In this guide, you will learn how to edit and lock the Hotbar while playing Baldur’s Gate 3.
The Hotbar serves as the player’s user interface (UI) and holds all their spells, abilities, and more. It helps to customize it to suit one’s particular playstyle. It can also be locked to prevent changing things in and out when in the middle of combat.
How to Edit Hotbar – Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
To edit the Hotbar and add items, spells, and other abilities to it, follow the below steps.
How to Add Abilities to Hotbar
If you want to add abilities to the Hotbar from a single character, simply click the Inventory button next to their icon, then click the Spellbook tab. Or, just press [K] on your keyboard (PC/Mac) to instantly open it / R2 (PlayStation 5) and select the option at the top of the menu.
If you want to add abilities to the Hotbar from various characters, open the Character Panel to view all Party Members. Click on the icon at the left side of the screen, or press the TAB key. Click on the Spellbook tab.
Once inside the Spellbook, you can begin clicking and dragging ability icons to add to the Hotbar. However, the Hotbar needs to be in an unlocked state in order to do so.
How to Remove Abilities from Hotbar
Spells, abilities, and items can be removed from the Hotbar by clicking and dragging the respective icon off of it. However, the Hotbar needs to be in an unlocked state in order to do so.
How to Lock Hotbar – Baldur’s Gate 3
To lock abilities into your Hotbar so they can no longer be dragged in/off, simply click the LOCK icon in the upper right-hand corner. When you hover the cursor over it, it will say “Toggle Hotbar Lock.”
If you need to go in later and swap out new abilities from the Hotbar, click the LOCK icon again in the upper right-hand corner to make the Hotbar editable.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a role-playing game developed by Larion Studios and released in 2023 for PC, macOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.