotkey (If i hit the spell key again I just switch out my shield for another spell).

3. Crafting staves: I was told on good authority by a guy with high smithing in the hints and cheats section that yes, you can craft blank staves - what work station do i need for that? (Not finding the option at smithing or enchanting workstations)


Sorry if I'm being derpy with these questions, can't seem to find the answer by trial and error or the help info

I can empathize, I gave up on using melee entirely because you can't bind combinations of spells/weapons/shield/empty hand and the way it currently automatically handles spell equipping is extremely awkward if you want a free hand.
Hopefully it gets modded or patched, the former sadly probably being the more likely.