# Stuff keep getting the same key

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [May 28, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495 "2013-05-28T18:41:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Mate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mate/32/73_2.png) [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/1 "2013-05-28T18:41:43Z")

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Help, it’s really frustrating.

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**Author:** ![Zaweri\_Runewright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5e9695/32.png) [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/2 "2013-05-28T19:12:22Z")

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He means that he for example gets the (S) key for two different items. I know because i am in Skype with him.

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**Author:** ![PiotraperPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PiotraperPL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PiotraperPL)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/3 "2013-05-28T19:49:48Z")

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Use “=” to assign new keys for those items.

I think there is no other solution at this moment.

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**Author:** ![Toombs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@Toombs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Toombs)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/4 "2013-05-28T20:28:09Z")

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Using “=” to re-assign items doesnt help in any way…at least not me, since all you do is assign the currently multi-assigned items to the same key all over.  
What helped me deal with the double-assigns is just dropping all affected items via multidrop and then picking them up again.

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**Author:** ![Weyrling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@Weyrling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weyrling)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/5 "2013-05-28T23:14:34Z")

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[quote=“Toombs, post:4, topic:1495”]Using “=” to re-assign items doesnt help in any way…at least not me, since all you do is assign the currently multi-assigned items to the same key all over.  
What helped me deal with the double-assigns is just dropping all affected items via multidrop and then picking them up again.[/quote]  
If I try to drop, use, or reassign a key that has multiple items assigned I get a crash.  
I fix the problem by Saving and Loading, which re-assigns one of them so they’re all unique again.

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**Author:** ![halberdsturgeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/6 "2013-05-28T23:27:03Z")

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I’m experiencing this problem frequently as well. I didn’t ever notice it happening in the previous build. I also thought that the game was removing items from my inventory temporarily when they being separated from a stack, but it looks like it just temporarily moves them into the ‘other’ category - it seems as though something in this step is failing to properly assign a unique letter to the new item. This thread should probably go into the bugs subforum.

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**Author:** ![Accursed91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/accursed91/32/71_2.png) [@Accursed91](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Accursed91)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/7 "2013-05-29T08:29:00Z")

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I haven’t experienced this problem, but what i have noticed is that i rarely get items assigned to normal keys like “a” or “b”, instead my items keeps getting assigned to “@”, “&” and this stupid inverted slash key i have yet to figure out how to make. x(

Also i keep noticing that sometimes when i have used an drink item it goes to the “other” category, like halberdsturgeon said.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/8 "2013-05-29T08:38:05Z")

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> [@Accursed91](#):
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> and this stupid inverted slash key i have yet to figure out how to make. x(

Backslashes '' on Qwerty keyboards are usually on the right-hand side of your keyboard above the enter/return key. If you are talking about accent marks ` then they are usually on the top left of the keyboard above TAB and share a key with ‘~’.

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**Author:** ![prytoclasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@prytoclasm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/prytoclasm)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/9 "2013-05-29T11:20:39Z")

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Put all the stuff you never use frequently on keys like {[]}~^ … and those you keep in inventory regularly to those you want. Anything else can be a bit annoying by times, but hey, it’s key-controlled not menu-scrollbar. You get used to, sooner or later.

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**Author:** ![Accursed91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/accursed91/32/71_2.png) [@Accursed91](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Accursed91)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/10 "2013-05-29T14:51:27Z")

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[quote=“i2amroy, post:8, topic:1495”][/quote]  
Thanks man 🙂 now i can finally drop those stupid mushrooms that i have been carrying around! 😃

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**Author:** ![Mate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mate/32/73_2.png) [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/11 "2013-05-29T19:31:08Z")

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Sometimes it has different keys in the inventory and when I try to interact with something. Why not make it arrow controlled, like the “/” menu with different keys for different actions? It would be much quicker and easier to use.

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**Author:** ![Mate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mate/32/73_2.png) [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuff-keep-getting-the-same-key/1495/12 "2013-06-01T15:23:37Z")

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I accidentally 2 snorts of meth and I was sleeping for days. This bug is no joke.