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How do you split an item stack?

Symptom / what you seeDragging ointment, rations, or another stack moves the entire pile instead of a smaller amount.

Try this firstCtrl + drag moves half a stack. Shift + drag lets you choose the quantity.

Official control + independent report · open primary source ↗

Official Dungeon Settlers expedition screenshot — Expedition route orderPlayer questionOfficial image for context

01Most likely cause

Why it happens

Stack splitting is attached to modifier-drag controls rather than a visible split button. The official v0.4.17 notes added both controls to the in-game Inventory guide.

Primary lead: Official update v0.4.17

02Do this now / immediate action

Run one clean test

Official control path—use a low-value stack and verify both counts.

01Open the inventory and choose a low-value stack.
02Hold Ctrl while dragging to move half, or hold Shift while dragging to choose an exact quantity.
03Drop the selected amount into the destination slot, then compare both stack counts.

03Success feedback

Know when it worked

A smaller quantity moves or a quantity selector opens while the remainder stays in its original slot.

Demo video checkpoints

See the inventory before you test the control

Watch from 02:12 ↗

What these frames prove: where the inventory and item tooltip appear in a public Demo playthrough. What they do not prove: the visible Ctrl/Shift-drag result in v0.4.19.

Dungeon Settlers Demo gameplay showing the Open Inventory task and the inventory tab — **Open the character inventory**
The video makes the inventory entry point visible. It does not show the split control.
Game Mojo Demo gameplay · 02:12 ↗

Dungeon Settlers Demo inventory open with an ointment stack selected — **Choose a low-value stack**
The selected ointment stack and its quantity are visible here; use a disposable stack when retesting.
Game Mojo Demo gameplay · 02:22 ↗

Dungeon Settlers Demo gameplay showing the ointment tooltip beside the open inventory — **Keep the item tooltip in view**
This is the clearest Demo-era visual checkpoint before trying the reported Shift-drag input.
Game Mojo Demo gameplay · 02:25 ↗

What this answer covers

Open the evidence yourself

officialOfficial update v0.4.17 ↗
The developer documents Ctrl + Drag for half and Shift + Drag for a chosen quantity, and says both controls already existed.
communitySteam playtest feedback ↗
A player independently reports holding Shift while dragging to split stacks in the pre-release build.
officialOfficial v0.4.23 update feed ↗
The current Early Access update does not change the documented inventory Ctrl + Drag / Shift + Drag split controls. It separately adds direct crafting quantity entry and Shift + Click increments of 10; that crafting control is not the same as splitting an inventory stack.

Official Dungeon Settlers inventory and item-stack context — **Inventory and item-stack context**Official screenshot for game context. It does not verify the steps above.