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Mine has ALWAYS been this;
1. Pickaxe
2. Shovel
3. Sword
4. Axe (Bow if I'm mining)
5. Bow (Axe if I'm not mining :P)
6. Torches
7. Misc
8. Misc
9. Misc
Even in Terraria it's similar to this. I think it's like this because I made them in that order. Plus, I thought pickaxe would be the most important, followed by shovel. Sword is 3 because in a split second my middle finger can shoot up and press 3. Creepers really train your reflexes, especially for someone like me. Haha.

Normally for me it's
1. Sword
2. Bow
3. Arrows (to Check how much ammo I have left)
4.pick
5.axe
6.shovel
7.potion of healing
8.food
9.blocks

For combat it's
1.sword
2.bow
3.arrows
4.flint and steel
5.pick
6.potion
7.potion
8.potion
9.food

1. Pickaxe
2. Shovel
3. Sword
4. Axe
5. Bow
6. Food
7. Block (dirt/Gravel/Etc.)
8. Ore ( so i can keep count )/Extra Torches
9. Torches. Torches are always 9

1. Sword
2. Pick
3. Shovel
4. Axe
5. Bow
6. Block
7. Block/Miscellaneous
8. Bucket of Water
9. Torches

I like to have a weapon on either side of my tools so I can get to them easily. And water. Always have water!

1. Sword
2. Pick
3. Shovel
4. Axe/Bow
5. Some kind of block (Cobble, dirt etc..) for climbing and filling up holes
6. Map/Compass/same as 5
7. Bucket of water (in case of lava)
8. Food
9. Torches

mine is

1. sword
2. pick
3. torches
4. - 9. anything

On creative:








:Flint and Steel:

Quote from max7238

This was a little idea I had while starting X's Adventures In Minecraft over for my spare time today:
Everyone has a hotbar set-up that is unique. People prioritize things differently. With that in mind, I'm asking people to share their hotbar set-up to give new players some ideas, and maybe refine an old player's ways.
Here's mine, coming from Minecraft Alpha:

1. Pick
2. Shovel
3. Axe
4. Sword
5. Bow
6. Food items
7. Building material (cobble, dirt, etc.)
8. Utility (buckets, compass, map, fishing rod)
9. Torches

With this my offensive stuff is right next to each other, as well as emergency food. All my harvesting tools are next to each other, and I have materials for making bridges and stairways inside a cave. Torches are always 9, so I can switch to them when all is safe. Lastly, my utility helps if I may find lava by carrying a water bucket, or keeps me on the right track if I'm away from home. It also can hold a fishing rod for emergency food shortages or a hoe for farming.


Share your Minecraft wisdom!

So, first things first... I'm more of an on-the-fly kind of guy. Whatever can save clicks and time are things that make my MC-life easier as it is easier for me to figure the time it will take while playing in my head than move things around.

That said, I have a few placements that I like to follow but again... on-the-fly.

Exploring:
1) Sword and Torches need to be next to each other; pretty easy to figure out why on that one. Nothing like having a creeper jump down your throat when you light up a room.
2) Gravel stack has to be on the bar as it is useless for most crafting but falls when I find a ledge I need to fall down. Saves crafting another
pick trying to get down other ways as I rip through it with a shovel.
3) Fifth Element kinda thing on this one: Compass somewhere on there as I like to run towards light.
4) Pick tool, Shovel and other... usually an axe next to each other and the pick tool closest to the torch/sword.
5) One open as I want to know what and how many I am picking up... at least the first thing which once done get shifted to the inventory.
6) If I don't need anything else... I go Spartan. I leave the other open as well. A boat comes in handy on the seeds I usually use but not for sure.

What I carry is a different story altogether. ;-)

Building and Terraforming:

1) The standard Pick, Shovel, Axe orientation.
2) Crafting table for that quick item craft.
3) Torches
4) Sometimes these other items: Bed, Compass, Map, Boat.
5) Cobblestone and Dirt. Soon to be Stone and Brick but will change on-the-fly again on that one.

So, if I'm not exploring and just trying to exist and beat something... SWORD, TORCHES and food.

Cheers all. Time to play. :-)

1. Sword
2. Pick
3. Bow
4. Blocks (Cobble or dirt)
5. Random
6. Random
7. Bucket of water
8. Food
9. Torches

I use random to display ores and diamonds while mining (it's inspiring XD) or for items that I need for a specific task (seeds while farming, map while exploring, etc.)

1: Swords
2: Picks
3: Axe/Hoe
4: Shovel
5: Torches
6: Utility, Bucket, bow, shears, etc.
7: Item based on situation (Blocks if building etc.)
8: Whatever pops up into the slot
9: Food

1.) Pickaxe
2.) Shovel
3.) Axe (Replaced with with weaker Pickaxe when mining)
4.) Sword
5.) Empty or Bow
6.) Empty
7.) Empty or Misc. Tool (Fishing Rod, Shears, Map, etc)
8.) Food (Usually Steak, Chicken, or Fish)
9.) Torches

This is the set-up I use basically every time I play Minecraft. I also carry around a Workbench and Furnace at all times in my inventory.

1. Bow
2. Pick
3. Sword
4. Shovel
5. Axe
6. Pork
7. Torches
8. Ender Pearls
9. Empty

My hotbar:

1) Sword
2) Pickaxe
3) Stack of torches
4) Stack of cobble
5) Food

I play survival:

1. Pickaxe
2. Torch
3. Shovel
(Using this setup allows quick switching between the only 3 things needed while strip mining.)
4. Bow
5. Sword
6. Free slot, usually cobble or dirt.
7. Bread/Steak
8. Healing Potion II (For emergencies.)
9. Water Bucket (In case of fire or falling in lava.)

I always have my sword, pick, and torches close to each other, since that is what you use the most. Mine is like this:

1. Sword
2. Torches
3. Pickaxe
4. Shovel
5. Other Tool (An axe, hoe, map, water bucket, depends on the situation.)
And then the rest like 5. xD

1. Pick
2. Sword
3. Bow
4. Shovel (axe if getting logs)
5. bucket/building material
6. building material
7. misc.
8. food
9. torches

1.Pick
2.Sword
3.shovel
4.Axe
5.random
6.random
7.food
8.bucket of water
9.Torches