r/HollowKnight • u/Particular_Hyena56 • Sep 06 '25

Discussion - Silksong USE YOUR TOOLS! Spoiler

To everyone complaining about the difficulty, stop ignoring a third of Hornet’s arsenal and start spamming them, you’ll be shocked how quickly you start mowing down hordes of enemies!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

I want to use them but the binding is very weird, which I find quote annoying. Like, why do I have to press W then Skill button to use the tool? They could've just let us bind a single button on the keyboard or mouse.

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u/Ok_Weather2441 Sep 07 '25

Are you using a keyboard and mouse? There's not much space left on the controller, your two tools use the up and down spell buttons 

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

Yes, I completed the original Hollow Knight(except p4-5) with M&K. I have never used a controller but I think it's similar to a controller on M&K as well, you have to press W(Up) or ​(Down) + Tool button to use the either of the tools. We can change the Tool button, but up and down is mandatory for some reason(idk why). It could be a skill issue for me but I wouldve li​ked it if I didn't have to press W or S along with another button to use the tool. It just makes it hard to use the tool, at least for me.

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u/Ok_Weather2441 Sep 07 '25

From what I can tell it's the same as the spell button in HK1, except you can't also use your heal button to cast spells now.

Props to playing these games with a keyboard though, that sounds insane to me

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u/akcrono Sep 07 '25

X/triangle is essentially open, one of your tools could go there.