halfsword-chat-⚔

[worn heron]

https://discord.com/channels/1043854763189600337/1279922212421505149

[round yarrow]

oh that is cool

[worn heron]

feast thine eyes

[worn heron]

I genuinely am so excited to have a good splitscreen game again finally. This would go so hard as a party drinking game.

[ripe meteor]

Good ass thread a few images there I haven’t seen

[noble agate]

Of course, and i can provide videos and breakdowns of features or functions that i personally find lacking and the direction i personally would like to see them go in, now obviously i understand that they would be mere suggestions in the large picture of it all but i have a few really clear examples of where i would like to see grappling improved (punching someone in the face while i have their shoulder grabbed, headbutting, as well as being able to pummle someones face in when they are on the ground by grabbing their head and swinging wildly at it with your other hand)

[round yarrow]

for real, also would be pretty cool if they added an online mode

[worn heron]

I had a lan party the other week and all my friends were having a blast on halfsword

[worn heron]

For sure! It's Definitely a mountain to climb with physics based animation once ping is in the mix, but it would be awesome.

[round yarrow]

maybe even a ranked mode would be fun

[jovial wren]

people still do lan partys????

[worn heron]

For sure! You already can punch people in the face when you grab them depending on how you swing, but a little bit of an autoaim with it would certainly help, same with say— grappling in armour and stabbing with daggers.

[worn heron]

fuck yeaaah bud was a great time

[noble agate]

Yes same with the armored dagger stabs, id also like to see tripping people up by grabbing there feet as they move past you or try to move around you to punch/stab/smash you

[jovial wren]

auto aim would make this game so much better

[worn heron]

yeah a slight bit when grappling would certainly go a long way

[jovial wren]

i feel like i spend too much time just repeated ly missing peoples heads when their on the ground

[worn heron]

Vertical and horizontal swings need some work, when they introduced the realistic stances, one side effect of it, is that it stopped allowing you to swing the blade laterally. Not a massive problem, cause you can compensate with diagonal swings, but it will biff our sometimes on straight vertical or straight Horizontal swings

You've probably noticed that

[worn heron]

as you mentioned as well, I don't know if it does already, but flicking the camera down to move your head like a headbutt or something simple like that? Bonk

[worn heron]

I think in theory you could possibly do this already

[jovial wren]

yeah the only way i can get consistent vertical swintgs was with alt but it has way less power to it

[worn heron]

Because you can spam your camera up and down at the fence and knock yourself out

just smoke your head off it lol

[hallow tree]

https://tenor.com/view/nevada-jump-judge-jump-lunge-leap-speed-loop-gif-2123925219724893328

https://tenor.com/view/l4d2-hunter-left4dead2-louis-mod-gif-23718796

[quiet tundra]

What do you mean boring? just a moment ago, I was knocked on the ground, holding on for dear life to my enemy's spear, and trying to pull my sidearm out. The struggle lasted easily for a minute, before I pulled my sword, cut his leg, and got up.

[noble agate]

The problem currently is there is no consistency in attempting to perform these actions. Its all possible given the current functions present but the improvement of the systems that are already here would massively improve the gameplay and fun elements.

[round yarrow]

exactly that

[noble agate]

hand to hand combat

[noble agate]

the weapons and armor are functioning very well, the grappling mechanics as well as punching someone who you have grabbed are not.

[quiet tundra]

I mean, grappling is hand to hand

[noble agate]

you did not grapple in that fight, you grabbed the weapon to stop his attack

i am speaking of completely different mechanics

[worn heron]

people are allowed to have criticisms c:

we have a backbone as community management staff, we can take it 😜

[quiet tundra]

Eh true. But I've had a baller time. Now that I have the version on steam, I'll be putting a lot of time on it

[worn heron]

I'm glad to hear! There's certainly places to improve and stuff to look forward to in the future

like this guy

what a beautiful guy

[little path]

8Gb

[worn heron]

and are you running on dx11 or Dx12?

That may not be enough ram to run the playtest on your rig, sometimes it can be if your cpu and stuff can handle it

[little path]

how am i supposed to know

[worn heron]

You're in the playtest right?

[little path]

yeh

[worn heron]

Go to the settings

And it'll tell ya

[little path]

how am i supposed to go to settings if i cant open the game anymore because of the problem

[worn heron]

If you can't open the game, you can manually set the game to dx11

[little path]

how

[worn heron]

Right click on halfsword playtest in steam library

And open properties

Click "launch settings" I believe it says

[little path]

ok

[worn heron]

You see a text box there?

[little path]

where is launch settings

[worn heron]

One sec I'll pull it up on my end to be sure

[little path]

ok

[worn heron]

I forget offhand

[little path]

its good

[worn heron]

Alright go to general up top

[little path]

oh there it is

[worn heron]

Then there's a place you can type "-dx11" in launch options

[little path]

typed it

[worn heron]

Then restart the game and hopefully it should run. Don't use cinematic graphics when you run it

Only epic at most

[little path]

its always at low

so wait do i just close the properties

[worn heron]

Yup!

[worn heron]

Gotcha. Would recommend upgrading your ram if you can in the future

[little path]

thanks for helping me and i am getting a better pc tho with 16gb i think but yeah your a massive help dude

[worn heron]

No worries man! That's what I'm here for. Never hesitate to ping me or one of the mods if you need a hand

so it worked, then?

[little path]

yes

[worn heron]

Great to hear man! Glad I could help

[fallow dune]

do i have something on my face?

[little verge]

Nah you look good to go.

[forest briar]

is thare a update on the playtest comeing ?

[little verge]

There will be news on this and more coming at the end of the month.

[forest briar]

sweet

[granite parrot]

Let’s goooo

Bro when I’m bored ( which is most of the time if I’m not working ) I play half sword

[little verge]

What is you favorite part?

[forest briar]

need gore cant tell if i cut them ?

[tepid slate]

Play the demo until the update then

[forest briar]

have ben

[tepid slate]

Anyone know if the mod maker that created the training mode mod for the demo is active here? I was curious if he was planning on making a similar mod for the playtest version

[winged vessel]

yo is the demo infinite or does it have a ending

[tepid slate]

infinite

[winged vessel]

yeah, i've been killing for a while it gets really scary when a quadrillion people gang up on you

suprised how im still alive

[granite parrot]

Honestly just there physics it’s separates the game from every single other boring combat games

It reminds be about Wii resort

[tepid slate]

I love the grappling in the playtest man

It's so satisfying to trip an enemy that's downed you by grabbing their ankle

[granite parrot]

I like holding a guy and punching a guy or parry and finish them

[granite parrot]

I love when they crawl away but I just finish them

[tepid slate]

Lollll

There are two types of people that play half sword

One half loves murdering people

One half loves physics based combat simulators

[granite parrot]

I’m both honestly

When u hit their hands and the weapons flys away and he stands there knowing damn well hai life won’t last longer

[tepid slate]

I've been playing a lot of the fist fighting mode lately

It's super satisfying to take willie's back and drag him down to the ground

[granite parrot]

Yeah I play that one and he one with the less armor

[tepid slate]

Or just pushing him out of the arena

[granite parrot]

Just knocking him out feels good like a good left hook

[velvet matrix]

Wish yous would do a Kickstarter. Never wanted to give a dev team money like this.

[tepid slate]

Why is it that the left hook is so much easier to hit than the right

[granite parrot]

I swear i was wondering if i was the only one

I wish u could kick

Or stomp

[tepid slate]

That's coming soon

It's on the WIP

All I really want though, is multiplayer

[granite parrot]

#work-in-progress

[granite parrot]

They said they will make single player the best they can and multiplayer will be the second priority

[tepid slate]

That's sick

I just assumed it was a no go

[granite parrot]

#faq

Read it

[olive blade]

[granite parrot]

This game will be peak

[agile bobcat]

does anyone know when there well be online 1v1 and stuff or 5v5

[opal sundial]

online is unlikely. 5v5 is maybe possible, but it already takes a lot of resources to have 3v3

[granite parrot]

They said they will add multi player read it in #faq

[agile bobcat]

ok one sec reading now

[granite parrot]

Not that they will

But it is a possibility

[worn heron]

Yeah at the moment they're currently developing local splitscreen support, but nothing more ATM

[granite parrot]

And I think they will because if they do t they Weill regret it it would be the best idea

[distant orchid]

how do i play online with people

[tepid slate]

Read bro

[distant orchid]

read what

[tepid slate]

You have to kill 100 enemies in a row without dying

Then it unlocks

[distant orchid]

fr?

[tepid slate]

Yup

[distant orchid]

ok

[tepid slate]

Go read the #faq

[worn heron]

https://tenor.com/view/misinformation-trolling-n-pokemon-n-pokemon-gif-13433758633284697558

[tepid slate]

https://tenor.com/view/misinformation-spreading-spreading-misinformation-online-gif-4543841945782036495

https://discord.com/channels/1043854763189600337/1282876276440567839

Am I right or am I right?

Game needs an in game video replay system. Would be peak

[opal sundial]

tbh it'd be hard to integrate

[tepid slate]

But worth it

[opal sundial]

if it could even work

[little verge]

Kicking it with a chill streamer come say hi!
https://www.twitch.tv/trs_adlez

[real tapir]

half swords game of the year

[spice zinc]

this pic hard?

[proper tangle]

imagine if there was guillotine in half sword

[honest isle]

that would suck

[proper tangle]

bro's making a villain

[honest isle]

next idea

[proper tangle]

imagine if there were cars and bank robery in half sword, like in gta 5

[honest isle]

there won’t be. because of woke

[proper tangle]

I've lost faith in humanity

[spice zinc]

anytime someone says something that makes me sad or angry i will use this

[proper tangle]

I really like pineapple pizza

[spice zinc]

....

[little verge]

My guy just got the playtest come share you knowledge!
https://www.twitch.tv/bryanbuffpants

[proper tangle]

are facial expressions planned on half sword?, dumb question but I really wanted to see people doing pain expressions when they get hit, or they move their mouth when they speak

[spice zinc]

i no know but prolly

[hardy stream]

the hole mole

[proper tangle]

I know a person who have a great knowledge on this, if a gamedev sees this

[hardy stream]

lester

[spice zinc]

😈😈😈 dark knight on top

[past hound]

this game is super fun

[cloud pivot]

why do i keep getting called the n word when i play?

[mystic furnace]

erm

[astral kelp]

im sorry if this question has been beaten into the ground but in the final product will you be able to fight your friends? My friend got me and a few others into just through the demo and good work so far!

[opal sundial]

It’s unlikely there’ll be multiplayer. But not completely out of the picture

[astral kelp]

appreciate the response

[supple nexus]

this is how you wield an axe, right??

[fallen zealot]

surviver a headshot by a scythe guy

not enough proof but you can see a big ahh wound in my head

[tepid slate]

Out of curiosity, what makes you say that it’s unlikely?

[clever gorge]

I bet 50 dollars on multiplayer will be added

[wise cipher]

thats gonna leave a dent

[tepid slate]

The FAQ and WIP make it sound like it’s just a lower priority than singleplayer, but not that it’s particularly unlikely

[opal sundial]

the physics in the game are completely non-deterministic. Coupled with the fact that 90% of the game is physics, that'll make for one very de-synced multiplayer. Not to mention the performance hit that the game will cause trying to sync up the two different devices with that much physics going on.

[clever gorge]

they will add it because when the full release comes out if they havent added it then everybody would be begging for it plus there are most likely gonna be a shiiot ton of big streamers playing the game which also promotes it

[opal sundial]

its not so much a matter of just not doing it as much as literally getting it to work properly.

[clever gorge]

well yeah it'll take a while

[tepid slate]

Those are my thoughts as well. I know literally nothing about video game programming or coding, but I see games like gang beasts and party animals, and it seems like it is something that is reasonably achievable

[wise cipher]

those games are really simple and slow compared to half sword doe

[opal sundial]

the difference with those is that the physics are largely pre-determined by the computer when it comes up, it doesn't act with the same freedom as the physics simulations in Half Sword

[clever gorge]

i think the game is coded in

C++ and maybe a bit of C#

[wise cipher]

does unreal engine support that

[tepid slate]

That actually makes a lot of sense

[clever gorge]

df I know I never used it

I only program in html javascript css python and lua

[tepid slate]

Is that something that could work better in split screen versus online?

[opal sundial]

damn

[wise cipher]

its gotta be possible tho... maybe its really bare bones

[opal sundial]

i taught myself C++

[clever gorge]

damnnn

Impressive

C++ is to confusing for me so I never gave it a chance yet

[opal sundial]

it would work better with local splitscreen with "online" (aka steam remote play) because while you're technically playing with someone who's not in the same room as you, the game is being run on one machine, with the other person streaming it to their computer. Hence why splitscreen through steam remote play would work.

[clever gorge]

only time I used C++ was in visual studio and I was using some roblox executor APi to make a executor

[opal sundial]

if you're going from stuff like python and lua makes sense

[clever gorge]

forgot which API it was

[clever gorge]

yeah lua is the easiest

local player = game.workspace"HalfSword".Model.ModuleScript

[tepid slate]

I love this. Thanks for the explanation pal. Even though you crushed my hopes of an online team battle

[opal sundial]

tbh i've found it the other way around now that I've learned C++ lol. Python is too easy I overthink things

[clever gorge]

local m = require(ModuleScript)
m.Speed = inf

[clever gorge]

Well whats great about python is the amount of libaries it has

So you can never fully master python

[opal sundial]

same with C++

[clever gorge]

yeah with python I create ai models using the google LLM and claude 1.5 flash

api's

[opal sundial]

like, I know generally how to code things, but there's still stuff I'd definitely need to look up

[worn heron]

If nobody has replied he is saying Eggard lol and they are likely taking that one out of the revised voicelines because of the common mishearing. It's an old German word but naturally most people think American culture

[clever gorge]

real

[fallow dune]

YEEEOUUUUCCCHH

[wise cipher]

are they calling me an eggface

[worn heron]

Honestly I'm not sure what the official translation from old German is. I'll have to ask Ivan

[wise cipher]

or a cuck

[worn heron]

They definitely say cuckold.

[clever gorge]

whats you guys talking about

[opal sundial]

the in game voicelines

[wise cipher]

the insults in the game

[clever gorge]

oh

[tawdry solar]

I thought it was saying en garde or something with a broken accent lmao

[worn heron]

There's an insult in the game there commonly misheard as the n word

[clever gorge]

Im suprised my garbage ass 960 gtx can run it

[clever gorge]

💀

who cares if it did if you get offended by it then thats on you 🤑

[opal sundial]

960

[worn heron]

yeahh... Doesn't help that a tiktok went mega viral captioned "WILLIE CALLED ME A WHAT?!"

[clever gorge]

💀

question is the trainer mod allowed

[wise cipher]

publicity is publicity i guess

[worn heron]

Oh yeah for sure! It doesn't work in the playtest though

[clever gorge]

just brings me people

[wise cipher]

i dont think an uneducated farmhand had the concept of a black man anyway

[quick socket]

This game looks awesome

[clever gorge]

alr good 🤑

[severe seal]

nah your life privileges will be revoked if you use the trainer

[worn heron]

It was made by a beloved member of our community here, who also made the splitscreen mod

[opal sundial]

too late

[clever gorge]

I only use it to shoot

[wise cipher]

theres a trainer for the playtest?

[clever gorge]

spears at people and spawn willies

[wise cipher]

WHAAAT SPLITSCREEN??

[iron wagon]

how I try other game mod ?

[worn heron]

Yup! Get the autodownloader on Nexus for em.

[severe seal]

PLAYTEST

[worn heron]

The new arena ?

[clever gorge]

mannn so lame \how there is only 1 mod 😔

[iron wagon]

yeah

[severe seal]

playtest..

[clever gorge]

I wanted a gun mod

[worn heron]

For the playtest, Go to https://store.steampowered.com/app/2397300/Half_Sword/ to request access, wait for a confirmation email from the devs. From there you'll have the playtest available to install directly in your steam library, just please be patient as there have been 420,000 people accepted so far, so things may take a little bit, depending on who's online, it can take 1-12 hours typically.

When the confirmation email is in your inbox (be sure to check your spam just in case!) the game will be automatically added to your steam library under "Half Sword Playtest"

enjoy and welcome to HalfSword!

If you have any additional questions, check the #faq , and you can ask the mods for help too!

[severe seal]

Game funding and financing, we are gaming investors - Game Seer

[opal sundial]

check it #1280632003263201341 message

[worn heron]

yeahh the modding community is still pretty small but they're doing a good job! There's a couple shaders, and a VR injection too

[clever gorge]

oh vr bet

man

[wise cipher]

u know i decided to not get a vr headset and get one of those drivingsims instead

[clever gorge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkklP_vuKHI how come I do the shit step by step and it dont work at all

[wise cipher]

good idea but my chair isnt good for one of those things

[wise cipher]

u gotta jerk them

[iron wagon]

i make my request to acces

[wise cipher]

wait not like that

[clever gorge]

only thing that work is that dead roll that is like a 1/10 chance

[raw sierra]

Id just like to be able to fight 1v1's but pick the tier of the opponent as well as your own so you could challenge yourself against better armored opponents

[wise cipher]

u know what i mean bro.

[clever gorge]

jerk them?

[wise cipher]

yea..

[clever gorge]

whatever you say epicman562467 @wise cipher

[wise cipher]

did you just run a background check on me

[clever gorge]

yes

[wise cipher]

thats my full goverment name

[clever gorge]

I know you're 16

[wise cipher]

no you dont

im a grown man

16!

[clever gorge]

thats waht I said

[wise cipher]

okay puajoeb445..

okay gumball

[clever gorge]

💀

its puajoeb197

[wise cipher]

445

[clever gorge]

is that what it says in the typical discrod

I made that account in 2008 its puajoeb917

[wise cipher]

no

i just wanted to say 445

[clever gorge]

oh fair

[tepid slate]

How many hours have you guys got so far?

I'm at 15 between playtest and demo

[worn heron]

Sorry guys, that jackass is gone.

do I really have to explain it

[opal sundial]

what happened

[worn heron]

he posted a picture with swastikas plastered all over it

[opal sundial]

[worn heron]

No you fucking idiot

[opal sundial]

i don’t think bro is getting a chance man

[tepid slate]

Lol

[worn heron]

You are making yourself look incredibly worse

[tepid slate]

https://tenor.com/view/willy-wonka-gene-wilder-you-must-be-new-here-gif-3545114

[worn heron]

Especially with a name like that.

[cerulean needle]

He's making himself look worse than Berserk, pretty crazy

[tepid slate]

https://tenor.com/view/ban-button-keyboard-press-the-ban-button-gif-16387934

[opal sundial]

you truly are a discord user of all time

[cerulean needle]

https://tenor.com/view/jschlatt-schlatt-big-guy-stare-gif-20074043

[opal sundial]

https://tenor.com/view/dilper-jschlatt-schlatt-speech-bubble-gif-12715249539758575857

[worn heron]

Yeah there you go, later pal

[opal sundial]

bruh

[cerulean needle]

Congrats, not even funny.

[opal sundial]

every single time

[cerulean needle]

If your gunna be a jester entertain the court

Otherwise get out

[opal sundial]

it’s like a set path these types of people take every single time lol

[worn heron]

they whittle themselves out of the chat.

natural selection at this point.

[opal sundial]

no free will, just a hivemind

[worn heron]

literally. Makes you wonder how they were raised but yeah, let's just leave it there haha

There's no helping those people

[opal sundial]

Being chronically online has that kinda influence on people

but yeah, moving on

[worn heron]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-willy-cute-gif-2159282053417534293

[cerulean needle]

https://tenor.com/view/mokey-puppet-monkey-sidekick-monkey-you-know-gif-14891458

[formal gate]

is it just me or is it too hard to use longer weapons that dont rely on sideways slashing but peircing

[oblique flint]

No, not just you. Long polearms are very floaty in the game

[stable mesa]

not just you

ive tried using the poleaxes and whatnot but i straight up swing over the enemys head every time, and when they do land it feels very meh

[formal gate]

yeah thanks i thought it was buggy

[stable mesa]

on a side note this is the best build in the game

[formal gate]

LOLLL

broo the little pocket sword after you level up to the second rank after peasant is broken it keeps on glitching with the seathe

[boreal path]

True - Cheating IS The Best Build

[boreal path]

practice makes perfect

[stable mesa]

it aint cheating just sheer willpower

[boreal path]

willpower via sliders

[stable mesa]

nuh uh

[formal gate]

what

cheating?

[whole parrot]

Yes aimbotting and esp'ing

[formal gate]

actually most of the swords with seathes are broken coz they dont go into the sheaths

[misty lotus]

was messing around with invulnerability and got this clip

[abstract geyser]

Grapple works all the time. You're probably rushing your grabs. They need to be super deliberate and timed well.

[misty lotus]

this crossgaurd is more than a foot long dude

[supple cedar]

i thought this is general

[gilded frigate]

Dollar general

[vernal dove]

Whats your favourite weapon/weapon combination?

I really like messer/sword and buckler

Just hold both out, deflect the attack and slash at the same time

Its rly good untill chestplates are introduced

[abstract geyser]

2 hand axe of Greatsword.

LMAO willie watched his friend get absolutely wrecked and then decided to give up 😆
https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/iElP3h9tPs35MAE07/d1337bjWh4MB?invite=cr-MSxVaE8sMjYzNDUzOTI1LA

[sinful raven]

didnt even touch him, he just pulled out his sword and started flying

[coarse hemlock]

what do the gam settings in the demo do

[keen thistle]

Congrats to devs on the best weapons play to date

[mighty vapor]

What about the manga?

https://tenor.com/view/buh-b-u-h-cat-silly-кот-gif-2242355352608793340

[full glen]

Me exiting my den after a 5 and a half hours of learning dueling in half sword.

Joking

[slow salmon]

Halfsword is spongepilled

[whole parrot]

Half sword gameplay summed up in like 13 seconds (spoilered cause i didnt bother removing the bad symbol)

Okay, i guess?

[full glen]

Just in case.

[full glen]

Fist play gamemode moment.

??

[whole parrot]

Okay

I guess?

[coarse hemlock]

what the flip

[ripe meteor]

This guy angry today

[tawdry solar]

who spat in your coffee bruh

[whole parrot]

Legit the more he kept talking the more i got confused

[coarse hemlock]

slightly true

[whole parrot]

Why are you so pressed over a message

But you mentioned that nobody's soft here...

Quite contradicting.

[coarse hemlock]

stop ragebaiting pls

[whole parrot]

Why would i be ragebaiting?

[coarse hemlock]

.

not you bucko

[whole parrot]

B382kanskd9diw

[coarse hemlock]

cya

[little verge]

Kicking it in stream!
https://www.twitch.tv/walsp

[crude glade]

what is the best out of these

[coarse hemlock]

whiteone

[whole parrot]

Anyway

[abstract geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/int-super-saiyan-3-goku-super-saiyan-2-ssj3-ssj2-dragon-ball-gif-10331688945059052055

[vocal thicket]

but there is no reverse grip yet

[dense island]

it's mating season for the boxes ig

moved up to the 4th tier,

somebody tell me how this mfr is still alive when he just had an entire scythe through his skull

I mean good on him for being a trooper but I don't want him to suffer lol

[whole parrot]

Yet

[formal gate]

this FUCKING GAME bro i tripped and fell after rotating a bit too hard and when i fell down the knights guarding the second jester spawned in and RAPED MY ASSHOLE

[dense island]

imagine this in vr

you try and move and your limbs just become jello

[grim pilot]

This that one guy that everybody thinks is weird but he doesn't get it

[hollow fossil]

bruh i made this guy lose this weapon and use 2 shields yet i cant get up

[devout hinge]

you aint cool cuh

[halcyon iris]

I'll just keep playing the demo more, the playtest version is quite stuttery on my end

[devout hinge]

owie you think that hurt me

[devout hinge]

are you using dx12 in the playtest

[halcyon iris]

dx11

stuttery 42 fps in menus while demo runs buttery smooth with dx11

[devout hinge]

are you using cinematic settings

[halcyon iris]

nope, lowest

might try lowering resolution as well

[soft osprey]

Watch your tone son

I meant this one

[devout hinge]

does your pc suck

[halcyon iris]

gtx 980, 16 GB RAM, i5-7400, so it doesn't "suck", also that's quite a stupid question to ask 😆

I have quite a couple games that are more demanding than this, and running UE5, and run better (the game's in an early state, yknow.

[soft osprey]

Watch your tone son

[devout hinge]

it does suck but yeah the game is unoptimized

[halcyon iris]

don't think it sucks, if I can run MH:World on almost max settings at 60+ fps (great game btw)

I have other examples as well

just that was the first that came to my mind

[devout hinge]

yeahy but thats a 2018 game youre running on a 2014 gpu and a discontinued 2017 cpu

[halcyon iris]

the game is in an early state, so performance will get better

[devout hinge]

indeed

[halcyon iris]

I don't need anything more powerful tbh, I don't care about graphics

anyway, playtest is very much playable still

had fun

[devout hinge]

thats good

[sturdy crystal]

i know its the name of the game but is half swording OP?

[devout hinge]

its useful

[halcyon iris]

I usually either play very old games, or just play less demanding ones (idc about AAA games, indie all the way)

and most of them I run on low enough settings to have smooth frame rate

I'll hopefully be able to support the KS when it launches for Half Sword

[whole parrot]

You are so outdated..f.dmd.s.s

[halcyon iris]

Do I care? No

It's more than enough for what I play and do overall

[halcyon iris]

absolute bloodpath

[whole parrot]

Thurnrj wjz.wj3jjqk29

[idle crane]

Did you fall asleep on your keyboard?

[whole parrot]

Mayhaps

[dense island]

I'm assuming the actual playtest improves on the entire

"dude get the fuck up your life literally depends on it"

[devout hinge]

it doesnt but it adds crawling

[humble bloom]

There was crawling in the demo too.

[dense island]

XD

yeah, I didn't get hurt at all but I was kinda just

rolling on the floor as this guy repeatedly missed with his axe

for a full 40 seconds

[soft osprey]

Yes

[timid estuary]

That's so

[nocturne stratus]

yet buddy's bio is "har sho ke mast mishi bem zang nazan" 😭😭 talking about dog language

funny asf lmfao

[whole parrot]

Youre still tripping

It's been 4 hours

[nocturne stratus]

scrolled up in chat and saw your stupid ass messages and had to say something lmfao

0/10 rage bait idgaf i'll leave your bitch ass alone

yeah tbh

[nocturne stratus]

nah you got it bro

[soft osprey]

You’re a good dude

[wild laurel]

u rlly just said ur pc doesnt suck?

[soft osprey]

You’re a weirdo

[soft osprey]

Stop pc shaming or I’ll stone you

[woeful elbow]

Soo theres no blood in the playtest?

[soft osprey]

Why are you such a weirdo lol

Stop being so angry over discord

[soft osprey]

Settle down little man

[woeful elbow]

aww

[soft osprey]

Besides, if anything, everyone else is my boyfriend because I’m a world wonder

This sounds like jealousy

I don’t like you I’m sorry

Brother you’ve been fighting and hostile with everyone in here lol

Relax yourself

I get it you’re tryna be edgy

Very cool yes

[keen pumice]

bro what

[soft osprey]

lol it’s always hilarious when people are so sad in life they have nothing better to do than argue with everyone on discord

[honest isle]

that’s clearly a cat not a fish

[keen pumice]

your mother giving life into this world was mid

[soft osprey]

Wait I have something for this

Very fitting huh

[keen pumice]

bro im gonna touch you😹 🙏🏿

[whole parrot]

Mental ret@rdation

[soft osprey]

Be a real man and actually ping mod

[whole parrot]

"no one's soft here"
proceeds to get tilted over the slightest inconvienience

[keen pumice]

ok west greece guy

[honest isle]

what angered this fish

[keen pumice]

turkey is not a real country grow up😹

[keen pumice]

ion know

[honest isle]

@frank void what happened

[keen pumice]

[soft osprey]

Sighhh okay okay I’ll be the snitch cause you’re annoying af

<@&1080390104562016306>

[keen pumice]

😿

[summer plank]

huh

[keen pumice]

im gonna pwn you dude

youre gonna get totally pwned

total pwnage for me

[summer plank]

hm i see

[keen pumice]

ye mother

[whole parrot]

It's one ret@rd against the world....

[summer plank]

alr dont say slurs

[keen pumice]

me when i wanna chat in halfsword chat

[whole parrot]

Mb boss

[keen pumice]

ok philipinno guy

[soft osprey]

That guy is going through some things irl I’d imagine lol

[keen pumice]

nah i thinks hes just an angry teen

[devout hinge]

he just like me fr

[halcyon iris]

as I said above, I don't need anything stronger, maybe max update I'll do, is perhaps a GTX 1080 Ti and a CPU upgrade with that, no need for anything newer

[dense island]

I have a snapped spin ig

thank god I died

[worn heron]

what'd I miss

[near lichen]

On behalf of us we don't claim that guy

[worn heron]

@hexed vortex thanks for the boost!

[keen vault]

Will there be controller support at one point ?

Haptic feedback with this game would be insane

[soft osprey]

Just the usual angsty angry racist/homophobic teenager lol

[dense island]

I got the funny

[worn heron]

Gotcha

[worn heron]

There's already partial controller support, but it's missing a couple keybinds at the moment.

[keen vault]

Ok thanks , i tried with a ps5 controller ( via Steam ) but didn't worked , i'll try with a Xbox controller later

[severe seal]

whatd i miss

i was eeping

[woven nexus]

^

[severe seal]

i saw that

whyd he have to involve racism tho lmao

[lament wraith]

i remember this one time a wild willie in the demo took the hatchet i stabbed into him, pulled it out of himself and started hacking me with it

[supple cedar]

unluggehh

[wild laurel]

u will never run a unreal engine 5 game on that setup.

[soft osprey]

He can do anything he sets his mind to!

He has the heart of the cards on his side

[dense island]

jesus

christ,

hey can limbs explode?

I got hit in the head with a hammer, and my fuckin head cracked in two

[soft osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/yugioh-yugi-exodia-anime-card-game-gif-17959980

[soft osprey]

In the demo heads explode and you can dismember their limbs

[dense island]

well I mean ye,

[orchid gorge]

I love checking the half sword chat and just reading like a weeks worth of chatting

[dense island]

wonder why you can't in the playtest

[orchid gorge]

It's bc they had to show it off to something and had to shut off the gore temporarily of something like that

[tawny dock]

hey can we play multiplayer in the demo?

[dense island]

ahhhh

[orchid gorge]

No :(

Not yet at least

[tawny dock]

pfff...wouldve been fun..ty for the answer

[orchid gorge]

One day one day

[dense island]

multiplayer would be silly

the entire, human players being more aggresive than AI,

[orchid gorge]

It would be silly and funny and fun

[dense island]

I hear the thrusting in easier in the playtest,

so, you can actually stab and throw a punch instead of, ptsd movements

[muted granite]

erm, it's lilurily a 1v1

wa duh hyelll

[dense island]

mfr took away my axe

so I took away his leg

[keen vault]

Try fullscreen or bordeless .

[muted granite]

im on borderless

nothing changes :((

[keen vault]

Mine lock at 30 if i'm on the wrong one

[muted granite]

hopefully next upd its smoother

oh ill see then

[keen vault]

Play with a lower res if your pc can't handle it

[muted granite]

first kill back on teh demo holy shi

[dense island]

lawd

well enjoy the grim reaper

[wild laurel]

xd

[orchid gorge]

Same I literally just dk how to thrust tho

[muted granite]

nah the res doesnt change anything for me

[sturdy crystal]

me either, thrust is just too clunky to get reliably

[muted granite]

nor does graphics

its rlly weird

[dense island]

well in the demo you hold down alt

[muted granite]

holy shit

[gray crag]

Actually play on low settings. 1080p low isn't 1080p it used internal scaling

[keen vault]

If heMake his screen res 720 ( on windows not in game ) it should nt upscale it to 1080 right ?

And that should boost the perf i think

[gray crag]

Yeah

[violet prism]

Hit him so hard his helmet flew away

[rustic quarry]

nice

[hard badger]

does this game use ue4?

[idle crane]

ue5

[hard badger]

ohh, alright

[round yarrow]

any1 got the soundtrack? im in love with it icl

[spark fiber]

i think i like summoned a demon

[signal quest]

wait

is gore in the game now O_O

[spark fiber]

am playing the steam release

it had it for a while
idk im pretty new

[signal quest]

demo?

[spark fiber]

yuh

[halcyon iris]

that's a complete lie 🤣

surprising lot of games in my steam library run UE5 specifically, I also QA Testing for games running UE5 (6-7 years QA Testing experience), all the games that I've played, that use UE5, have run completely fine. Just kind of looks like you don't know much about computers and/or about game engines, that's all

[halcyon iris]

(my message was definitely off-topic, so I shall not continue that 😛 )

[halcyon iris]

only a quick summary: Engine that you use, doesn't matter, but optimizations that you make matter

[wild laurel]

offcourse , but that doesnt mean that u will run any unreal engine 5 game and it being playable.

depends what "fine" means for you

for me personally , 30 fps is not playable

[halcyon iris]

whatever you say, to you 30 fps may not be playable (depends on the game ofc), for me it is fine, but all the games that have released (aka not in an early testing state), have run stable 75 fps and not just on the lowest settings

anyway, I'll go and do some Half Sword now as well

[tough yew]

yeah HS atm is currently unoptimized unfortunately, they're working on many features so there's no time for that

[wild laurel]

how did u set up the game like that , so u can be full armoured and opponents also?

[dense island]

I now have an escape plan,

my sword is weirdly stuck in my body where, it's sheathed

but when I try to grab it my character gets fuckin launched

at least now I have a way to escape when cornered lol

[old hound]

Tiers on the right side of the screen

[tough yew]

Im asuming you're not playing on the play test, so you have to request it on steam and wait for a little, but if you ARE playing on the play test, than you can simply just click on the little icons that you see on the main menu

[tough yew]

great sword gaming

[dense island]

nvm turns out a spear to the throat isn't something you run away from

[tender quest]

I cant play other weapons :c

[tough yew]

great sword is a very fun weapon, I can see why youre addicted to it

[halcyon iris]

and since I am also an IT Specialist and someone that enjoyes tinkering with their system, who also has ran different linux distros ||mostly arch, btw 😛 (meant as an intentional meme 😉 )|| for around 4 years now, so I'm all in on the maximum performance that I can squeeze out my system, and that includes games running in UE5 🙂

but yeah, as I said couple hours ago, hoping to support the HS Kickstarter when that launches, cause absolutely love this

[restive garnet]

someones missing a foot

[halcyon iris]

put it in lost&found, maybe someone recognises it 🙃

[restive garnet]

i did, no one wanted to look

i wonder why

[halcyon iris]

probably cause it was a severed foot...and smelled as well

[tough yew]

willie is now screaming english style

[restive garnet]

[tender quest]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1263248218297339915/1283124034854191134/VersionTest54_2024-09-10_18-55-52_-_Trim.mp4?ex=66e1d9e1&is=66e08861&hm=80f6734459279931e8fca47cff834d2a8d66e836d335e8bf872452bafcb16646&

[soft osprey]

Foot talk detected

#1270577738826256536

[halcyon iris]

lmao

[main jungle]

Am I weird for dropping my weapons to box

[warm moth]

no

[signal wedge]

Nah

Sometimes you gotta teach people the old fashioned way

[idle crane]

Oh that's mine sorry I thought I left it at home

[minor gyro]

Hi, can I actually progress towards the top gear from playtest in just the normal demo?

[soft osprey]

Ooohh mantic, you’d forget your head if it wasn’t attached to your body! cue 90’s sitcom laugh track

[runic sky]

If you mean, getting fully geared the further you go in the demo, than yes.

Once you beat naked willie you can keep going and finding new gear

Demo isn't up to date with playtest though.

[minor gyro]

Yeah, does it get to the point of full plate armor like the top tier loadout in the playtest or it's more limitied?

[runic sky]

with luck and time and patience

[minor gyro]

Ah kk, ty

[runic sky]

demo is older though, so some weapons in the playtest, including some armor (I:E, putting a small sheild on your shoulder) Isn't in the demo.

Really the weapons only apply to the spears and pikes.

mostly everything else is in the demo in weapons.

[trail pivot]

what the fuck

[runic sky]

pulled his helmet off.

[soft osprey]

Are you fr I already found your head.

[abstract geyser]

Anyone heard the Half Sword rap yet?

[idle crane]

Thx

[main jungle]

Boutta hit the nastiest suplex

I’m kinda hoping the demo updates the way the arms move cause the flailing is funny and all but it’s hard to use my fists

[earnest dirge]

I've found that the weapons and combat feel nicer in the playtest but everything else in the demo seems to be better

[main jungle]

True I really enjoy the gore (duh) and all detail and stuff in the demo but I find myself having more fun in the playtest

[abstract geyser]

This just dropped, u guys heard it yet?

[soft osprey]

You’re being blinded by the gore! And the progression. Probably.

[earnest dirge]

I am indeed blinding by the gore. But the movement in general just feels a bit better. Personal preference

[soft osprey]

Sir I don’t open any random links or attachments

[devout hinge]

ai generated music

[devout hinge]

chat laugh at the phone user

[abstract geyser]

It plays inside of Discord player, you're not downloading it

[soft osprey]

Shut up I’m on a remote island how else would I get on discord

[tough yew]

they can’t generate this its impossible

[dense python]

oooooh

[soft osprey]

Fake news ai generated that doesn’t exist

[hollow fossil]

Does this stuff happen to you guys often
You stick stuff in people's guts and they are completly fine!

[desert trellis]

did they update the playtest because i swear the player character fucking sucks at staying standing

he will trip on air

[hollow fossil]

yeah

[soft osprey]

Yea they added thicker air

Easier to trip over thick air than thin air

[desert trellis]

sybau

[shadow sorrel]

so uh whats yalls demo record?

mine is 6,7k

[soft osprey]

Can you say that in English

[desert trellis]

sybau

[soft osprey]

Like 11-12k and then it gets boring with no bosses left just the same armored guys over and over

[soft osprey]

What

[stable mesa]

like 24 k, just gets really repetetive tho

[shadow sorrel]

jeez

[twilit granite]

sybau

[jolly gorge]

yo with the demo how do i access the one played on moist criticals stream my demo is just walking in the dark and fighting progressively harder bosses, or is that all that we can access rn

[stable mesa]

that was the playtest which might be full

demo is just runnin about in the dark

[devout hinge]

Request the playtest from the steam page and wait to get accepted

[devout hinge]

There is no limit to the playtest and everyone gets accepted

[stable mesa]

ah aight

[sturdy crystal]

why does the bot always recover faster than you, is there some trick to get up properly?

[stable mesa]

depends on how and where you get hit

also how to deal with spear guys

[sturdy crystal]

we both just fell over eachothers legs and he got up like 2-3x faster than i could

[stable mesa]

if you fall in one direction, do the inputs to go the other way and you get up, shift might help but iono it feels the same to me

[devout hinge]

Did you hurt him in any way

[stable mesa]

SLUMPED the mf

[sturdy crystal]

the round pretty much just sarted and we got interlocked and tripped over eachother neither really took damage

[tender quest]

he ate that fkin fence post

[mellow phoenix]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/iEzmYyV3rns2k_I2b/d1337KbnSxHf?invite=cr-MSw2dFcsMTgzMzUxMzA4LA i dont think bro wanted me to get that hammer

[slate granite]

e

mhm

[covert onyx]

its so satisfying getting the clean decapitations or slices on the demo

just one swing and suddenly they're down for the count

[safe hearth]

https://youtube.com/shorts/c6fGfSQlkbQ?si=4KN3sxghMooNTjm5

Half sword irl

[slate granite]

i sliced one in half and his lower body was still standing

[covert onyx]

oh thats so good

[trail pivot]

right in the jaw

[covert onyx]

Knockout!

[granite steppe]

this is the playtest right not the demo?

[slate granite]

i also like it when i destroy the leg they are on their knees and i just perfectly slash the head clean of

[covert onyx]

sounds like a cod execution im not gonna lie

[slate granite]

the scythe is probably one of my favorites

dear god

slashed him right open while charging at him

[modern eagle]

thank you militus 😘

back to neglecting this server for another 2 months

[slate granite]

hehehe

[covert onyx]

moments before disaster

im totally not bleeding out my elbows

[slate granite]

outch

he smacked me over my head

[covert onyx]

no
mine ouch

[sturdy crystal]

somehow killed all 3 with the dagger

[slate granite]

um ok ?

this is what i call equipment

um

i may need a bandage

[slate granite]

This is what i call a execution

[cedar bloom]

when are yall planning on the next play test acceptance thingy

[slate granite]

im throwing hands with 3 knighs who got swords

[tepid slate]

Can’t wait for September 30

[slate granite]

ladys and gentlemen as you can see i died

[soft osprey]

What’s September 30?

[muted granite]

OH

[sturdy crystal]

do you yield?

[muted granite]

The game show im p sure

[tepid slate]

The Tokyo Game Show event ends on the 29th, so I’m assuming that’s when they announce/release a new update with the updated gore system

[muted granite]

The Reaper

[sly carbon]

Lol run

[muted granite]

nah i couldnt

he just barely sliced my thigh so i was walking slowly

he eventually got to me and cut my guts out

[minor gyro]

[muted granite]

real

[soft osprey]

Ah okay I gotcha. I’m pretty sure the gore isn’t coming back until mid-late October unfortunately

[distant orchid]

how come my friend signs up for the playtes and gets immediate access and I signed up before and didnt get it????

[soft osprey]

Skill issue

[gilded frigate]

More than likely

[soft osprey]

Obviously your friends are cooler

[gilded frigate]

Hi Easter island head 🙂

[soft osprey]

Hi crabby

[shrewd talon]

when was it going to be the gameshow?

[misty lotus]

ive seen some clips of people using greatswords with lower tier armor, fighting against someone with higher tier armor
is there a way to maniuplate save files that I didn't know of?

[gilded frigate]

Probably

I glitched some stuff but it's likely just them messing with the files

[pseudo widget]

i did not know the playtest could be played in first person until right now and MAN is it a game changer my goodness

[shrewd talon]

the demo can be played in first person too

[storm osprey]

shit game changer* FP sucks unless you take it slow and steady

and with the AI youre up against, slow and steady loses the race

[pseudo widget]

I think my win averages go up when i'm in fp, esp with stabbing weapons. Way easier to judge distances. With helmets though wew it is a lot of guess work which makes it super fun

although it's kinda weird right now i actually love it? like it's way more fun, or maybe it's just because it's different. idk!

[sacred pine]

is there any way to support the development?

[shrewd talon]

idk

ask them

[sacred pine]

i looked up a patreon

there's nothing there

[fast crater]

i finally beat the demo

[sonic junco]

is the demo pve only in the dark room where you just keep going? and pvp is play test?

[minor gyro]

There is no pvp

[sonic junco]

play test has all the armor and weapons and the demo is just the dark room picking up what you can correct?

[soft osprey]

Yes, as you go further gear gets better

[flat fern]

i got wifi now..

grunk is back

[sacred pine]

who?

[old hound]

Grunk

[sacred pine]

oh

[rough grotto]

its grunk bro get your prioritys straight

[tepid slate]

Fairly certain they said an announcement was coming by the end of the month.

[sonic junco]

this the play test version?

[tender quest]

yup

games beginning to bug out for me, so i'd say thats bed time

[soft osprey]

Did you know you’re arguing with a rock? Think how silly that is

https://tenor.com/view/guy-arguing-guy-talking-to-wall-talking-brick-wall-gif-18667615

[sturdy crystal]

man this game is so satisfying when you actually do the thing and not flop like a wacky waving inflatable tube man

[noble agate]

@worn heron WE had a conversation the other day about headbutting and how it should be possible given you can headbut the sidew posts. You can NOT in any way headbutt your enemy whilst grappling

[worn heron]

rip, worth a try with the head thrashin

https://tenor.com/view/metal-parrot-headbanging-gif-17332910

[sturdy crystal]

ive seen what head injuries do in this game, i wouldnt headbutt even if i could lmao

[noble agate]

it was a long thread of conversation yesterday about how some features are just not all there. Headbutting would be awesome in a few situations especially brave stands where you have an armored head and the enemy is completely naked on their head

but i understand that the game is new, so i just give feedback to the devs thru this discord and hope that they at least look into the things im mentioning

[sturdy crystal]

would definitely be awesome feature, would be useful say when you are on top of the downed enemy and you can grab them and then headbut them for the knockout

[heady echo]

kicking would be awesome

[noble agate]

they are adding kicking (or devs said they are working on a new kicking function yesterday)

[heady echo]

no way theyre adding kicking

another coming of christ

[noble agate]

@worn heron

[graceful cosmos]

wuts this black cap on the shields

[restive garnet]

5G blaster

[sturdy crystal]

this game has potential to be my favorite sword fighting game ive ever played, really hope multiplayer is sooner than later, and personally i like the playtest better than the demo]

[flint pewter]

same

[heady echo]

im pretty sure its for offensive use, say that guy had to knock someone with his shield, the rounded part concentrates the force into that one small bit and it would probably do more damage to the receiving end

[flint pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/belal-muhammad-belal-belal-leon-leon-edwards-leon-belal-gif-14541116181582949957

[heady echo]

idk im not a knight

[sturdy crystal]

i cannot grapple toss for the life of me

[flint pewter]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/iECvkCzxMHd7VrGEJ/d1337QPyq9Oe?invite=cr-MSw0eXcsMjI5NTU4MzEs

i fuckin love this game LOL

[heady echo]

apparently multiplayer wont work

sad emoji

[flint pewter]

ibr moment multiplayer happens im abusing takedowns

[sturdy crystal]

id still rather have a shitfest multiplayer so i can atleast duel my friends

[heady echo]

yeah

[flint pewter]

yh

[heady echo]

i wonder what a half sword campaign would be like

like imagine dark souls but with this kinda combat

[flint pewter]

prob gonna be a peasent to leader of the group typa story

[heady echo]

true

[sharp marlin]

i cant wait until i get accepted for the playtest

[rapid stream]

when are they adding gore back

[worn heron]

[violet prism]

[worn heron]

nutshots imminent

[elder swallow]

So just wondering in the demo how high do the armor and weapons go tier wise

Ive been loving the playtest but im hungry for that progression system

[worn heron]

there's 6 bosses (ending with the naked man with a ton of health) and about 4 or 5 steady levels of progression from peasantry to knighthood

[elder swallow]

Oh holy shit alright, thanks a ton. Seems ive got a couple hours ahead of me

[honest isle]

i didnt know he had a ton of health

[worn heron]

You can also find armour and weapons in the barrels early on if you search them

[little verge]

Kicking it in chat.
https://www.twitch.tv/naki_vt

[honest isle]

i just cut his head off

[worn heron]

Did it finish with a "you win" screen then keep going?

[elder swallow]

Yessir luckily i had my gamer sense on. But no thats huge ill probably be on that for the next couple hours. Also does health regen?

[honest isle]

it said you win yes

[worn heron]

cause usually it's really hard to gore that boss easily

[honest isle]

i thought oh funny naked guy as end boss

[worn heron]

huh, wonder if you had damage up or sumn

[honest isle]

was at defaulkt

damage to player was 0

[full glen]

Plongus.

[worn heron]

yeah it used to work off the save state to essentially "mirror" what you had as your final loadout but as a much stronger version, but the save states in the game were what was causing a lot of the fatal errors unfortunately

So with that removed, we are left with a test of chivalry ... Do you kill the poor naked Willie? Or do you give him a weapon and let him fight back

[worn heron]

Blorg

[honest isle]

i hack him up cause im tired of armoured guys

[worn heron]

evil

[full glen]

Blorngus...

[tepid slate]

Not arguing just talking

[worn heron]

Who tryna gamble wit me in #1280632003263201341

[worn heron]

blood blood blood

[worn heron]

does bro have a hotkey for spontaneous combustion

[unkempt wolf]

🙂

😠

[stiff belfry]

ps5 pro is fucking $800 USD with the disk drive steam is about to see a huge influx of new players 💀

[unkempt wolf]

:0

[craggy ore]

Couch gamers are a lucrative consuming power and should not be under estimated

[iron loom]

I love to grab with one hand and use a sword in the other for takedowns

[violet prism]

Me when

[night canopy]

@little verge hi was told to ping for the creator role, thank you and its nice to be here!

[worn heron]

located

[little verge]

Cheers great stream!

[arctic cradle]

Welcome to the discord.

[covert onyx]

wont be able to guess how i died

hint: no ai is near me that is alive

was doin a left handed challenge
and my charater literally fell backwards and aperently something was hit because i DIED when i fell

[iron loom]

Damn right under his shield

[noble agate]

@heady echo

[arctic cradle]

Fella's in your opinion

Is he ok?

[lusty flax]

100%

[arctic cradle]

So his back is not broken?

[lusty flax]

nope, hes never been better lol

just a minor scratch

[lusty flax]

how did you get that high of armor with that low of armor on the others?

[arctic cradle]

Brave stand mode

[lusty flax]

ahhh

im sped how do you do that lol

[arctic cradle]

Its a mode in the highest armor ups, once it appears, just select it

Also

Explain what happened

[craggy ore]

Shows up in the top two class tiers as one of the rng options

[lusty flax]

ahhh okay, ty

[modest quarry]

How do I do this

Cuz im having the same issues and cant play the game

[iron loom]

got em in a lock

[soft osprey]

right click on half sword playtest in your steam library, then launch options type in -dx11. or go into the game, then settings, and change it from directx12 to directx11. thats only one fix, idk if itll fix it for sure but its the most common fix for crashes

[iron loom]

holy shit i picked him up!

[warm hull]

can i still join the playtest or is it closed😦

[torpid berry]

what do you guys think is a good aura filter

[modest quarry]

Tysm bro this game kills boredom 🙏

[arctic cradle]

Yes

[cinder stone]

lol

[topaz oak]

when update 😦

[iron loom]

ever seen a halberd thrown?

[boreal path]

erm.... POLEAXE!

[iron loom]

still lol

[arctic cradle]

Legit had a sword duel

[cursive gate]

waiting for a lightsaber mod for this game

[iron loom]

Nice clean kill

[dense island]

:0

iunno when I got access to the playtest

but finally,

I HAVE ESCAPED THE ENDLESS VOID

FUCK YOU GOD

[lucid crescent]

yo how do i play online

[agile lava]

Wheres BLood

[iron loom]

uh...

[pale moth]

Where is blood WTH

[candid pike]

Boot the playtest up and use those peepers

[candid pike]

Multiplayer is Playtest exclusive.
The game uses a preliminary "beginner check" in which you must win 10 matches of the Spoilance (loadout tier doesn't matter, but you must defeat everybody). Once you do this you will unlock the multiplayer button where you can choose either unranked, ranked or bruhut

[lucid crescent]

will you be able to play with friends

[candid pike]

No

[tough yew]

stop spreading false info

there is no multiplayer

period

[candid pike]

Sorry it was funny

[fast bramble]

Half Swording is kinda stronk

[stone raft]

Blood and gore got removed for the tokyo game show event

Itll be back after the events done

[weak crescent]

Always feels so satisfying in first person too I got a nice rmb hit with bardiche earlier which just rocked a guy

I can't wait to see how gore and dismemberment affects weapons and changes meta, I predict axes will become more useful

[devout hinge]

If damage doesn't change I don't think meta will change

[weak crescent]

Weapons sticking in playtest makes many near useless but with dismemberment axes and swords will cleave limbs in most cases

[devout hinge]

I mean

Isn't it kinda hard to cut bone

[weak crescent]

Depends where but with like a good axes against hand/elbow/neck that's gonna go through

[worldly comet]

Depending on the angle of the cut and the type of edge on the weapon

[weak crescent]

Rn in 4v1 if axes gets stuck in guys limb you're better off dropping it

[worldly comet]

But irl cutting a bone is not as hard as people think

[boreal path]

that would be cool

[fast bramble]

Yeah in the demo you could chop through an arm into their ribs with an axe, in the playtest your axe just gets stuck in their arm

[tribal stream]

omg i cant wait fast enough to get accepted to the play test

[sage nymph]

@tough yew lmao people shouldn't ever expect physics heavy games to have multiplayer

Unless the world got unified 1 tb connections

[opal sundial]

and if the physics are able to sync up properly

[sturdy jolt]

The playtest is completely broken for me

[opal sundial]

How so?

[fast bramble]

What's it doing?

[sturdy jolt]

It has been crashing sooner and sooner since I downloaded it, now I can't get past the menu

[opal sundial]

Any error message at all?

[sturdy jolt]

Yeah, hold on a sec and I'll screenshot

[somber elk]

Is there a way to disable the crosshair/reticle?

[opal sundial]

Not that I know of in the demo. The playtest doesn’t have one though.

[fast bramble]

The trainer mod offers the option to disable it

[somber elk]

ohh there's a mod?

[fast bramble]

Yeah, I'll grab the link for the installer

[somber elk]

I only have the demo

[somber elk]

ok ty

[fast bramble]

https://www.nexusmods.com/halfsword/mods/3/

[opal sundial]

mod users

[somber elk]

wld it work for the demo

[fast bramble]

It's only for the demo

[opal sundial]

It’s made for the demo. The playtest has no mods.

[somber elk]

Ah I seee

[fast bramble]

https://www.nexusmods.com/halfsword/mods/1 You don't need to download anything from this page, but it lists all the commands for the trainer mod. You can disable the crosshair by pressing "." (period)

[sage nymph]

@opal sundial Well the playtest has the blood and dismemberment mod but that's it

[fast bramble]

There's no blood and dismemberment mod lmao

[opal sundial]

i love misinformation

[somber elk]

this may sound stupid but im not sure how to install mods 😭 maybe can walk me thru if ur free?

[sturdy jolt]

LowLevelFatalError [File:D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\RenderCore\Private\RenderingThread.cpp] [Line: 952]
Rendering thread exception:
LowLevelFatalError [File:D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12Util.cpp] [Line: 926]
Out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource