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Consumables Quick-Use Bar

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Design the visible quick-use bar for consumables in a game inventory HUD. It sits on-screen during play and gives instant access to items like health potions, grenades, buffs, or throwables.

The bar should read at a glance in combat: each slot needs a clear item identity, a hotkey, and a sense of availability. Players should know what will happen before they press it.

This is not a full inventory grid. It is the always-ready strip for the few items worth keeping in reach, so the layout has to support fast recognition under pressure.

Think about how the bar handles different item types and counts without slowing the player down. The design should make the active item, remaining charges, and unavailable slots easy to parse in motion.

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Use one consistent slot structure, then vary only the item art and count treatment so the bar stays readable when the player glances at it mid-fight.

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