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Equip Mode and Repeated Tool Use

Last checked: · UPDATE 049

Direct answer

Equip Mode in UPDATE 049 lets eligible selected tools act on multiple items without repeatedly retrieving the tool. Only owned items can be equipped. The Toolbox adds keys 1–9 for its corresponding stored tools, including blue and red labelers.

Use ownership and target compatibility checks

Purchase the tool before testing its equip behavior and choose a target the tool actually supports. A vendor's unowned object is not a valid test. Equip Mode reduces repeated selection; it does not waive the tool's remaining uses or the target's requirements.

Toolbox hotkeys1–9 correspond to stored tool positions
OwnershipOnly owned items equip

Distinguish focus from a missing feature

If a shortcut does nothing, inspect whether another panel has focus and whether the expected tool occupies that position. The Toolbox is documented at Dr. Jackson after day 14; the note does not provide an exact hour or a guaranteed price. Keep ordinary multi-selection and tool equipping separate when reporting a failure.

Related guides and records

Sources and verification

Official statements and dated reports are not direct play-session verification. Full-release mechanics remain separately gated.