Scooping Items

[Scott]

Think I might be dense - I took down a boss in the docks north of the first fort, but when I opened my inventory, the guy's drops weren't on the ground. How do I get them?

 

Thanks much.

[TriRodent]

There aren't any drops around bodies/after combat*.  There should be a chest/box/something you can click on nearby.  That's the only way to find loot in QW.  You'll have to make your gold by building up your forts rather than pawning slightly used weapons/armor (for the most part).  The typical Spiderweb Adventurer 'steal everything that's not nailed down' while in town is always an option too...

 

*on occasional outdoor encounters, after combat you'll get a popup that you got a few gold pieces from them

[Scott]

Thanks - thought it would work as previous games had.

[Randomizer]

Some enemy fighters will drop gold when you kill them and it flashes briefly on the screen when it happens. 

 

O'Niell's Manse has an archer dropping  a necklace that automatically converts to money with a message as it happens.

 

One outdoor nest in the Utak has a ring appearing in inventory when you get near it.

[Californian]

A related question: how do you get rid of stuff in your inventory? I have a spoiled health potion and I can't get rid of it. Thought I might be able to stow it in a random container but there appears to be no way to get the thing out of my inventory.

 

Anybody know how? Thanks!

[Randomizer]

Once you build an Alchemy shop in Fort Haven your potion will work fine. It will refill anytime you enter a fort or rest.

 

The only way to empty your inventory is to transfer items one by one to a container like the chest in your Fort Haven bedroom or sell them in a shop that buys items.

[Californian]

Another probably excessively stupid question: how do you cancel actions? If I start an action, but decide not to complete it, so far I haven't found a way to get out of it. The "escape" key doesn't work for that. Often there's only a green check mark at the bottom right, but no red cancel square. Help? Thanks!

[TriRodent]

Can you give an example of an 'action' that you're talking about?  Thinking about what I may have wanted to change, the escape key usually worked.

 

If you're talking about building buildings, I'm pretty sure that once you buy the shop, those resources are gone (startup costs).  You don't have to build the shop/can remove it, but you can't unbuy the initial costs

Edited September 13, 2019 by TriRodent
Edit: Also selling items, I don't think you can buy them back (most places) once they're sold (not near my laptop to check)

[Californian]

Choosing a ranged spell, then realizing that I wasn't close enough to the enemies for it to be at all effective. No way to cancel it that I can find, so far. Thanks!

[Randomizer]

1 minute ago, Californian said:

Choosing a ranged spell, then realizing that I wasn't close enough to the enemies for it to be at all effective. No way to cancel it that I can find, so far. Thanks!

Escape should cancel the action and sometimes typing "a" if you don't have letters appearing over the possible foes as targets.

[Californian]

Oopsies. I found my problem. My keyboard is getting really patchy, and it seems that my escape key isn't working. I'm imagining that might be the cause of my difficuilty. Knew I should have gone out and bought a new keyboard, but I wanted to play Queen's Wish!

[Snowwhite]

To clarify for me, sorry if this is dumb, but is there a way to drop items?

[Randomizer]

The easiest way so you can change your mind is to click on a container and transfer the items from your inventory to the container. If you drop them on the ground they are usually lost forever.