halfsword-chat-⚔

[cunning lance]

Some rich guy with gout sitting on his throne and you present him a 2 liter of mountain dew and some sour patch kids

[soft solstice]

building a suspension helmet in midevel times would be wild

[atomic shell]

The moment they give up, but you already issued the kick to their head. We dont feel bad.

[torpid cosmos]

im bringing guns

[proven verge]

Torture to find out where you got it due to intense sugar dopamine rush ensues.

[next tangle]

give em a kick FOR giving up XD

[cunning lance]

Lmao

He has me executed

[atomic shell]

damn right!

[torpid cosmos]

when they beg for mercy you have to chop off the heads of them

[torpid sedge]

Im giving any one from medieval times 1 bag of sour patch kids before they die

[cunning lance]

Show a medieval serf a goth girl see what he does

[thorny perch]

Give them a sprite

[cunning lance]

Give them poprocks

[torpid sedge]

Bring fireworks and shoot it in their wooded homes

[cunning lance]

Bring an iphone

[thorny perch]

Bring a car

[torpid sedge]

Show a pilgrim skibidi toilet

[cunning lance]

Bring a modern dog or like one of those gorillas who can speak sign language

[torpid cosmos]

bring them lunchly

[cunning lance]

Peak

[torpid sedge]

If theres a list of who isnt alowed to use time travel in the future we might be on it

[cunning lance]

I'm definitely on it

They're gonna use me as a test

I'll bring crazy shit then get murdered

[torpid sedge]

Do you think pilgrims would open soda cans like soup cans

What do you think a pilgrim would search on google

[proven verge]

Bro what the fuck has this willie been eating, pain tolerance of a fucking gorilla.

[spring crow]

how to kick

in the game

😭

[torpid sedge]

Press the button

[proven verge]

Glad you clarified I was gonna teach you a roundhouse kick, press spacebar.

[spring crow]

what button

[proven verge]

space.

[spring crow]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-gif-21922016

[thorny perch]

The long one

[spring crow]

ty

[torpid sedge]

The one that makes you kick

[thorny perch]

The kicker

[spring crow]

this game is hard when fight when armorings

[thorny perch]

https://tenor.com/view/yay-yayyyy-cat-happy-goober-gif-10543488045239200680

[spring crow]

i dont get it😢

[proven verge]

They have armor. You have to go for weakspots or get them to the ground to surrender. Or use blunt weapons/halfswording to knock them out by hitting the head.

[spring crow]

but they tickle me and i die

[cunning lance]

You can also halfsword and cut their throats with the right helmet

[proven verge]

Gotta practice defense homie.

[spring crow]

i shal try now

his throat wont open

i knocked out thogh

[proven verge]

Did you ring the doorbell?

[spring crow]

i will try now

he hit me with back of sword and i startted to bleed everywhere

[cunning lance]

When you fight in this game are you like super locked in or is it just casual for you

[spring crow]

number 2

[quasi topaz]

brave stand is the best game mode

[junior epoch]

he eats other willies

[proven verge]

Pretty casual now, I've noticed i am a defensive player. I enjoy counterattacking or attacking when they over extend. When I let loose I tend to get wrecked. But when I first picked it up I had to lock in.

[atomic shell]

need lions outside the ring to eat the guys that slip under..

[spring crow]

How do i make it toi where i can see where my mouse is moving

when i swing or something

is that an option

[proven verge]

Some of my highlights

[wind charm]

blunt damage has entered the chat

[proven verge]

No if youre referring to the ones you see on youtubers those are mouse trackers

[spring crow]

how do you go back like that

and then do a stright stab

[proven verge]

Hold alt to enter stab mode, move your mouse back and forth to stab while in stab mode.

[torpid sedge]

I dont have any strat for armor i just swing at them a ton

[spring crow]

how are yall so good 😭

[torpid sedge]

Im in the same boat, i just swing until i win or lose, idk all these advanced tactics

[proven verge]

I only picked up this game 5 days ago now. Just a little practice makes perfect.

[spring crow]

46 hours?!?!?

i have 28mins lol

i finally won a fight

i cut off his leg

[torpid sedge]

I killed some on by accident, apparently there armor wasnt that good

[frank sage]

Btw, it's amazing how the ai will do grapples, neat to see one of them grabbing and holding a full plated knight down while me and the other dude bash his head in

[junior epoch]

[proven verge]

Exactly don't be so hard on yourselves. You'll get a feel for the AI and mechanics with enough time. What really helped me was turning down my mouse sensitivity, turning down damage for myself and AI, then just practicing parries and attacks for a bit. There is also a training dummy you can turn on to practice your hits on.

[proven verge]

You can do it back too! just press e or q to grab them.

[frank sage]

I know, but it's amazing to see the ai can do that too now. Before you had to do it yourself

[proven verge]

It's fun until you find yourself being the one grabbed with the other two bashing your legs apart 😄

[wind charm]

me and my homies have MAX sensitivity for parries

[proven verge]

Nah it's back up now. Just for when starting out so you can really see where your swings go for mouse moves.

[torpid sedge]

Blocking is very effective, the npcs love getting stabbed by my big axe when bloxking

[frank sage]

Lmao, makes it more fun. Peak immersion

[wind charm]

from what I remember, OVRDTH has lower sense and still fucks hard

its all preference imo

[proven verge]

Yep seen that, dudes a machine he was live streaming earlier today.

[wind charm]

oh fr he's nuts, he pops into my live streams from time to time

[frank sage]

Oh yeah, I heard parries are automatic if you aim your weapon in the direction of the enemy swing, is that true?

[wind charm]

for swords yes, for polearms no

[barren valley]

will this game be multiplayer when it is released

[frank sage]

Niceeeee, good thing I use swords 99% of the time

[proven verge]

Yes, but I'd recommend still moving your mouse slightly as if there's enough force behind the strike more often than not itll get through or the AI chain attacks.

[torpid sedge]

I cant walk, my guy is just standing still…

[frank sage]

Good to know, I'll try to pair that up with stepping away from the strike, maybe I can do a riposte

[torpid sedge]

Nvm is was my key board

[wind charm]

10 billion hours on pole axe over here

[torpid sedge]

I think theres some thing that switch wasd and arrow keys

[proven verge]

thats windows, press fn key + W

[frank sage]

Cleaaannn, I strive to be that good

[torpid sedge]

thank you

[torpid sedge]

same

[barren slate]

💀

[wind charm]

wait whhaaat

[quasi topaz]

rate my stab

#game-footage-🎮🎥 message

[barren slate]

👀

[torpid sedge]

i think i have found a pretty good weapon load out with the shield plush mase

[proven verge]

Dont you love it when Willie just decides to yeet his weapons into the crowd for favors.

[quasi topaz]

I wonder if they will add flails to the game

[torpid sedge]

how do i get npcs to let me go

they gave up but wont let me go

[quasi topaz]

only way I found is to finish them

[proven verge]

grapple them back on whatever arm theyre grabbing you with. Theyll let go.

[proven verge]

I feel like they will just for fun, but my heart tells me no because Franky and the devs enjoy historical accuracy and there's no evidence of flails ever being used widely other than for cermonial purposes and decor.

[wind charm]

In my 400/1000 kill stream, a polearm glitch made my weapon float away...
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxqtOPwUFtU77nMxUmFj9V8Xi6fmdPf_jl?si=goe9qcrkNYCG3mMp

[quasi topaz]

Imagine how many people would knock themselves out xD

[proven verge]

You might wanna bring that up to Caseoh because he thinks he just got the world record at like 150 or 200 or something lol.

[wind charm]

I dont want to do it in one run, the K/D counter is just a counter

no world record beating for me, not my style D:

[proven verge]

Aaaah. fair game.

[wind charm]

Halfsword be makin me want to parry a hole through my monitor

[torpid sedge]

i am slowly but surely getting a stratagie that isn't just rapid swings

having a sheild the doesn't drop when pressing right click makes fights a lot easier

[wind charm]

i've used a shield maybe twice and it's in a YT short

i haven't used one in so long 😭

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/37fBqO8N4AA

[torpid sedge]

when wille has a big sheild if he tries to block he drops it, and wille realy like to block when i do

[proven verge]

I know it was you Fredo, I know.

My sheathed falchion cut my own hand off on load in.

[torpid sedge]

how do you kill some one in armor that fast

[proven verge]

Head/face strikes work wonders. Game takes into account concussive damage leading to ko's or bones breaking.

[torpid sedge]

i am getting into some what of a grove, i had a long fight but i felt like a was blocking well.

[torpid sedge]

since my startogey makes it hard to hit in the head i cant use that, but thats good to know for the future

[barren slate]

do you guys think hes dead yet?...............

i kinda went over board

[agile dust]

Not really

you made that mf portable

[barren slate]

bro is in 6 different pieces 😭

[agile dust]

he could be in 7

[barren slate]

ayoooo

😏

🤣

[wind charm]

https://tenor.com/view/lego-blocks-gif-12695302

[torpid sedge]

in an hour and a half i went from thinking armor enemies were almost impossable to finding an easy way to make them give up

[wind charm]

HalfSword my beloved.

[proven verge]

Good ole hold sword to neck/halfsword behind their head and pull it close?

[torpid sedge]

Nope shield plus mace

[proven verge]

BASH EM

[torpid sedge]

Wille gets confused if i block but his shield gets dropped if he blocks but mine doesnt.

[torpid sedge]

Letting me do that, i was able to kill him without my mace cause that hand got damaged

[thick sequoia]

Where do i find the game

[torpid sedge]

Steam for free, both play test and demo

[thick sequoia]

Im only in the game with the dark map how do i get to that little fighting area

[torpid sedge]

Play test on the same steam padge

[torpid sedge]

Hit request access it should just insta give it to you

[thick sequoia]

Preciate it jus seen that

[torpid sedge]

Play test is way better

[proven verge]

I love daggers so much but its such a gamble

[gloomy eagle]

He’s still breathing

[torpid sedge]

Knowing the npcs hes gonna get up and kill you by breathing on you

[simple slate]

This game came out of the blue and I love it

[muted apex]

How long does it usually take for them to accept the lil play test thing

[worn heron]

damn, and youre positive you got all the files listed this time around?

[torpid sedge]

It took like 2 seconds for me.

[muted apex]

Alr thanks

[hasty dirge]

Yeah, i got both file paths and still nothing

[worn heron]

damn. im sorry to hear :/ ill add it to the list. seems that its more like a 30/70 success/fail rate with that fix after today, tbh

[frail forge]

[sage sphinx]

I thought it was like a few days, I don't remember exactly but like within a week

[lost warren]

Does the game support Radeon FSR?

[jolly gorge]

I got it like 3 minutes after i requested lol

[errant rivet]

are yt links not working now?

[soft solstice]

man switching hands when you have a sheild feels illigal

being a lefty must feel like being a god in midevel times

[gloomy eagle]

It was instant for me

[dusky fulcrum]

is there a way to select weapon or do i just gotta click until i get what i want and hope i dont mindlessly click off it

[gloomy eagle]

nope

[dusky fulcrum]

😔

[gloomy eagle]

[torpid sedge]

Yeah if that gets added play test would be perfect

[dusky fulcrum]

fr bro

like just let me pick

give me a grid screen thats all i ask

[soft solstice]

it looks like there is some hidden point value to the weapons/ armor ive notice people with sheilds will be less armored for example

[torpid sedge]

The randomness is good put give the option to choose

[soft solstice]

thats probably in the works this is a super early playtest

[torpid sedge]

Then my strategy is really good cause it mostly involves making armored people dropping their shield when i fight them

[lunar lagoon]

i hit request looked away looked back and i was in literally so fast

[torpid sedge]

Same

Im gonna guess its a bot who just insta does it

[soft solstice]

ive noticed that the npcs don't use full effect of their sheilds they are just loosly down on their side

[torpid sedge]

They also use their weapons and drop the shield when they block

If they have a big shield

[soft solstice]

yeah the ones with longswords will start half swording and drop their sheilds ive noticed that too

[torpid sedge]

Makes it super easy to kill them

[lunar lagoon]

there isnt like an actualy way for us to discern if its a bot or human right? we just have to guess off how they act?

[torpid sedge]

Its all bots

[lunar lagoon]

okok

[soft solstice]

all bots

[worn heron]

used to be our community manager and devs that had to accept people, but now its an open playtest, just request and its automatically accepted

[lunar lagoon]

this is an absolute win

[soft solstice]

i feel like such a tank witha sheild even a buckler

[lunar lagoon]

the pitchfork is so fun to use

either just run into em or smack the weapon away and stab in

good for blocking too

[soft solstice]

yeah having that extra on your poke is great

[torpid sedge]

Also the bots like to hold block if the player holds block for some reason

[dusky fulcrum]

does anyone use the spear with shield??!?!?!?!

i dont get it

[lunar lagoon]

idk i havent tried picking one up with it

[dusky fulcrum]

im more of a hoe guy

[lunar lagoon]

also fun

[soft solstice]

axe ftw on farmer mode

[torpid sedge]

Most of the 2 handed weapons on farmer are fun

[lunar lagoon]

true true

[torpid sedge]

But i think im starting to like what ever the top most class is more

[worn heron]

hold alt to stab with your mouse

[dusky fulcrum]

i dont like top class its too hard to kill people

[lean niche]

Stabbing Advice 🔪

When stabbing with alt (with swords), pull your weapon in closer to your body as opposed to extending your elbow out. It's much more accurate and stable.

Alternatively If it's a two handed weapon it is recommended to hold right click first, then drag your mouse to aim the weapon. Then from there double click and hold left mouse (you can try alt a little as well but clicking is more stable)
This is a much more stable and accurate stabbing pose, and a proper halfsword thrusting stance.

To practice your aiming, there's two different ways you can keep your FOV.
Third Person- with Low FOV, so you get a closer view.
or alternatively;
First Person- with High FOV, so you get a wide view of your weapon and it's positioning.
-# note, this works best for polearms or two handed swords

[Watch This Clip to see it in action!](#game-footage-🎮🎥 message)

[lunar lagoon]

i havent played that one much heavy armor seems annoying to get through but idk yet

[dusky fulcrum]

thats wild

ive been double clicking

like a bufoon

[torpid sedge]

Just use blunt force damage trying to slash any armored points does nothing

[lunar lagoon]

opmg same

[soft solstice]

go to your game settins and crang the damage up

[worn heron]

alt will allow you to get some quick manuevers with certain weeapons, especially one handed

[worn heron]

it takes work to get into the gaps, for sure

[soft solstice]

settings > game> max damage and then start slaughtering with the knights

[dusky fulcrum]

this is crazy information

[torpid sedge]

Not really with maces, also armored enemies can just give up

[dusky fulcrum]

im gonna try it rn

[lunar lagoon]

i love maces so thats good to hear

[torpid sedge]

They will drop their weapon and start begging for mercy like when farmers give up on the ground

[soft solstice]

yeah don't be afraid to try the secondary / tiertiary weapons as knight. especially if its a 1v1

[lost warren]

Does this game have FSR support?

[soft solstice]

sometimes if we both have sheilds it gets to be a wierd stalemate so ill drop the sheild and one hander and pull out the great sword

[torpid sedge]

If its a smaller shield you can try reaching around and hitting them with it

[dusky fulcrum]

this is fire

im gonna try with a sword now

[soft solstice]

usually switching to lefty helps a lot of it's sheild v sheild

[worn heron]

[torpid sedge]

If holding the block button doesnt drop your shield but it does for your opponent you can bait them into dropping theirs

[soft solstice]

i don't think blocking makes them dtop their sheild ive noticed its people with swords they switch to half swording

there needs to be some code to tell the sheild people not to half sword if they have a sheild equipped

if they have a hammer they wont drop their sheild

[torpid sedge]

Yeah if the player holds block they just half sword the whole time making them stupid easy to beat

[soft solstice]

there is a big learning curve to this game so the damage is default way down if you crank up the damage you go down fast

[dusky fulcrum]

i was playing pitchfork and the npc grabbed my hand and cut it off 😭

[torpid sedge]

Yeah twice at 17 kills the npc just grabbed me when i was using it

[dusky fulcrum]

can you see how many kills you have or were you just counting

[sage sphinx]

I spent all day trying to make a kill counter for half sword 💀

I ended up making it but jeez a lot of the features I wanted to add just didn't work

[torpid sedge]

Counting

[dusky fulcrum]

cool

[torpid sedge]

Do you have a phone?

[sage sphinx]

I indeed do, why?

I'm guessing counting using an app

[torpid sedge]

Use calculator and just add one every kill

[sage sphinx]

That's what I was doing, but it felt too annoying having to click 3 buttons everytime I got a kill, so that's why I made a hotkey thing instead that I can use on my PC, it also works good for speedruns of the game to count your kills

[torpid sedge]

I thought there was a way to just have it re add one to it without using the 3 buttons

[sage sphinx]

I'm not sure, I just did + 1 and then ='s everytime

Either way, I wanted to speedrun the game and couldn't find any counters that worked with 1 key press that was visible on screen while playing the game, so I just made one

[dusky fulcrum]

have you guys ever tried a nuzlocke its so fun
i just do 3 wins in each mode then move up to the next tier, i skip fist though because im ass at it lol

[soft solstice]

in 1v1 or carnage?

[worn heron]

the only time i did, i encountered a shiny charmander almost right away and killed it

i never did another nuzlocke

[dusky fulcrum]

i win three times in every game mode

[dusky fulcrum]

lmao

[sage sphinx]

What

[dusky fulcrum]

hes talking abt a pokemon nuzlocke

[sage sphinx]

Oh I was so confused 💀

[worn heron]

no more shiny charmander

caught him and bro instantly died to the posion i used to catch him cuz i was stupid

one of my streaming memories that will haunt me

[soft solstice]

i know it's the name sake of the game but damn is halfswording so dangerous

its like the sword goes in stealth mode and then you die

[dusky fulcrum]

thats so sad 😭

[worn heron]

you defintely lose the range advantage thats for sure

[worn heron]

come to think of it, i havent played pokemon since

[dusky fulcrum]

i like nuzlockes but i have never finished a pokemon game so it aint worth it

ive gotten right to the end and then just dropped it

i finished arceus

[torpid sedge]

i knocked a guy over and every time he leaned up i just bonked him in the head with my mace and he kept laying down again

[dusky fulcrum]

i think

idk

[worn heron]

[dusky fulcrum]

i love doing that

[worn heron]

you guys are evil

[torpid sedge]

hes the one who didn't want to give up

[worn heron]

(me stabbing willie 342 times in the span of 26 seconds)

[torpid sedge]

i just had to give him some head trauma

[soft solstice]

one time i refused to give up and this sword guy kept bonking me to get back down and somehow he got his foot caught in the spoke of my halberd and just fucking died

[limber mortar]

bro i just cut a willys throat and he kept swinging for like 5 minutes before he bled out

[soft solstice]

but this went on for like 10 minutes before this happened... i was just like "if your going to kill me kill me but im not giving up damnit"

[limber mortar]

through that guy in game footage because he earned it lmao

[worn heron]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqtlSjThc-YeGl4VM?invite=cr-MSxLSlgsMjAxMzQ4MTMyLA

https://tenor.com/view/epix-image-perms-gif-20444679

i have granted thee

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[limber mortar]

thank you kind sir

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[soft solstice]

jack got hit in the throat wtih the candle stick

[mortal aurora]

Playtest - Steam Store

To get access to the playtest navigate to the steam store page and hit the request access button. The playtest will be added to your library automatically.

[soft solstice]

pro tip: the buckler is an offensive weapon. lol

[supple cedar]

@mighty nexus

[soft solstice]

i need to drag out my track ball mouse and try it on this game

[rigid chasm]

@mighty nexus

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[frozen garden]

Is there anyway to make a custom loadout in the playtest?

[frozen garden]

@mighty nexus

[hollow otter]

yeah with mods

[soft solstice]

omg my game just glitched and now every bruhart and brave stand is a free for all

[worn heron]

check the pinned messages in #modders-guild-hall for OVRDTHs loadout selector via nexus/github

oh actually, im noticing his mod isnt pinned there, neither is the latest trainer mod. well, thats the name of the mod, OVRDTHS loadout selector, its on nexus and github

[jolly gorge]

I'm Learning https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqWUGjkjgiAnornDP?invite=cr-MSx5WE8sMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

[worn heron]

ayy the throw almost connected!

[jolly gorge]

Working on throws as well

[jolly gorge]

Very proud of this clip

[worn heron]

keep up the good work !

[jolly gorge]

:3

I mean i got the throw off, right? https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqX0TdoKFJo1i_i-5?invite=cr-MSxvNzYsMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

[jolly gorge]

new one

[strange edge]

Does this happen to anyone else: Demo runs silky smooth; Playtest runs horribly?

Where Demo is the dark dungeon level and Playtest is the arena fighter

[mighty nexus]

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[open grove]

demo takes less ram

[strange edge]

I see; GPU RAM, you mean, or...?

[open grove]

pretty sure gpu

both of mine work perfectly fine, 200+ fps on both so

[worn heron]

its a start!

progress 🌟

[worn heron]

are you running in dx12 perchance? game settings will show you

[faint hound]

so does halfsword play test have blood now?

[obtuse rune]

Nope not at all

[jolly gorge]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqX7e4e8C9a3uqoxD?invite=cr-MSxBVHMsMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

[obtuse rune]

No blood

[faint hound]

are u lying?

[worn heron]

has since November 22nd

[strange edge]

Ah thanks, alright, the graphics card has: 8 GB (HBM2) RAM

[obtuse rune]

Yes bro lmao

[faint hound]

oh bet i been waiting

[open grove]

it should run okay

[strange edge]

I have tried pretty much all of the settings; it's currently on DX11

[open grove]

maybe lower settings?

what res you running

[worn heron]

could be your ram16gb is reccomended

[strange edge]

Also tried all of the resolutions; and, windowed, borderless, fullscreen

[faint hound]

whos stacys mom?

[jolly gorge]

btw how do I send in clips so that it shows a little box that lets you watch it in discord?

[obtuse rune]

She got it going on

Shesd all I want

And ive waited for so long

[strange edge]

And it doesn't make too much of a difference. The funny thing is; it runs better when I set the framerate to 240

[obtuse rune]

Stacy cant you see you're just not the girl for me

[faint hound]

ooooooooh he tryna get a gurllllfrennnnn

[strange edge]

Could be that that does something that slows things down where it doesn't stress the RAM as much

[worn heron]

not just blood, the introduction of Dynamic slicing has been added! you can now cut wherever you slice. as far as we know, we are the first game in 13 years (since metal gear revengeance) to have a dynamic slicing system

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jarC5KlPgKV76XHKN?invite=cr-MSxVdlcsMjAxMzQ4MTMyLA this clip will showcase it

[obtuse rune]

Its a song

[faint hound]

oh my bad

[worn heron]

i know it might be wrong but

im in love with stacys mom

[faint hound]

i dotn listen to music like that im sorry man i nee to get more cultured

[jolly gorge]

yeah how do i send clips so it plays out in discord like that

[strange edge]

Will the final release be optimized, or will 16 GB RAM remain a minimum requirement?

[worn heron]

we have a levelling system, so you just gotta be a lil active here, and once you reach role @ level 2 you can send embeds/gifs with ease

[faint hound]

🔥

[jolly gorge]

thx

[worn heron]

#game-footage-🎮🎥 / #photography📷 works without perms tho!

[worn heron]

no worries! sorry its a bit inconvenient, but its the best we could do besides scrapping VC and stuff as a whole due to many issues we were having

[soft solstice]

woah restarting the game did not fix the bug. on bruhart the opposite team spawns as random colors and they agro each other

[obtuse rune]

Yeah it happens sometimes

Same for final stand

Brave*

[soft solstice]

yeah that happens too

its hilarious

[worn heron]

i believe it has something to do with them getting mixed up on the code from Carnage for some odd reason

it is quite fun to bet on the Brave Stand enemies tho

[jolly gorge]

another mean hit https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqXkxvKSJ5pTZTCM8?invite=cr-MSxSNDcsMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

[worn heron]

this is truly a catcat moment

https://tenor.com/view/cat-sneezing-cat-cat-wizard-turned-me-into-a-cat-wizard-turned-me-into-a-cat-gif-3193525644026068777

[jolly gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-wizard-meme-funny-gif-17501557727778732106

[soft solstice]

its wierd been playing the game for hours and hours and it just now started doing it

[worn heron]

i have wizcat on standby

[soft solstice]

wonder if rebooting pc will clear cache and stop it

[worn heron]

https://tenor.com/view/wizard-wizard-cat-orange-cat-wizard-cat-sushi-gif-1083262148580038270

[jolly gorge]

Im currently really enjoying fist fights and tier 3 sword combat 👍

[strange edge]

Yes, GPU 99% pretty much all the time, with VRAM usage at 7.4 GB; so it must be swapping like crazy

[jolly gorge]

added to favorites

[worn heron]

ahh that'll be the culprit probably.

[open grove]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Ive done it. Beaten by the tutorial dummy yet again.

[worn heron]

arguably the hardest boss in three history of gaming

[open grove]

it just spin kicked me

[worn heron]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jkJ0o1PaMfUDPQHc6/spok?invite=cr-MSxwYWksMjAxMzQ4MTMyLA

he's immune to my impervious headbutt.

[open grove]

i just went fists on and i was on the floor in milliseconds.

[jolly gorge]

Kicks are brutal https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqXED3BMYvAEzxIxh?invite=cr-MSxWS0osMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

Also have this one (I might be addicted to sending clips in halfswordchat) https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jqXIStm4Uva4k1OFp?invite=cr-MSxSNnIsMjg1OTA5MjQ2LA

[worn heron]

catcat, even

[worn heron]

The Rush gets to be a habit.

[lost warren]

How did you do it? I have tried so long hitting the tutorial dummy but all it did to Willie's hands and head was; Make him fall, slightly damage the hands, damage the hands, cause the head to bleed.

[open grove]

I went after him and the dummys gone back and hit me on the head

[lost warren]

Good job, Wiillie. Good job.

How do you do a headbutt? Does it work against AI?

[jolly gorge]

they need to remove stamina smh

[open grove]

pretty sure it's just using your mouse

[lost warren]

If they remove stamina, the game would be too easy. Just run at the opposing willie while swinging both your hands, and after they fall down, just spam-kick them.

[strange edge]

Alright, thanks; and thanks @open grove 👍 ; at least I now know more tinkering won't get me anywhere

[bright lantern]

Anyone have fps drops in demo or playtest?

[open grove]

you might be overworking your pc

[open grove]

np

[pseudo island]

Hello is half sword on steam is Last update or the icho .io

[lost warren]

The last update hasn't been announced yet.

There are 3 different versions with different features. The latest one is the Steam Playtest, while Steam Demo and Itch.io aren't worse.

[pseudo island]

Thanks

[languid nest]

https://tenor.com/view/fart-huh-metal-pipe-gif-1046327883888254766

[lost warren]

Spoiler:
||There is also a fourth one||

Hint
||Hidden on Itch||

[lucid perch]

hey halfswordians what armor level do you guys play on?

im just starting out so what do you guys reccomend?

[mortal sonnet]

hey one hand scythe guy! It seems like most people are getting those to varying degrees, this guide helped me a little along with turning off all blood/gore but the cpu bottleneck is the main problem for me. It's not pretty, but if it helps: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376864446

[jolly gorge]

naked hobo comes at you helicoptering two axes wwyd

[mortal aurora]

Playtest - Steam Store

To get access to the playtest navigate to the steam store page and hit the request access button. The playtest will be added to your library automatically.

[gaunt sapphire]

every time i try to act cool willy stabs me

😭

[thorn verge]

average day in croydon

[frank imp]

hey guys

is it possible to be consistent with hits

like for example aiming for the neck and actually being closeish every time

super new and bad at the game rn lol

[mortal sonnet]

I’m not as consistent on the playtest as I am the abyss demo yet but there’s fs people who are pretty consistent. It just takes game sense and focus

Don’t be afraid to mess with the training dummy for a while and get used to how different swings, angles, etc work

[flat geyser]

i just launched half sword and now devs putting wip xd

[warped crystal]

Definitely

And it’s way more fun actually being precise with hits

[quartz nimbus]

Rate my screenshot

[jolly gorge]

day 15 waiting for the right hand to grab properly grrrr

[tiny cave]

@restive garnet Please stop teasing us with your immaculate effects you are making me drool all over

[digital moat]

Hi, does anyone know how I can get a bigger arena/ custom clothing?

I saw somebody on tiktok and they had custom pants and a hat

[tiny cave]

But also great job you are incredibly talented

[frank imp]

awesome

[lost warren]

Wdym?

[tiny cave]

He posted in WIP

[frank imp]

watching Heart Over Death's yt tutorials rn wish me luck

[lost warren]

I saw it already.

[lucid perch]

BEAUTIFUL

[strong monolith]

It is assumed that the gore mechanics showcased on #work-in-progress haven´t been implemented yet, right?
(Nonetheless, looks great!)
Asking because the gore in my game usually looks strange, same for deep cuts, instead of the smooth and neat ones on the showcase.

[lucid perch]

@sage sphinx #game-footage-🎮🎥 message god damn that was clean as hell

[sage sphinx]

Real

[gaunt sapphire]

guess who won!!

[dusky frigate]

the only thing thatll make half sword more realistic is making it so that you smell more iron the more blood there is around

[junior epoch]

9/10 thats actually really damn cool

[atomic needle]

Demo physics work way easier than playtest physics.

[timber sleet]

having a good time there willie?

[timber sleet]

the one on the ground which i presume is you?

[gaunt sapphire]

nope

i am blue and no one won

[frank imp]

i just hit someone and his sword went flying into his neck

i have a pic

wtf

[rough schooner]

@restive garnet i was trying to become a mod on speedrun.com and gambling die told me to talk to the half sword account. do you know who that is?

[restive garnet]

Huh

I am a dev

[thorny perch]

Hes a mod

[marsh coral]

i reckon they should add a stick

like a spear but without the spear bit

just a fuckin stick

would be fun to whack people over the head with

[lucid perch]

can someone tell me who willy is

[lucid perch]

i believe that is called a quarterstaff my good sir

[timber sleet]

[marsh coral]

yo is that in the game

[lucid perch]

not yet

the quarterstaff was used in buhurt brawls amongst peasants

or games like spoilance

[marsh coral]

yea

i find it satisfying using a billhook/spear and whacking someone in the head with the wooden part and they get knocked out

[lucid perch]

i do enjoy that too

do you have blood and gore on max?

[marsh coral]

i stuck it on "grotesque" in the starting menu

[lucid perch]

od if your interested in making your half sword gameplay realistic

#game-footage-🎮🎥 message

try putting the damage modifiers to max

[marsh coral]

alright lets have a look

so is that max damage to players/npc?

[lucid perch]

yeah

and blood and gore set to max

[low coral]

PvP when?

[lucid perch]

i dunno

[marsh coral]

ill give it a go thanks man 👍🏾

[lucid perch]

try it with full armor first

[marsh coral]

i believe they said it would be extremely hard since it will desync

[lucid perch]

then do half-armor

[young schooner]

Can someone help me? Im stuck on blood choosing screen and I cant do nothing

[lucid perch]

alt f4

[crude flower]

Yeah i would just restart

[crude flower]

Yeah for a good example

Remember even GTA5 has/had bad lantency issues and client/non-client side physics problems

[calm zealot]

an in-built slow motion replay would be hella cool @ Devs

[crude flower]

Even something being a foot off due to everything being physics based would be pretty insane

[gilded veldt]

in real life, blood/gore would be the lowest setting

[crude flower]

I'd wager eventually they'll add more to it since they have photo mode already

[crude flower]

Pretty much

Except for maybe the pools

[gilded veldt]

there’s not as much blood flow in your body as movies portray

[gilded veldt]

those are kinda dramatic

[crude flower]

Bodies have a lot of blood in them and not a whole lot of spurting

Very anti climactic

[young schooner]

Ye i tried it many times and its not working reinstaling not working as well

[crude flower]

Hmmmmm

Make sure you delete every file

And if you think you've deleted them all

You haven't

Probably

[blazing gull]

counterpoint

its more entertaining and goofy on gruesome

[crude flower]

Of course

But not for my pc

Lol

[blazing gull]

fair enough

yea on cinematic gruesome my game is chugging at points

especially on a brave stand

[crude flower]

Mine always chugs horribly on buhurts

[blazing gull]

same

[crude flower]

I think the armor + gore really gets the gears grinding

[blazing gull]

buhurts have grown on me

i find them reallyu fun now

i try to keep my lads alive especially if im the most armored

[lucid perch]

hey guys completely unrelated but have you tried challenging your playstyle while playing half sword?

[blazing gull]

i think this game shows how much of a tank a fully armored knight really was

[lucid perch]

i like to do a progression system where you start with fist fights and work your way up doing every single possible fight atleast twice

[blazing gull]

i suck with the fist fighting

[crude flower]

Love me some buhurts

I'm enjoying single combat a lot as well

[blazing gull]

carnage has also grown on me

i realize i jsut have to sprint

[restive garnet]

ahh uhhh you need @little verge for this, we might know

[rough schooner]

ok

[dense escarp]

ik its been said before but we really need a last stand option in the settings where enemies never surrender

even if amputated

[thorny perch]

The fighting spirit

[torpid sedge]

that would be fun to be hitting an armored oponet for like an hour.

[dense escarp]

its just kinda boring with the lower classes how they die in a stab

[real birch]

OVRDTHs mod is very nice.

[wind charm]

https://youtube.com/live/-fkzCogkBMY?feature=share

[crude flower]

Pretty much

I have found some different things

Sprinting forward and then hitting s while swinging gives you some nice momentum power

[bright quartz]

did we get an update?

[restive garnet]

no

a #work-in-progress

[edgy geyser]

how long is your biggest win streak guys?

[grave maple]

hello all , im enjoying the game so far, i know there is no multiplayer, but is there like splitscreen?

[jolly gorge]

I can't figure out how to properly stab with the pole axes, half the time it wants to point the rear end of the weapon towards the enemy

[errant jacinth]

any tips for armored combat?

[ocean kite]

hit em hard in the head

and conserve stamina

or if you're using a sharp weapon hit them down and aim for gaps in the armour

under their arms and ass/groin are usually unprotected

or always

[topaz lynx]

it depends on the tier, generally you want to aim for the gaps/throat or just knock them out with enough headshots

[sage sphinx]

Noice

[topaz lynx]

the tier below max barely has neck protection for some reason so you can easily one shot a lot of people

[ocean kite]

Also, if they're not wearing steel sabatons you can mangle their feet to stop them from walking

Or yk, you can do it the boring way and make them give up by putting your weapon against their throat once they're down

or just hug them until they admit defeat, that also works

This is for anyone claiming willie doesn't deserve all the torture I submit him to https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jr40MnbqM2eVfousu?invite=cr-MSxmUTcsMzExNjY4NDk0LAt

He's sick in the head, I tell you

[mortal aurora]

Playtest - Steam Store

To get access to the playtest navigate to the steam store page and hit the request access button. The playtest will be added to your library automatically.

[jolly gorge]

guys

how do i switch the version

like

im in like an infinite fighter tpye thing

i played it a while ago how do i bring back the 1v1 thing

[cursive sluice]

get the playtest

[jolly gorge]

oh alright

i guess this is asked a lot haha

[jolly gorge]

howd u get that much equipment to spawn

[idle crane]

I didnt realise you could hear people in that video but click the flashing icons on the right of the main menu

[silk cairn]

can anyone explain to me why does the camera and therefore the aim constantly seem to gravitate downward? despite being in attack mode (holding weapon botton), despite being locked on at a point within eye level of the enemy, end despite being uninjured

im playing with spear and am practicing shoulder and chest stabs but the aim constantly resets to aiming the thurst at hip level

why does the game want me to stab Willie in the willie?

[idle crane]

I dont have an answer on why it happens but when you get more practice its pretty easy to compensate for

[frank imp]

that happens with me when using the longsword too but practice made it happen a lot less

[silk cairn]

you can physically aim the thrust high enough when the camera does that

what do you do too stop it?

not realeasing teh attack button doesnt help

constantly resetting lock on isnt viable either

[jolly gorge]

oh thanks man

[silk cairn]

whats the point of te lockon feature f it doesnt lokc the direction your camera faces

[frank imp]

i usually alleviate it by letting go of the mouse and aiming back to where i want to

and then quickly holding onto it again

[idle crane]

It does lock it just doesnt lock vertical posistion

[silk cairn]

can that be enabled in some way

[idle crane]

not that i know of

[silk cairn]

wdym let go of teh mouse?

the mouse button?

[frank imp]

uhhh lemme record an example gimme a sec

[timber sleet]

and they call me a split personality

[silk cairn]

this is what im trying to practice

video file too big

any easy way to compress it?

[spice tangle]

you run it through cap cut and lower the quality and fps

[visual osprey]

Is it just me or do the Messer's have a hard time cutting

Machetes, falchions, whatever they may be

[silk cairn]

doesnt let me post it

not becaue of size

[frank imp]

i can't send media for some reason so i'll just dm you

[silk cairn]

this is what i m trying to practice

https://discordapp.com/channels/1043854763189600337/1047194231875321856/1325870450953424986

but the cmaer makes it difficult

i have to constantly readjust altitude. if you pay atttention you see it

also this only worked because the guy leaned into it

otherwise it would be a tjrpat stab

[ocean kite]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jr5nTLpGr9muTVGDd?invite=cr-MSx0UEEsMzExNjY4NDk0LA

[ripe patio]

Can someone please tell me how to pierce someones armor

[ocean kite]

you don't

you aim for gaps

[ripe patio]

K thanks

[ocean kite]

sometimes it happens, though I wouldn't count on it

[analog cave]

Why do you some times appear without a weapon at the practice dummy screen is that a bug or

[frank imp]

bug i think

it happened with me too

[frail forge]

cleft in twain

[frank imp]

hey does anyone have tips on footing

[analog cave]

It happens very often

[frank imp]

wack

only happened 3 times to me over the span of 6 hours

[frail forge]

put em on the ground

[frank imp]

tysm this cured my cancer

[frail forge]

foot cancer cured!

[frank imp]

🫡

[frail forge]

really footing isn't too complicated, jut don't change directions too quickly or you're likely to fall down

holding shift and walking will make you have a slightly wider stance

when you kick, it always comes from the back foot

[analog cave]

What causes you to be permanently out of stamina do you guys know

[frank imp]

i'm already familiar with using the shift key in conjunction with timing my stance foot changes with timed walk bursts

[analog cave]

is it when you get hit in a specific part of the body?

[frail forge]

blows to the head

[analog cave]

that you are perma low stamina

[frank imp]

i could be wrong but it's concussions

that cause you to faint

[analog cave]

right

[analog cave]

what i meant is when you get up you're like constantly tumbling

can swing a couple times

and your guy falls off

[frail forge]

is the screen blacking out?

[manic crane]

Is half sword unreal engine?

[frail forge]

yes

[analog cave]

I don't think so

[frail forge]

then your legs are injured

[frank imp]

foot hit i'm pretty sure

idk what triggers it

i think you have to get a really deep slash or stab into your foot for it to happen

[frail forge]

not just the foot

anywhere on the leg

[frank imp]

yup

[analog cave]

How do I do powerful swings

[frank imp]

my bad

[analog cave]

My swings are so bouncy and weak

I don't know how to do it

[frank imp]

wdym

what weapon are you using

i can help a little with longswords

[analog cave]

When I try o swing the swing is like short and powerless

Was using an axe

[frank imp]

can i see a vid if possible

[analog cave]

Like lumberjack axe

[frail forge]

you have have some wind-up and follow-through

[gloomy eagle]

uh is the sickle the longer pointed on or the shorter pointed one?

[frail forge]

you can't just flail around

[summer brook]

was it the long tier 2 axe

[analog cave]

would entering voice channel work?

[frank imp]

yeah sure

i can't talk tho :c

[analog cave]

i mean that's the problem XD

i only know how to flail it around

i don't know how you do a powerful swing

[frail forge]

pull the weapon back deliberately and then follow through with the swing

if you move the mouse too fast, the game won't track it

[analog cave]

it says i can't stream in there unlucky

[frank imp]

aww

you can just call me ig

if you want

[frank imp]

wait do you hold down shift 24/7

because i'm ngl that thing helps a lot against the bots

[frail forge]

no, only when im trying to move fast or turn fast

[analog cave]

call you what?

[frail forge]

call him stinky

[frank imp]

their footing is horrific but they can still run circles around you

also it helps with doing combos

[manic crane]

How do you get mod?

[wind moat]

... i still can walk and fight xD

[summer brook]

is your other half moving still

[frank imp]

become based

[frail forge]

tis only a flesh wound

[frank imp]

uhhhh like just call me

in dms

[manic crane]

Based?

[frank imp]

and share your screen

[frank imp]

to based thou must first harness cringe

[analog cave]

alright

[teal bobcat]

how are people getting up to the ruins on the itch.io version?

[ivory prism]

how do I continue fighting with the same gear after fighting? My only option is to go back to the menu and reroll the fighter I want to play as

holding or pressing giving up doesnt work

[teal bobcat]

you should only have to reset kit if you die?

maybe try pressing esc and quitting through that once you've won the fight

[solid patio]

How do i get rid of a guy grabbing me

[teal bobcat]

him him hard

[ivory prism]

its only when i lose

[solid patio]

im on teh ground hes grabbing me fighting another guy and i cant get up

[teal bobcat]

yeah if you die thats the point

[ivory prism]

but I feel like having the player go back to the main menu is too much of a punishment for dying

isn´t there a hotkey or something that gets you into the next fight (selection)?

[teal bobcat]

i dont see it that way. clearly have never played tarkov lmao

theres not that many weapons. just click through till you get the one you want again

[teal bobcat]

the gentlest win

[soft osprey]

I mean, your guy literally died. There is no respawning lol if you die, that character is dead. If you don’t wanna go back to main menu, don’t die, give up before you do.

[tender quest]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1265382842045694005/VersionTest54_2024-07-23_19-58-02_-_Trim.mp4?ex=677cd0db&is=677b7f5b&hm=cef2e61c3c36b9196c4daf0ce9dbd4c5824cc15e19acb89d41f47503530116c7&

[analog pelican]

can anyone tell me why my enemy just grabbed my face and began trying to stab me with a long sword?

[teal bobcat]

wouldnt you do that in that situation?

[frank imp]

yoooooooooo

[analog pelican]

did they secretly add multiplayer? is that who i was fightign?

[frank imp]

how did you pull off that diagonal strike

[frank imp]

no that was me actually

i used my brain to will willie into doing that 😋

[analog pelican]

wait, at what lvl are you able to send videos at?

[frank imp]

no clue

[soft osprey]

2

[lucid perch]

3

[trim cradle]

How can i get in frist person?

[soft osprey]

V

[lucid perch]

V

[trim cradle]

ty

[analog pelican]

im gonna try headbutting someone to win

[teal bobcat]

its super fun. much easier to do when you turn up damage to NPC

[analog pelican]

didnt work

maybe i shouldnt have tried to do that in a sword fight.....

[teal bobcat]

dont bring a forehead to a knife fight

[trim cradle]

the game is really cool it should cost at least 20 euros

[analog pelican]

i managed to win agaisnt a long sword without any weapons once.

because i am vengence

[lucid perch]

good luck

[warm kite]

Beamng.Drive costs about that.

same uniqueness but way more content.

[frank imp]

hey guys

[teal bobcat]

hello

[frank imp]

hi

uhhhh

does anyone how how to block vertical strikes from a longsword

with a longsword

[warm kite]

get the sword up there

[teal bobcat]

half sword and hold your sword up

[frank imp]

normally i just parry it with a swipe to the right but sometimes it just happens

[warm kite]

slide it off then strike their lead arm off

[teal bobcat]

or kill them before they finish the strike

[frank imp]

thanks but i don't like halfswording since i can't do a followup attack

[warm kite]

their sword goes past your crossguard

[teal bobcat]

i like to try and stab them in the side of the head when halfswording

[warm kite]

You can. just strike them with the long pointy part. like an elbow

[frank imp]

wdym like you swipe right or left and then once it's out of the way you move the other direction to their face?

[frank imp]

true but i like being overly defensive

idk how the parry-assist works with halfswording but i'll experiment with it

[warm kite]

If you have your sword up but at an angle. they will hit and slide down the blade. you can then flick it off and swing to their arm. hard to explain

[frank imp]

ohhh

[warm kite]

like 45 or 60 degrees

[frank imp]

that's what i do but it starts low instead of high

i'll try that thanks

[warm kite]

like a half moon almost you can go for the leg too

you can hit the inside of their blade or let them hit your blade first

[warm kite]

if you go up and hit it you can half moon into their legs

[frank imp]

yessir

i do that but to their arm or waist instead

[soft osprey]

Once early access releases it will be paid. Probably around 19.99-29.99. No definite on the price yet beyond it being “indie game price”

[warm kite]

I've also done that and helped them spear me in the heart with their sword.

[frank imp]

if i hit their legs it gets less fun because it's like bullying a cripple at that point

[frank imp]

ouchies

[warm kite]

I'd never want to sword fight. it all happens so fast. I like time control to get a real sense of whats going on

even with time control i get stabbed randomly

[frank imp]

wtf is a time control

[warm kite]

is it allowed to post mods here? hope so

https://github.com/vorace3200/HalfSword-TimeControler

its a mod for slowmo

[frank imp]

i just follow over death's lessons by the book and wing it

90% success rate

[warm kite]

helps you learn mechanics alot

[frank imp]

awesome thanks

though i probably won't use it since i don't struggle with anything other than polearm users and some longsword attacks

[fresh palm]

spearmen are the bane of my fucking existence

[frank imp]

i just turn damage and gore to the minimum and practice that way

to get a feel and figure out how to be consistent

[frank imp]

YEAH

[fresh palm]

I had a breastplate, helmet, neck guard and gloves and the motherfucker still killed me somehow

[frank imp]

historically accurate though lmfao

[trim cradle]

im gonna buy it 100%

[fresh palm]

I mean idk you could probably parry them and go around if it weren't for the funky nature of the game

I had 2750 score

[frank imp]

me when i spend all my life as a noble learning the most elegant sword techniques only to die to some random stinky peasant with a pointy stick

[frank imp]

you can and it can be a consistent thing

but it's scary af

i just halfsword bumrush them till i can saw away at their neck with the blade

either that or they just surrender

the fact they plead for their life and surrender when you have your weapon near their head long enough is such a cool mechanic

[whole sluice]

Ok. The small one handed weapon thats a small curved blade. is it a Billhook or a Falx, cause I'm confused on what it actually is

[frank imp]

smh imagine not using a longsword like jesus intended

[idle crane]

Its an type of farming bill hook

[fresh palm]

I just used the scythe, it bugged me the fuck out and sent me flying. I survived and luckily I have a sheathed dagger so maybe I'll live

and the next enemy was a spearman. Luckily even though I was wounded I killed him and the other dude

the spear seems to be too damn good at cutting than it should

[silk cairn]

i swear trying to learn how to parry made me worse at the game

[fresh palm]

god fucking dammit I got bugged and died again. I hate when something gets stuck in you and it just keeps bugging out

[silk cairn]

thats... what she said..?

[fresh palm]

fate won't let me past the 2nd boss

[fresh palm]

I was trying to phrase it so that it doesn't sound sus but okay

[teal bobcat]

opened his chest up

[silk cairn]

i am getting quite frustrated

if i try to use the passive parry system to deflect blows intead of going full offense and just trying to hit a weak areaa before they hit me, which is what i usually do with weapon with inferior range, every single shield enemy jsut completely bulldozes me, and the only time i win is if they impale themselves on my sword as they fall on top of me

im using the longsword

[fresh palm]

you're fuckign kidding

[silk cairn]

why the hostility

[fresh palm]

I just got stabbed in the shoulder and died

[silk cairn]

then it was a lung or neck stab

[fresh palm]

because I keep dying in the dumbest unluckiest fuckass ways ever

I'm not hostile

[fresh palm]

no

[frank imp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvMwUwkpAI&list=PL7wVP4-ALLY_pQi4rZYq4lktBDKef4Wwc&index=2&pp=iAQB

might help you

[fallow crystal]

They bulldoze because rhats what the AI is programmed to do if you are using a weapon with greater reach, which is realistic because about the only way you can take a fight to someone with more reach is to step in and put pressure on them.

Against shield users, I typically find it helps to switch hands and use shift to sidestep them and smack them in the arm. With enough hits you'll cripple their weapon arm.

Or you'll get lucky and nick them in the throat but that's more a fortunate occurance rather than something I bet on.

[twilit granite]

Or just swing wildly you’ll kill him regardless 99% of the time

[fallow crystal]

Eh, probably. But if they have a large enough shield they might take your leg off before you get a lethal hit in

[proud knoll]

im trying to learn how to parry and shit but man
the mouse movement for my weapon is just wack lmao

[twilit granite]

They really aren’t smart enough to do that

[fresh palm]

I got an axe stuck in me and fucking died again

[frank imp]

you can train to ONLY do neck hits

[strong monolith]

How I have to set up gore so it looks like THIS and stop looking straightforward weird?

[teal bobcat]

literally default grotesque settings

[frank imp]

like i aim for their head and it's about a 70% chance

[fallow crystal]

I mean I can get them fairly consistently, but I don't mind playing the long game

[soft osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/youre-so-weak-weak-powerless-judging-despise-gif-15666774

[frank imp]

fair lol

[fresh palm]

I just hit a dead guy so much with a paddle his head exploded

[frank imp]

shield users for me is like a 50-50

[teal bobcat]

also graphics are turned up to epic

[fresh palm]

no not me, willy is weak

[frank imp]

if i can't kill them immediately

i die immediately

[strong monolith]

Still wondering how the hell my 4060 is capable of getting lagged by this...

[fallow crystal]

Especially if I'm using a weapon with reach, I cant play it out and keep taking free hits

[frank imp]

still not utilizing parry and followup attacks well yet

[whole sluice]

tyty

[teal bobcat]

im ona 3070 and lag on anything more than a 1v1

[frank imp]

fair

like

[fresh palm]

I have graphics on epic and it doesn't look epic at all, I wonder how people have like uber graphics and smooth gameplay

[frank imp]

are you a defensive player

[fallow crystal]

Yeah my only thing with going against shields for me is crippling their arm and if they cant use their weapon, I usually go half sword and just go for a clinch.

[fresh palm]

if I have several dudes in armor it's a lagfest

[proud knoll]

im happily runnin stuff on epic at like 90 fps on 1v1
not sure about other modes cus i just like 1v1's

[soft osprey]

Halfsword is intensive, not optimized yet. Bound to cause lag for even higher end pc’s

[frank imp]

i do that if i have to deal with longsword guys lol

[strong monolith]

Well, now we are 2 with the same question...

[frank imp]

also

[lunar forge]

The game Is online?

[fallow crystal]

Defensive until I get a good opening and then I go in for it.

[solemn holly]

no

[fallow crystal]

No, offline only

[frank imp]

if i halfsword to their neck, i right click again so the sword swings into their neck

killing them

[lunar forge]

[frank imp]

will probably have multiplayer in a few years post release lmao

[lunar forge]

[solemn holly]

(2032)

[fresh palm]

also I wonder why can't you make it so that you can hold some things in only 1 hand? Like the shitty paddle, you hold it with 2 hands but if you hold it in one you can smack a lot harder, it's not that heavy to need 2 arms

[frank imp]

wack

[fallow crystal]

Yeah fair. I think my overall playstyle depends on the weapon I' using as circumstances require

[frank imp]

i try playing similar to irl so i avoid 90% of all the jank bugs

[frank imp]

understandable

i'm a longsword main so i only really play defensively

my timing is bad if i play offensively so i often get my neck slit

[fresh palm]

what

[frank imp]

still not comfortable using active parry with passive parry

[frank imp]

no i mean it's wack that it does more damage with one hand vs two

right

[silk cairn]

already wat hed, which is what prompted me to practice

[frank imp]

oh lmfao

[analog pelican]

what if every time in the playtest you won a battle you could get upgrades like "regeneration over time" or "more powerful swings" or something, it would probably not be anything like the game is planned to be but it could be fun hypothetically.

[silk cairn]

my winrate went fro 90% with a sword to 60-70

[fresh palm]

well of course it does, you can swing a lot more with just one hand

[fallow crystal]

Idk I think there are circumstances where it benefits to be aggressive with a longsword. Namely if I'm facing against something like a bardiche where it benefits more to get up close past the effectiveness of their weapon.

[frank imp]

it made you worse?? 😭

[twilit granite]

I don’t get the point of you guys playing all fancy

[silk cairn]

yes

[frank imp]

true, the only time i do is against spear guys

[fallow crystal]

Cause I actively do HEMA

[analog pelican]

i cant wait to show that clip where i accidentaly cut someone in half in one swing

[frank imp]

i'm a larper

[fallow crystal]

So I have rl vetted interest lmao

[frank imp]

yooo you do hema?

that's cool

[fallow crystal]

Casually, not professionally

[frank imp]

can't here due to government and location problems

[silk cairn]

i win mostly aginst the giedendag by doing what id do anyway which is to bat aside the point and close the gap, but shield enemies and shield spear users are imposible it feels like

[tough yew]

good shit man, one of our fellas who volunteer with modding this server does it aswell.

[fresh palm]

I'd do hema if I could, that shit is cool

[twilit granite]

Most situations can be won without strategy
Maybe the game should encourage that more

[frank imp]

maybe but i like it the more realistic it gets

[silk cairn]

as ive learned today it already does exactly that

[frank imp]

like rn the meta is to just spam slashes

[frank imp]

using fancy footwork or actual stances don't help that much but it's where i get my fun so yknow

[silk cairn]

is there anyone who does it professionally ebsides like youtubers?

[fresh palm]

yea you can mostly just rush dudes and cut them up. But as much as this game is controllable, it's still wonky and sometimes unpredictable. Like your hand will get stuck behind your back because screw you, that's how it is

[torpid sedge]

i think my game is broken, the npcs take 10 times less damage and deal like 4 times as much as i do, they also just shove me over when i cant do it to them.

[frank imp]

it's offline only rn so i think people should focus on killing stylishly and cool instead of efficient and janky

[frank imp]

go to settings and click game

see what the bars are set to

[fallow crystal]

There are competetive leagues that exist but I dont really do it for that

[torpid sedge]

i never changed them they are at deafult

[silk cairn]

before i was focusing on staying outside of measure and getting nicking cuts on exposed areas, but by trying to do whats in the video aka parry riposte / 1 2 cuts i lose a third of my matches

[visual osprey]

I play with both damage multipliers at minimum lol it's fun and janky

[twilit granite]

I can spam slashes as infinity says and win most of the time. The stamina feature only kicks in after about 10 swings which is more than enough to kill a guy

[visual osprey]

Sliced a dude in half and he was still coming at me... It was great

[silk cairn]

yup]

[fallow crystal]

Its really interesting to learn the actual principles behind the real life fighting techniques. Only started relatively recently but its always been something I've liked.

[silk cairn]

well depeonds on armor

[fresh palm]

I smacked the scythe guy to death with paddles

[silk cairn]

nice to see more peple get into it

[twilit granite]

I can do the same thing I just need to use a blunt weapon

[frank imp]

since you do hema irl, do you have any advice against vertical slashes?

[visual osprey]

There's this dude on YouTube with not even 300 subs and is doing some sick ass martial arts stuff

[fallow crystal]

One of the instructors was on the olympic fencing team and he's just a monster

[frank imp]

it's my kryptonite

[frank imp]

wild

[visual osprey]

Bros spin kicks are insane 🤣

[frank imp]

it helped me

sorry to hear hope you develop your own style

[hasty cosmos]

How do you use sword with shield

Or anything with shield

[fresh palm]

are you actually joking

[visual osprey]

https://youtu.be/As3Hn2YOOp0?si=MIAdKbxbfhCaG0mu

[fresh palm]

I faced a spearman, killed him closely and the game FUCKING CRASHED

this has never happened despite all the bugs

[teal bobcat]

A fate worse than death

[visual osprey]

Scatha is a G for this

[fallow crystal]

I think a lot of it is just practice moving your mouse. I'll agree I started losing more trying to replicate the more fine tuned mechanics.

[hasty cosmos]

Pinkeye is crazy

[fresh palm]

I'm cursed with spearmen actually. They are literally the bane of my existence

the spearmen crashed my game

[twilit granite]

What’s the point of using fancy techniques(other than larping) when spamming can get the same results easier

Game too easy

But it’s only a playtest after all

[silk cairn]

maybe longsword just isnt for me

i really like the spears a lot

polearms in general

[visual osprey]

Can't share any pics??

[tough yew]

because you can get different results that can be more satisfying rather than just beating them to death unga bunga style

[teal bobcat]

need to get to level 2

[fresh palm]

polearms are kinda shit though, aiming stabs is hard. For some reason cutting works though

[hasty cosmos]

Really? I find spears harder to use since you have to hold down alt with them

[visual osprey]

Ah makes sense

[silk cairn]

you dont

[visual osprey]

Spears are one of my faves

That and axes

[twilit granite]

Maybe whenever they release that progression mode they’ll actively encourage strategy

[hasty cosmos]

Wait how then

[silk cairn]

axes are inexplicably good when just flailing them around

[summer brook]

m1

[visual osprey]

It goes ... 2 handed swords as a whole, 2 handed axes, then spears

[summer brook]

alt is fine

[silk cairn]

lower sensetivity, use opposite side grip against shielded enemies, side step if they rush forward

you use alt key but not holding it all the time

[fallow crystal]

Its something to do with how they are weighted. Axes tent to pass through limbs and such far easier than they have any reason to

[visual osprey]

Shield and spear combo I can't seem to get good with but yet I get roasted by the NPCs using it

[fallow crystal]

Think its the interactions between them and the physics engine.

[silk cairn]

tell that to my goedendag after i bonk you in the nogging for a bedtime story

[tough yew]

they do encourage strategy but y'know they let their guards down sometimes

[silk cairn]

its shit to control but the ai is good at using it

[visual osprey]

I wish the Goeden had better thrust characteristics