halfsword-chat-⚔

[pearl ferry]

where he's kinda lame

[whole sun]

oh i did it

right in the face

[short quartz]

nice

[cunning aspen]

This guy with so long sword is so annoying

[austere salmon]

if you want i can stream a run to show you how i strike him down

[whole sun]

NEVERMIND

i cant do this shit

if there not frozen and im not invincible

holy i tried to kick him and he grabbed my leg and put me to sleep

why am i fighting anime characters bro

[austere salmon]

at least you arent fighting a viking

[brave blade]

why does halflife keep closing

[rare hearth]

Go to steam library, right click the game, properties, general then type dx-11 in launch options

[brave blade]

thanks g

[jade swallow]

thered also the evil wicked method of backpicking to farmer and stabbing the fellow with a pitchfork , i say wicked since it tends to trivialize him

[cunning aspen]

peasant with big knife is fun

[whole sun]

id rather fight a viking

than get punched mid 360 by this dude

1 shot

[brave blade]

still..

[jade swallow]

i agree, glad its what they give you in UC

[velvet pine]

I stuck with a pitchfork from peasant tier, or if you've got a sword even just aim straight for the heart, bug man won't get a good swing with half a foot of steel blocking his aorta

[short quartz]

alright, will try this tomorrow

[cunning aspen]

let him hit and get close

[austere salmon]

if you're having trouble parrying, half swording/choking up gives you better leverage

[rare hearth]

@brave blade try this

This is for the playtest so file names are a bit different

[coarse urchin]

how to make loadout in OVRDTH'S selector? i equip a weapon the saved loadout, but when i load it weapon gone

[velvet pine]

No worries fam, dual wielding works out reasonably well, gives you a weapon to keep up to parry and the other hand is free to excavate the dudes chest cavity

[austere salmon]

the mighty peasants axe is the best weapon in the game

[austere salmon]

you wouldnt btw

[short quartz]

i dont really dual wield, i just use the sword in commoner

never actually thought of bringing the pitchfork into commoner before

ill show my results tmr guys 👍

[velvet pine]

I would like to be better at dual wielding, i kick ass if I've got a sword but i flail at the enemy til they fall if im dual wielding

[austere salmon]

god that two spike weapon is so aggravating to fight

[soft osprey]

The secret is to hit him before he hits you

[austere salmon]

yes im aware but its stupidly long

[velvet pine]

The pitchfork? So your mileage may vary with this, but try spinning 360 right to left just as you're about to get stuck with it, like 60% of the time I managed to basically roll along the shaft and then you're under his weapon ready to stab

[austere salmon]

huh

ill try it

also why is the scythe so god damn jank

[half pollen]

What's happening here?

[austere salmon]

ass stab

[half pollen]

basically correct

[austere salmon]

this happened then my game crashed

the hell

[whole sun]

Prostate exam

[austere salmon]

huh, i jsut had a weapon clip right through mine

[whole sun]

ewwww

i didnt know you could

split their head

in 2

i just cut his head diagonally in half

with axe

[short quartz]

not just axe

[whole sun]

i hate my laptop

i cant go above low graphics bruh

all my screenshots look doodoo

[austere salmon]

i didnt know there were higher settings

i've been playing on low this whole time

[whole sun]

it looks like shit

lol

[vapid hull]

Bop’m

[austere salmon]

why does high graphics feell ike it has better collisions

[vapid hull]

Because you can actually see now lmao

[whole sun]

idk but

i cant get on medium

or else i can like 10 fps

[austere salmon]

im on cinematic with 60fps

[maiden silo]

since when can you play fist play and spoilance as a fully armored night lmao

[whole sun]

thats crazy

[soft osprey]

Literally me

[whole sun]

its cause im on laptop

[austere salmon]

i just snapped someones neck with the axe and the crunch scared me

[whole sun]

i cant afford a

[austere salmon]

i didnt think it'd crunch

[whole sun]

pc

[whole sun]

wow do u not have a pc

halfsword isnt payin veo

vro

for being mod

😔

i cant wait till im old enough to work, ima save up for a pc

[austere salmon]

how old are you dude

im 17 and i've had a job for two years

[soft osprey]

If I got paid I’d quit my job in a heartbeat. I’ll even take minimum wage to work from home damnit

[whole sun]

u gotta be 15 for a job

im pretty sure

and im not older than 15

oh is this a 16+ server?

[soft osprey]

No

13+

[whole sun]

oh good

alright

im gonna work at mcdonalds

at 15

im 13 rn

i cant wait to flip patties

[austere salmon]

im a groundskeeper

[soft osprey]

That was my first job also back in the day, at 14.

[soft osprey]

Haha I think you gotta be 16 to work the grill

[whole sun]

ah man

ill be a cashier then

one time i went to my moms work and not even lying just worked

and she paid me a bit

for helping

[soft osprey]

Joys of child labor

[whole sun]

i took one of the extra taco bell

outfits

and was making burritos

and tacos

and crunchwraps and shit

no training

i got paid like 5 bucks

yayy

[vapid hull]

You would take joy in child labor

[whole sun]

i fw child labor

as long as i get money

[soft osprey]

Don’t hate the player hate the game!!!

[austere spoke]

anyone have some tricks for hitting people on the ground? i feel like it should be easy but i keep missing

[vapid hull]

I fucking HATE half sword because I’m BAD at it but I’m gonna blame the GAME instead of getting BETTER

[austere salmon]

overhead strike

[lavish stratus]

go in first person

[digital osprey]

space all time

[austere spoke]

space all?

[digital osprey]

touch space

espace

[austere spoke]

what does space do?

[digital osprey]

skylight shot

[austere salmon]

kick

[austere spoke]

oh wow

[soft osprey]

Now you’re getting it

[austere spoke]

space isn't in the key bindings section so i had no idea

[whole sun]

spam space bar

on their head

[digital osprey]

exactly

[vapid hull]

https://tenor.com/view/i-learned-from-the-best-breaking-bad-skyler-white-anna-gunn-paid-attention-gif-13096202700218700410

[whole sun]

when r we getting dead island 2 gore

in half sword

[austere spoke]

is there a way to swap sides when you're half swording?

i wanna half sword this axe with the axe had on my right side instead of left

[soft osprey]

When we get early access you’ll be asking when dead island 2 is getting halfsword gore

[whole sun]

im having a stroke

reading this

[whole sun]

how long has the game been in development

[supple kite]

veteran boss is so easy, please, give him a firegun

[austere spoke]

ok halfsword is probably the wrong term

[whole sun]

when game is finished are we getting glock mods

[austere spoke]

but clicking left and right MB puts it into a two handed wide grip with the blade on the left side

i wanna do that, but on the right side

[whole sun]

ohhh

i think i know what u mean

u cant

[austere spoke]

i can't post screenshots here i guess

#photography📷 message

[whole sun]

ye ik

u cant

[austere spoke]

cool thanks

[austere salmon]

mein gott WHY ARE THE NECKS SO CRUNCHY

it sounds like im crunching a dorito every time i hit them in the neck with anything other than a blade

[pallid oar]

under level 3 lore

instead of learning about medieval shit at history, im learning abt ww2 and stuff 😔

boring

[austere spoke]

?

[pallid oar]

you have to have level 3 in the server

to send embeds

and media

[austere spoke]

Got it

[pallid oar]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1125109162456649909/1367422178357940266/togif.gif

[pallid oar]

we got here a beautiful one hand greatsword jab directly into the throat of a willie

truly remarkable

[whole sun]

disarming in this game is so fun

[pallid oar]

can't agree more

[whole sun]

with long weapons

like hoes, pitchforks and stuff

i cant take ss's in this game

for some reason

but if i could i would have a bunch of cool

screenies

[austere salmon]

wrapping your sword around an enemy and cleaving them is also so much fun

just wind, half sword, kick, and finished

do it right and you just cleave

[proper palm]

Ah, thanks.

[waxen lance]

bro can you just die i have stabbed you 6 times now

[proven verge]

indeed

[waxen lance]

average billhook vs plancon fight

though i am growing quite fond of the plancot

plancon

[proven verge]

tis the most broken weapon in the game

[waxen lance]

its good, but I wouldnt say broken

then again

I am wielding a billhook whenever I fight one

I somehow got my char to hold the polehammer like this, very lethal, but uncontrollable

[minor veldt]

Just lost a run in the abyss because my polearm got stuck in a corpse that is supposed to disappear

They should make it so the skeletons are intangible and you can actually get your weapon back

What am I supposed to do in this situation... ?

[proven verge]

double click stab to release impalements

[waxen lance]

use him as the hammer head

[tulip spire]

quick question, why does this BASTARD swing his weapon at LIGHT GODDAMN SPEED

i think that weapon is supposed to be very top heavy

[wraith radish]

plz god make it possible to take off lock on its so ass

[last sun]

Press z

[wraith radish]

i love u

[last sun]

Np 💋

[proven verge]

Its essential for parrying and defense though, put it on max so it doesnt just keep "unlocking" all the time.

[wraith radish]

it locks my damn head

[last sun]

He means to turn it off completely

[tulip spire]

i love making shit in ms paint

[wraith radish]

its a bad thing to have in sword games

[waxen lance]

turning it off all the way turns it off completely

[wraith radish]

then my head is stuck

[proven verge]

skill issue

[wraith radish]

sucks

ive done the gauntlet 2 times the game would just feel better weithout lockon

its still fun

[proven verge]

Disagree, auto parry doesnt work without lockon.

[wraith radish]

so another bas feater

[waxen lance]

YOU CAN LITERALLY TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY

[wraith radish]

but when i move my hand my head is locked it should never lock my shit in place

its dumb

[waxen lance]

-# ohmyfuckinggod

[proven verge]

WTF does your head have to do with anything lmao

[wraith radish]

my fov

uh

so i can see

[proven verge]

Newsflash you can adjust that too

Also if youre fighting only one guy, what the fuck else is there to see.

[wraith radish]

maybe my shit buggen

and this game u fight more than1 guy a lot

[tulip spire]

you could just

fight one guy

[proven verge]

Lockon makes it easy as hell to do brave stand

[wraith radish]

well

[tulip spire]

the fuckin choice is yours

it's RIGHT there

[languid trail]

Half Sword

[waxen lance]

I use polearms alot, my lock strength is none

[wraith radish]

You’ve never done the gauntlet?

[proven verge]

I have it maxxed out to make it easier for defense

[wraith radish]

Or

[tulip spire]

just go middle, that works

[waxen lance]

oh have I?

[wraith radish]

not u dummy

[proven verge]

Even on the gauntlet, you can use lockon. The length of your weapon doesn't change, time it right and youll still hit the people on the sides of whoever youre locked onto.

[wraith radish]

this ch\ump

[tulip spire]

we were not helping

[languid trail]

Half Sword

[waxen lance]

real

[languid trail]

Half Sword

[wraith radish]

Y’all don’t read?

[tulip spire]

buxter gunks i've been dunking in these hunkin clunks for years

[waxen lance]

it just me or does commoner tier have less lethal weapons then peasant tirer

[wraith radish]

So on the last challenge, you didn’t have to fight more than one guy?

lol

dummy

read

lol

[hallow sentinel]

Hello, what should I set my settings to in game (current fps on max is 66) and should I go with direct 11 or 12? specs: Intel Core i7-14650HX, NVIDIA RTX 4060 8GB, 16GB DDR5 RAM

[proven verge]

If anything lockon makes it, easier to fight more than one guy. You just have to learn your weapon lengths.

[waxen lance]

I like your fancy words magic man

[tulip spire]

just activate lock on at ultimate challenge and keep it off for the rest of the game

[hallow sentinel]

Lol I have the specs saved on my note pad

[tulip spire]

i have a laptop and it runs on High

[hallow sentinel]

Do you play on direct 11 or 12

It keeps crashing on me

[tulip spire]

oh! 11

[hallow sentinel]

👍🏽

[tulip spire]

are you at the ultimate challenge?

the game tends to crash if you punch someone in the face with max npc damage on, or if you're doing the ultimate challenge

[waxen lance]

my favorite weapon is a two handed hammer, esp against unarmored targets

[hallow sentinel]

My dude I just installed it now, I didn’t even pick up a hatchet yet

[tulip spire]

idk try just reducing gore at first and see what happens

[proven verge]

Is it the fatal crash? Or when the game crashes on the gore select screen?

[hallow sentinel]

It crashed my whole pc lol max here consumes more than max on Elden ring

[tulip spire]

okay if it does that maybe consider NOT playing half sword lmao

[hallow sentinel]

Fatal, plus not enough ram allocation messages I have 16 gb

[proven verge]

Turn blood down its the main cause of fatal crashes.

[hallow sentinel]

Ok one more thing what fps is needed to play this kind of game WELL

[jade garden]

we need VR for half seord

[hallow sentinel]

I play most games on max settings and cap fps at 90 but I don’t know what’s good here

[jade garden]

Its a demo

prob will be optimized on release

I play medium-high on max gore

[hallow sentinel]

Ok I will lower the settings to high, but what’s good fps to have for this type of game?

[proven verge]

What do you mean lower settings to high? If you were having ram allocation messages it should never have been on epic in the first place lmao

[jade garden]

The one where you can fight with 5 more NPCs near you

[hallow sentinel]

@jade garden what fps do you play at

[jade garden]

I didnt check

[proven verge]

90

[jade garden]

💔

[waxen lance]

hitting the overhead bonc is so satisfying

[proven verge]

Handswitch bonks are also extremely strong

[pearl cliff]

this is the most vicious end ive given a willie

i caved in every inch of his armour and beat him to death afterwards

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/deadhorse-lol-gif-4927979

[hallow sentinel]

how do i send a pic

[pearl cliff]

level up or boost the server

[hallow sentinel]

money or just stay longer and chat more?

[pearl cliff]

yep

[hallow sentinel]

which one

[pearl cliff]

your choice mate

[hallow sentinel]

thank you

i set it to high and i am using direct 11 everything's seams ok with 120 fps

[dapper trail]

holy

i did a sweeping kick guys

here it is

so cool

[hallow sentinel]

i hit myself with my own weapon? i must have hidden talents

[dapper trail]

happebs

did you see ts tho

lookatit

[proven verge]

Hit the sword pose after too

[waxen lance]

"so, what did we learn?"

[solemn mist]

One ate dirt, other merely adapted

[hallow sentinel]

What does alt do?

[waxen lance]

shtab

[hallow sentinel]

I am using the pitch fork and alt rotates the fork a bit

[dapper trail]

guys

i kicked

[pearl cliff]

HE KICKED

[timid imp]

that first little move is my favorite thing to do with billhook

[proven verge]

Bro said "Fuck that"

[timid imp]

the little wack to side of head

[dapper trail]

guys

i found out how to become bruce lee

one sec

[pearl cliff]

woah how did u spin it like that

[pearl cliff]

also, does anyone have any tips and tricks for sword style?

[proven verge]

Look at hema guards, replicate them. Ox guard and the fools guard works great in game.

[dapper trail]

style? you mean just, using a sword?

[pearl cliff]

yeah but like tricks

[pearl cliff]

what is a hema guard

[timid imp]

x key

[pearl cliff]

or rather, what is THE hima guard

[proven verge]

HEMA....Historical european martial arts. Basically actual guards and fighting guides from the medieval age.

[pearl cliff]

ic

so i should check those out?

[timid imp]

yes

[proven verge]

The devs practice HEMA IRL which is why they made the game. A lot of tactics and tricks translate over.

[solemn mist]

Basically a certain deffence that protects a part of your body

[timid imp]

also gimme a moment i got something

[solemn mist]

a PART of your body

Not the whole

[hallow sentinel]

I haven’t played the game for more than 10 min, but I fell like the pitch fork is the best weapon. Unless I find a longer spear or halbert in the game

[pearl cliff]

thank you

[pearl cliff]

bastard sword supremacy

[timid imp]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3437298388 this is also pretty useful

[solemn mist]

Pitchfork cstill can let other willies walk after a few weeks, I prefer axes, I prefer rendering willies in a wheelchair than in a grave

[dapper trail]

i prefer death

[solemn mist]

No screaming

[proven verge]

Never forget! End them rightly!

[dapper trail]

and knocking willies out

[solemn mist]

Not optimal

Half optimal

[dapper trail]

look at this

[hallow sentinel]

Ok thank you, when I die how do I restart when I pres esc and then hit continue it takes me back to my death screen

[solemn mist]

Eastern dlc

[dapper trail]

lol

[proven verge]

You dont, thats part of the game. When you die it resets your progress, unless you win the abyss to get back to where you were.

[solemn mist]

Press window key, it makes your mouse crusor visible again untill your start menu goes off screen

[dapper trail]

just hold out your hands and spam alt

and you are a boxer suddenly

[solemn mist]

Eastern dlc ahh

[proven verge]

Works with polearms and longer weapons too

[hallow sentinel]

So after I die do I press quit and go to menu ?

[proven verge]

In gauntlet yes, when you die your progress is reset there is no continue.

[dapper trail]

i like to do that when using a sword while holding rmb, so satisffying

[proven verge]

REJOICE REJOICE REJOICE NEVER FORGET

[hallow sentinel]

Oh I see what I did wrong instead of pressing play demo I pressed abyss button @proven verge

[proven verge]

lmao

[hallow sentinel]

There is a tutorial now thank god. I have never been this happy to see a tutorial in my life

[tough yew]

imagine waking up and seeing this figure pop up infront of you

wyd

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/armed-and-loaded-hero-armor-gif-3863634458664352456

[tough yew]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1227411792473362534/1350240286378299495/63587472-9942-47CC-80B4-E5301C3C3316.gif

[dapper trail]

guys

i did to spinny cool kicks in a row that were spinny and cool

heres the only one i got on camera

that crunch is so satisying

[hallow sentinel]

Lol the amount of blood is ludicrous. How is the dude not dead yet. I accidentally grabbed the tutorial dude with one hand and kept slapping him with the other hand. Every part of the enemy is now red and he is still not dead 💀

[dapper trail]

blood doesnt mean death

also

do you have gore selected grotesque

[proven verge]

Hey wait a second I smell mods

[dapper trail]

WHAAAT

NOOOO

[hallow sentinel]

Ofc and blood to max

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/alert-siren-warning-light-gif-15160785

[dapper trail]

its kinda obvious

[timid imp]

my preferred method of killing willie is to beat his face in with hammer, or to roll him over and put arming sword in neck or back

i do like the hammer method most though

[dapper trail]

MAYBE THATS WHY

gtg eat sandwhich

its a real nasty witch

she taught me sand spells

bye byeio

[proven verge]

Half sword finishes always feel clean too

[hallow sentinel]

When the dude is begging to let him go does that mean he can’t die?

[proven verge]

Got the little bonk to work as a throat slit

[dapper trail]

begging to lick my feet

[hallow sentinel]

The games optimization is shit, but I got to admit the game is hella FUN. I really didn’t think it would be this fun

[proven verge]

Demo*

[hallow sentinel]

What do you mean by demo? I know that a demo means that you only get 1-2 levels of the game and the rest comes later

[kind ginkgo]

this is a demo, theres like 90% more game content to come

this is a tech demo demonstrating how the combat works

[proven verge]

This is a demo, the game isnt even close to full release yet with early access being expected at the end of this year.

[hallow sentinel]

Oh, I never played a demo before. So your saying that the game mechanics/ optimization haven’t reached its final stage/form yet

[kind ginkgo]

not even close

this is like a small whifff of whats to come

[proven verge]

They havent even put any time into optimization because the engine and physics will be constantly changing, the original abyss demo on itch.io looks like a completely different game at this point.

You also have to remember this is a passion project, the devs have refused to take any money until at least early access to not force them to rush or have backers pushing for features that will hamper essential features.

[hallow sentinel]

Well that’s good to hear that they are still working on it, my thoughts on the term demo is that new game modes or levels well be added

[kind ginkgo]

supposed to be an early access release by end of the year, that should have a few more game modes but also will have a cost to play it at that point (probably)

[hallow sentinel]

Early access before or after demo?

[proven verge]

This was actually a surprise. When the playtest game out a few months ago they said that was going to be the last free test until paid early acess, this most recent demo was basically a gift to let us see what they were still working on.

[kind ginkgo]

this is a tech demo, essentially a proof of concept that physics combat can work

[proven verge]

We are already on the demo, the early access will be the paid "semi finished" version of the game.

[kind ginkgo]

early access is like an actual early release of full game without all features finished

[hallow sentinel]

Ok thank you. I am looking forward to it

[kind ginkgo]

🍻

i saw a random post on reddit of someone stabbing the black knight then kicking the sword handle

and i was like what in the world is this

and then i downloaded it

[blazing sinew]

been a month since any update on the game? bro cookin rn or taking a break for a bit?

[hallow sentinel]

@kind ginkgo if a dude surrenders can he not be killed?

[kind ginkgo]

oh u can kill him, keep abusing the head til he stops making noise

usually preceded by some gurgling

[hallow sentinel]

Well this is going to take a while but it’s got to be done

[kind ginkgo]

hammers are rly good at killing

as well as swords obv

and anything heavy will dismember

if u dismember torso or head its death

[hallow sentinel]

I have only my hands 🙌, I believe I will get a weapon when I kill this dude

[kind ginkgo]

oh yea u can break the neck

with hands

thats about it

if you choose spoilance or carnage u get a weapon

[lavish sapphire]

how

i can only break them with blunt weapons

[kind ginkgo]

you need to do a while holding shift left hook

that lands on the neck

youll hear it crack

[lavish sapphire]

fists have enough damage to break necks? i thought only kicks could break stuff

[kind ginkgo]

its possible the person that did it had their dmg cranked

i only have seen a vid of a punch breaking a neck

i havent done it on default dmg

i usually dont bother killing them on fists only lol

[lavish sapphire]

necks are alot harder to break then knees and elbows from my experience

[hallow sentinel]

Are there any tech for fist fights or do I just hold left and right mouse button and shake vigorously till bro is down.

[kind ginkgo]

you can hit space to kick

[lavish sapphire]

ussually i can get the knee in 1 hit at the right angle then elbow after a few hits but with neck it takes me like 15 hits

[kind ginkgo]

space to kick, and hold shift to enter aggressive stance

[lavish sapphire]

you can use grabs, and you can hold down just left or right to do left hooks and right hooks

[kind ginkgo]

oh yea the grabbing can be fun but i cant figure out how to aim the other hand without pulling the head away lol

[lavish sapphire]

holding down just 1 of them lets u wind it up from further back and u can swing further with 1 hand

[hallow sentinel]

Is there a tutorial for the controls or do I just have to figure it out.

[kind ginkgo]

cuz its so new its really just a figure it out trial by fire kinda thing. there is a keybind page to see the list of controls tho

also there are a few helpful youtube videos

that give u basics on weapon combat

[coarse urchin]

check settings

for controls

[hallow sentinel]

Ok I will do my research on YT, but is there any lore in game or do I watch YT without being afraid of spoilers

[kind ginkgo]

no lore

all combat tech demo

its all about combat

nothing to spoil

[hallow sentinel]

I will be back

[coarse urchin]

what do you guys listening when play half sword?

i mean music

[kind ginkgo]

i just let the game music go

lol

[supple bear]

upgrated my vram

finally able to play grotesque

[kind ginkgo]

one of the tracks has serious gwent music vibes and i love it

[kind ginkgo]

this is the way.

[supple bear]

huh

[hallow sentinel]

The screams and cries of the enemy

[supple bear]

pls tell me the game is gonna be free when it comes out

[kind ginkgo]

not a chance lol

[supple bear]

dammit

im tired of pirates

[kind ginkgo]

this isnt some pixelated pokemon knockoff this shit takes real effort

[hallow sentinel]

I don’t think so, the game is good. People will pay money to play it especially if it’s more fleshed out in the near future

[kind ginkgo]

im expecting 20-30 usd at launch

for early access

[supple bear]

gonna have to pirate

AGAIN

[coarse urchin]

preorder mb?

by the way

[hallow sentinel]

I don’t think you should pirate this type of indie game. This is not an EA-studio game

[kind ginkgo]

maybe but i doubt preorder price would be much difference

[coarse urchin]

is half sword indie game?

[kind ginkgo]

very indie

[coarse urchin]

no preorder then

[supple bear]

wdym

[kind ginkgo]

he means EA the company lol

[coarse urchin]

i think price gonna be 7-10$

[supple bear]

is the demo still gonna be free

[kind ginkgo]

demo will be free til early access releases i would assume

they may keep a free demo version after that

wouldnt be a bad idea to get ppl hooked

[solemn holly]

demo will probably be removed once EA comes out

[kind ginkgo]

cuz its the gameplay thats addictive

so if u give a taste for free

ppl may buy

[supple bear]

im having someone buy it for me

[hallow sentinel]

I think multiplayer and VR would make this game extremely successful if implemented correctly

[coarse urchin]

multiplayer is a good ide

a

but

spinkick spammers gonna be annoying

[supple bear]

anti cheat

[kind ginkgo]

multiplayer is obviously something theyve been thinking about, but the issue is with replication of physics calculations that are done on a per computer level

its almost impossible

[hallow sentinel]

Just imagine 2 idiots flailing there weapons around till one magically manages to hit the other lol

[coarse urchin]

also

if you get knocked down in multiplayer you gonna die vey fast

[kind ginkgo]

like if u get knocked down against any of the champions except the scythe guy

lol

[coarse urchin]

because npc too stupid for kicking you when you get knocked down

but players

[molten heart]

Yap yap yap

[hallow sentinel]

The calculations doesn’t need to be accurate if there is no competitive mode, it just needs to be fun and semi-consistent

[coarse urchin]

if multiplayer be added

[kind ginkgo]

you can say that, but if its not accurate youll get times when youll see blood react on your pc, but it never hit

[coarse urchin]

i think its need to have something like

[kind ginkgo]

and then the players will be unhappy

[coarse urchin]

private sessions

with some funny stuff

like modifiers

[soft osprey]

#faq

[hallow sentinel]

Same as Elden ring and dark souls, but people still like to play multiplayer

[coarse urchin]

inf stamina, jump, dash, weapon/npc spawner and etc

[kind ginkgo]

i never played those, do those issues have pvp and physics based combat?

[hallow sentinel]

PvP is shit

[kind ginkgo]

cuz if thats an issue without even using physics calculations, this would be much worse

[hallow sentinel]

Latency is really high

You can hit a dude and he reacts a full 2 seconds later

[dawn vale]

anyone else think the shield is extremely op?

[coarse urchin]

also multiplayer need to have good synchronization

[coarse urchin]

i never used shields

[hallow sentinel]

How do you block with it I just smack peoples with it

[kind ginkgo]

if youre holding the corresponding mouse button for the hand its in, so hes holding it out in front, hes blocking

[coarse urchin]

npc with shield is very annoying

like

[molten heart]

Fr

Even the Plantsaw

[coarse urchin]

you cant attack it normaly

[molten heart]

I'm blaming the Dev and Game

[hallow sentinel]

Oh can I switch the mouse buttons I want left mouse to be left hand not right hand and vise versa

[kind ginkgo]

i... dont know

[hallow sentinel]

When you hold left mouse what hand moves?

[solemn holly]

right hand

unless youre holding a two handed weapon, then it's both hands

[coarse urchin]

you're left-handed?

[kind ginkgo]

right

[molten heart]

<@&1082268784993251408> Can you tell the Dev's to make the Final Level Less Extra Health's to NPC

[kind ginkgo]

but if your shield is in your left hand, and you hold right mouse so hes holding up in front of him, its a state of semi-auto block

[hallow sentinel]

Nope but it trips me out when I press left mouse and the right hand moves

[little verge]

Please do not Ping admin if you have feedback or requests use #1047240101152960525 .

[solemn holly]

there'll be keybinding customization once early access comes out

so you might be able to change left/right hand binds

[hallow sentinel]

THERE IS A FIRST PERSON MODE

[coarse urchin]

btw you cant chanke keybinds

its sad

i wanted to change thurst mode button

because i use HSE

and my binds dont work with pressed alt

[austere salmon]

how do i take a one handed grip with my zweihander

[hallow sentinel]

if I surrender before I die I don’t lose-lose?

[kind ginkgo]

i think if u hit q to release one hand maybe?

[kind ginkgo]

right u only lose rank progress, u dont go to abyss

always take the surrender option if u can

[austere salmon]

oh thanks

im trying to throw my sword around someones neck then enter half sword to behead them

[hallow sentinel]

Ok thanks

[solemn holly]

that just makes the character grab with their hand

there's currently no way to one hand two handers

[hallow sentinel]

Oh well I got my head lobbed off in one swing lol

[kind ginkgo]

yea i was just thinking if there was a way, thatd be it cuz thats how u drop weapons

[solemn holly]

unless you press right click, some swords have two hand/one hand modes

[coarse urchin]

I know how to one hand two handers

but it dont work a long time

few seconds maybe

[kind ginkgo]

if u spam right click enough he gets confused and takes his hand off

lol

[coarse urchin]

you just need to someone cut off your hand lol

[austere salmon]

a moment is all i need

[coarse urchin]

btw

after few seconds

[kind ginkgo]

so hit right click to swap from holding handle to holding blade

[austere salmon]

i can hit q to release it, then right click to enter half sword wit hthe sword behind someone

[kind ginkgo]

thatll break hold for just a moment

if q doesnt work

[coarse urchin]

you cant even grab anything

[dawn vale]

bruh I been using thrusting wrong the whole time

I always thought I had to "aim" it before I thrusted

as long as I'm holding alt it'll always go to the center of my screen

[coarse urchin]

I hate the mechanics when you can’t hit one hand or do anything with it when someone cut off your another hand

[coarse urchin]

it’s logical but very annoying

[austere salmon]

the legendary bearhug technique

[hallow sentinel]

What is the difference from pressing play demo and abyss mode? When I die in normal mode after unlocking a rank like peasant, do I lose the rank @kind ginkgo

[languid trail]

Halfsword

[coarse urchin]

i dont know but mb abyss mod is like wave mode

like

kill enemies

get points

more points=more rank

[austere salmon]

quantum, this is why i needed to release my grip for a moment

[coarse urchin]

mb

[solemn holly]

play demo puts you in the gauntlet mode/free mode depending on what you chose, abyss sends you to, well, the abyss, which is an infinite roguelike mode

[coarse urchin]

what the difference of level 2 and level 3?

[solemn holly]

you get image perms at level 2 and vc perms at level 3

[fluid bloom]

Media perms

[coarse urchin]

gifs too?

[soft osprey]

Yes at 2

[fluid bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-peter-griffin-family-guy-peter-perhaps-peter-perhaps-gif-24813812

[austere salmon]

hey moai, whats your opinion on the bearhug technique

[soft osprey]

It’s comforting and makes me feel fuzzy

[fluid bloom]

Fucked up in the crib drinkin Willy blood

[austere salmon]

throw a one handed thrust at the opponent before engaging in half sword, then kick them to snap or cleave their neck

[hallow sentinel]

Which mode saves your progress so that when I die I don’t go back below peasant status

[coarse urchin]

btw

wins in freemode gives you points

in gauntlent

mode

[languid trail]

😦

[coarse urchin]

so if you lazy

[solemn holly]

freemode

[coarse urchin]

you can just play freemode

[solemn holly]

in guantlet you lose all progress if you die once in the arena, and then again in the abyss

however some tiers in freemode are locked until you unlock them in guantlet mode

[languid trail]

You know what they say

[tacit thicket]

IS THERE a command list for the trainer mod

[soft osprey]

I DONT know

Ask in #modders-guild-hall

[tacit thicket]

FUCK

[tacit thicket]

THANK you

[hallow sentinel]

For Goodness sake my nickname is emperor, I can’t remain having less than a farmer like the rest of you lowly presents

[soft osprey]

YOU GOT it

[supple bear]

guys how did i get baron on free mode

[soft osprey]

Beat him in gauntlet

[supple bear]

oh

i cut his head off in the gauntlet some how

[coarse urchin]

if you have skill ishue or you lazy use HSE

to kill baron fast

very usefull

i used it to get baron fast

because i lost freemode baron

because reinstalled the game

[supple bear]

crazy

[coarse urchin]

yea

i see a message from bot

in this chat

like

"reinstall your game to fix gore selection bug"

[dense rampart]

so where do i get mods from here?

[coarse urchin]

nexusmods

[dense rampart]

nothing

is on nexus

mods

[coarse urchin]

just google

"half sword nexus mod"

[dense rampart]

alr

[quick thistle]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kkfmS9ZuWZ9IUZ1yY?invite=cr-MSxSTkksMzgyNzU4MTgx

[austere salmon]

holy shit bear hug at higher armor play is just can opener

[coarse urchin]

where is level role?

[austere salmon]

can: opened

[coarse urchin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1047194231875321856/1374393672719925320/Halfswordue5_2025.05.20_-_17.28.53.92.mp4?ex=682de35a&is=682c91da&hm=478143cb2d9cc04bb1f8ae00e1d8395f1acf35d32be41e4dcbe9ed23e95a5405&

by the way my best clip

78 attempts lol

[austere salmon]

what kinda bruce lee shaolin bullshit was that

[coarse urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-ching-cheng-hanji-chinese-chinese-tom-tom-and-jerry-gif-18775286

[hexed wind]

how

[coarse urchin]

HSE

mod

you can dash and jump with it

[keen verge]

is there any way to fix that when i thrust mode and shift it changes my keyboard language

[coarse urchin]

just ignore it

[keen verge]

its hard to ignore when my forwards is no longer forwards :(

[coarse urchin]

you dont need to type when you play

a

[keen verge]

yeah but i have an azerty keyboard

[slender ember]

Teleporting Kicker

[coarse urchin]

try to find in options of your pc

hotkeys

[keen verge]

ive tried but i cant find out how to remove the alt shift hotkey

[hallow sentinel]

Does players usually play in 1st or 3rd person mode?

[slender ember]

Anyone feel like the legs in this game have gotten a little more buggy?

[coarse urchin]

I play 1st person sometimes

[keen verge]

mainly 3d person

[coarse urchin]

its funny

[austere salmon]

i think i just skewered someone shoulder to shoulder

[coarse urchin]

but i cant fully see my attacks

[keen verge]

and armour fights are... something

[coarse urchin]

you using windows?

[rose raptor]

is munition armor or any 16th century armor gonna be added in the future?

[keen verge]

yeah

[coarse urchin]

yea its too

[copper maple]

how u do that

[jade garden]

how do i stab with the knife

[keen verge]

hold alt

[coarse urchin]

i can send video how to disable shift+alt in your dm if you want, but i dont know is it work

[keen verge]

alright thanks

[jade garden]

i have to hold it?

[coarse urchin]

yes

started so good...

[jade garden]

doesnt knife like let you instakill someone with one hit

NCPs did that to me

[austere salmon]

if you break skin with a stab odds are good they're dead

same with the rondel dagger

[jade garden]

tf is a rondel dagger

oh that

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/tim-gunn-eww-gross-yuck-meme-disgusting-sticks-tongue-out-gif-1716626911192888665

[fluid bloom]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/RvkAAOSweMhmeJtR/s-l1200.jpg

I'm partial to the bollock dagger myself

Rondel is cool, but this is better

[austere salmon]

am i a bad person

i specifically crouched after this guy surrendered to run him through, because i lopped his arm off

[coarse urchin]

i wanted to do some fake swings to confuse the NPC but then he just cut me in a half

[proven verge]

That's not how you feint lol, dont commit that hard to the feint just a light flick then a full swing in the other direction. That is just flailing

[austere salmon]

an adaptation of my grappling technique is to thrust past someone and half sword to wrench the blade into their neck

[keen vigil]

Just beat the golden Baron with the spiky mace

[coarse urchin]

btw i have a more sucefull version of this video

[slender ember]

Anyone got some tips for a somewhat new player or videos that are a must watch?

[proven verge]

HeartOvrDeath on youtube

[slender ember]

bet

[fluid bloom]

Maces are cool and fun is my advice. The warhammers, are not. [sadly]

[slender ember]

okay why do the legs in this game feel less durable then toothpicks

[idle crane]

if you want to learn polearms m00 has some good videos to learn from

[fluid bloom]

Also ask @vapid hull they're goated with polearms

[slender ember]

can't even be in proper stances without willie having issues

[coarse urchin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1374428319520522451/1374438715245596896/Halfswordue5_2025.05.20_-_20.22.58.101.mp4?ex=682e0d4d&is=682cbbcd&hm=58f4964e91a886abb19502e6c7406b19a5273856c5c9006c00aad8f762977402&

[kind ginkgo]

lool

[pallid oar]

i've spent over 40 hours learning polearms, peak

[austere salmon]

i managed to get a dark souls execution off

[slender ember]

At least he goes home alive

[coarse urchin]

yea

I missed a little

[austere salmon]

ok now that is a cool scene

[coarse urchin]

i hate nvidia best moments option

[chrome saffron]

Very easy against one hand+shield if you play with 2h wep, just wait for them to swing and counter attack from left to right. Thats insta kill

[languid coral]

https://tenor.com/view/indiana-jones-shoot-harrison-ford-nope-gif-11523430

[proven verge]

I prefer the other way around

[coarse urchin]

all the videos that nvidia shot were 60 gigabytes

[chrome saffron]

Very nicee

[fluid bloom]

The best move with a war/polehammer ios to say "no", yes

[chrome saffron]

For me this is goty

[fluid bloom]

game of the decade tbh

[proven verge]

You can also use hand switching to manuever around their shield

[chrome saffron]

I dont know how to do it, im suck with polearm

Anyone know release date?

[proven verge]

Basically at the end of a swing, press X to switch hands. Or with your weapon outright like shown in the video, press x to make the switch happen closer to target.

[soft osprey]

Early access in Q4

[proven verge]

End of this year is all #faq says

[proven verge]

You can also use hand switching to do moves that completely go around their defence like this

[coarse urchin]

I like that the nps have organs

so realistic

[hallow sentinel]

I just preformed a spin kick ko

[coarse urchin]

and if you cut off a hand or something else from npc

hand what you cut

moves

few seconds

[pearl cliff]

thats not realistic at all

[proven verge]

That'

[coarse urchin]

or its a bug

idk

in real life not a few seconds

much less

like few moments

but looks cool

[proven verge]

That's due to the way gore works currently, it duplicates the part you cut off while the real one is still attached to the body just invisible

[coarse urchin]

sad then

[hallow sentinel]

@coarse urchin how do I hit an enemy using a swiping downward motion. For example lifting a gamer up and bringing it down on the dudes head

[hallow sentinel]

The fuck

[coarse urchin]

btw

[hallow sentinel]

How do I do the downgrades version of that

[coarse urchin]

npc doesnt have a brain(literally)

you can see it

if you cut head of npc in half

[proven verge]

You have to feel out the arc of the overhead swing, its different with certain weapons. But you lift it over your head then bring it back down, its never straight down.

[hallow sentinel]

I see that there is a learning curve to the combat here

[hallow sentinel]

One more thing when I hit R a menus appears how do I use that menu

[proven verge]

Turn training dummy on in options then practice with your weapon of choice.

[pallid oar]

brutal

[hallow sentinel]

👍🏽

[proven verge]

That's the weapon select menu, if you have more than one weapon you can choose weapons there.

[hallow sentinel]

How do I store a weapon in there?

[proven verge]

Holding e or q depending on the weapon in your hand, doesnt work with polearms and some 2 handers

[dense escarp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qttycn4H9EM

why does the numbertaker look like willie

[chrome saffron]

Tywm for tips

[vapid hull]

Woah !! People talking about me !!

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/edge-wwe-wrestling-2020-scream-gif-15450125756663711433

[vapid hull]

M00 is soooo coooool

[brisk sage]

is baron immortal? i can make him surrender but he survived 25 minutes of me beating him in the ground

[idle crane]

[proven verge]

What is armor

[brisk sage]

i dont think armor make him survive aroun 50 mace hits in the head

[dense escarp]

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

[proven verge]

Hes just big boned

[iron trout]

what weapon did you use?

[brisk sage]

the mace with a golden head

and some swords

i also had 4x strenght

[iron trout]

better spear with spikes

for this

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/brother-ew-brother-ewww-gif-13389748375741691208

[coarse urchin]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1047194231875321856/1374438283555246284/Halfswordue5_2025.05.20_-_20.26.11.102.mp4?ex=682e0ce6&is=682cbb66&hm=ff331a1b399a9b2c48a1c268e0ab165934d424e2dd4062d1cc782963d26b22c3& i won or lose?

[proven verge]

Neither you died

[coarse urchin]

but opponent died too

[proven verge]

Yes but you died

[iron trout]

wonlose

[keen verge]

late but u can also double click

[fallow sentinel]

BATTLE AXE IS A KIDS GAME

[coarse urchin]

left right you die

[brisk sage]

it was to kill him not to surrender him

i mean win the mode

not to win the mode

to kill him

[proven verge]

Yeah that just sounds like the mods are fucking ya game up

[brisk sage]

probably

[fallow sentinel]

mess anyone up in this game

[strong mango]

Can your characters hand get damaged from half swording?

Like if the blade gets slammed into your hand while you're halfswording?

[pearl cliff]

say that again...?

[strong mango]

So yk how when half swording you hold the blade with 1 hand

[coarse urchin]

Now its mine

[pearl cliff]

yes i know what you mean

[strong mango]

Can you cut your hand?

[pearl cliff]

dont think so

[strong mango]

:(

[strong mango]

They should add it fr.

[pearl cliff]

do you wanna be able to self harm or something?

[strong mango]

No but it would make a cool strategy

That if your enemy half swords

You could slam a sword/axe/anything into their sword blade.

[pearl cliff]

wanna know what they should really add?

great hammer.

it was used in the medieval times, so it would make sense to have it, maybe

[strong mango]

They should add so I can select my weapon 😔

[pearl cliff]

that would be good too

[strong mango]

It's like a casino everytime I wanna play without a sword.

[coarse urchin]

if i remember it right

when game release

devs add weapon customization

and mb weapo selection

[strong mango]

they should make it so there's a mode like abyss but in free mode so you can take perma-damage for some things.

[proven verge]

You can see a preview of it in #work-in-progress if you scroll up a bit

[fallow sentinel]

one of my funniest clips

[chrome agate]

the accent makes it beautifully better

[pearl cliff]

oh i didnt think that was a real thing

[chrome agate]

also yall

im on the ultimate challange

if i leave do i loose progess

[strong mango]

I got baron :)

[strong mango]

no

my game crashed

and it kept progress

I think

[chrome agate]

yea

it crashed for me too

but

if i quit

willingly

[charred moth]

is gang ok

[strong mango]

they should add an option to take weapons from your last battle to the next

so like a shield

or an axe

or something

or maybe armort

[fallow sentinel]

another one

[chrome agate]

amazing

[coarse urchin]

my headphones break

or its a video?

[fallow sentinel]

posting british hooliganism

[proven verge]

Homie fix the mic

[fallow sentinel]

my mics a geiger counter ever since i was streaming the football lol

[coarse urchin]

Oh I blinked, did I miss something?

[strong mango]

I just cut someones arm off by wedging my sword past their spear into their shoulder

[strong mango]

what the

[strong mango]

this has to be modded

[proven verge]

This is playtest footage lmao

[strong mango]

crazy

[supple bear]

guys

[tough solstice]

how did u even do this

[strong mango]

Is it a war crime to stab someone in the balls with a plancon?

[coarse urchin]

Taekwon-do

[coarse urchin]

HSE

mod

[supple bear]

i found a way to keep the demo file after the game is made

[proven verge]

mods

[proven verge]

Uhhh just not uninstall it and launch it from directory?

Same as we do with the playtest

[strong mango]

Jedis back in the medievil times

[supple bear]

can you share the play test files pls

some one

[proven verge]

Negative, people been banned for it here

[tough solstice]

where do i find said mods

[strong mango]

nexus

[proven verge]

nexus website

[coarse urchin]

just google "half sword nexusmods"

[tough solstice]

nice thanks

[supple bear]

well today im going to find the late demo and playtest

[coarse urchin]

why do you need playtest?

isnt demo better?

[strong mango]

This NPC just threw a billhook into my leg 😔

[quasi gale]

Modders guild hall channel has pinned messages with links to the mods

[proven verge]

Theres a difference in the physics so its a gameplay difference thing, I like to switch between them

[coarse urchin]

how to play playtest?

[quasi gale]

I use the half sword enhancer u can spawn big Willie it quite good

[fallow sentinel]

im starting to think im just unhinged

[coarse urchin]

it got deleted fom my library

[strong mango]

Lesson learnt do not throw a plancon. It will stick into your own head.

[quasi gale]

Unless u have the old playtest in your file folder u can't

So if u deleted it from your steam library then it kinda wraps for ya playtest

[coarse urchin]

i dont deleted playtest

[quasi gale]

Oh then browse local files on it

[gilded breach]

i deleted playtest

i regret nothing

[proven verge]

Its in your game files then just go to your steam directory

[quasi gale]

And it should let u start the exe file

Ye Fiji got the right move

[coarse urchin]

like this?

[quasi gale]

Ye just click on it

[proven verge]

yes now open it and launch the exe...

[coarse urchin]

ok thanks

[quasi gale]

See if it has an exe file in it and it should run normal

[proven verge]

wrong reply my b @gilded breach

[gilded breach]

np

[quasi gale]

Ye gotcha captain

[coarse urchin]

a

bruh

it deleted

i dont deleted it

[fallow sentinel]

idk what i was trying to do but it was funny

[coarse urchin]

but files in a folder got deleted

sad

[proven verge]

You probably pressed the uninstall button at some point

[quasi gale]

Tbh the demo is just like the playtest just a few more features and things to do

[strong mango]

I just got impaled through the heart..

[proven verge]

yeah the biggest differences are the new blood and gore, bone breaking, and hand placement/weapon physics but besides that it plays the same.

[gilded breach]

didnt realise blood was changed tbh

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/ow-my-ears-ben-stone-manifest-painful-sound-terrible-sound-gif-27080667

[quasi gale]

Ye tbh I like the progression with the gauntlet tho ik it frustrating for a few people I think the ladder climb was good move

Let's hope for the spike pit to be added soon

[supple bear]

guys

[gilded breach]

gauntlet is nice up until ult challenge

[supple bear]

guys

i found i

[quasi gale]

Wanna pull off some crazy tosses into the spikes

[supple bear]

it

[fallow sentinel]

then crash

[supple bear]

i found it

[gilded breach]

what did u find?

[quasi gale]

True if ultimate challenge didn't crash as much then I would be more ok with dying during it

[austere salmon]

man lots of my fights end in a half sword thrust going straight through their neck

[supple bear]

i did it

[quasi gale]

The classic poke

[austere salmon]

or i just knock them over and end up feeding them my point

[pearl cliff]

i love playing with willies

[fallow sentinel]

it was an accident

[supple bear]

did not know you were brit

[austere salmon]

it was not an accident

[fallow sentinel]

I am lord minge muncher of britannia

[supple bear]

i like the british commuinity

even tho i cant spell for shi

[chrome agate]

i just won it

the ultimate challange

got the baron

[pearl cliff]

step aside, loser

[chrome agate]

DANG

i will