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Arynoth

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I'm not sure if anyone else has brought this up, but it seems that the quickslots when switch between characters, or whenever I log on will always start in the unlocked position. How come there has been no fix to allow the quickslots to remain locked if you log off when them locked?
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Dragonjin

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You do know there is an option to do that in preferences right?

 

Preference > User Interface > Quickbars > Lock Quickslots

 

You probably just didn't check it so that it will auto lock all the time.

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Karquile

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I am unable to reproduce this behavior on the Public Test Server. The "GUI_QuickslotLockState" variable seems to be written to the HE600_(playername)_PlayerGUIState.ini settings file immediately, both when you change the Lock Quickslots checkbox in Preferences and when you toggle Quickslot Lock using a keybind.
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Arynoth

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You do know there is an option to do that in preferences right?

 

Preference > User Interface > Quickbars > Lock Quickslots

 

You probably just didn't check it so that it will auto lock all the time.

 

Yeah I know, I have that enabled and it still does it to me for whatever reason. Maybe its not writing the variable state properly for me, or I'm just SOL when it comes to this.

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Hmm I don't seem to have that issue that you are having with the quickslot. Only thing I can recommend you to do if you want to try it or not. Do a repair on your game files, but before you repair back-up your game folder to another destination on your computer. That way if you do the repair depending on the amount of time it takes. You can always replace the folder back and continue to play while still dealing with the quickslot problem.
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Fan_Atic

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I have the same issue it seems to be related to "zoning" or a load screen for me. I've never had it happen outside of that type of scenario. It's annoying as hell because I click stims, adrenals, stances, and relics. Having them get dragged around or off my bar in a fight is infuriating.

 

Been happening for me since day 1 prerelease and across my 4 different workstations/laptops. Everything is checked properly in my settings as well.

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I have been logging out and in, zoning and switching characters like mad, and I can't make this happen. Can you describe a simple sequence that makes it happen?

 

I am having the same issue as the OP. As soon as I log in on any character and during some random times, I encounter this issue. There is no keybind or special trigger that I can reproduce. It bothers me most in PvP since it seems to happen most when I zone in and while fighting.

 

BTW, this happens during the live version.

 

Thanks for your time and effort.

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Arynoth

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I don't think its something that is 100% repeatable is the problem. I think it effects some people but not others. I have repaired and even installed the game again. It's almost as if whatever file the lock quickbars command isn't being saved/updated.
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Karquile

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The .ini files that control client behavior are kept in

 

{
username
}\AppData\Local\SWTOR\swtor\settings

or for the PTS, in

{
username
}\AppData\Local\SWTOR\publictest\settings

and the file of interest for QuickSlots is

he{
servernumber
}_{
charname
}_PlayerGUIState.ini

 

so for example, if you have a character named Rollo on Rubat Crystal (server 1039), your file would be he1039_Rollo_PlayerGUIState.ini . The PTS seems to be server HE600 so a character named Herbert on PTS would have file HE600_Herbert_PlayerGUIState.ini .

 

Now in these files, and I don't know if this is related to the problem, only NON-default values seem to be written. The variable that controls locking the Quickslots is GUI_QuickslotLockState. If you check the "Lock Quickslots" box in Preferences, your PlayerGUIState.ini file (for just that character) will have a line added saying

GUI_QuickslotLockState = true

but if you leave the box unchecked, or if you uncheck it later, there won't be an "= false" line changed in the .ini file - the GUI_QuickslotLockState = line is removed completely. Is this more error prone? Possibly.

 

The .ini file changes are made immediately when you set Preferences in-game - it doesn't wait until you exit the game client or anything - so one thing I would do, when this hard to reproduce bug appears and your quickslots get mysteriously unlocked, is look at your PlayerGUIState.ini file right away. (You can open it with Notepad, just don't change or save it.) Is there still a GUI_QuickslotLockState = true line in the file, even though your slots are unlocked? If so, we have an in-game corruption issue, where a variable is getting wiped outside of "normal channels." If not, if the GUI_QuickslotLockState line is gone, then we have a different problem, where a Preferences setting is being "legally" changed but the player didn't ask for it.

 

That's all I can offer. I will keep trying to make it happen.

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Moonfeather

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Hi,

 

I have exactly this issue as well. It occurs when 'zoning'. The quicklsots become unlocked. This can be when entering and exiting a Warzone or coming off a spaceship. It happens 100% of the time. I also have the Mission Tracker and Tutorial Windows toggled 'off' but when zoning they reappear on, this also happens every single time. Annoying as hell.

 

I can confirm the following line "GUI_QuickslotLockState = true" is present in PlayerGUIState.ini even when slots are 'unlocked'.

 

Regards

 

Edit: I just tried toggling Quickslot lock on and off and the line "GUI_QuickslotLockState = false" certainly does appear contrary to your advice.

Also the line "GUI_TutorialFrameVisible = " toggles from 'True' to "False' as well.

 

Edit 2: another observation which is probably related, i have companion's expanded toolbar selected as 'Left Quickslot" but after a logoff it returns to "Bottom Center".

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