Placing items instead of dropping them

kal3l · Post by **kal3l** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:53 pm

I bought a house with furnishings, how do I place items on tables and in display case? I tried dropping and they just fall to floor beside the furniture I want it on.

Another reason I ask this is in some quests u might have to replace food or drinks, so how do i place them thx.

Siberys · Post by **Siberys** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:02 pm

It's actually kind of impossible to place items per say. Display cases and armoires and such you can, but for things like bookshelves and tables and stuff, it's impossible unless you're good at actually placing them by hand.

And as for quests, any of the quests that require you to replace objects on a person, that's just plane sneaking.

DARK SAGE · Post by **DARK SAGE** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:01 am

Couldnt you use the telekinesis spell to place stuff? Thats what I do. Or you could use the "Z" key on pc to hold stuff and place them anywhere.

kal3l · Post by **kal3l** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:27 am

I'm a level 6 Nord Warrior so I dont have that spell and I'm playing on xbox 360 so there arent keys to hold down and I cant seem to find a way to hold and put down on here.

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:33 am

The z key doesn't allow you to place items with the exact 3 coordinates as the Morrowind engine allowed. At best, you get something on a shelf, more or less, and if you're lucky, nothing else bounces off, even if the two seem to be in no way touching.

Telekenesis, if I recall correctly, does the exact same thing. The only way to place something perfectly, just as you want it, is by using the construction set.

Belthan · Post by **Belthan** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:40 am

Pretty sure LB on the 360 will let you move an item and drop it in more or less the place you want. It takes a little practice and a lot of patience to place items with precision, but if you just want to put a sword in a display case, for example, it's not too hard. On the other hand, if you want to place a dozen books side-by-side on a bookshelf, be prepared to spend some time and save often. If you're in run mode, turn it off or you'll send stuff flying everywhich way when you try to place it. You can use sneak mode to slow down even more to get better accuracy.

Oh yeah, the physics engine is in play when you place stuff, so it does make a difference where you grab it and from what angle (e.g. grab a sword by the hilt to put it in a rack, but close to its center of gravity to put it in a display case).

And finally, as Fable implied, there are some shelves and other surfaces with invisible "holes" and "bumps" that make it almost impossible to put anything on them and have it stay put.

As an aside, this can also be used in a limited way to "carry" more loot than your encumberance will allow. Say you've looted an enemy in the bottom of a cave but that sweet crystalline cuirass puts you over the limit. Drop it and you can drag it closer to the exit with z or LB to save yourself the walk when you come back for it.