Hatchet over knife

[swissheart]

I don't believe this is a bug but please fix it, anyway. 

I crafted a Bear Skin Bedroll and it wasn't until after I was done that I realized that the game automatically chose the worst tool for the job. I had an improvised knife and an improvised hatched in my inventory and I didn't see that the knife works 10 hours faster until I didn't have the hatchet anymore. In fact, everything is crafted faster with the improvised knife but I cannot use it until I remove the improvised hatchet from my inventory first. 

I really wish we could choose the tool in the crafting menu instead of always dropping items on the ground and see what else works and in what time. 

[hauteecolerider]

You should always have the option to change the tool in the crafting menu. Did you not have the arrows (look like these < >) on either side of the "hatchet" in the menu? That gives you the option to click through to the best tool possible. Easy thing to miss, I know! It took me two weeks of playing the game until I realized this!

TLD is deceptively simple, but there's a lot of stuff going on . . . 

[cekivi]

Look for the tool switch arrows the next time you try and complete a task with tool options (e.g. harvesting a carcass you can switch between knife, hatchet and hands). If you don't see them than you are experiencing a bug.

[swissheart]

Switching the tool during harvesting has never been a problem but I really can't switch the tool during crafting on a work bench. I don't have arrows ( < and > ) there. Is that not normal?
 

[swissheart]

[selfless]

This is broken, yes.  Good catch.  I so seldom travel with more than one tool at a time now that I never noticed.  Selection arrows on the crafting page would be a great solution.

BTW, arrows should still be craftable at the workbench and are the last item available on the list.  Arrowheads are not craftable on workbenches; you must find the Forge for that.

[swissheart]

I wouldn't have an improvised hatchet if I didn't  : P 

[cekivi]

@swissheart Based on your screenshot that is definitely a glitch. You can normally choose the appropriate tool when crafting items. You should submit a bug report, include the screenshot and link to this forum.

[swissheart]

I had no idea :] I ve had this game for over a year and that option never worked for me so I thought it wasn't there. The funny thing is, I meant to post this in bugs.. 

Thanks 

[cekivi]

No problem

Hopefully it's something simple and not a problem with the improvised tools as a whole.