halfsword-chat-⚔

[tender quest]

oh it was a statement not a counter argument to something

[muted dew]

https://tenor.com/view/bookio-gif-13932157847762104386

[vital skiff]

I really suck at combat, lol

Especially chopping down at prone enemies

[sonic lichen]

i punched a guy in the side of the head so hard it crashed the game

[soft osprey]

With gauntlets?

[sonic lichen]

yeah but we were both armored

[lapis marsh]

One punch man

[soft osprey]

Boxing with gauntlets cause a common crash on impact unfortunately

Not always but definitely frequently

[tough yew]

first person mode is pretty cool

[sonic lichen]

i know right?? i wish the helms were made invisible in first person

[tough yew]

na, i think if they just implement visor lifting it'd make it cooler+ more immersive

and perhaps make it less bobbier

[lapis marsh]

Oh visor lifting would be awesome

[tough yew]

it was meant to be a thing on the demo release it just never made it

[lapis marsh]

I would like the fov to be increased maybe

[thorny perch]

The zwerchcopter

[soft osprey]

You can adjust fov in settings already, if you didn’t know that

[bold jacinth]

bro i just fought a knight for 10 minutes

for some reason i couldnt pick up or take out any weapons

so i had to fistfight him well he bashed me with a bar and knife

i won by exhaustion im sure

[lapis marsh]

I don’t think it works in first person

[muted dew]

crescent kicks my beloved

[soft osprey]

It does work in first person as well. But maybe you’d just prefer even more haha, maybe they’ll increase in the future 🤷‍♂️

[lapis marsh]

Not being able to see my sword when I hold it out to the side is a little disorientating

[somber geyser]

For the king a religion for king death

Friend made it earlier but mod said only here

[soft osprey]

I don’t get it lol you want your own religion?

[forest hawk]

【菜鸡互啄-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/xgh3oin

[manic cradle]

cant wait for the full sword release

[zenith ledge]

same but they need to work on the lock on lmao

playing now and its just not working

[manic cradle]

right??? i hate it when my character turn sideways to his enemies, begging to be cut in half

[burnt quiver]

I just turn it off

It does suck though and i'd rather have more control over where im facing anyways

[zenith ledge]

and dmg in general

like how can i disarm an AI hit them like 5-10 time, they kick me twice then i cant get up

[bold jacinth]

hey fyi btw

i think brave stand is broken

they keep attacking eachother instead of me

[manic cradle]

also is it me or small buhurt and brave stand are incredibly laggy?

[somber geyser]

He did it for me it was his idea lmao

[muted dew]

ey willie could you lend me a hand?

[modest pilot]

damn bro how do i make my game look like that

@tough yew

[tough yew]

use reshade, its the software that gives you the tools to enhance the visuals of your game

there are presets out there that kinda skip most of the process, but I made my own

[modest pilot]

hella cool

ty man

[tough yew]

np

[limber helm]

im seeing online that theres bosses?

[tough yew]

older version of the game, the abyss will return later on in early access

[limber helm]

ah okay

[naive holly]

Was there significant strain on your machine after using reshade?

I wanted to try and use it to bring that warm lighting from high graphics over to medium.

Cuz the textures don't bother me on medium, the lighting does.

And I got a garbo brick of a computer

[rapid sphinx]

what graphics is this

it looks like a movie

[naive holly]

At least epic probably. But like fencer said it's reshade

[tough yew]

nah, doesn't effect my machine

[rapid sphinx]

my pc can handle epic but it doesnt like cenimatic

[naive holly]

Lessgo as soon as I'm back up and running (windows took a shit and had to reinstall from scratch)

We're throwing on reshade.

Also hoping completely reformatting and wiping my pc gets rid of all the bloat and gives me a few extra frames

[rapid sphinx]

Also I just found out what this game was and its so fun

[rapid sphinx]

i got the playtest lol

[tough yew]

cinematic isn't meant to be played, fyi.

[naive holly]

Welcome dude it's a great game. Easily my new obsession the past month.

[naive holly]

Turn that shi on for photo mode then right back off lol

[rapid sphinx]

real

[modest pilot]

btw i ve been wondering why is there options for bot damage

is the game like only against bots?

[naive holly]

So you can control how quick the fights go and how sensitive the damage is

[naive holly]

Yes there's no online multiplayer

[modest pilot]

damn

[naive holly]

Single player game for the foreseeable future, until the game is completely finished. Then they'll consider multiplayer

[modest pilot]

when there s gonna be pvp ts gonna be fly

[naive holly]

Long while. Couple years at least

But would be sick af

[modest pilot]

yeah still very good for a demo

and the fact that is also free

chef's kiss

[modest pilot]

ong

[naive holly]

Early Access drops towards the end of this year, that'll have a price point but still. Even in it's current state this game is worth a chunk of change imo

And early access is supposed to have 20x the content that the playtest does according to the devs

[lone cairn]

skull crushing when?

[modest pilot]

i agree

[modest pilot]

W devs fr

opinion on the carti album

[rapid sphinx]

whats the photo mode button

[lone cairn]

c

[rapid sphinx]

im cooking rn

[stone bobcat]

I just wanna say, I havent had so much fun on a demo since pizzahut demo disc days. Who the hell came up with this??? 🤣 🫡 👍 ALL LOVE HERE. omg STILL LAUGHING!

[rapid sphinx]

i just misclicked and lost my progress

im gonna take my anger out on this wounded man

[rapid sphinx]

Game is so peak

[lone cairn]

[rapid sphinx]

[lone cairn]

sex update when?

[stone bobcat]

i DONT WANNA FIGHT KABI!!!!!!

lmao

[flint hamlet]

That was a very strong hit haha, dude just flew away

unfortunately no audio, it took me some seconds to find him

[hollow gale]

Just double click with a spear or long sword and watch them walk into your blade and die

[flint hamlet]

wut

[hollow gale]

Just try it in unarmed combat

It always works

[timber salmon]

This game is super fun but controlling the swords depth is hard to do

[lunar iron]

Met

[timber salmon]

Like how far away from your body it is

[lunar iron]

Mer

[lunar iron]

Press alt

Hold actually

[stone bobcat]

OMG i appreciate the videos. I need to work on technique.

that was sick.

[lost bison]

I hope we get lances

[hollow gale]

It’s essy

Simply fools guard and go into ox guard the direction the swing down at you

Of if it the side attack the blade to send it to the side then stabby stabby

[stone bobcat]

I'm a dwnload from today because videos. I'm loving this boys and girls 🤘 good game good community. 🫡 😬 😋

[hollow gale]

Simply learn HEMA

[lost bison]

Sometimes good community*

[stone bobcat]

HEMA?

[hollow gale]

Yes

[stone bobcat]

Enlighten me please?

[hollow gale]

Basically people that sword fight unarmroed

[stone bobcat]

I see how this can become a grudge between good players 🙂

[hollow gale]

Buhurt is armored combat

[stone bobcat]

fist cuffs 2025

fisty cuffs*

[stone bobcat]

yes!

we cant fight online players?

[hollow gale]

No

Only very “good” bots

[lost bison]

Won't even be a thing till much later after release if even then

[stone bobcat]

I nod to all folks making this happen. Hope you get rich as fuck!!!

[lost bison]

Tho I hope bc I want to play it with my friends

[stone bobcat]

Lots of work done

PPL love it even.

Good job!

[hollow gale]

I want to watch new players swing wildly and get parried fifty times in a row

[stone bobcat]

Id get wrecked

[lost bison]

Can't parry if I cut off your arms

[stone bobcat]

Id use online for traing with you guys, to learn

[hollow gale]

I simply parry you trying to cut off my arms

[stone bobcat]

training*

[lost bison]

I mostly swing for the hands

[stone bobcat]

IM fond of an axe. FAIR WARNING lol

2 well placed, I found

Just gotta stick 'em lol

[lost bison]

The 2 handed axe that the peasants/farmers use is my favorite weapon

[stone bobcat]

I found it on Farmer as well

[lost bison]

I play with the damage settings all the way down and the longer weapons tend to just not work

I mean they work but it's like eating soup with a fork

[stone bobcat]

I havent messed with settings good idea.

I checked controls

[hollow gale]

I really like the fools guard

[hollow gale]

Axe is to easy to block with a long sword

Especially if you halfsword

To counter the ai using the axe right click then hold your weapon out around head level

They always swing down

[lost bison]

Or just point your sword forwards and charge them

[hollow gale]

Increase your sensitivity to max right now

[lost bison]

Y?

[stone bobcat]

I did that first fight 🙂

[hollow gale]

Speed

[lost bison]

When I increased my sensitivy i couldn't even swing the weapons

[hollow gale]

Faster swings faster to change guards

[hollow gale]

We call that a user error

[stone bobcat]

I see.

[lost bison]

Not much user error when I swipe my mouse across my pad and my sword doesn't move

[hollow gale]

Then your mouse disconnected

[stone bobcat]

why not a defense mode? And an Attack mode?

[lost bison]

It's wired?

[hollow gale]

Equipment error

I got wired everything and they still can randomly disconnect

[lost bison]

My keyboard is wireless

Until it's not

But then it is

[hollow gale]

I even got wired internet connections

[lost bison]

Not really needed for an offline game

[hollow gale]

Still more reliable than wireless

[lost bison]

I also can't do that unless I plan on using a 100ft cord or drill a hole through my floor

Plus my internet sucks anyways so I'd just go from 3mb/s to like 6mb/s

[hollow gale]

Also, what guards do you usually use in game?

[lost bison]

I dont

[hollow gale]

…

[lost bison]

Guarding is for those with fear

[hollow gale]

Guarding is for those who know the proper techniques

[lost bison]

Who needs technique when the ai trips itself half the time

[hollow gale]

I use the training dummy to find my weapons reach

[lost bison]

I full sprint into ppl (very affective)

[hollow gale]

Unless they have a shield or long stick

[lost bison]

Depends on size of shield

[stone bobcat]

Thanks TOAST. lowered my sensitivity. Much smoother.

[hollow gale]

They will aim the bucklers at your face and one hit you into being unconscious

[lost bison]

Hasn't happened

Occasionally I do run into their sword and die

[stark pendant]

can someone explain to me how im meant to properly jab, i want to properly use a spear but just cant understand how to do a proper jab

[lost bison]

But that's only on occasion

[hollow gale]

Hold alt or double left click

They gotta fix the shields damage though

They have it against your face then increase in sped it’s a one shot

No I mean they have it against your face and slightly increase pressure and you’re out, it’s gotta be fixed

It is early access

[lost bison]

Is that coming out this year? Do we know

[hollow gale]

Also the weapons often just go throu(h the armor

[soft osprey]

The playtest is roughly 5% of the total game, they have a lot in the works for this year

[hollow gale]

The play test is a game on its own

[soft osprey]

It might as well be lol it’s pretty great!

[hollow gale]

Also, gunpowder update when?

No, I mean the cuirasses often are clipped through by all sorts of weapons

Especially if you got sensitivity increased

[light monolith]

Is this actual blood I see?

[dawn plinth]

unsolicited reposting

[molten pond]

heyo! could you guys rate my friends art in the art channel?

[solid oriole]

Can someone tell me what pressing F actually does?

I’ve noticed it does something but I’m not sure what it really is

[quaint ingot]

makes you yell at Willie

[hollow gale]

That’s g

[quaint ingot]

wait it unlocks your camera

[solid oriole]

Okay cause what buttons do what

I know what most do but not all

[quaint ingot]

yeah F disables your lock on

[stone bobcat]

how you screan shot shit?

screen*

[quaint ingot]

prt sc

[stone bobcat]

I just wrecked like a boss 😉

[quaint ingot]

are you on steam because I think there's a dedicated screen shot key

[bold jacinth]

i love the 1v4 knight gamemode
it feels like im the knight from the elder scrolls trailer as I maul peasants.
I just picked up a guy by the waist and diced his legs off, then hammered a guy in the nuts with the butt of my sword, then cut the throat of the third

[solid bone]

what file do the photoes in hald sword save to

[stone bobcat]

blood covered floor, used the axe got through 15 vanilla. Farmer VS Farmer

[quaint ingot]

if you're using steam and do it that way it'll first end up in steam's photobook

[jolly gorge]

is he ok

[quaint ingot]

Willie is fucking dead

[stone bobcat]

HOLY SHIT!

[solid oriole]

Just rub some dirt on it, it’ll be fine

[stone bobcat]

RESPECT +200% LMAO

[quaint ingot]

I have photos of him decapitated

[jolly gorge]

i got fun and gnarly ones

[bold jacinth]

#game-footage-🎮🎥 message 👀
i have no idea where i left that guys head

[stone bobcat]

i DONT KNOW HOW TO TAKE PICS.

[solid bone]

thx i found it

[stone bobcat]

Im on Steam

[bold jacinth]

alt c

[solid bone]

chopped this dude in half by the shoulder

[quaint ingot]

I believe it's F12

[stone bobcat]

🫡

[bold jacinth]

alt c for camera mode, f12 to screenie

[stone bobcat]

holy fuck!

[jolly gorge]

in game you hit c to go photo mode, x to take the screenshot

[stone bobcat]

lmao!!!!!

im loving this game too much. thanks guys.

[jolly gorge]

bro was surprised

[stone bobcat]

YES!

[quaint ingot]

forgot how to send photos

[stone bobcat]

cant wait until we can set up fight night. multiplayer 🙂

this game is awesome.

[quaint ingot]

ok don't think I have the ability to

[jolly gorge]

slammed mf wit da force of zeus

[dusk copper]

Is halfsword gonna be on vr

[quaint ingot]

no idea

[soft osprey]

You can post in #photography📷 but for general or halfsword chat you need level 2 for image perms

[soft osprey]

No

[soft osprey]

#faq

[jolly gorge]

if you want something similar blade and sorcery is sick

[dusk copper]

Man if it was

[rapid sphinx]

is there a first person mode?

[dusk copper]

This game is absolute cinema

[dusk copper]

Yes

[quaint ingot]

yes

[soft osprey]

Press v

[dusk copper]

Click v

[jolly gorge]

half sword gore in blade and sorcery would be legendary

i recommend upping the fov in first person

[dusk copper]

how

[jolly gorge]

it's in the settings menu

[tawny patio]

Guys how do I go through my photos in the game?

[dusk copper]

HELL YEAH

[quaint ingot]

I'll send a photo in the channel for it

[jolly gorge]

if you took them using photo mode, then in the game file under the file versiontest54 there will be a screenshots folder

[tawny patio]

Thanks

[jolly gorge]

yes

[quaint ingot]

I swear I can never remember the polearm that's just spikes

[restive garnet]

yes

[jolly gorge]

yes

the tooth is nice in that one

[restive garnet]

what dentist does willie visit?

[rapid sphinx]

is Willie bros cannon name

[restive garnet]

its his name

[leaden compass]

i want to post an imag

[jolly gorge]

cannonball

[restive garnet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1086506182090440794/1337404854624325682/williemybeloved.gif

[hollow cargo]

duck i cant steam

must speak more

[jolly gorge]

yes then u can send sick clips like this

[restive garnet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1045629304609964046/1315779219430707362/Best_bug.gif

[jolly gorge]

dayum

[leaden compass]

hobo combat

[jolly gorge]

ive got like 40 clips and none are titled so i just send random ones smh

i got oofed in that one

[leaden compass]

whats the photomode bind

[jolly gorge]

C

[leaden compass]

thx

[jolly gorge]

imma keep asking for neck snapping till imma happy man snapping willie necks

[quaint ingot]

we should be able to dislocate limbs

[jolly gorge]

and we need the head explosion from the demo back

this is what we need

[twin horizon]

any way to get around instantly dying when you lose a limb, I wanna keep fighting without an arm or sum

[leaden compass]

ive survived for a bit without a hand

[keen mountain]

Even if you do, you cant fight because our boy william is groaning in pain

[jolly gorge]

^ even if you turn off player damage, can still kick though

[twin horizon]

even in demo?

[jolly gorge]

people in here have said they have but in 60 hours on the demo i have never once gotten delimbed and lived longer then 5 seconds so idek

[twin horizon]

that sucks

[zenith kelp]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/jQKc3YGPrXLqNn-W_?invite=cr-MSxMTEgsMjYxNjYxNjE5LA

[twin horizon]

that would be sick if you could keep fighting

[jolly gorge]

the demo was fun but also painful sometimes

that mf with the scythe can eat shit and die respectfully

[quaint ingot]

isn't it funny when you chop off Willie's leg and he doesn't die just suffers

[jolly gorge]

Yes.

and to answer my own question, yes he did die

[quaint ingot]

he probably got knocked out

just had WIllie finally bleed out

[jolly gorge]

me n u

i got tired of fighting so me and willie just held hands and watched the clouds

[quaint ingot]

funny how the games deems arms as less important than a leg is

[lofty lily]

i heard willie go

phlehehgeubhbhba

i don't think hes gonna wake up

[jolly gorge]

thats definitely some brain damage at least

put willie in a wheelchair

[quaint ingot]

yeah had to mess with my sound volume

no idea if anyone else plays the game with opposite mouse controls

[jolly gorge]

like inverted?

[quaint ingot]

yes

[jolly gorge]

aw helch nawl

[quaint ingot]

for me I play better

and Half Sword is the only game I do it for

I swear every time Willie has a shield one of his limbs comes off

well just found out Willie fucking stabbed me in the leg with his falchion

well he tried to plead for mercy but he had a shield so he had to die

[stiff nacelle]

Game is so addictive. I wish there was a little more... OOMPH in some attacks though... Seems like flailing left and right is the best bang for your buck.

[snow gulch]

yeah admittedly i feel like overhead attacks feel kind of weird and you really cant even do attacks from below cause of how the blade is positioned

it hits with the flat iirc

[stiff nacelle]

It's a shame. The general STANCE your character takes looks so promising. But then you try to see it through and just kinda derp around.

[quaint ingot]

I went through the armor with a battle axe

[stiff nacelle]

Well that's sick.

[quaint ingot]

yeah when gore was first added everything and I mean everything would go through armor

[fringe obsidian]

Eeeehhhhh

[stiff nacelle]

My last fight my opponent had tons of armour, but nothing covering his feet. I dropped my 2H sword, pulled out a mace, and pulpified his feet.
Kudos to him though, I smashed his feet with a mace, slice his feet up with a dagger, tried to chop them off with the 2H sword, and brother still wanted to fight.

[quaint ingot]

what tier were you in I don't go any higher than second tier with armor

[stiff nacelle]

It was... Not the highest but the second? I think.

I had never seen that particular 2H sword before.

It had a red crossguard? Pretty cool-looking.

[quaint ingot]

yeah with longswords I recommend tier 6 and 5 since you're not trying to see who gets knocked out first

[stiff nacelle]

I took a screenshot with the guy on the ground, pulpified feet, not giving up.
But I can't post images yet.

[quaint ingot]

yeah you have to be tier 2 in the server

didn't realize I was level 1

level 2 I mean

[stiff nacelle]

Says you're lvl 1.

I'm not even lvl 1 yet lol

[quaint ingot]

yeah I think it's after 24h passes you get to level 1

[quaint ingot]

that is one cursed loadout

[stiff nacelle]

That's so clean. What's your mouse sensitivity at?

[quaint ingot]

I think the person has a lowish sensitivity

[quaint ingot]

wow yeah mine is at the M or O

middle of the M

[stiff nacelle]

Howww? So clean. I guess I'll lower sensitivity and try again. I've played with it maxed out, I'm at about 80% now.

[snow gulch]

honestly was my favorite tier for a while before the ai began to spam halfswording with longswords on high tiers. made it a snore to fight them since i just had to smack them a bit with my longer range lol

[quaint ingot]

how often does the screen get dark

[snow gulch]

had some epic fights before then though with it

[stiff nacelle]

Not often, unless I hold shift and flail left to right.

I'm mostly trying to play like Militus. Actually doing attacks that I picture in my head.

But everything's so floppy. Never looks clean like that.

[quaint ingot]

what I normally do is wait for WIllie to make a move and active parry his attack

[stiff nacelle]

Define 'active parry.'

[snow gulch]

also gotta make sure you arent accidentally overextending your strikes

[stiff nacelle]

If I try to parry, we just kinda flop weapons together.

[snow gulch]

takes a bit to get used to moving your guy so just have fun for now, it comes naturally

[stiff nacelle]

I'm 11 hours in. But I'm sorta role-playing like it was a full game. Start punching, win a few types of fights, move up a tier.

[quaint ingot]

when you have your weapon out in front of you, you'll somewhat block attacks but active parry is when you're the one parrying and not the passive parry system

[quaint ingot]

I think I got near to 200h on the playtest

[stiff nacelle]

Also, how do you have armour but the other guy doesn't?

[tender quest]

loadout switching

[quaint ingot]

a combination of Froid's mod and OVRTH's

[tough yew]

repost

[tender quest]

greatsword greatsword

[tough yew]

greatsword...

[junior summit]

i love blocking hits

[quaint ingot]

I saw that rat's tail defense I mainly use the fool's guard

[stiff nacelle]

There's... Mods?

[quaint ingot]

yes Froid's is on gethub OVRDTH's is on nexus

I recommend OVRDTH's if you want to save loadouts

and Froid's mod lets you make a loadout

[quaint ingot]

but with Froid's mod you need a cheat engine to run it

[tough yew]

kinda depends on my mood

[quaint ingot]

yeah I use either of the 2 since I kinda want to have Willie open for any attack

[tough yew]

dunno how long im gonna be playing this playtest because I've been saying that "oh im burned out ill wait for the Early access release" and immediately return to the game

[quaint ingot]

I play the play test just to have to ability to kill something

[tough yew]

580 hours of killing, they have been very joyful (still are)

in april we'll be finally entering in quarter 2 of this year

which should have a progress presentation which will be very good

[quaint ingot]

yeah I somehow always hit the neck when I'm trying to hit something else

[fierce wedge]

for some reason the ai with greatswords in the final tier make fun of you with hand gestures

[stiff belfry]

bro got tag team spladed

[pearl moon]

are there swords in the playtest, all i get are sickles, forks, and axes. and is the scythe guy supposed to be so damn strong ToT

[stiff belfry]

training to be able to fend off any ruffian who tries to attack me with his friend on the way home from the pub

[soft osprey]

You’re playing the demo

[stiff belfry]

yes there are swords in the playtest

your in the demo gangy

[junior summit]

are you going home from the pub sober?

[lean niche]

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.

[junior summit]

you have to get shiftfaced while training

[stiff belfry]

i only came for the fights

[junior summit]

oh ok

i just beat the shit out of two peasants with my fists as a full tier knight

i love it

[pearl moon]

yeah demo i got the mixed up

so no swords in the demo?

[junior summit]

later in the game yes

you have to get way in though

[pearl moon]

wdym later on, is there more than the darkness?

[junior summit]

no

[soft osprey]

The demo plays like a rogue like game where gear gets better as you progress. The scythe guy is the first boss of 6, his weapon is very op just charge at him and don’t let him swing. Swords don’t come until after a couple bosses

[junior summit]

just go through more darkness

stick to axes while you dont have a weapon you like

axes are your friends

[soft osprey]

Axes and charge the scythe guy, close the distance immediately and swing for the fences

Or he will cut you in half lol

[junior summit]

i just beat a willie with my left hand only

[pearl moon]

the sickle is good for quick big damage, and i use the large candlestand in my offhand to block attacks and knock down opponments

[junior summit]

you need distance from your opponent though

and its two handed

oh wait sickle not scythe

[pearl moon]

i use the candlestand for distance, but i usully can't kill them while their up so i usually have to cruelly finish them off on the ground

[pearl moon]

yeah it's like a tiny shotel

[junior summit]

yea

[pearl moon]

if i beat a boss but then die after do I have to redo everything

or is killing the boss like a checkpoint

[soft osprey]

Restart

No checkpoints

[pearl moon]

augh, imma get dark souls flashbacks

[craggy verge]

If you wanna see max tier you can just set player damage to 0, males you nigh-immortal

[pearl moon]

No idea how to do thst

Oh i see

I’ll beat the fuckass scythe dude first

[soft osprey]

Through in game settings

You can adjust the sliders

[craggy verge]

Be aware that you are not totally unkillable, but pretty much

Your arms could be skinned and ribs could be visible and not die, but you can still die

[pearl moon]

He’s close, i can feel it in my balls

[craggy verge]

Was at one of the boss fights with the two axe-wielding guys and they got me on the floor, I died

It’s hard but possible to die

[pearl moon]

I GOT HIM

HELL YES

I found a spear

[soft osprey]

Did you not take his scythe

[pearl moon]

I did dw, it accidentally cut somebody in half

Just crazy to see an actual weapon

[soft osprey]

Enjoy it while it lasts, eventually it will turn into a beyblade and spin off into the sunset

[pearl moon]

He has a short sword

Can i steal that

Omg i can

Sword acquired

[soft osprey]

I think the next boss or the one after is a group of 3 people, one of which have a sword

[pearl moon]

Three? At once?

[soft osprey]

Yes

Keep that scythe lol

Cause I’m pretty sure they have 2h axes and the boss has a sword

And I’m sure you do it already, but make sure you have some weapons on your hip

[pearl moon]

Could you say it’s a greatsword?

[soft osprey]

Cause that scythe WILL leave your hand

[soft osprey]

Not at that point no

[pearl moon]

Nah, i don’t

[soft osprey]

Just make sure to grab anything really but axes work very well

[pearl moon]

How do i do that

[soft osprey]

Hold e or a

Q*

E or q..

[pearl moon]

I have my axe and my shortsword

And my scythe

Thanks, imma chop them up

[soft osprey]

Hold e or q to unsheathe also

[pearl moon]

Yes

[soft osprey]

Good luck!

You got this

[pearl moon]

😏 👍

Hell yes i do

I beat the next boss

[pearl moon]

One is still alive and writhing though

Sword acquired

[wild fern]

how do i get the actual game?

[quaint ingot]

that's the play test which is the most recent you can send a request for acess

[wild fern]

oh thx

[kind sparrow]

@wild junco how did you get so many guys in your game lol

[vapid hull]

Use the billhook

[ember flame]

willie lung

[bold jacinth]

AAAAAAAAAAAA

THERES CHOAKING NOISES

i know its called gruesome but like

the voice acting for this is really realistic

i almost feel bad

[vapid hull]

I hate them :(

[silver zinc]

How to get the armor?

[bold jacinth]

Blasting bad religion well killing peasants goes hard

[ember flame]

willie has very good denial hygiene

[vapid hull]

Takin' it like a CHAMP!

[fierce wedge]

i was wondering where my teammate went, so i turn and just see these bloodsplats leading up and over the roof

[bold jacinth]

can i dm you? i have another image but I don't have perms and im on cooldown

[vapid hull]

Sure!!

[bold jacinth]

hol on

[vapid hull]

gweh

[bold jacinth]

does boostng give image perms

[vapid hull]

Victory dance

[vapid hull]

No

[soft osprey]

What did you do to Willie

[fierce wedge]

i didnt do anything, the guy on his own decided to break the sound barrier

[soft osprey]

Willie does like to fly

[fierce wedge]

remember that he used to not have eyebrows

[humble bloom]

Blebelbelehe

[fierce wedge]

hes slowly hobbling over to kill this injured guy

[summer pollen]

now i know why willie used to look so much like a mannequin in gauntlet

[fierce wedge]

i was in first person and my head started doing 360s

[ember flame]

"listen here you little shit"

[hollow gale]

I feel like the cross guard has no collision

[terse cypress]

believe it or not i kicked his spear up there

[fierce wedge]

the crossguard does im pretty sure, but hitboxes are just a tiny bit janky still, so i think hits that are too fast just go through them

[hollow gale]

I feel like the collision needs to be worked on honestly

Weapons are clipping through other weapons and armor half the time

[fierce wedge]

chair

[terse cypress]

dear god...

[craggy verge]

HE LOST AN ARM AND HE STILL GOING

[grave aurora]

how bro had you after you unpaused

[craggy verge]

actually true

[toxic shadow]

wtf, mace and buckler is actually insane

like

litterally hold alt LMB and RMB spring forwards and insantly win

[junior summit]

i beat my willie to the beat of the music

peasant tier is fun

[toxic shadow]

it littearlly always gets a knockdown

why

unless they ahve buckler

[junior summit]

can i have slow motion like in the itch io version

[toxic shadow]

nevermind i just ran into someones outstreached sword, you gotta look out for that

[terse patio]

Guys

[jade moss]

everytime i open the playtest it says im out of memory. any fixes?

[naive holly]

Yall guys got to get a load of this LOONY TOONS! ahh death.

[torpid mortar]

if you hit a willie in the lowest class in the right way, you can get him to stumble from the middle of the arena far enough to fall backwards and bash his head on the fence.

the uppercut

bitch slapped him

[proud scaffold]

lmaooo

[torpid mortar]

the trade

respectable

[torpid mortar]

spot the difference chat

[proud scaffold]

how are u putting pitcures in here?

[torpid mortar]

was this the play chat

he wasnt expecting this one chat

i understand it now

i hit him with the ghost jab and his heart exploded

gomu gomu no slingshot looking ass

[lapis marsh]

“This technique is ass, session terminated”

[torpid mortar]

real

[gilded turret]

how do u get the crosshair?

[grave aurora]

https://tenor.com/view/omni-man-invincible-gif-21644488

tfw willie won't fucking let go of you after grabbing once

[fickle lark]

https://tenor.com/view/invincible-invincible-conquest-conquest-hello-chat-stand-ready-for-my-arrival-invincible-hello-chat-gif-13038544277166512740

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃🫃

Epic embed fail

[ornate aurora]

@everyone gn

[torpid mortar]

hook

boutta throw his ass down like a lightning bolt

[radiant mirage]

wtf

magic powers

[fickle lark]

Your a wizard harry

STAND READY FOR MY ARRIVAL WORM

[tall dagger]

do yall ever boot up the game and willie just feels a little more limp.. than usual?

then if you reboot the game everything is normal again...

[wind charm]

yeah

[tall dagger]

your willies move slower than mine. my willies move like anime characters and chain crazy combos

[muted dew]

end of knife fight in movie ah moment

[night zinc]

Oh

[true zealot]

interrogating this mf

[trim herald]

when sabre

[true zealot]

whenever you ask it adds a week to the dev time 🙏

[trim herald]

ok im sowwy

[regal vigil]

Anyone else having trouble with Grappling/Grabbing other willies?

[true zealot]

With your right hand specifically or in general?

[regal vigil]

Right hand specifically

[true zealot]

Yep

Right hand for some reason has less grip strength

[regal vigil]

Dang

Used to be addicted to it

[true zealot]

Try adjusting the positioning

Try grabbing a different spot or grab with your left first

[regal vigil]

Aight imma try that

Another problem that i have is when the right hand just doesen't grab at all

Let's go immediately

[jolly gorge]

u can grab the back of willie's leg with your left

and then just put your right around it

doesnt have to grab and you can ragdoll him with some twist

[regal vigil]

Well

THe main technique that i use it the wrist grab so...

[jolly gorge]

how do i even wrist throw with this new physics

[regal vigil]

Wouldn't call it a throw but

Grab the hand/wrist of willy

And TWIST

OR spin

[eternal sail]

does the body just disappear after a while

[regal vigil]

Got it from gilgameshellos's Halfsword grappling guide

[regal vigil]

Yeah

[jolly gorge]

is this on yt

[regal vigil]

Yes

[torpid mortar]

i love it when i throw a hard right hook then i grab willie just to bash his head in and ribs with my left

[jolly gorge]

old physics

might still work tho

with the leg sweep

[regal vigil]

They changed the physics?

Dang

Didn't know

Didn't notice

[jolly gorge]

did u grapple before the blood update

[regal vigil]

A LOT

[jolly gorge]

willie is MUCH lighter

was*

now he is heavier

[regal vigil]

Knew it

Yeah i kinds noticed that

A bit

[eternal sail]

why does it keep breaking my left arm everytime a battle starts

[jolly gorge]

i thought the weight is shitty but i soon adapted and its more fun than the old one

[regal vigil]

Imma try grappling a lot more now

[regal vigil]

Got anymore grappling techniques?

Practical ones

[torpid mortar]

tickled him a little too hard

[true zealot]

#1244313050174197850

[regal vigil]

OH

[jolly gorge]

grappler guild has the real ones

[regal vigil]

Aight

[jolly gorge]

im just an intermediate

[torpid mortar]

ai tends to put its guard down like this sometimes and its weird

like

[regal vigil]

Didn't know that people were that serious in grappling now

[torpid mortar]

youre just walking into a hard ass punch

wyd

[true zealot]

lmao ive got this guy pinned and my foot is perfectly positioned so it's blocking his knife from swinging at me

[jolly gorge]

thats when willie's going to swing i think

[regal vigil]

Self defense

[jolly gorge]

almost an armbar

[true zealot]

he wants me so bad

[wind charm]

Head hunting.

[torpid mortar]

yeah but like i swung first

[true zealot]

nah ive got armbar experience

[wind charm]

bet

[jolly gorge]

masterclass bjj

[true zealot]

williejiujitsu

[jolly gorge]

when i can break arms or choke willie out ill be royce gracie

[torpid mortar]

absolute cinema

[true zealot]

wdym strangle damage has always been a thing??

[weak lark]

WHAT

[jolly gorge]

yo what

[true zealot]

(this is a joke, i used the trainer to kill him)

[weak lark]

YOU CAN DO THAT?!?!?

[true zealot]

nah lmao

[jolly gorge]

fuck you /hj

sorry

[true zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/fortnite-gif-4169442390448293969

[open kindle]

won, but at what cost...

[torpid mortar]

type shit

[true zealot]

willie was built to fly istg

[jolly gorge]

the inner superman

[true zealot]

this guy started twisting me around lmao

if i wasnt gripped onto him id have been dead

[wind charm]

type shit

[jolly gorge]

ive got some grappling vid

[torpid mortar]

REAL

[hollow cargo]

time to get to level 3

will it be hard idk

[jolly gorge]

nah most of them are pics

[jolly gorge]

let me dump

[torpid mortar]

y'all ever seen anyone hit a flying knee

[wind charm]

bullying

[torpid mortar]

id give up

immediately

if i just got

fucking

rotated

like that

[jolly gorge]

throwing willie over/under the fence is best strategy

humiliated him bad when i yeet him

[jolly gorge]

the quality of life mod can reduce mass

so fun

[torpid mortar]

i dont even have it

lol

[jolly gorge]

i replaced it with the trainer mod a week ago and its better

[true zealot]

i just did the coolest shit but my medal crashed so it didnt capture

[jolly gorge]

i like clean screen

[true zealot]

im kms

[jolly gorge]

i cant kill willie with quality of life tho

[wind charm]

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxaXO7kPgGme96eExRwMIUk-92N2hKecpC?si=1of_WgxxTrs2M6wA

[true zealot]

i was on the ground but my knife was nearby so i reached over and grabbed it, stood up and in one smooth motion rammed the knife into the base of his skull

[torpid mortar]

i kept pushing it till it cut a slice off

[wind charm]

type shi

[torpid mortar]

slices of ham

execution

am i weird for liking this stance

[jolly gorge]

yes

its usually for armored but its cool

[torpid mortar]

it helps throw hard swings at close range

[jolly gorge]

i tried it a lot and its very risky

i can hardly time a parry due to skill issue

[torpid mortar]

real

[jolly gorge]

i like the longpoint stance best

least cool but optimal for thrust and quick slash

[torpid mortar]

m

true

[wind charm]

last one I swear

[muted dew]

bruh i cant even gran the willie with both hands

[ionic light]

Is kicking a demo only feature i must enquire indeed?

[manic cradle]

i never realized that blunt objects actually visually crumple armour, that's such a nice little detail lol

[manic cradle]

you can kick in playtest too

[snow gulch]

i dont think demo lets you kick

[ionic light]

I must preform taekwondo and a fully armoured knight

[manic cradle]

thanks to half sword spoilance gamemode i know how to win medieval tavern fight

[ionic light]

How much will halfsword be when its fully released i just saw funny peasant kick someone with DEVIOUS force and it got me interested

[muted dew]

cant wait for ranged weapons

[summer pollen]

blunt polearms are absolute trash imo, i trounced him with a hoe without taking any damage

[wind charm]

skill issue

[summer pollen]

Damn

It's a shame the npcs can't use switch handing yet

Also the stiffness of armor is a great inhibitor of polearms effectiveness, as unarmored militia with a billhook, one could probably take 3 men at arms on at once but might be

Once I hammered a guy in the unarmored face with a blunt polearm 30 times and he still didn't die, they should be most definitely be buffed

[torpid mortar]

eat his spine

[torpid mortar]

'This is embarrassing...'

[jolly gorge]

secret move

[torpid mortar]

why is willies nose so fucking solid

i missed the punch and my nose broke his

[torpid mortar]

real

backhand

followup

heavy right

[naive holly]

There isn't a price yet but I'd guess like 20-40 just off a whim.

Also spoilance you say? Tis my favorite mode

The video was mean for @manic cradle Lol I didn't know ow who I was replying to, sleepy brain

[teal bobcat]

this was a face

[naive holly]

Bruh ;-;

He gone

[analog pelican]

Im beginning to like this axe

[torpid mortar]

my face when i dont even die to the axe head, i die to the fucking handle instead:

hook

hammer

followup cuz he was still swining at me

devastation

tiger claw cuz he wouldnt give up

another cuz he wouldnt give up

he gave up

[queen veldt]

yello

question.

[torpid mortar]

hm

[queen veldt]

how do i properly swing horizontal

lmao

[torpid mortar]

you dont

[queen veldt]

damn

each time i tried to swing it always goes to upper guard

[zealous leaf]

does anyone kill them after you give them a fatal injury? i do

[queen veldt]

yes

[tulip spire]

it's only merciful

[zealous leaf]

i have a reason, tell me yours

yes

exactly

[queen veldt]

(if i managed to do a downward swing)

[queen veldt]

i like trying to dismember them.

no i don't have issues.

[tulip spire]

(i find it easier to do a downward swing if you do it slightly slower than the usual swing)

[zealous leaf]

so not because its merciful?

[torpid mortar]

'Is that a UFO?'

[jaunty condor]

https://tenor.com/view/ctrlgabe-dog-bit-by-snake-dog-snake-bite-dog-bit-snake-big-face-dog-gif-22703430

[queen veldt]

i mean yes, but i do disrespect their corpse afterwards

[zealous leaf]

aha i see

[queen veldt]

(i just want to see the dismembering mechanic i swear)

[zealous leaf]

well, off to continue fighting

fades away

[queen veldt]

ok i see my problem

my mouse is at 2400 DPI

[torpid mortar]

el parry

backstab

[zealous leaf]

i have a question, do they react to you aiming your weapon upward when theyre injured?

[queen veldt]

i don't think so?

[zealous leaf]

because whenever i do so

they ask for mercy

[queen veldt]

they only give up if you bring your weapon point to their neck

afaik

[zealous leaf]

weird

[queen veldt]

or i guess they also give up if you pin them down

for example, teabag

[zealous leaf]

how?

whats teabag though

[queen veldt]

i mean you standing on top of them

[zealous leaf]

ah

ok

[torpid mortar]

disaster

[queen veldt]

also, based ultrakill enjoyer.
(yes i just noticed)

[queen veldt]

seinfield theme plays

[zealous leaf]

yes

[torpid mortar]

i just got executed

[zealous leaf]

How do I record

[sleek gull]

There are many ways. I use Steam to record

[zealous leaf]

And.. How do I record with steam?

[bold jacinth]

HOLY SHIT

WHAT THE HELL

[proven bone]

is half sword gonna be free after release

[zealous leaf]

for such an awesome game? probably not

why cant i upload my recording

[bold jacinth]

Level 3 needed

go to #game-footage-🎮🎥 or #photography📷

[zealous leaf]

dies

[queen veldt]

#faq no i don't think so

[sleek gull]

In steam, click View from the drop down menu. Then click on Recordings and Screenshots.

[zealous leaf]

i already did it

: )

thanks though

[sleek gull]

In Settings, you can set it to continuously record. I sent mine to 5 mins. So I can always rewind up to 5 minutes of game play. From that, I can create clips

Or you can set it up to manually start and stop as you wish

[bold jacinth]

whats the optimal mouse sensitivity for swords

[sleek gull]

Its up to you really. I personally have my mouse set to 1400 Dpi. and in game sensitivity at like 10%

[brave echo]

hey guys

i need help

[pearl moon]

anyone know where the faq is, i answered both customization questions to see it but it's not there

[bold jacinth]

i have mine set at max and im finding that when i move my mouse just slightly off course i completely miss

[soft osprey]

What an odd question

No it will be charged

[bold jacinth]

dpi?

[sleek gull]

DPI, or "Dots Per Inch," measures a mouse's sensitivity, determining how much the cursor moves on the screen for every inch of physical mouse movement

[brave echo]

hey

can u help me

fix

lowlevelfatal error?

i posted a screenshot in #photography📷

[bold jacinth]

How do I change it?

[soft osprey]

Not the place for that.

What’s your Ram looking like

[brave echo]

8gb

[soft osprey]

That’s your issue

[brave echo]

how much do i need then bruh

[oblique flint]

54

[sleek gull]

That depends on the mouse you use. You may have a button on your mouse that change between Dpi settings. Or you may have an app that you can use to configure it. Or you may not have the option at all

[soft osprey]

Not enough RAM. You can try lowering your graphics and gore level but can’t promise anything. To run it even somewhat smooth you need at least 16

[brave echo]

the problem is

the game itself

isnt opening

[bold jacinth]

i have these two buttons behind my scroll wheel, is that it?

[sleek gull]

Might be. If you know what make and model mouse you have, I can google it for you.

[brave echo]

like i straight up get an error saying the game has crashed and will be closed and then lowlevelfatal error

anyway to fix that?

[soft osprey]

You’re probably trying to run the game on dx12. Right click halfsword playtest in your steam library, press properties, then under General there’s a line for Launch Options. In there type in: -dx11

[bold jacinth]

an IBuyPower mouse, don't know the details, came with the pc

[sleek gull]

That won't be too helpful unfortunately.

However, a simple test. Click one of those buttons, and see if your mouse cursor moves faster or slower.

[amber void]

What’s the full game gonna be like

[ionic light]

Peak probably

[amber void]

real

[bold jacinth]

idk man

im still doing good work

i did a 1v4 glass cannon and turned my sensitivity down

[soft osprey]

Let me know if it still doesn’t work

[bold jacinth]

might be sword bias or the slow terraforming of my brain into medieval lord

but i turmed these guys into cheese

holy shit nvm i jst got murdered

this dude left his sword inside me

[dense island]

played the demo for total chaos

yeah it was scary.. until they gave me a tire iron

yeah your monsters are scary, but also

"SHUT UP BITCH" bonk

[bold jacinth]

i heard there was a boss

is there or like

[ivory wind]

Doesn’t it just seem like the entire game is holding your sword horizontally and wiggling it around people’s necks?

[lean gorge]

uuuh

[sleek gull]

The Demo does, yeah.

Playtest be like...

[solid igloo]

Am I crazy or are medal tv links not embedding to discord anymore?

Fair

I'll just do that from now on

[quartz light]

That’s practically roleplaying though

[sleek gull]

I like to think of it as killing in style. = )

[bold jacinth]

How do you kick?

[sleek gull]

Space Bar

[solid igloo]

Thats part of the fun

[sleek gull]

More epic RP gameplay.

[bold jacinth]

what gore setting is optimal for RP?

also holy shit i just executed a guy

[sleek gull]

Middle option.

[bold jacinth]

can you throw things?

[soft osprey]

Yes you just need to time the release

[wind charm]

yeh

[bold jacinth]

what class/level is this btw?

[tender topaz]

i guess my issue is that im too close so i just bump my sword into their side not really cutting anything.
maybe keeping distance would be better. although when i tried that i kept missing (skill issue ig)

[bold jacinth]

holy crap i did it

i didnt throw it but i lodged my sword in willie's collarbone

[wind flume]

I no longer see the bardiche as the lanky cousin of my beloved voulge
The bardiche is amazing in its own right

[bold jacinth]

just wanna say sickle v sickle is pretty cool

you can either immediately kill someone or both you and willie trade hits as we both bleed out

[stiff raven]

@idle trellis Turn your settings to high, make it windowed mode and turn resolution down and then maximize the window. You're running a lower resolution but better graphics and then for screenshots you can change the resolution in camera mode

[idle trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/keith-lee-wwe-nxt-book-fire-gif-11238055282671991144

[stiff raven]

My guy 😭😂

The Black and white photo you took went hard as hell btw

[idle trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/store-where's-my-penny-penny-kid-wheres-my-penny-gif-843645385996888869

[idle trellis]

so uhh what do i do

you are speaking a language too difficult for me to comprehend

[soft osprey]

It’s all stuff you do through in game settings

You’ll see everything he mentioned there

[astral flax]

anyone else absolutely love the pole arms and axes in this game

[foggy ivy]

bro why is my game stuck on 50-60 fps? and i know it isnt because of the graphics because i tried the lowest and highest and the fps stays the same

[snow gulch]

maybe the gore settings and stuff? like blood

[foggy ivy]

i tried it on highest and lowest and its on the exact same fps every time

[snow gulch]

maybe the fps is just capped

[foggy ivy]

i got it on 120

[soft osprey]

Gamers nowadays spoiled fr 😤

[soft osprey]

This is all I got for you

There's a fix for the resolution and more custom settings in this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376864446

[cloud elk]

how do i game test

<@&1080390104562016306>

[lean niche]

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.

[idle crane]

Please dont ping the whole modteam for questions like that in the future. Just use https://discord.com/channels/1043854763189600337/1349880006075224074

[weak lark]

glad i got the demo

Oh nvm

[humble bloom]

Have you checked the refresh rate in your advanced display settings on your computer?

[weak lark]

it is still there

i thought its gone

[foggy ivy]

yeah its on the maximum

[humble bloom]

Yeah idk, at least it's not stuck on 30 or less.

[idle trellis]

i posted again

This time on high graphic settings

my pc might explode but oh well

[wintry crow]

Does anyone know how to headbutt?

[idle trellis]

u hit someone with your head

duh

[wintry crow]

so there's no button? I thought there's a button

[idle trellis]

i hit a headbutt 2 times and both times we both just run into eachother

[wintry crow]

ok

[glad ore]

I find the damage sliders a bit iffy, because I can get both my and the npcs damage to minimum and they'll still find a way to bisect me with a one hand axe

I wish I had it clipped, but willie overshoots his swing, dragged his axe back towards me and it ended up cutting me in half when he tries to get his axe back

[autumn wyvern]

Lord @tender quest

After hours of the demo and the playtest I have tried your loadout and many different weapons

Other than the long sword any recommendations?

[tender quest]

couldnt say, i dont use any other weapons

[idle trellis]

Well thats it for high graphics

My whole pc crashed