Im trying to play a character using a 2 hander, a sword, dagger, bow, and destruction magic. Alot I know...

Ive got it set up pretty good with the favorites menu and the hotkeys but I have one HUGE problem.

work with me here

1. is my 2hander
2. is my sword
3. is my dagger
4. is my bow
5. is my flame spell

ok so...with R being the "ready/sheathe" button when i press 1, then R...my 2hander comes out and i can block with it.

but when I press, 2, 5, R. To switch to, and then draw out my sword and flame I have a problem....the problem is this...

after casting some flame spells....when i need to block

how do you at this point "sheath" the Left hand flame spell, so that you can block with your sword?

Cause what Ive encountered is that R will sheath both the sword and spell, and that then pressing 2, then R, still brings out both my spell and sword. leaving me with no real way to sheath my spell hand to be able to block with my one hander or dagger when i want to. Any way to fix this?

Its a big detriment to the way I had wanted to play. any help would be useful thanks

Don't know the answer but I sure hope someone does because I've been pulling my hair out with frustration with same problem. :banghead:

And welcome to the forum!!

I think you'll have to Favorite your single-handed weapon, then select it as both and in the Favorites menu. I think with the hotkey, single-hand weapons are automatically set to the right hand alone unless you're dual-wielding. Or, try this: hit the 5 key again to deselect the spell, just like you'd select the item in a menu once to wield it, then again to unwield it. Maybe that way you'll be set to using both hands on the single-handed weapon. Never tried it though.

As far as I know there is no way to put a spell away without replacing it with something else or opening favorites. So your options would be to switch to the 2H to block or open up favorites and put the spell away.

It's a pretty crappy system.

"So your options would be to switch to the 2H to block or open up favorites and put the spell away"

Ya...i know i can do that, and someone else suggested I bind a shield to a number key to replace the left hand feature. But i just wished there was a way to do it without those less than seemless methods.

Cause for roleplay purposes I dont want to use a shield. I just wanted to be a user of blades , bows, and fire magic.

You'd think that by hotkeying a spell to a number like (3) pressing 3 would sheath and unsheath the ability itself, eleminating the need for the R button. but I guess not. Someone at Bethesda needs to come up with some kind of patch we're we can modify the games controls easily to more fluidly deal with combat to our personal liking in my opinion.

Any other tips or workarounds would be appreciated. Wouldnt mind some developer comment on the matter either but i dont know where to go to ask or petition for an answer from the devs.

has anyone been able to find a mod that would fix this problem yet?

Anyone yet found a mod to fix this? or a workaround?