halfsword-chat-⚔

[clear anchor]

how do u do custom loadouts???

[lavish prawn]

why am i 1v2ing i nthe abyss

[clear anchor]

oh

[sick cedar]

ive had several times where i get into the getting up anim and then my willie just freezes in place

[fallow kite]

Not as reliable for quick kills but you outrange everything else so you get as long as you need to kill

[fast harness]

I cut the top part of his head off (like around the forehead) he does not have brain

[fallow kite]

Eventually you start 1V3 ing if your a high enough tier

[waxen lance]

Did they disable healing in the abyss btw

Or did they nerf it

[dense mantle]

to be fair. irl if you fell down youre kinda done. once someone takes your top its kinda hard to survive.

[fallow kite]

Speaking of abyss

[clear anchor]

is custom loadouts a thing yet?

[waxen lance]

No

😔

[clear anchor]

sadly

damn

thx for the info

[fallow kite]

I was sent there after I died on UC and christ it needs a rework

[waxen lance]

Remove the foggg

I cant see shittt

[dense mantle]

thats an option

[waxen lance]

Oh

[junior arrow]

bro what 😭

[west lava]

hey whats a good way to report a bug

[sick cedar]

sometimes you need to balance realism with fun, that's why not every fighting game has you get knocked out every 20 seconds

[fallow kite]

I shit you not I went from commoner class enemies immediately to knight class enemies and had nothing but a axe and a helmet

[waxen lance]

Bro hittin the jojo pose

[meager sorrel]

well u can survive if u fall over in a normal match but if your fighting one of the bosses its pretty much over unless u can hold g long enough

[sick cedar]

If you're gonna make falling down a lose thing, then just make it be a lose thing. Dont make us struggle for 30 minutes

[meager sorrel]

before your cut in half

[shell helm]

big candlepost my beloved in spoilance (second to catching hands with the gauntlets and double buckler)

[dense ridge]

IRL its actually way faster to get up if you trip

[sick cedar]

This is the same issue i have with limb damage

[quick kindle]

FR

[fallow kite]

I mean they tried initially with the 10 second timer

[sick cedar]

losing a hand CLEARLY isnt the end of battle for some npcs so why is it for us

[quick kindle]

The tripping on nothing is so irritating

[warm garden]

lol a begging guy just crawled out of the arena i cant kill him

[meager sorrel]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING

My character shouldnt cry like a little bitch he should lock the fuck in and finish the job

[fallow kite]

The militia boss literally kept trying to kill me after I cut off not only his arm but then his leg

[steep pewter]

u got that

[waxen lance]

It acc pisses me off when my guy holds his stump of a cut off hand like he's not in a life or death situation

[warm garden]

how do i post images here?

[meager sorrel]

My guy got his leg cut off and was still in fighting mode

[waxen lance]

Like
"BRO TAKE YOUR ARM OFF IT ITS NOT COMING BACK"

[calm ivy]

You can

[sick cedar]

legit, i cut off a guys hand (he was using a two handed weapon) and he just started one handing it like i just disabled it or smtu

And then he KILLED ME

It was so bs

[warm garden]

i cant

[sick cedar]

If that shit happened to me itd be all EUUGB AAAAAUUAGH holding the stump

[fallow kite]

I think you should have like a 30 second grace period after losing a limb to keep fighting until the adrenaline wears off and the shock sets in

[calm ivy]

Ohh you don't have perms, then. You have to talk for a while to get them

[hasty cosmos]

bros the dude from monty python

[warm garden]

aww man

[fallow kite]

Maybe 45

[warm garden]

i have a really funny picture

[waxen lance]

It was instant :(

[steep pewter]

TIS BUT A SCRATCH

[calm ivy]

Yeaa =/

[fallow kite]

I mean like a suggestion

[warm garden]

if i send you it can you post it

[dense mantle]

the game is a simulator tho

[waxen lance]

I think we should be allowed to be skeletons in half sword

So i can crack bone jokes as i impale people

[sick cedar]

no the hell it is not

[waxen lance]

And only for that reason

[warm garden]

this is not TABS

[steep pewter]

i think gay marriage should be legal in half sword

[meager sorrel]

i still remember when i kicked a box open in the abyss and a fucking pitch fork shot out into my chest and killed me

[sick cedar]

its a tired excuse and im done with that, this game isnt a simulatir

its literally ragdoll sword combat

dont get me wrong i love it, but a simulator isnt really what it is

[waxen lance]

Its a funny lil ragdoll medieval game

[dense mantle]

physics based simulator

[junior arrow]

aint nobody getting past this

[meager sorrel]

Physics based Medieval combat

[sick cedar]

what part about this game is a simulator

[fallow kite]

Though I hear stories of irl where people lose limbs in horrific accidents and have enough adrenaline to call the damn emergency line so you should be able to keep going for a while longer after losing a limb (especially arm or hand)

[meager sorrel]

If you fall over with that I just know its gonna bug the fuck out and cut u in half

[sick cedar]

Its a fighting game moreso than anything

[steep pewter]

"Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features." - steam page

[calm ivy]

Shouldn't be too long to talk to get them.. but in the meantime, you can freely post images in game footage or photography

[sick cedar]

ok but being able to fight through hell is realistic and sinulatable

[warm garden]

👍

[thick pine]

Geriatrics simulator

[dense mantle]

fighting games can be simulators just so you know

[fallow kite]

Though those scenarios are usually rips, which means the arteries have been stretched and constricted so blood flow would be heavy reduced compared to a clean cut from a blade

[waxen lance]

Surgeon Simulator(Medieval Europe Edition)

[meager sorrel]

well im proven wrong

[thick pine]

small sword

[proper palm]

I FUCKING LOST MY BARON!

[sick cedar]

at a point you need to make sacrificed to realism for gameplay

[steep pewter]

have u died before, maybe everyone does end up in the void gulag for all of eternity💀

[fallow kite]

First time?

[sick cedar]

good point

[thick pine]

died 10 times, yes it exists

[steep pewter]

this guy dies

[sick cedar]

bro locked in

[thick pine]

10 times champ of the gulag

[scarlet tree]

how to fix abyss unplayable fps

[calm ivy]

Skipped this axe RIGHT INTO this man's BALLS 😭 :

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/k14nzqCnYo46sBRFC?invite=cr-MSxWTWwsMjY1MzE2ODc2

[steep pewter]

how do u zoom is it a mod?

[calm ivy]

On the clip, that's just from the edit I made through Medal.tv

[junior arrow]

it sliced me and crashed the game

[steep pewter]

ohhh okok

[fast knot]

how many meters tall is the tallest willie at beggar level

[fallow kite]

The first guy you fight in UC where he has a weapon and you have nothing is scarier than any of the bosses ngl

[lavish prawn]

lantern most op weapon in abyss btw

[fathom crypt]

why do the game keep crashing

[steep pewter]

are there any cool mods available in this new update? i havent found any

[calm ivy]

Yeaa, only mods I'm using are slow-mo while throwing, then stamina and strength

[calm ivy]

Not for the New Update, no

[hasty cosmos]

yeah you gotta run around and grab things

[calm ivy]

I'm currently playing the Playtest through the .exe that I still saved

[steep pewter]

aww man im dumb and deleted it

[dense mantle]

dawg. its a simulator. theres plenty of realism sacrifices already. im just gonna tell you. especially if you have no armor. when youre on the ground. and someone has top control. youre fucked.

[fallow kite]

There are no other weapons in the arena in UC

[meager sorrel]

I stepped on scissors and fell down and got chopped in half by the boss 😭 🙏

[waxen lance]

Why are all bosses like twice your size

[thick pine]

can you make your willie huge so he can football punt another willie

[waxen lance]

Why are 8 foot people so common should be a better question

[steep pewter]

cause their alpha and ur beta

[fallow kite]

You have to beat the dude with your fists

[calm ivy]

Aw, it's all right.. a lot of ppl did, and that's what I've heard the Steam page initially said; I was lucky enough to come back to my computer in the middle of ppl reacting to the update, and took what others' have said to not uninstall the playtest

[steep pewter]

theres a knife in the middle

[fallow kite]

Not the beggar boss

[steep pewter]

ohh my bad

[fallow kite]

The ultimate challenge first enemy

[steep pewter]

ohh yep

i just fuckin go ham on him and pray lmao

[waxen lance]

Newest update adds plenty of weapons in the arena to fight him with actually 👀

[fallow kite]

Where you just have fists and he can have anything from a tiny knife to the two handed axe

[steep pewter]

yeah i saw that its pretty cool

[thick pine]

first boss woulda been aids if they gave us the small dagger as our only wep

[proper palm]

I HAVE SO MUCH EVIDENCE I HAD THE BARON

[formal lichen]

finally

[proper palm]

CAN I GET IT BACK BRO.

[thick pine]

like the pocket knife

[dense mantle]

he wasnt that bad. just run at him and stab. leave the knife in. one shot

[wind flume]

The gauntlet rules so hard dude.

[thick pine]

i mean if we got the pocket knife, the cleaver is fire

[lucid moon]

baron should have a beard

[fallow kite]

Do you get the baron unlocked in free mode if you beat the ultimate challenge?

[formal lichen]

yes

[thick pine]

the pocket knife barely registers a hit

[dense mantle]

shouldve played yesterday, actually so awful. made me so sad

[proper palm]

its too late, i dont have it anymore.

moron

[formal lichen]

for future use dumbass

[fallow kite]

Damn, I’m upset I lost a really good run in the UC to a damn crash

[hasty cosmos]

bro what the fuck https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/k1550rS47ARxpkEXd?invite=cr-MSwwMzAsMzU4MDU3ODc3

[wind flume]

I did, I was one of the people defending it since this is literally pre-alpha.
Bad performance for one day is expect, healthy, and good actually

[formal lichen]

that happened to me about 3 times

[proper palm]

i'm not doing it again lmao'

[formal lichen]

i beat the baron at 4 fps

all thanks to plancon my beloved

[wind flume]

I notice performance is much better today.
Unsurpising. Again. This is prealpha

[fathom crypt]

i cannot beat baron because the game keeps crashing before i can even meet him

[thick pine]

get fucked

[fallow kite]

Yea I did the gauntlet once legit and now I’m just going through the gauntlet full resistance and max damage until the UC where I turn it back to normal

[steep pewter]

then dont fucking play the game if it isnt fun for you

dont be and asshole in a discord chat

[proper palm]

i'm not doing that shitass roguelike fr the 50th time

[fallow kite]

Free mode literally exists

[steep pewter]

then either boot up the playtest .exe or cry idk

[proper palm]

do you know what i'm complaining about, dumbass.

[fallow kite]

I don’t really care, so no.

[proper palm]

i lost my baron for the second time

[formal lichen]

me beating the baron

[junior arrow]

get a save file from reddit with 100 percent completion

[wind flume]

Chopping the Grete Champion up with his axe after bonking him with the candleabra "YOU WERE GONNA CHOP ME UP WITH THIS RIGHT!?"

[ashen jay]

do the new bosses have damage resistance or something like the old demo

if not then all you need is just 1 good blunt hit to the head to kill like anything

[fallow kite]

I’m probably going to copy my save file next time I get to UC so I don’t have to go through the gauntlet again

[fallow kite]

It feels like it

[ashen jay]

probably do then

i remember in the old demo the falchion guy could take like 100 slices to the arms and be fine

[remote crypt]

It was fine before.

[proper palm]

what files do i put it in.

[thick pine]

The small dagger, not the big dagger

the big dagger is good

[fallow kite]

Maybe because the vitals are harder to hit bc of taller (and all bosses have like super long weapons) but I can usually one shot normal enemies where I have to hit bosses a couple times

[quick kindle]

got my oakeshott XVIa longsword today,

[thick pine]

the small one u can barely land a hit with

[wind flume]

Beaut

[quick kindle]

Than yo

[junior arrow]

pov: you are the first boss

[thick pine]

how much that cost you?

[steep pewter]

just reset my progress from knight for shits and gigs

[quick kindle]

250 kinda hefty price but its beautiful

[wind flume]

Not the boss just flailing for a sec there

[snow gulch]

i feel like bosses are usually around the same durability, though i tend to either land a killing blow or lose against bosses

[thick pine]

if its well made, 250 isn't bad

[ashen jay]

oh my god since when could you lock on like that

[quick kindle]

yes yes, its 5160 steel very durable and nice, im not using it for hema but i technically could, just would take a little work

[thick pine]

u have ppl out there coughing up 100 bucks for a small anime figurine

250 for a well made sword ain't too much in comparison

[quick kindle]

True

[wind flume]

Anyone else discover F for slow mo yet? 😄

[warm garden]

yeah its awsome

[rancid knot]

no but I've discovered swords are now lightsabers that insta cut you

[quick kindle]

I didnt realize to like a while after the update

[warm garden]

how do you escape the abyss??

[solemn vault]

this is a thing

[snow gulch]

nah it was one of the harder bosses in the game, didnt have nearly as much trouble against other bosses aside from the third one

[rancid knot]

kill your way out

[hasty cosmos]

i tried to use it to lock on and found it

it's so good

[formal lichen]

its pretty freaky in the ultimate challenge when an enemy surrenders and immediately disintegrates

[wind flume]

Ai has better edge alignment than it used to I noticed

[ashen jay]

to be fair swords are pretty sharp

[warm garden]

how many more do i have to kill

[rancid knot]

@ashen jay I mean in reference to how it used to be

[ashen jay]

oh

[rancid knot]

same for my sword though

[thick pine]

the punishment of cowards

[rancid knot]

I can barely tap a willie and they get chopped in half

[wind flume]

I haven't tried a sword yet, I'm a polearm guy. I wonder if they just made edge alignment easier now

[rancid knot]

but likewise I get bumped by an axe and instant die

not every time but a lot

and not like wind up full swing, talking bruce lee 1 inch punch

[wind flume]

Good googly moogly I just lost a leg and didn't even go red visioned.

[thick pine]

sharp weps are truly a dice roll wether it insta explodes u or does nothing

[junior arrow]

wrong video bruh

[rancid knot]

yeah exactly

[thick pine]

nat 20 swing

[rancid knot]

feels like the randomizer is a lot stronger now

too much imo

[proper palm]

DMS

[junior arrow]

pov: ur fighting the knight fr this time

[proper palm]

check dms

[wind flume]

Okay, yers I do now notice the lightsaber quality of sharps holy moly

[thick pine]

mod? never gotten the chance to be on that side

[ashen jay]

i feel like swords dont stab as well anymore though

they slip off more methinks

[warm garden]

yeah

[wind flume]

The true final boss

[thick pine]

what about dual wield candlestick

[hidden zephyr]

what mode is that?

[thick pine]

[wind flume]

I like the big candlestick better for stabby stabby

[junior arrow]

its from a mod called half sword trainer

[thick pine]

can dualwield those technically speaking as well i think

[hidden zephyr]

ok

[thick pine]

how good that is another question

[hidden zephyr]

Ican you send me the link for the mod?

[wind flume]

Dual shovels is actually devastating wow

[hidden zephyr]

Imagine having a Candlestick during final boss

[thick pine]

spike teleports inside his armour, gg

[hasty cosmos]

someone should fight the baron with the hoe

[thick pine]

that spike at the bottom is so random

[hidden zephyr]

frfr, Candlesticks OP

[thick pine]

shit can just randomly crack thru armour

[formal lichen]

well its technically the top

[steep pewter]

just sliced scythe man in half with a hoe

[hidden zephyr]

Is there a mod that allows me to wield Candlestick whenever I want to?

[jolly gorge]

whatshould i expect going into the ultimate challenge?

why am i nakey

[thick pine]

to reset a lot if u get bad wep rng

[jolly gorge]

oh joy

[thick pine]

also becomes 4v1 before last boss iirc

[hidden zephyr]

A lot of enemies, and there are a lot of enemies

I would recommend duel wielding axes

[lavish prawn]

yo wheres that save file

[thick pine]

sometimes their drops phase thru the floor also

[formal lichen]

counterpoint: plancon

[steep pewter]

for some reason yesterday i wasnt losing any progress even when i died and i still couldnt beat him

[jolly gorge]

theres no chance i just died instantly

what the fuck

[hidden zephyr]

That Stabby stick with stabby spikes?

[thick pine]

hoe or pitchfork or 2h axe

[formal lichen]

plançon my beloved

[hidden zephyr]

eh, not a candlestick

[lavish prawn]

how do i save

[formal lichen]

candlesticks suck in comparison to plançon purely because of range

[hidden zephyr]

although that my second fave weapon

[hidden zephyr]

sounds like cheez

[cerulean cloud]

i just cut the first boss in half with a fucking knife wth

[junior arrow]

naw aint no way bro got a heart attack mid match 💀

[thick pine]

voulge goes hard

just crack them in the head with the blade

basicly a long range sharp mace

[hasty cosmos]

bro the boss just slammed his head straight into my axer

[jolly gorge]

aaaand i just lostmy character

[steep pewter]

best strat is to beg for mercy still they start backing away and then stop and then get back up and fucking rail them

[bleak furnace]

Best weapon for beating commoner class?

[hasty cosmos]

go down to peasant and get the pitchfork

[wind flume]

You reap what you sow, harvestman

[junior arrow]

mobile phone graphics?

[wind flume]

Oh boi that image compressed a bit

[jolly gorge]

cant believe i lost it all because i didnt understand what was happening lol

[junior arrow]

this chat so dead late at night

[hasty cosmos]

i slammed this guy in the head like 15 times and he got up

[jolly gorge]

fuck it, im doing the entire gauntlet in fpv

[bleak furnace]

Okay maybe everyone knows this but the one handed sword/cutlass thing with the square edge is an absolute amazing weapon

Super fast swings and really destructive

[jolly gorge]

i just use the biggest 2h sword i can find and ruin peoples days lol

[bleak furnace]

That could work too, but, let's all just take a moment to appreciate how there's no more of those stupid spikey spears

[jolly gorge]

there still is

[bleak furnace]

Well at least not as many

In the lower classes, as of my experience so far

[jolly gorge]

i hate that a boss gets one XD

[faint sequoia]

hi everyone

wats good

[bleak furnace]

Oh frick

hi

[faint sequoia]

can i share a video here lol

also how r u

[bleak furnace]

I mean, go ahead. Doing okay though

[fallow gull]

I almost forgot about the game. The update is peak

[languid nest]

my day is ruined. both balls in both forks. no reaction

[fallow gull]

Was the whole game overhauled? Cause everything feels and looks better

And my computer doesnt turn into a volcano now when i play it

[faint sequoia]

heres a silly vid yall

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/k15iLLbO2643CkrPr?invite=cr-MSxIdXksMzc1MjcxNDk4

[hasty cosmos]

took that castration like a champ

[fickle hound]

I kinda miss the unhinged physics earlier in this new demo version

[thick pine]

He's a eunuch

[jolly gorge]

can we talk ab how the first boss went from being the worst to being the best, with the addition of other props

[mint bear]

when doing baron mode in gauntlet u cant regen right

[thick pine]

Nope

If Ur crippled just restart

[mint bear]

alr thanks

[bleak furnace]

Okay the pitchfork method works

[languid nest]

honestly think that commoner boss should be reworked it's hardest boss for no reason so sade

[neat pecan]

just for weirdos like me can you re-release the original demo verson of the abyss? i have like over 1k hours in it it was my favourite game 😦

[bleak furnace]

I got the commoner boss in the hip as he was lunging and it made his joint explode and spun around the pitchfork like a lathe

[fickle hound]

i want old crazy physics back damn

[thick pine]

Peasant is the worst for me (he's not that bad)

[true crypt]

To the devs New update is amazing. Great work and killer job with the rank system. Fisticuffs is really nice now. Will be smashing Willie’s again. Can’t wait for the next speedrun

[bleak furnace]

I think it's relatively easy given that if get past the range of his pitchfork he can't hurt you too bad

[fickle hound]

just grab knife, run and stab him in torso, insta kill

[wind flume]

Fun tip; you can one hand two handed weapons by halfswording them and switching hands

[thick pine]

That's the beggar

[languid nest]

you can play abyss

[jolly gorge]

second option (if gauntlets) grab gauntlets, and rock his shit to death

[thick pine]

Peasant is the scythe no?

[wind flume]

Rmb-x

[thick pine]

N commoner sword

[fickle hound]

ah, then you just one shot with 2h axe if you mean scythe guy

[jolly gorge]

OHHHH yaeh

[fallow gull]

Were fists made more effective?

[fickle hound]

third option metal helmet and face ram

[neat pecan]

yeah but its got the new physics ect :/ which are ..better, but i liked the old verson. this is not a criticism im just weird

[thick pine]

I just half sword bumeush him so he trips over but sometimes the scythe falls on me

[dense ingot]

This demo 😩

[lofty geyser]

is it still possible to play the old version of the demo or thats gone for good?

[fickle hound]

the 2h axe is insta murder the moment it touches anything in that tier

[thick pine]

The scythe is ridic sharp

[snow gulch]

if you end up missing though theres a solid chance you get knocked out cold

[thick pine]

U step over it and lose ur foot

[dense ingot]

Abyss no ?

[snow gulch]

the 2h candlestick is basically an insta win against the first boss though its literally so good

[fickle hound]

doing it properly they dont get a single swing off

[wind flume]

Also the oar

[thick pine]

I don't think Ur getting me

[snow gulch]

anything that can block against it basically

[hasty cosmos]

i just lost all my progress

[fickle hound]

pretend you're samurai, sprint swing axe = some limb inevitably gets chopped off

[snow gulch]

maybe i just suck with knives lol, but stabbing is 50/50

[thick pine]

I take down the boss. But sometimes it just randomly decides to decap a body part cause I walk next to it on the floor

[hasty cosmos]

how did you guys do the knight boss

[snow gulch]

whats your gore setting at?

[thick pine]

Max for max fun

[novel spear]

i wish that the ultimate challenge doesnt add in 4 people at once, its gonna lag horrendously even at low settings

[fickle hound]

if gore not on max then you're playing fake halfsword

[languid nest]

HOW TO BEAT BIG SWORD BOSS NO CHEESE 2025

[wind flume]

I recommend left handing sometimes because you can be incredibilis and punch them

[thick pine]

I beat him like 7/10 times

[wind flume]

https://tenor.com/view/for-honor-centurion-forblad-forbladgaming-overtek-gif-18342103

[snow gulch]

thats why lol, it makes it way easier to dismember

[thick pine]

But sometimes it just explodes a body part

[snow gulch]

i keep it around 50%, maybe 70% if i really want frequent dismemberment

[fickle hound]

nothing like getting chopped in half at the waist by somebody's hand sickle

[snow gulch]

you gotta just find a way to trip him up, if he's on the ground thats basically your win

[thick pine]

Armour is only there to protect you against random bodily explosions

[thick pine]

Soldier voulge and just crack him in the head a couple times outside his range

Voulge is basically a long range mace against armour

[dapper rampart]

Is anyone having trouble with the ingame mouse? It blips in and out for second before coming back but just not able to click on a thing. can't even choose a gore setting

[wind flume]

I'm not. I hate to ask a stupid question, but do you use a wirless mouse?

[thick pine]

If u get a really clean swing at his head with the voulge u can 1 tap him

[toxic shadow]

why is the scythe so much stronger when the boss uses it?

[steep pewter]

cuz he has a 6 pack

and he lifts

[frail light]

WHY DOES THE VERY LAST FIGHT KEEP CRASHING...

[dense mantle]

turn off gore

[frail light]

my bad for the all caps lol

[steady carbon]

cuz the boss is 7 feet tall

[dapper rampart]

No It works in other games just not half sword for some reason

[steep pewter]

yeah mine always was crashing in the last arena thing i had to turn settings on low, turn on dx11, and gore and blood off

[frail light]

bet

[nova dirge]

Is anyone else's character just falling over?
I swear to god, I'm either getting knocked down by the lightest nudge in the arm or just flopping onto the floor from the wind sometimes, it's incredibly frustrating.

[steep pewter]

also you can fight the baron outside of the arena if you just use one of the different classes at the end btw

[toxic shadow]

you can steal weapons from enemies if you input picking it up after they do but before they grab it

did you know willie can shot blood from his eyes like certain reptiles

[wind flume]

You can break willies neck in the menu

And it takes you to the void

[dense ingot]

Need sum victory emotes

[blissful gulch]

Whichever dev said "let them snap his neck in the menu" needs a raise

[bleak furnace]

My historical immersion is being ruined by the fact I keep getting put in battles against people of the same faction as me

[blissful gulch]

Slay the traitors

They may wear your colors but they do not swear allegiance

[bleak furnace]

Real

That's how I'll look at it now

I took a mental oath though smh, devoted my life to protecting my faction, and it doesn't even matter smh

[calm ivy]

The Halfsword Enhancer mod gives me SO MUCH dopamine with the strength/stamina sliders lol:

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/k15pBXDSr3iaK7dXp?invite=cr-MSxmTWQsMjY1MzE2ODc2

[tardy cobalt]

this auto lock feature is selling bruh

every carnage it locks onto someone across the map and i get stabbed from behind bruh

[dense mantle]

press z

[tardy cobalt]

?

O

TY SO MUCH

i didnt know they moved the keybind

[north horizon]

why is it I cant play the game in the library

[formal kelp]

Hey guys

[tardy cobalt]

hey there

[formal kelp]

I got a question

[tardy cobalt]

they moved it to demo

[toxic shadow]

"Let reason rule where rage might reign" goes so hard

[north horizon]

ty

[tardy cobalt]

np

[tardy cobalt]

?

[formal kelp]

What was the cloudy area i went to after i died and killed my opponent at same time

And how do i come out of it or win it

[wind flume]

"What gain is there in bloodshed, 'twixed us?" He says as the guy is in 5 pieces on the floor.

[bleak furnace]

I get too into this game sometimes

Yk when like, stuff gets real and you both lose your weapons and it just becomes a wrestling match?

[tardy cobalt]

its the abyss

happens when you die in the gaunlet mode

[formal kelp]

Ooo

[tardy cobalt]

you can fight back up to regain progress

[formal kelp]

How do i come out of it

Ooo interesting

[tardy cobalt]

if you die in the abyss you restart the gauntlet

the abyss is my lifeline ngl

[formal kelp]

And why are bots so hard now

They wont die easily

[tardy cobalt]

in freemode i think its the same

the gauntlet is more of a challenge

[formal kelp]

I had to bust their head open

[formal kelp]

How do i play that

[tardy cobalt]

its under the faction selection thingy

[formal kelp]

Ooh okk tyy

[tardy cobalt]

np

[lunar oxide]

I really wish I could customize the ai a bit more. I love duels at commoner level, but man the ai can just shit the bed sometimes at that level. Or at least it feels that the other ai's are a bit more robust. Could just be the armor coming into play.

[subtle totem]

3 times in a row in the final challenge my game crashed... it only happens on the 4th wave and i have no idea why

it doesnt crash any other time

[fringe rivet]

oh my fucking god
willie gets knocked to the ground and covered in blood from walking into the fence. proceeds to step forwards while getting up, knocking his head again. THEN HE PROCEEDS TO JUST SLIDE OUT OF THE MAP AND I LOSE

this is so infuriating

[tardy cobalt]

the one thing i dont like about the bosses

if the fact they can run you over

like

[subtle totem]

yea and they are so tall?

[proven fog]

https://tenor.com/view/hmm-hrmm-thinky-cat-hmmm-gif-26528454

[tardy cobalt]

That too

Like ive been close to winning

than they just fucking headbutt me or some shit

and im cooked

[dense mantle]

when they try. run into them aswell. and spam kick.

[near lichen]

I like if that you swing too hard, you lose balance and fall

[wind flume]

The void is so fun with the performance upgrade

[fringe rivet]

please add the ability to get up backwards 🙏

[blissful gulch]

so

[near lichen]

this one for you, i hate this guy

[blissful gulch]

how does one obtain such things?

[tardy cobalt]

THANK YOU

THAT BOZO

SUCKS

[near lichen]

i lobotomized the shit out of that basketball player

[fringe rivet]

THIS IS THE 8TH TIME I HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS BOSS AND NOT ONCE HAS THE 2H CANDLEBRA SPAWNED

[tardy cobalt]

W

[calm ivy]

Well, as long as you've kept the original playtest, and haven't deleted the .exe file, you should be able to download the Halfsword Enhancer mod for it:

https://www.nexusmods.com/halfsword/mods/26

[tardy cobalt]

Thats peak

[blissful gulch]

oh

[near lichen]

just use the chair

[blissful gulch]

nevermind then

[tardy cobalt]

ive been ran over by that giant so many times now

[blissful gulch]

I deleted it

[fringe rivet]

wdym

[wind flume]

How long does it take for yoiur character to stop yapping about their severed arm?

[calm ivy]

Dang.. I'm sorry for your loss, bro 😦

[tardy cobalt]

you are the honered one sir

[fringe rivet]

and i die immediately from getting tapped on the arm by his axe while i try to swing the stupid useless chair at him

[formal kelp]

Try using the long candle stand to push him in a corner until he drops his axe and then decapitate him with his own weapon

[subtle totem]

have you guys gotten to the final challenge yet?

[fringe rivet]

yeah but i cant get the long candle to spawn

8 tries in a row not once

[tardy cobalt]

NO WAY

[formal kelp]

I got it almost every 2nd try

[tardy cobalt]

i hit his arm to hard

it bounced up and by some miracle hit me in the head killing me

[formal kelp]

Lmao

[wise belfry]

does anyone else think the weapons feel off rn

[dense mantle]

no 🤭

[wise belfry]

like i swear im swinging with the flat part of the sword sometimes

[near lichen]

you need to get close, try using the chair as a shield while he swings, then when hes loading up pounce on him and whack him. Do not give him space

[fringe rivet]

my god they need to fix the tripping over

literally on the edge of unplayable

[vagrant sonnet]

Real

[fringe rivet]

make that 9 tries

this

is

so

fucking stupid

I GET UP AND CLOSE AND THEN I GET STUCK BETWEEN HIS LEGS

[novel spear]

yes and when it loads 4 npcs at once my game is lagging horrendously

[near lichen]

pull his legs

[fringe rivet]

oh my god

literally half a second before i surrender i die

what is this

aand i get the smallest knife possible

[little verge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1045629304609964046/1357577549378748466/I_see_you.gif

[novel spear]

welcome to the ABYSS

[novel spear]

absolut cinema

[thorny perch]

i remember when mcwonderbreast was a commoner

[bleak furnace]

Out of all the gore I've seen in this game and irl, this actually just made me almost cringe. This one enemies leg broke backwards

Like, his knee is bent forwards and he's on the ground writhing around like that

[novel spear]

you've seen ACTUAL GORE

[near lichen]

That's not a bad thing necessarily, if you time it w slo mo you can get decent one hit slashes on the neck

[bleak furnace]

I'm a law enforcement cadet for my current work so, yeye

[near lichen]

What did you use to break his legs?

[bleak furnace]

One thing I do not handle well is broken bones though

[near lichen]

Blunt weapons?

[novel spear]

i thought it was medical videos or some shit

[fringe rivet]

this game bro 💔

[bleak furnace]

I don't even know, he just fell and it happened

[near lichen]

Lmao

[bleak furnace]

I'll post a pic when the photography timer cools down

[toxic shadow]

I AM A MARTIAL ARTIST

[near lichen]

I see people post broken bone dudes here I'm curious how to trigger it

[fringe rivet]

MAKE THAT 10 TRIES IN A ROW WITHOUT THE 2 HANDED CANDLEBRA SPAWNING

[near lichen]

Dont rely on the candlebra brah

[subtle totem]

i got there like 4 times and every time it crashes

[tardy cobalt]

abyss time

[fringe rivet]

what am i supoosed to do then

[lapis turtle]

is it normal for Baron to have access to fist play and spoilance?

[fringe rivet]

chair's useless

[toxic shadow]

yep

[fringe rivet]

everything else is too short so i just either get stuck in his legs, fall over, and get killed or he taps me and my head falls off

FINALLY

YES

2H CANDLEBRA

[steep pewter]

damn my whole hand got chopped clean off and i somehow didnt die after that bro was chilling

[tardy cobalt]

what

did this dude fr punch a hole through me?

[fringe rivet]

die

hes dead

dead

hie

desjpdkjlsf

[worldly girder]

Do I keep my progress if I quit from the main menu? I'm all the way up to the ultimate challenge and dont want to start over

[near lichen]

@toxic shadow chair is not useless

[tardy cobalt]

chair op

just gotta know how to use it mate

[blissful gulch]

is there a way to make it so your character isn't eternally holding his lost arm

I managed to live but I can't do anything but kick

[tardy cobalt]

fuck

abyss

[formal lichen]

i just did it after I got baron so i wouldnt lose it

[blissful gulch]

I love snapping his neck on the menu though

it gives me a lot of dopamine

[hidden zephyr]

you can lose Baron?

[formal lichen]

two handed mace + slow mo = neck snap in game as well

[formal lichen]

its a glitch afaik that sometimes you'll not have it when reopening the game or when dying in free mode

[languid nest]

I lost at the last level

[hidden zephyr]

😱

[languid nest]

kms

[tardy cobalt]

ez

[fringe rivet]

my god why is this so rage inducing

STOP DYING YOU STUPID LITTLE PRICK

[near lichen]

You can do that w spears as well you don't need a mace

[fringe rivet]

YOU GET TAPPED ON THE HEAD AND YOU FALL ASLEEP WHILE BEING STABBED TO DEATH

the weapon weight is so annoying

willy is incapable of lifting a wooden spoon above his head

also apparently gravity stops working because swinging downwards becomes impossible with big weapons

[tardy cobalt]

YES

[thorn kite]

how do i beat giant sword guy :(

[tardy cobalt]

malitia time

[median haven]

go peasant with pitchfork and hope you stab him before he stabs you

[thorn kite]

any way to do it without that? im trying to do it with a sword lol

[median haven]

otherwise his stupid gambeson (padded cloth armor he wears) blocks most sword swings

and he's so tall it's nearly impossible to strike the head

i'd go for the legs

[thorn kite]

ok i see

[lunar oxide]

I'm not really the biggest fan of the current physics, but it's really not that bad. Contrary to what a lot of people where saying I actually prefered the combat from yesterday, but this iteration is perfectly servable if a bit more stiff at times in my experience with longsword.

[fringe rivet]

another problem with the whole one life system is idk if its just me but i never test out new weapons

[median haven]

man, when you swing down with a weapon it feels like willie slows down near the end. like, he should be letting the whole weight of the weapon fall with gravity, and he just doesn't

[thorn kite]

true

[median haven]

same, but i guess that's what free mode is for

[wind charm]

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxDgrxIDlHQfkIw2IS-iCNXojxD6zx0bzz?si=h1LS0ejW1_3yOprK

[fringe rivet]

since i, well, dont want to lose all my progress, i only use what i know works, which happens to be either the axe, longsword or spike stick

[uncut epoch]

anyone kno if multiplayer is ever gonna be a thing? 😄

[tardy cobalt]

no way

i killed the boss but it kileld me

[median haven]

would be cool, but especially with the physics i think introducing lag would be disastrous

[tardy cobalt]

it was a draw

[worldly girder]

#faq

[lunar oxide]

The downwards swing does feel pretty bad to be fair, now that I'm testing it. I just never use it in my playstyle that much, If my gaurd is up there it's usually to feint into a side cut. It does feel like he's kinda holding back though.

[median haven]

i love abyss! i love willie tripping over the weapon box and getting slowly beaten to death by a spear! not even stabbed! he's just whacking me with the handle!

[blissful gulch]

I was holding my own against the tier 3 boss with one arm and one leg

[near lichen]

@bleak furnace that was some anderson silva leg break shiii

[blissful gulch]

then he finally hit me once

[uncut epoch]

ty ty

[blissful gulch]

and he took my head off

[fringe rivet]

and im fucking dead again BECAUSE I TRIPPED OVER AIR

[thorn kite]

yeah thats my biggest issue like hes doing a veryyyy controlled swing

[median haven]

at first i thought it was to make the weapons less jittery and sway less when moving, but no, that still happens

like try holding a stick in real life and walking forward

[tardy cobalt]

NO

[median haven]

i guarantee you it doesn't swing around wildly

[tardy cobalt]

THATS SO STUPID

[lunar oxide]

Dude you need to work on your footwork if you're falling over so much.

[fringe rivet]

im tripping over air

i walk forward, fall over

[tardy cobalt]

AT THE END OF ABYSS I HAVE TO FIGHT PRIME LEBRON????

[thorn kite]

yeah idk

[fringe rivet]

i get tapped on the back, i fall over

[median haven]

i can do twirls at maximum speed and dont fall over but sometimes i'll just slip and die walking normally

[fringe rivet]

i crouch walk, i fall over

i walk into someone, i fall over

[median haven]

oh also anyone notice that armor weighs like 500 kilos now

i get tired after 9 steps

and he struggles to stand up like his legs buckle under the weight

[fringe rivet]

and i die again in the abyss because i trip over the lid of a basket and get killed

[median haven]

that paired with the weak swings make armored combat feel floaty and frustrating

[fringe rivet]

fix this broken ass physics bro 😭

[obsidian elbow]

kinda feels like post patch the game feels like it runs worse, but oh well i can still play on low

[quasi gale]

we must first learn to walk before we choose to run

[lunar oxide]

I honestly haven't experienced that. I've certainly fell over when running or doing a quick turn, but never just for no reason. Not saying it's not happening, just that I've yet to experience it in my 6 or so hours in the demo.

[fringe rivet]

i cant learn to walk when if i try to stand up my knees turn to dust and i just sit there and then fall over and get a dirt sandwich

[median haven]

i think the one thing i want to be changed in the game that was present in playtest is the fact that willie takes years to stand up

not only that, there are just no avenues for movement while downed

you cant even move your head to dodge a swing

[quasi gale]

controller gameplay with halfsword hit different have now defeated da baron twice

[dense ingot]

Dude I cracked my own character neck wttfff 😭

[median haven]

one time i dropped a dagger and it stabbed me in the liver and cut my body in two

[near lichen]

I kept suggesting to the devs to give us leg control if we're on the ground so we can at least upkick or lock our legs on the to prevent them from attacking

[lunar oxide]

I do think you''re a little to helpless on the ground though. You should probably be able to kick or retaliate in some way when you're down there, or at least be able to put up you're weapon to guard.

[fringe rivet]

you used to at least be able to kick in the playtest, but like most good things from it they ruined it

[median haven]

it's not all bad

[near lichen]

It's faster to stand up now, nkt quite where we want it to be but still needs the avenues to fight back or dodge

[median haven]

fall on your face

[near lichen]

Oh yeah that one is guaranteed death

[lunar oxide]

Eh, I really do think the playtest is the inferior version after playing this for a while. Not to say the playtest was bad, but I think in most ways they've improved upon the base of it.

[median haven]

if he used to stand up in 10 seconds, and now stands up in 5, that's great! except NPC willie will be whacking you the whole time so it doesn't even matter. we need some kind of movement. what do the a and d keys even do while downed? maybe they could be roll keys.

[wind charm]

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxCzU8Qgc80XkhPH-_rl_LPYazt1uVBq4f?si=E4pz9plYTfV0_TUf

[near lichen]

Not really, if you grab their ankles on the ground they should lose balance and fall, but because grappling is weak it doesn't happen as much anymore

[lunar oxide]

Honestly never been a big fan of the grappling in this game. I just feel like it can be a crapshoot sometimes. Not to say there isn't skill in it, there clearly is but it feels like it exists in spite of the mechanic and not in conjunction with it, if that makes sense at all.

[median haven]

i see a bunch of people doing awesome grapple takedowns and try it myself, and every single time i find it's way too hard to get willie to grab what you want him to

[brazen spoke]

my screen went black after i lost, i exited to menu, and my progress reset. wth

[blissful gulch]

he wont give it back

[near lichen]

If you don't know how to grapple irl it's going to be harder, you can implement some moves but because of the limitations like grab stamina and the balance of the AI when you grab their legs it's just 10x harder

Most of my takedowns here were me on the ground https://youtu.be/ggFGD_QbqMw?si=8_MfAj7pFvNW8n8N

[median haven]

that means you died, were about to go to the abyss, and then left, losing your character

[dense ingot]

The scythe got easier to use

[blissful gulch]

hes taking it to the depths with him

but I wont allow it

[near lichen]

Nerfed though that shit used to cut like sushi

[median haven]

yeah i was disappointed

but

candelabra

[near lichen]

I stepped on it once and it cut my foot

[median haven]

candelabra is actually a really good weapon

spike at the end so you can use it in halfsword

[dense ingot]

Uuuhhhh u right wth bro Juss took 5 hits

[kind echo]

Oh thank god I beat militia boss

[median haven]

the "front end" captures blades

and it's really really heavy

[neon mantle]

is anyone thinking about making a mod like the trainer for the new iteration of demo?

[sleek valve]

L Armored knight, millitia rise up!!!

[blissful gulch]

The pickaxe is lost to the depths

[kind echo]

Best weapon for soldier tier?

[median haven]

go check #modders-guild-hall

[median haven]

goedendag

[near lichen]

You can even just choke them with it

[median haven]

weapon that the militia boss has

for some reason i don't know why i seem to do much better with it when i first swap hands (x) and then use it

[blissful gulch]

The spike bat?

[median haven]

whack people over the head to get them on the ground

[median haven]

yes

[near lichen]

Negan bat

[median haven]

the one with shorter, more numerous spikes is my preferred one

[blissful gulch]

I use it by bashing em across the face

[kind echo]

Hmm I don’t like that one

[near lichen]

There's a shorter version? Like a bat???

[blissful gulch]

almost always one shots

[drifting prawn]

what is this? i want to know

[near lichen]

Which tier do i unlock that

[median haven]

no, the length is the same; the spikes are shorter, more numerous, and angled differently

[near lichen]

Aww

[tardy moon]

is anyone experinceing a ton of crashes at baron mode?

[median haven]

i like two handed warhammer and war axe

[near lichen]

Id love a mace covered in spikes

[primal pebble]

yeah

[median haven]

there's already a mace covered in spikes

[timid imp]

try turning gore off/down and lowering graphics in general

[tardy moon]

okay thank you

[primal pebble]

Not much you can do other than settings

[near lichen]

Like big spikes

[timid imp]

im not sure it will fix issue but it does help a bit

[kind echo]

And I died the first soldier fight I hate my life

[median haven]

that would be cool

[primal pebble]

I’m just waiting for the mods to update to demo

[near lichen]

A long two handed mace like a bat not the baton looking mace

[brazen spoke]

the game has a lot of issues rn

[median haven]

see what i dont like about this update is that you usually have to go with the 'safest' option (most cheese) to actually have a chance at winning

[primal pebble]

Use the candlestick and try to predict when he will swing. Once he swings dodge it and hit him like 3 times where he’s vulnerable in the torso

[near lichen]

It always had

In hindsight it may be less now compared to before lol

[primal pebble]

That usually gets him down after doing it 2-3 times

[kind echo]

How do you use the candlestick?

[median haven]

guys

leg

hit leg

shorter distance anyways

[primal pebble]

Press E when your hand is above it and use your mouse to swing

[median haven]

pythagorean theorem

[primal pebble]

a squared + b squared = c squared

[upper siren]

peefungal convex

[kind echo]

No shit but you can’t use it at soldier rank

[upper siren]

prefrontal cortex*

[median haven]

they mean in the abyss

[primal pebble]

Hold up which one are you trying to beat

And where

[kind echo]

Gauntlet

[primal pebble]

Which level

[sleek valve]

I CANT KILL MY OWN TEAMMATES IN BUHURT THIS GAME SUCKS

[near lichen]

Yall know u don't need to always swing w the candlestick right? You can choke them out with it

[kind echo]

Soldier

[primal pebble]

Yeah it gives more satisfaction tho

[median haven]

it's funnier to bonk

[primal pebble]

Level 1, 2, 3, etc which one

[warped onyx]

Nothing like breaking a bone with a well placed kick

[median haven]

5

[shell helm]

Why choke if can stab

[primal pebble]

got no advice then

[near lichen]

Do you hold down shift?

[warped onyx]

I’m on a handheld so it’s just binded controls for me

Swinging feels great on Steam Deck trackpad

[near lichen]

Analogs for movement feel better in this game than the w a s d

[lost wagon]

you have tto

[warped onyx]

I just got a button bound to space bar

[tardy moon]

that worked thank you giant rat

[lunar oxide]

Dude I fucking love halfsword stabs they just feel so satisfying.

[near lichen]

How is it? I tried to run the demo in 2023 back in my friends steam deck but it kept freezing so I had to turn it all the way to low graphics just to run

[warped onyx]

For kicks

[primal pebble]

Man it’s so satisfying to land a left hook that just has the npc to the ground

[lunar oxide]

Like they can be hard to pull off but if you get the spacing right you can transfer so much power into it.

[primal pebble]

Now I just need strength mode to crush Willie’s skull

[lost wagon]

https://cdn.steamusercontent.com/ugc/58090913252639063/1495955F4208F0D4BD082B28CE44BB110EF8676C/

[primal pebble]

Are there any mods updated with the demo

[warped onyx]

Medium @ 720p gives a near 60fps but abyss and bigger fights, even blood turned up, drop the fps to about 30

One on one feels constantly good though

[near lichen]

Playable, do you get fatal errors often?

[warped onyx]

Honestly never. I stay on DX11 and it’s pretty good. Just runs at like 20W so it’s a must to play while charging

[near lichen]

Interesting, glad to see it can finally run on handhelds

[timid imp]

swords feel horrible now 😭

[warped onyx]

Few things more satisfying than a kick that goes weirdly high, smashes their nose and ends the match

[lunar oxide]

I'm almost inclined to agree, but i don't think they're awful. They do feel different though. Like maybe I'm crazy but the guards feel off. Especially the passive parry ones.

[subtle totem]

the new abyss is really nice

[timid imp]

the best part of this update is that willies now try to crawl away

[cobalt totem]

I was wondering is the abyss forever after you die or do you get revived after a certain goal?

[timid imp]

certain goal

depends on which level you are but you gotta beat either a or some bosses

[near lichen]

Boss fight then you go back to arena

[cobalt totem]

Undisputed fella

[cobalt totem]

I see thanks for that

[timid imp]

like all of the guards i used in playtest are broken

it sucks

i can't really swing from ox anymore

i loved ox it was best guard

[lusty patio]

this game needs footstep sounds

[timid imp]

now its all weird and wonky and awful

[near lichen]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-we-one-gif-18212100

[lunar oxide]

Overheads are neutered

[near lichen]

Nice to see u here babba

[lunar oxide]

I thankfully almost never use them

[timid imp]

i used them a lot : (

i was also a fan of ox to like a weird side guard followed by a cut the neck but it just doesn't flow anymore

like its too jagged it gets stuck and then i die

my main little move is just fucked entirely

i am now a polearm user i guess 😭

[lunar oxide]

I do a lot of feints from Ox into a a horizontal that usually works pretty well.

[timid imp]

idk why they had to touch it the playtest worked so well

why did they have to change that shit it was good

😭

[thorn kite]

guys when i try to use the pitch fork in stab mode by holding alt it like flys out of my hand for some reason has anyone else seen that

[wanton socket]

havent played halfsword in a while, come back and the way it's set up is exactly how i used to play it on my own. just try to reach a goal with one class, and move up. awesome!

[timid imp]

like wouldn't it have been easier to just add the abyss and leave the rest alone 😭

[lunar oxide]

I don't know I though that way, but the more I play this version the more I like some of the changes. There are problems for sure, but I think this was overall some good changes.

[cobalt totem]

I knew that pfp and name sounds familiar somewhere

[timid imp]

im just upset

[steel lion]

i've lowkey uninstalled the game it isnt good for my health

[timid imp]

i used to use longsword and billhook like literally all the time and now both are wacky

[near lichen]

I migrated here, undisputed is sad

[timid imp]

my sword style is fucked and my billhook has weird grip issues

its just shit

[lunar oxide]

Fair I think the hardest thing is relearning muscle memory.

[steel lion]

same

[lunar oxide]

Like a lot of the momentum has just changed

[steel lion]

atleast right handing polearms isnt complete ass

thats the only thing ive found positive personally so far

[timid imp]

i used to do twirls a lot with polearms

it was a great way to build momentum and get good cuts and shit in

its super weird now, like the area that you have to twirl in has been severely reduced to the point that your head gets in the way

if you go outside of the area the weapon just gets super weird and you will only hold it with your right hand, its really hard to recover and has cost me many fights 😭

[thorn kite]

I CANT KILL THE STUPID BIG SWORD GUY OMGGGG

[steel lion]

yeah ive noticed that

[timid imp]

the update today did cut down on it a bit but it is still kinda jank sometimes

[steel lion]

doesnt help that your character makes zero attempt to re-grab the weapon

[timid imp]

literally 😭

[fading igloo]

For me the main problem is just falling over all the damn time. And Willie refuses to get up for any reason, even without armour. No survival instincts 😦

[timid imp]

the only way to fix it is to like jerk your camera over so that the hook will maybe possibly fall to the left and then you gotta hope your hand will grab it

[hidden coyote]

Is anyone with an AMD gpu crashing alot

[steel lion]

real he gets up like he just woke up from a nap not like he's about to get split in two by a voulge

[timid imp]

it was super super bad yesterday, is a bit better today though so i have hope

[fading igloo]

I will say that stabbing is much better - it seems less "up to chance" now.

[timid imp]

hooking is so much easier now atleast

you can tear our throats with the billhook pretty easily now, is good shit : )

[steel lion]

not for me, stabbed a dude in a gambeson in the gut and it skimmed off him

[lunar oxide]

I feel like the tip of my sword is made of rubber sometimes, not going to lie.

[steel lion]

with a halberd

[timid imp]

oh holy fuck its 2am

this is not good

[steel lion]

real

[timid imp]

i must go to sleep 😭

[sullen sand]

Indeed

[fading igloo]

I agree. I meant more his stance. For some reason the tip of your blade will bounce off the guy for some reason. Totally agree. But you can get polearms into an actual stance now and double click works.

[near lichen]

It's better but sometimes my hand just bends

[radiant surge]

unbridled pain and agony. i died at the last challenge then my game crashed so i lost ALL my progress xD

[near lichen]

For knives at least, two handed stabs in half sword mode are more accurate

[cobalt totem]

True too depressing as-well as I like stabbing medieval peasants

[near lichen]

Half Sword physics is what Undisputed wanted to have but couldn't

[fading igloo]

Agreed harambe. It also just feels needlessly punishing - a lot of times you die because you bonked your head against the pole of the scythe or whatever and just slip on a banana peel - then you never get up and simply die.

[fossil iron]

Can you get your charcture back from abyss, or is it just game over?

[warped apex]

Unlocked baron a 6th time lol

aka beat the gauntlet for my 6th time

[thorn kite]

how do i kill the big sword guy in the gambeson im so confused

[cobalt totem]

Half sword is under unreal engine which has a better overall physics engine compared to unity

[fossil iron]

Me not being able to get past commoner

[warped apex]

Use the pitchfork from peasant

[hasty raven]

hows game?

[fossil iron]

If someone could answer this it would be a great help :D

[thorn kite]

GOOD

[cobalt totem]

Put trust in the Axe

[near lichen]

I remember the day the first update of this dropped, the bosses attacks would literally magnet to your body and slice you up like sushi

[hasty raven]

nice (:

[warped apex]

@hasty raven very good I've already beaten the gauntlet 6 times

[cobalt totem]

Very nice very good

[thorn kite]

needs some fixes tho man my pitchfork flys out my hand when i use alt stab

:(

[near lichen]

Love it Franky, although I miss my split screen mod 😦

[warped apex]

I frown upon the begining for the ultimate challenge or until I have armor lol

[near lichen]

I want to say also making bosses significantly taller makes it more satisfying to beat them, kinda like a david vs Goliath type of fight

Very good decision

[kind bridge]

tips for it?

I always get stuck at the baron challenge

only one I haven’t unlocked yet

[warped apex]

which tier lol I can beat it in a hour or less If I don't fail at the ultimate challenge

[kind bridge]

the ultimate challenge

I have all the tiers but baron

[sullen sand]

Feels different, but not in a bad way.
I feel neutral

[warped apex]

I normally keep restarting until the 3rd guy has a billhook then it's easy to kill everyone. and get armored up

just keep distance and bonk people

[kind bridge]

eh I’ll try

[warped apex]

it's luck lol

The billhook the long one

the long fuck you from afar

[near lichen]

Unity has plugins for physics as well, may not be at par w ue5 but unity's physics aren't bad at all

[cobalt totem]

I see, thanks for teaching me that, I guess sci is just shit at utilising it then.

[languid nest]

I fucking hate this game

[near lichen]

Yeah i was about to say implementation was poor, you get more love from small indie devs like this one cause they're not trying to be like EA sports or the usual AAA companies. These guys are focused on giving us a good game not how to make money off us

[languid nest]

after this I died to armor glitching

never been so mad at this game before

the enemies don't even drop sabatons or anything

argh

[lunar oxide]

Honestly i have a lot of respect for these devs. I've seen an interview or two with them and they genuinely do just seem like they want to put out a good game above anything else. Very humble and respectful people.

[oblique dawn]

guys, how do I beat the third boss with the greatsword, I just lose every time

his sword is too sharp

[hollow delta]

woe, ax in foot upon thee

[glad ore]

Use something sharper

[thorn kite]

like what?

[quaint stump]

Dodge his swing, then lunge

[glad ore]

Pokey staff

Also known as a s p e a r

Fuck autocorrect

[light lodge]

What happened to the playtest

[oblique dawn]

the only spear is the twin poker at that point right?

[glad ore]

Pretty much absorbed by the demo

[thorn kite]

its all the demo

the twin poker is so booty

[light lodge]

Oh ok

[thorn kite]

when i try to use alt to go stabby stab it tries to fly away

[glad ore]

I dont think so? But I usually play at knight tier

[robust hedge]

Question... Why are they working on updating the demo with features that cant be used on the main game, like surely the main game won't be this points enemies then bosses right...

[oblique dawn]

going up the ranks thing is the gammode I'm doing

[glad ore]

Half swording with polearms works a lot better than I thought it would

[thorn kite]

yeah but then it gets rid of all the reach

[oblique dawn]

so I only have commoner and peasant weapons

[lunar oxide]

i could definitely see this being the framework of a tourny mode.

[robust hedge]

personally atleast, I would prefer if they work on getting the real game out than working on the demo.

[thorn kite]

do u not understand what a demo is?

[sly loom]

they need to make tripping less punishing, for both player and npc, as it stands its an instant win if the npc trips (unlikely) or an instant death if the player trips (seemingly more likely)

at least in my opinion

[lunar oxide]

They are. This is a demo so they can get some play data and gauge interest. They're actively working on release.

[thorn kite]

yeah

[quaint stump]

The demo's needed to refine the combat mechanics. The previous physics updated generated a lot of very passionate feedback

[robust hedge]

Well what im saying is, if the main game is literally just what the demo is but more then more modes, weapons, etc then maybe i'm mistaken of what the real game is gonna be

[thorn kite]

the demo is them working on the real game the demo is basically just to get playtesters so we can talk shit and tell them whats wrong

and then bam they make game basically

[robust hedge]

Yea thats what I thought, just to help refine the core core gameplay, that being murder

[lunar oxide]

What do you think the main game will be? I mean they're definitely exploring different angles of gameplay, but the main purpose of this is if I had to guess to stress test the combat. To see what works and what doesn't.

[thorn kite]

yes way better put then me thanks

[near lichen]

You're missing the customization we will have and the promised local coop modes. On top of that some improvements to the combat and physics

[robust hedge]

sorry LOCAL CO-OP?! WHAT THE HEEEELLLL

I- I can smell the modded potential of online co-op

i look stupid saying this but they promised local co-op?!

[robust hedge]

tho with the game being this physics based online would be horrible

[lunar oxide]

Honestly I worry for the idea of online multiplayer. Cool in concept, but man the majority of public matches would just be spam fests. I feel like there's massive potential for organized play though.

[robust hedge]

oh yea i forget some people play with randoms

[runic steeple]

is there an easy way to smash a cowering enemies head on the fence without hurting myself

[thorn kite]

idk how they would balance online play with lag and stuff

[robust hedge]

imagine Half Sword online tournaments, where people win based on how fanciful and stylish they fight aswell as who just won

[near lichen]

Same. I usually look out for those indie game devs that over promise and have no plans to end early access on their game because it funds their lifestyle but HS games is def not this type. We got 4 versions for FREE. They even put their patreon aside because they already got funding from a publisher

[thorn kite]

WHOS THE PUBLISHER WHATTT

[lunar oxide]

He's just replying to an earlier statement of mine.

[thorn kite]

yeah but he said they have a publisher

[lunar oxide]

Oh my bad. Not sure honestly.

[robust hedge]

yea and the vfx guy has been working on blood fx in games for like a decade

i think

[robust hedge]

game seer publishing?

[thorn kite]

woww thats cool ive never heard of them lol

[warped apex]

Thoughts on this takedown?

[thorn kite]

good

[lunar oxide]

That checks out.

[thorn kite]

i still havent got to knight tier yet sad

[warped apex]

I've beat it 6 times

you'll get there

[slate forge]

I hate to interrupt anything and I never talk here ever but does ANYONE have ANY advice for preventing crashes.

[robust hedge]

wait for the full game

unhelpful but

[lunar oxide]

Lowering blood and gore is probably a good place to start

[slate forge]

The build we're on now, I keep getting to the end and crashing constantly

[near lichen]

We had 1v1 tourneys when my buddies were around they were pretty fun. Had some great endings to fights

[warped apex]

lower graphics or resolution lol that's how I had to it at the start before

[thorn kite]

i just cant kill the big knight guy with the sword in his stupid gambeson

[slate forge]

It especially sucks because most of the time the crash itself doesn't happen until the worst itming possible, like if I die during the ultimate challenge and go to the abyss

[warped apex]

Pitch fork him

smack him on the head with or stab him

[thorn kite]

i tried that and got fucked

[warped apex]

Bait him then attack

[robust hedge]

what is this.

[thorn kite]

wait i have a question have u seen a issue with the pitchfork where when u hold alt it flys out your hand

like its super weird

[warped apex]

righl click then stab

that's how I do it normally

[lunar oxide]

Speaking of, just going to plug a game called hellish quart. Not exactly the same type of game, but super fun and this game definitely takes some inspiration from it. Really fun to play with a friend.

[thorn kite]

oh so use that way? alright

[robust hedge]

opinion: third person is more realistic.

[near lichen]

It was an old mod that let's you spawn and control npcs

[robust hedge]

than first person

[edgy token]

i got bored so i translated pierrot's rhyme thingy into middle english:

"Who-sum-ever yearnen to graspen the thurgh-fin steel bifore receiven ani-skill? Thou filthi begger!"

"Who-sum-ever thinken he haven more lives than a cat and haven no respect to a dedli thret? Thou dritti paysan!"

"Who-sum-ever rushen to daunger his lif lik-wise a folen as this weren agame and not-ayen-duelle? Thou dritti communer!"

"Who-sum-ever nedes ilernen propre respect who-so-ever nedes ilernen the mening of deth? Thou louli soudiour!"

"So steppen in-to the listen ones mor, enjoien the deth, the daunger, the gore; but don not ever durren to foryeten, thou losten your lif thou steien ded!"

[near lichen]

I played that too, it was fun for awhile but I found that not being able to finish off your opponent disappointing. I like the one hit kill mechanic though since I grew up playing Bushido Blade

[thorn kite]

didnt know their was first person to be honest

[lunar oxide]

Grapple kills my man.

[robust hedge]

i bought it, realized it didnt have online multiplayer, refunded it

[near lichen]

I haven't played for years lol

[robust hedge]

yea just press V

[thorn kite]

weirddd

i dont like it

[robust hedge]

yea neither

and in my opinion, its less realistic

[near lichen]

Cause Unity has issues when implementing physics in an online environment, if it was made in UE5 maybe we'd have online by now

[lunar oxide]

That's a shame. they're super generous with it too. Your friend doesn't even need to own the game to play with you.

[robust hedge]

yea, its just I as someone with no friends that live in the same country as myself that play videogames, local multiplayer doesnt cut it and neither does remote play

[warped apex]

Willy grabbed me and I gave a no lol

[lunar oxide]

You can stream it with remote play

[robust hedge]

and neither does remote play

[lunar oxide]

?

[robust hedge]

either they buffed knightly poleaxes like CRAZY or they made it way easier to move in armour

[lunar oxide]

Oh my b

just saw

[robust hedge]

Remote Play works great... when you're in the same country

and both have top tier internet

[near lichen]

Besides 1v1 though the most fun we had was going through the entire abyss mode as a 3 man team, it was fun ganging up on npcs @robust hedge

[robust hedge]

just watching this

its crazy to think how different combat was back then

it feels so much more stylish and skillful now

[glad ore]

Bro in the old demo

Maces were fucking brutal

[near lichen]

Their limbs act like limbs now

[robust hedge]

instead of noooodles