halfsword-chat-⚔

[sour veldt]

How do I switch hands?

[tough yew]

Press x

[dense terrace]

I tried to do it again the ultimate challenge on the lowest settings possible even gore was almost on zero and guess what! It crashed again the round before the boss comes

[old fog]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1315732845666238484/1391411806127525919/image.png?ex=686bccb9&is=686a7b39&hm=57476ef30f1b2cf77cc6507ba7f49e0b520788a8e0d6848149ca6fa589cabf24&
is he alive?

[quaint light]

is there any config file for this game?

nvm

i dont know how i didnt see it the first time i looked there

[vivid crest]

Anyone got some tips for techniques like thrusting, blocking, and swinging high consistently (I seem to always swing mid)

[dusk adder]

low mouse sensitivity

[vivid crest]

I uh.. not sure how helpful that is for all those issues but I already have pretty low mouse sensitivity. So low it's impossible for me to roundhouse kick like I see in youtube videos.

[wind charm]

don't swing for the weapon, swing where the weapons going to be.

[vivid crest]

Like, lead my mouse movement in front of where my sword will be?

Like drag the sword with my mouse?

[brazen crest]

@mighty nexus

[dusk adder]

as for blocking, go into a match with the tutorial dummy and practice entering various defensive stances, like the one shown in this image (guy on the left)

[wind charm]

if you read body language that says a swing is coming, swing in the trajectory where it's going to be

[vivid crest]

I see. So like cutting their weapon with my weapon, then pivoting back toward their body when it's parried away from me.

Do you have any tips for really heavy weapons on my opponent? Like weapons you can't really block with a parry?

[wind charm]

lemme leak my upcoming video, brb

it's gonna help, i promise

[vivid crest]

Aw that's sweet of you thank you

The highest rank I've reached so far is soldier I think

[wind charm]

it has music because it's in the middle of a montage, but I've added slowmo to show what I do for long asf polearms

[hexed kraken]

I hate the third boss so much. If you aren't parrying perfectly, he can just knock your weapon aside with his sword and hit you anyways because he could rip a gorilla's arms off

I can only assume the third boss is so comically strong and tall because he's a 6'4" man from 2025 that somehow ended up in 1425 england

[vivid crest]

I've found that blocking his first swing is easier if you step in and use the base of your sword to block it, you have more leverage that way and can then just wrench him at point blank.

[cunning aspen]

just a three butterknife stabs and they are gone

[vivid crest]

Prison shank is underrated, when I learned to stab with it I was suddenly HAPPY I got it lol

[hexed kraken]

the most comical death I ever had in the game was somehow being bisected at the waist by a butter knife slash

[vivid crest]

I like how you slow mo the moments where it feels like time slows down if you're focusing irl. Like who needs bullet time button when you have combat brain?

[vivid crest]

You just got knifed by saitama is all.

[random cobalt]

why does my willie like getting on his knees and dying

[cunning aspen]

Well yeah medieval medicine is rude

[random cobalt]

he doesnt even get hit

and i got poked in the neck in abyss

this game sucks

[brazen crest]

play with the sliders, you'll enjoy it again

go to settings > game > and then change player damage and npc damage

[cunning aspen]

Oh no...

[lost wagon]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kDyiLfGlvhtVjUJG-?invite=cr-MSxNZlMsMTgxMjUxMjM the new half sword update is fucking crazy

anyone else got this update???

[dapper coral]

This stance reminds me of something lmao

[lost wagon]

the new physics are nuts

[dapper coral]

new physics? was there an update?

[lost wagon]

yes theres a new update

look at this clip: https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kDyiLfGlvhtVjUJG-?invite=cr-MSxNZlMsMTgxMjUxMjM

dude the polearm swings are wild

restart steam

[dapper coral]

I love fucking polearms and always felt they lacked oomph (gold mace does more dmg than a fully loaded swing from a poleaxe)
This sounds dope

[wind charm]

yeah it's for content cractoers

[lost wagon]

releases to the public soon

[dapper coral]

epic

[wind charm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1383807030812217394/InShot_20250615_235432544.gif

[dapper coral]

Even though armor is stronger than portrayed in media it def felt off with a whack sometimes not even knocking willie out on default dmg

[dusk adder]

new update? today is a willietastic day

[lost wagon]

yeah dude

[dusk adder]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-gif-21406215

[modest pike]

Were can i get the game ?

?

[dusk adder]

steam

[dusk adder]

how popular does one need to be to be a content creator?

[wind charm]

1 Willion

[dusk adder]

1 willion whats?

[brazen crest]

willies

[dusk adder]

https://tenor.com/view/heat-wave-hot-hot-weather-all-in-the-family-meathead-gif-11987542

[brazen crest]

precisely

[dusk adder]

how does one even apply to be a 'content creator'

[sour veldt]

i feel like using these bucklers doesn't work

[modest pike]

What are the controlls. Mouse button dose not work?

[dusk adder]

r u holding left mouse button or clicking it?

gotta hold it

[worthy hearth]

gotta be honest, the more armor the lamer the combat

hot take

[modest pike]

How to pick stuff upp?

[worthy hearth]

with your hands?

[dusk adder]

look at controls in settings

[worthy hearth]

reach out an grabbon to it

[dusk adder]

remember to breathe btw, you'll die if you don't do that

[worthy hearth]

arms for reachin fingies for grabbin

[worthy hearth]

truuuuth

i did that once

[brazen crest]

should i tell him?

@worthy hearth @dusk adder

[worthy hearth]

🐴

[brazen crest]

"WE ARE NOT HORSES" ahh

[dusk adder]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-man-no-man-no-gif-7347715096894588969

[brazen crest]

alr

[modest pike]

Found it

[brazen crest]

what do you use?

[dusk adder]

the keyboard?

[modest pike]

E

[brazen crest]

and?

[modest pike]

Yes keyboard

No idea

Just e

[brazen crest]

theres one more, for your off hand

[modest pike]

Don’t need that one only need an axe in my right

[brazen crest]

what if you wanna pick up a shield or a helmet when you already have a weapon in your main hand

[wind charm]

holy mol

[dusk adder]

https://tenor.com/view/nikocado-avocado-shocked-snacks-food-gif-26446829

[modest pike]

Then i deserve to die

[brazen crest]

fr 🔥

[glossy quest]

did the blood crashing the game problem ever get fixed?

[dusty iron]

how did you change your mouse sens in there?

[brazen crest]

not yet idts

[analog pelican]

ah yes, "the surprise lobotomy"

[sand sorrel]

Im in abyss and got pretty far. My hand got chopped off. Will it regenerate? lol

[lean spade]

Nah bro

You done

[sand sorrel]

Bruhhhhhh

This is so sad

[lean spade]

Yee what rank

Did you die at

[sand sorrel]

militia

its far for me lol

[lean spade]

Damn bro

[lean spade]

Fair

Lol

[sand sorrel]

This was the weird run tho

There would be like giant loot spawns

is that normal?

[lean spade]

Ye

[sand sorrel]

Ohhhh ok

[lean spade]

In the abyss?

[sand sorrel]

Yes

[lean spade]

Oh yeah

Thats normal

[sand sorrel]

thx

[lean spade]

Np

Goodluck

[sand sorrel]

spear AI are so OP

making me crash out

[analog pelican]

perfect aim bot following heat seaking spear tip, vs the player spear which can beraly be aimed even when preparing perfectly

[brazen crest]

cant you just push it out of the way with a longsword?

[sand sorrel]

Haha yeah bro I just know my run is over when I see it

They always have the spear/spike combo spear

[analog pelican]

sometimes

[shell bronze]

polearm is a pita to fight but it can be done

you have to strike first

[brazen crest]

i just like either push it and run at the dude or halfsword

[shell bronze]

up, left to right, then follow up with attack of choice depending on how ai willie reacts/where his polearm goes

applies to all of them

[vague niche]

we want pvp 😄

[cunning aspen]

"Good news mr. William, your appendicitis is no more"

[open moon]

hey anyone gets a fatal error

in the last stage of the gauntlet

[rustic steppe]

#updates

[cunning aspen]

He tried to hit me with stump of the hand

[naive holly]

Gotta wait for them to miss and then hit em quickly before they can recover

[white sierra]

I accidentally did an insane staff flourish 🔥 🔥 🔥

[neat crow]

Yall am I the only one that gets a glitch where sometimes when I press my mouse button it doesnt register

It's not my mouse, only happens in this game

[white sierra]

news to me. can't say it ever happened to me.

[neat crow]

It's so annoying

[white sierra]

i'd check your nvidia and mouse drivers.

[neat crow]

Like mid fight my camera just spins and now my back is turned to them

[neat crow]

Why?

[white sierra]

to be sure it's not a software issue. a lot of times whenever my pc does quirk chungus stuff, it ends up being something a driver update will fix.

i've never had that issue myself, so im only guessing

[neat crow]

Like I said though I've only noticed it in this game. And like I have to click multiple times for it to work. And it happens often.

I'd notice if it happened anywhere else

[white sierra]

redownload game? idk man. do you play with mods?
do you have a controller plugged in with stick drift?

[neat crow]

I did just get a mod but it was happening before that. And no i dont have a control plugged in

[white sierra]

maybe recalibrate your mouse? idk man i'm outta ideas. never heard of that issue

[patent needle]

how do you use a sword like, feels like my arms are numb whenever i weld one

[shell bronze]

ai willie HAS to stop using this fuckass left to right feint into a stab

every SINGLE time it ends in death

[shell bronze]

it still does for me you just gotta get used to working with the way willie swings with his noodle arms

i only get to utilize like 30-40% of my irl sword knowledge/expertise in this game

[small dove]

i did not know i could just kick him in the face

[shell bronze]

@patent needle you'll find overheads to be your best friend regardless of tier

willie does good overheads as long as you strike firm

[patent needle]

my willies straight up rushing on me i cant be doing something this smooth😭

[small dove]

i probably have over 200 videos of willie torturing on my pc now

[shell bronze]

if you want to keep them at bay/more wary

hold alt

being in stab mode makes ai willie keep distance and play a lot safer

while you figure out what you want to do

[patent needle]

alright thanks

[shell bronze]

but what i do is i hold shift down and alternate between back and forth to bait them into attacking

[jolly gorge]

yo is this game unoptimized or is it just me

i have an i5 10400f + gtx 1660 ti and it lags at epic graphics

i dont think its supposed to lag

[shell bronze]

epic is a tall order for that card

drop it to high or less

@patent needle if the enemy uses a one handed weapon here's how you win 9/10 fights

[jolly gorge]

oh alr

[modest whale]

i play on medium on a 30370

3070*

[shell bronze]

i play high on a 7900 xtx

[modest whale]

and it doesn't lag

[shell bronze]

saves power and doesn't stress gpu out

[jolly gorge]

dont 3070 and 1660 ti have same amount of vram?

[shell bronze]

locked 60fps until buhurts

[jolly gorge]

6 gb

[modest whale]

no

it has 8gb

[shell bronze]

vram doesn't make the difference in a game like this

and even then they're not the same

[jolly gorge]

oh

[modest whale]

mine has 8gb

anyways

[shell bronze]

3070 is objectively the way more powerful card

[jolly gorge]

yea i think i should upgrade

[shell bronze]

even if you gave it less vram it'd technically still run better

[modest whale]

not all 3070s have the same vram i think anyways

[jolly gorge]

so my gpu cant run it on epic or higher settings

[shell bronze]

1660 ti vs 3070

[shell bronze]

your gpu is definitely a substantial bottleneck

[jolly gorge]

nah its working well with i5 10400 f

[shell bronze]

get a 3080 or better if you want to upgrade so you don't have to worry about another one in a few years

[jolly gorge]

im not lagging on any other games tho

[shell bronze]

half sword is physics intensive and deals with the optimization gremlins of unreal engine 5

that's why

[jolly gorge]

oh i tought it just had poor optimization

[jolly gorge]

Also how do i fix the crashing

It crashes randomly

[buoyant whale]

Anyone got a good video on controller controls? struggling to figure everything out

[neat crow]

Clueless how many hours you got

[nimble trench]

legendary comeback

mfk was shaking for a good minute

[lean spade]

Crazy tho

Crazy play

Broken leg method is so op

[neat crow]

Me when I'm playing the realistic medieval fighting game and I spin kick the opponent with my shattered leg

[shell bronze]

400

[twilit hawk]

how do i restart my progress in the game? i got to the end but i dont wanna keep doing the final challenge

[mystic solar]

how do u play this

[shell bronze]

wdym

[mystic solar]

like, the demo is out but not allat

how can i access more in the demo

[shell bronze]

it's the demo

[nimble trench]

just a normal sunday

[jolly gorge]

yoo lets go i optimized half sword

it runs smoothly on epic settings directx 12

[stable rivet]

how the hell did you let it get this bad on a fist fight

[nimble trench]

i just throw crazy shit

[stable rivet]

bro is covered in bruises, has a shattered leg and the back of his head looks like a tomato

[nimble trench]

thats nothing wait

[stable rivet]

the spin kick was good work though

[nimble trench]

it was mid ive been hitting crazier stuff

[stable rivet]

these are pretty cool

how'd you get them posed up like that? shit happened naturally?

[nimble trench]

😎

[nimble trench]

you just have to stop it in the right moment

ive mastered it somehow

[stable rivet]

the second one is straight out of a boxing flick

[nimble trench]

normal fist fight

[stable rivet]

the cartel after you owe them 2 pesos

[nimble trench]

thats a good one yeah

[nimble trench]

fruit ninja

[young saffron]

hello chat

[stable rivet]

i got some pics myself, but i don't know where i can find em on my drive

is it on the games folder or sm

[nimble trench]

i just take them on my phone 😭

[stable rivet]

i found them

its on the games folder

not even sure how this happened, but it does look pretty comfy in there

[nimble trench]

when u at bro's crib and he dont give you a blanket

[stable rivet]

ikr

[stable rivet]

you can say a lot of shit about willie, but you can never criticize his teeth

[nimble trench]

thats goated

[stable rivet]

colgate really is a game changer

[nimble trench]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-chat-the-ghoul-fallout-fallout-tv-show-fallout-on-prime-gif-12638071263775942248

[stable rivet]

lmfao i see it now

this axe one goes pretty hard

[nimble trench]

3v1 no problem

[nimble trench]

love this

[stable rivet]

had to be quick with it too

[stable rivet]

since he just melts straight away after he dies

[nimble trench]

W

[stable rivet]

this one is the product of me using the pitchfork as a slashing weapon, it always gouges out their eyes before they can get too close

aim for the head with it and drag it across, it WILL hit willie's eye and he will go down

[young saffron]

that's funny

he looks funny

[stable rivet]

he does oddly look funny

i think its the eye popping out, makes him look like that awooga awooga wolf

[nimble trench]

me

[stable rivet]

these are so perfect

you're good at this shit

[lean spade]

Teach me hajdy

[nimble trench]

i have 300 hours on this shit

[lean spade]

Teach me the way

[young saffron]

really good spin kick shots

this is the only one I have so far

[nimble trench]

nasty angle

i like it tho

[young saffron]

thanks

[stable rivet]

oh yeah, btw, i dont think willie has a brain, i've checked

[nimble trench]

bro is just like me

[stable rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/kick-gif-22727391

[young saffron]

why are we still here... just to suffer

[nimble trench]

ong thats most of my gameplay

[nimble trench]

when go to piss drunk as shit and u rest your head on the wall

[young saffron]

real

[stable rivet]

this is like some streetfighter shit

if it was r rated

[nimble trench]

type shit

[stable rivet]

first picture ive ever taken in half sword btw, 2023

[nimble trench]

damn

[stable rivet]

how the fuck did i get a decap with that "hoe" thing

i think its a hoe

[nimble trench]

its something

[half perch]

can someone help me i think my games broken

[stable rivet]

some people say its a sickle, but i really dont know what it is

[stable rivet]

whats up

[half perch]

so i wanted to mess around so i turned damage to my character as low as possible and damage inflicted on others as high as possible

[stable rivet]

ive gotta do more fist fights fr

[half perch]

and i eventually go to the last stage of the game

[stable rivet]

you opened my eyes to its full power

[half perch]

and when i try doing the last stage

it fatal errors midway

[stable rivet]

ah, thats a known issue

[nimble trench]

i put the damage lower and just throw shit

[half perch]

and i tried reinstalling the game to let me go back

[young saffron]

turn down blood

[nimble trench]

https://tenor.com/view/edson-barboza-ufc-kick-dance-chicken-gif-11730758

[stable rivet]

don't worry too much about it, it happens when you've got a lot of blood going on

[half perch]

alrigh

[stable rivet]

it will crash the game when you kill armored willies

[half perch]

yeah

[stable rivet]

they should be fixing it soon though, its the most known bug of the game rn

that and the freak glitch, but we don't talk about that one

[nimble trench]

never happened to me but i saw it

[stable rivet]

its rare, you almost have to go out of your way to do it

[young saffron]

I won against a man at arms with that glitch on lmao

I love getting that glitch

don't ask me why

[stable rivet]

yeah he was a man at arms, now hes just a man with no arms

[nimble trench]

they should add a willie to willie as a vulnerable spot if you hit

[young saffron]

willie when I disarm him:

[nimble trench]

why he so zesty with it tho

[young saffron]

Ask willie, I'm sure he'll give you an answer

[nimble trench]

going to Tesco in london

[nimble trench]

hope so

[young saffron]

I'm so happy, my steam recorder thingy is working again, I can show people how I brutalize willie!

[tender topaz]

lol if only i had higher graphics on for this. (im gonna try quicly opening up menu to do)

[timid birch]

I wish once the gauntlet was beat it would let you just have the final challenge as an endless wave combat scenario

[tender topaz]

i wish there was a way to change graphics in photo mode or open menu in photo mode

[timid birch]

You could try some of the re-shader mods on nexus to get "better" graphics without having to up your actual settings

[young saffron]

I wish there was a way to make willie disintegrate outside of the ultimate challenge and abyss. like watching willie say "peanut" before melting into the floor is the funniest shit ever lmao

[tender topaz]

eh its mostly that on low graphics, camera mode doesnt really work. like settings dont change anything. medium does work but is verry laggy

[young saffron]

why is the plancon like this...

[shell bronze]

me when op weapon is op

[tender topaz]

might be a little over-edited

but theres a huge difference between low and medium

(graphics)

which makes sense

lol

"youre probably wondering how i got into this situation"

[young saffron]

I'm so sorry for genetically modifying you into a raisin, willie

[timid birch]

I think you can do that with the enhancer mod there is setting to turn on disintegration

[young saffron]

lemme check

[stable rivet]

he looks like an expired prune

[languid gazelle]

why do we keep making fun of willie

[young saffron]

No I love him!

[young saffron]

proof that I love willies is in my bio

[languid gazelle]

damn bro

[young saffron]

I wrote willie a poem

[languid gazelle]

why do you keep killing him though

[stable rivet]

hes turned into the poison zombie from half life 2

[young saffron]

I'm doing it out of love

[tender topaz]

dang how lol

[stable rivet]

im also gonna post the edited version of this one on the art channel, it turned out kinda good

[timid birch]

Should be under either world settings or general settings last page

[young saffron]

the orb on nexus mods

[tender topaz]

oh yeah i havent checked for mods on there in a while

[stable rivet]

actually you know what, i aint gonna do that, too lazy

[dense terrace]

Is it posible to finish abbys mode?

[shell bronze]

no

[rapid plinth]

how come that there arent any mods out there that add more everyday items as weapons?
or mods that add low tier weapons like wooden clubs

[tender topaz]

which version? 👀

"an orb" "orb but deadly"

[young saffron]

the orb varient

[tender topaz]

oh huh its equipment? so is it ingame? or did they find a way to make custom equipment using sav files

[young saffron]

it's a custom loadout

you'll need the ovrdth installer tho

[tender topaz]

i have that

i meant like, was it ingame already because as far as i know you cant like make a stick and put that in the game

only whats already in the game

[young saffron]

I don't know really

and chrome hasn't been online recently so I can't ask him

[tender topaz]

hmm its not working for some reason. maybe i did it wrong

[young saffron]

so graceful, willie take my first born

[tender topaz]

oh wait

boxer cant have equipment huh

[young saffron]

you need to put the file into the pooled saves of ovrdths loadout selector

and if you can't find pooled saves then reveal hidden files

[tender topaz]

i have it in my loadouts.

huh

still not working

pff

[young saffron]

try putting it into pooled saves

[young saffron]

like into pooled saves itself, that's what I did and it worked for me

[tender topaz]

ill try that again ig

still no.

so i open the game, open the selector. then before starting a match i click on the orb

right

ill try a different loadout to see if its broken

[young saffron]

if you're doing fist play it won't spawn you with a weapon

[tender topaz]

no loadouts are working. i think something is broken

[young saffron]

willie sacrificed having kids but the takedown was worth it

[wooden socket]

certainly one of my strangest blade binds (ftr im the guy with one hand)

[white sierra]

Ouch. Nice KO btw

[young saffron]

I did use hand rigity multiplier on enchancer so it wasn't really too difficult for anyone

[wooden socket]

believe it or not i am making a comeback

[white sierra]

Man I can’t wait for some new updates. New environments, new weapons, new modding possibilities.

[tender topaz]

he did update it

ill try that

[timid birch]

Are there any tier 7 or 8 helmets that don't block any vision in first person?

[white sierra]

I use it too. I use to have it way up, now I just use it at like 2.0 or something like that for a little extra oof

[young saffron]

yeah but mine was up by like 100 or something lol

[timid birch]

How are you actually parrying? Did you edit with the enhancer?

[white sierra]

Haha one punch man. It gets a little boring after a bit. Like when you lightly graise someone and they get knocked out, I had to turn it down, but I played that way for a good bit. Combine it with the dash and oh mannnnn. Batter uppppp

[shell bronze]

not one modification made to my game besides the loadout selector

[timid birch]

The hell? Even parry i preform has my blade knocked to the boonies

[shell bronze]

i play around with trainer sometimes but for integrity's sake every single clip i've posted here is vanilla gameplay

[white sierra]

How many hours have y’all put in so far? Including the playtest I’m up to around 400

[tender topaz]

yep that fixed it

[young saffron]

my computer was broken for most of the time gauntlet was out so I've packed in around 90 hours

[white sierra]

Time well spent

[shell bronze]

it's a matter of knowing which parries are worth going for and knowing your willie's range of motion

easiest parries are strikes from above

gets more difficult the lower the strikes get starting from the middle

because then willie just gets his hands/lower torso/legs swiped at

[sour socket]

We need an update where you can control each arm’s strength

[shell bronze]

parrying is also 100% optional and has no practical use in this game outside of style

[shell bronze]

as evidenced by this clip where not a single parry was made

[young saffron]

diagonal cuts from below are easy to block though. it's when they swipe

[wooden socket]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kDDXaS7IU3PDp3N99?invite=cr-MSx4M0gsMjAxNDg5MDU0

[sour socket]

Its fun

[shell bronze]

i don't chance cuts from below period

[dreamy phoenix]

has anybody figured what makes the Willies spin when they're damaged?

[shell bronze]

sometimes i crouch and parry if the swing is still high enough to be blocked that way

[sour socket]

Magic

[dreamy phoenix]

that's what I figured

it's a cool thing to see, I just wonder what physical engine explanation there is for it

[shell bronze]

especially against the one handed types

you can easily turn your imminent leg decapitation loss into an easy block

that swing could've chopped my leg off but i knew better than to try blocking standing

[dreamy phoenix]

the spinning I refer to

[shell bronze]

i love my commoner brothers

[young saffron]

I love it when this happens when you try and block something

[shell bronze]

it means a perfect parry

there's blocking/normal parrying, then there's the actual textbook definition of a parry

[lime perch]

Greetings fellow peasants

[wooden socket]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kDEcYJr5lTObeIYGE?invite=cr-MSxHY2osMjAxNDg5MDU0 did some decent parrying at the start

[young saffron]

nice parries

[young saffron]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who goes into photo mode to inspect injury lmao

[languid gazelle]

i do that too

[young saffron]

how are yyou playing against militia willie as a commoner willie? are you doing the gauntlet?

[shell bronze]

loadout selector

i play against militia to actually have a challenge usually

[timid walrus]

Hey guys,

does this game will get controller support on steam?
i tried allready the steam input function. buts its not work.
i just have one Arm and im instructed to use an Controller.

best regards from Germany 🇩🇪

[shell bronze]

@young saffron

it's good fighting

[young saffron]

it has controller support already. it's not the best but it works. I used an xbox controller using bluetooth one time and It worked well

[timid walrus]

i use an Xbox controller too with bluetooth . but its not working. can you tell me which steam input Layout did you use?

or did you use the own controller system from the game?

[young saffron]

I never picked one, I just used the default one

[timid walrus]

i use the default too: official Layout Half Sword Demo - Gamepad

[shell bronze]

die plancon
i don't like your kind

[muted dew]

ALWAYS BET ON NOTHING

[distant chasm]

Is there even any skin on Willies chest? When I use camera mode to look into shirts to check for bruises I always see muscles and no skin even when matches just start

Also is it just me or are falchions sometimes just incredibly dull

It just feels like im smacking them with a stick rather than a blade

[keen dew]

what happened to the old half sword where like u could pick any rank and just continue fighting people in that rank? can u still access it or nah?

[distant chasm]

Free mode

[keen dew]

where

[lime perch]

Bottom right

[young saffron]

this was supposed to prove that willie has skin but now everyones simping for willie (rightfully so he's super handsome)

[keen dew]

OHH THANKS

[lime perch]

smash

[young saffron]

real

[distant chasm]

zoo wee mama

[young saffron]

I love it when you hit a nice pommel strike and give willie irreversible brain damage

[muted dew]

Get stabbed idiot

[young saffron]

disarming willie is always such a sick move. if you give him just the right amount of brain damage, you can spin kick willies sword or hand and disarm him with a kick

takes a lot of luck tho

[eternal pumice]

what's the most effective way to attack with curved blades, i know intrinsically it's slashing but it's so hard to get any damage off. im good with virtually everything else this like the one weapon i havent learned

[muted dew]

moderate amounts of braindamage

[nimble trench]

lil slowmode action

[muted dew]

I love the short poleaxe. Im stabbing so many weakspots

[distant chasm]

I tried to do fist fights with 0 damage on both sides

And it lasted forever Until I ran into him and bashed his head against the fence 30 times

[nimble trench]

kicks are the key for that

thats how i practiced my spinning kicks at the start

[eternal pumice]

kicks and lowkey you just have to get the distance right

[nimble trench]

fr

[young saffron]

also suplexing willie can help

[nimble trench]

two nice clips

[indigo lintel]

His head from the side is shaped like one of drakes album covers

[nimble trench]

he looks like my willie when i give it a fade

[young saffron]

why does willie look like that😭 I'm literally dying

[nimble trench]

he a cutie

[lofty gate]

theres this one fucking pnc

npc in abbyss

i cant fucking beat it its pissing me off

[nimble trench]

just kill him dugh

[young saffron]

I take it you mean ovrdth boss

[lofty gate]

no its just a normal one the fucking weapon is just too good 😭😭 ( im not very good

its like the long candle thinggy

its like over in 4 htis

htis

[nimble trench]

just get close and control it

[lofty gate]

hits

[untold maple]

Hi, new here

[nimble trench]

hello Rum

[young saffron]

that weapon is so insane bro if you use a long candle thingy you can also control it

[untold maple]

Indeed hello

[young saffron]

welcome to hell, rum

[untold maple]

I get used to that

Been trapped in the abyss 16th times

Got demons i fight there

[young saffron]

aight, what do y'all call this technique

[untold maple]

Leg grappler

[young saffron]

the demons I fight are pitchfork willies, candle willies and commoner boss

[nimble trench]

i mean thats just a double leg with insane grip

[untold maple]

For me is the commener boss and the bloody spiked pole

Whistl only using sword

[young saffron]

oh yeah the plancons are also on that list

i hate those weapons

[nimble trench]

boink

[untold maple]

Got a few screenshots, but im gunna pist it tomorrow

Nice

[languid gazelle]

embed failure! laugh at this user,

[nimble trench]

haha

[untold maple]

I did beat the baron, but i forget bout it and started fresh, now im fighting my nightmares (Militia, Commoner, Soldier)

[young saffron]

haha, whoever you're replying too must be such a loser!

oh wait...

[languid gazelle]

i had a gif but for some reason i can't send gifs on this server

[nimble trench]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/864322296985944075/1178540573632766013/speed-2.gif

[untold maple]

Congratulations you played yourself.

[nimble trench]

u need level-rank 3

i think

[languid gazelle]

bruh

how do i level up

[young saffron]

talk to people

[young saffron]

(and also sacrifice the orphans to willie)

[nimble trench]

texting and shit

[lime perch]

Beat baron 69 times

[untold maple]

You know what's funny, i tried to beat the Hobo boss, turns out he broke 2 of my arms, so i said "fuck it we ball" and i repeatedly kick him and he got trampled and gived up. Great comeback.

[lime perch]

Or just interact with the discord, whichever comes first

[shell bronze]

imagine if willie was ripped though

[untold maple]

He us

[lime perch]

Hopefully custom characters will let you customise actual physical shape

[untold maple]

He beaten most powerful people and just being a peasant and going rank to rank, he's not ripped, he's an absolute unit.

[shell bronze]

would be nice to have him swing just a bit harder and have better weapon control sometimes

i know i wouldn't be as limp wristed

[untold maple]

My theory on why he is strong, is due to us (Players) possesing a peasant and straight up speedrunning all the ranks and defeat the baron.

[nimble trench]

also i think Willie has the worst cardio known to man , 5 punches and a kick wont make you gass out bro

[shell bronze]

on god

[shell bronze]

especially if you're any of the ranks besides beggar

back in them days you were WORKING

[shell bronze]

real outdoors bs

[young saffron]

don't you dare insult my beatiful bald headed man

[shell bronze]

whether if you're training to fight or farming or whatever

[lime perch]

Maybe a system where you could sacrifice speed and kick speed with brute force? And then vice versa for less force

[nimble trench]

jokes on you i am bald headed too!

[untold maple]

True

[shell bronze]

me when i skip leg day

[lime perch]

Only day I don't is when I leg it to kebab shop

[shell bronze]

would be funny if we remove willie's ability to kick for more upper body strength

[nimble trench]

https://tenor.com/view/edson-barboza-ufc-kick-dance-chicken-gif-11730758

[shell bronze]

i'd take it

[lime perch]

I love going full psycho when I get 2 knives

[nimble trench]

never

make the kicks better

[untold maple]

Average toddler holding 2 knives.

[mint wadi]

Shield bash and then discombobulate.

[nimble trench]

me when i go to the kitchen grab a knife and attacj my young son who grabs a knife to protect himself and i kill him grab the other knife and kill the wife

[untold maple]

Clean

[lime perch]

Me when my kid doesn't get me another beer

[nimble trench]

me when kid

[mint wadi]

the smallest little teeny part of my hammer hit him lol

[untold maple]

HAHA

That made me laugh

[chrome snow]

how do I get out of the fog/dark?

[nimble trench]

die

[untold maple]

Dismember

[lime perch]

Me when kids exist

[jagged bear]

Goober

[chrome snow]

Been playing demo .. but cannot find the playtest binary/download.

[nimble trench]

me when me

[lime perch]

Playtest is over

#faq

[young saffron]

playtest died in the crash 8 years ago, it's time to wake up

[proven verge]

The playtest is literally just the free mode in the demo.

To get out of the abyss you just run and loot and kill enemies to regain tiers

[lime perch]

It's time to let me go

[rigid fable]

i need some help with halfsword

my progress is stuck at 11/0 and i need help getting the game to reset

[mint wadi]

bro shield and hammer combo is actually kinda goated

This combo was sick as hell

felt like a execution from a video game lol

[indigo lintel]

More like hammer

[shell bronze]

me when i forget that armored people half sword

fights against veteran willies are so fun

[mint wadi]

I did an only shield run. Didn't use my hammer at all. Won.

[eternal pumice]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kDFBwfocAGG4S74PM?invite=cr-MSxaajcsODgyODAyMA still trying to get my spin kick down

[dense crest]

how can i play the game

becaus i can only play the demo version

[fierce acorn]

its not out dude

#faq

[indigo lintel]

moist clitikal what

[fierce acorn]

?

what

[dense crest]

oh sorry thank you

[fierce acorn]

yea

[mint wadi]

The spear guys are so silly lol

[indigo lintel]

I love pole axe

I’m not a stripper

[shell bronze]

the one handed spear guys are genuine pushovers

[pastel epoch]

kure(1) (vertorical)

Before

I love poles

After

I love pole axe

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[fierce acorn]

sure you arent bud

[zealous laurel]

can someone teach me how to wrestle on call? im familiar with the game mechanics lowkey tired of spin kicks and all

there isnt any good tutorials on youtube either

[fierce acorn]

go for the head and dont bother with using alt

hitting their headi s most effective

[young saffron]

I love getting a delicious brain damage pop in this game

[fierce acorn]

you can hold left and right click to block and you can still attack

[zealous laurel]

ik how to knock them out i just want to wrestle

put them on the ground and shii

[shell bronze]

this is why covering up your arms is important kids

[young saffron]

I wish the parrying dagger would actually parry😭

[shell bronze]

highkey parrying dagger is cheeks because you as a player don't have the precision nor agility needed to use it for its purpose

[mint wadi]

get parried loser

[young saffron]

I really can't tell if I genuinely used the dagger here to parry

[mint wadi]

the fucking kendo downward slash looks so silly lol, it works ofc but it looks like you're anointing them

[shell bronze]

genuinely the most efficient way to just get fights over with

it works when i do kendo irl and it works here

kenjutsu >

[mint wadi]

very funny when you land it in the head

Though you can only do shoulders on the higher tiers.

[lime perch]

Guys, it's finally happened

[young saffron]

dude who tf was I fighting

[shell bronze]

the other easy way to end a fight is with the wind up to the left that doubles as a parry into a strike

it's so EASY to kill one handed weapon users with it

[lime perch]

I've done it

[shell bronze]

you should be glad he had a mace and not literally anything else

[dapper coral]

Damn polearms are a lot easier to control now
And they were already good

[young saffron]

yeah, I was trying to see if I could use the parrying dagger at all

also he was the main character

[shell bronze]

rule number one of clinching polearms

[lime perch]

why aren't videos playing for me anymore

[shell bronze]

do NOT let they asses go

you will regret it the moment you let them regain reach

[mint wadi]

Do you also crouch when downward striking?

[young saffron]

I love the falchon

[shell bronze]

not really

i crouch when blocking middle/lower strikes

[lime perch]

I've just beat baron, and this is my current screen.

is this normal?

[shell bronze]

yes

[young saffron]

yes

[shell bronze]

baron just got unlocked in free mode

[young saffron]

you need to go into free mode to be baron

[shell bronze]

have a good time pub stomping

[lime perch]

Right okay, I flipped my lid for a second but figured it would be best to ask the discord first 😆

[warm void]

whens early access again?

[white sierra]

I do depending on the weapon. Especially if it’s heavy. Gives it a lot of extra oomf. Sometimes I’ll do a dash crouch downward strike and really smack them hard

[warm void]

I want new gore ngl

im so bored of waiting

[dapper coral]

Never struggled with polearms before and now they're like OP with the (more realistic) control over swings for me lol

[lime perch]

Dyno bot did not like my previous joke

[warm void]

I wanna ask yall something

Did yall play Half Sword because of the sword gameplay or because of the gore?

[dapper coral]

both, both are good

[lime perch]

Absolutely both

[soft osprey]

Both, Though tbh I can’t quite remember how I even found out about halfsword

Jesus Christ.

I hate chat today

[dapper coral]

I like mutilating men such as Willie too

Equal rights smh

[warm void]

what Half Sword does to the average male :

[young saffron]

I was bored scrolling on itch.io one day and found my beautiful love for willie

[lime perch]

I am not that drawn to the actual weapons. I think that melee combat is scarce in games these days, and I think half sword has perfected melee combat like fist fights. How many games can you name where you can kick/punch somebody's limb and then proceed to either bruise or break it?

[dapper coral]

Nah halfsword is just the best game to live this part of me

[lime perch]

Even the bruising is amazing

[soft osprey]

I found out about the regular old demo, never played the itch version

[soft osprey]

That’s great bud just dont say weird stuff!

Or I’ll throw you into a pit of snakes

[warm void]

I'm just waiting for new gore for blunt weapons and pieces of flesh getting cut off (from the torso so that you dont cut them in half all the time)

its fun

[dapper coral]

It's less weird if I say I like mutilating naked men in Halfsword? Kinda sexist idk

(I do)

[lime perch]

Yeah sometimes the dismemberment can be a bit odd, but I would definitely like to see some more specific cuts/bruising.

[proven verge]

im here for this and only this

[fierce acorn]

i found it through youtube lol

[soft osprey]

Wanting women in game just so you can mutilate them, is pretty wild

[warm void]

and the bugs that allows you to do sorcery makes it even more fun

[soft osprey]

Cant really pull a sexism card there

[warm void]

is it weird that bugs are much more fun than normal gameplay

[dapper coral]

I want more willie variations too

[mint wadi]

wanting to mutilate women in specific is 100% a serial killer trait.

[dapper coral]

Preferably ones that have more terror in their voice

[mint wadi]

And I'm not even joking.

[dapper coral]

Although current sound effects are quite amazing

[fierce acorn]

hi john

[mint wadi]

You should see a medical professional if you enjoy the thought of cutting up women's bodies.

[warm void]

Imagine Willie with hair 🙏

[dapper coral]

I enjoy the thought of mulilating anything in halfsword

[mint wadi]

Hi moist clitikal

[fierce acorn]

he has hair in one of the videos

[soft osprey]

STOP MAKING THE COMMUNITY LOOK WEIRD

[proven verge]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-kid-black-umm-mahmoud-gif-11362661

[fierce acorn]

hai

[warm void]

Where

[soft osprey]

They do that plenty fine on their own

[fierce acorn]

i forgot but i have it downloaded, ill look for it

[dapper coral]

have you seen the screenshots?

yeah

[fierce acorn]

here wait hold on

[warm void]

To be fair, if you see Blade & sorcery "finisher" montages, you wonder where the line of immoral and pure insanity.

[mint wadi]

Halfsword community try to be normal challlenge impossible

[fierce acorn]

its sending

[soft osprey]

Yes, screenshots of the game. Not people saying “holy FUCK I WANT TO MUTILATE WOMEN IN GAME”

[dapper coral]

On a side note, extremely realistic sound effects from whoever voice acted Willie, it's actually how people sound when they die for the most part

[mint wadi]

You should be banned.

[fierce acorn]

are there moral ones

[warm void]

uhhh

[mint wadi]

You're becoming more unhinged by the second lol

[warm void]

kind of?

[dapper coral]

If it was actually offensive I'll delete the msg lol, assumed everyone would understand satire in one of the most brutal games out there atm

[fierce acorn]

kepontrucken pretty sure

[warm void]

would you call being cut to 1000 pieces "moral"?

[fierce acorn]

yea good actingg

[fierce acorn]

it depends

[mint wadi]

Ah yes, typical "it was a joke" defense.

[soft osprey]

Gameplay is fine, Thats not the issue I have here

[fierce acorn]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1391541785234509864/2025-06-19_13-09-51.mov?ex=686c45c7&is=686af447&hm=688497430fd5f313af743bbd69af1ee6a0efab2a12c6474f30d35087d2636a92&

[warm void]

GANG WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT

[fierce acorn]

i forgot

maybe a thread or #work-in-progress

but remember

[proven verge]

thread the needle

[fierce acorn]

it probabl wont be added

[warm void]

THIS IS THE OLDEST HALF SWORD VERSION IVE SEEN

[fierce acorn]

the game is still nto even in early access

[lime perch]

I'd mutliate a chicken in half sword. Doesn't matter who you are or what you are, you will get sliced

[warm void]

wdym

[soft osprey]

I’ll just say, any suggestions for it get removed, because it’s always about weird shit. Like love of mutilation or wanting to hurt women or tear their clothes off. You saying it, obviously puts you on the radar after so many other weirdos said stuff about it prior

[mint wadi]

bro this ain't halfsword it's quarter sword

[fierce acorn]

it reminds me of examining

[dapper coral]

Ah my bad. Nah fr my main interest is adding more scenarios and in particular more combat mechanics.

[fierce acorn]

yeah it is probably old

[warm void]

Blade & sorcery finisher videos has to be the most insane when they call the power of Zeus to strike down their enemies

[soft osprey]

No worries we can move on from it

[lime perch]

Ngl as sadistic as I sometimes feel playing this game (for good reason), requesting women specifically for this purpose is hella strange

[soft osprey]

They can be pretty cool lol

[young saffron]

I actually used the parrying dagger! no way, ignore the frantic swinging at the end, I was very happy with this parry

[warm void]

thats what I like watching it

[soft osprey]

Which is why they always get removed as suggestions, and typically warned depending what was actually said

Or worse obviously

[dapper coral]

Would be cool to see some more intelligence behind npc behavior

[mint wadi]

Requesting women specifically for mutilation is literally just something called sexual misogynistic sadism.

[dapper coral]

like morale but in particular more awareness of super telegraphed player attacks.

[proven verge]

I fear what people will put in the game with mods once its more optimized and at early access

[mint wadi]

It's a sign of mental health issues.

[soft osprey]

When they finally released the full dungeon update with the boss, some people made absolutely killer videos

[dapper coral]

too easy to wack willie with any polearm

[warm void]

True true.

[soft osprey]

Super cinematic

[fierce acorn]

didnt we move on

[mint wadi]

I didn't even know there was a dungeon vs of halfsword.

kinda sick.

[warm void]

I want to get a VR and play battle talent/blade & sorcery fr.

[mint wadi]

Oh idk if we moved on, I left to look it up because I felt like it was fucked up.

[soft osprey]

Battle talent is more fun imo

And harder

[fierce acorn]

oh ok fair

[soft osprey]

Hence the talent part

[warm void]

thats fair, blade and sorcery enemies just have 2 attacks they repeat.

[young saffron]

I am now attracted to the parrying dagger

[fierce acorn]

oh

[soft osprey]

In battle talent you fight goblins, undead, humans, and other cool shit too

Lot more variety in weapons

Mechanics

[fierce acorn]

you just made me remember a word that im not gonna say here

[warm void]

this is some good stuff

[soft osprey]

I think battle talent also has basic multiplayer rn

[warm void]

i dunno how blade & sorcery still havent gotten it.

[dapper coral]

Every willie charges like a poleaxe isn't headed straight for their jugular

[soft osprey]

Willies bravery is as vast as his stupidity

[warm void]

battle talent montages are so fire 😭

[grave crystal]

can someone help me download the tech demo??

[young saffron]

fr, I've seen people do some devil may cry combos in it, it's sick (video unrelated)

[warm void]

im confused, just cick download?

[lime perch]

The steam demo is the only version available

[grave crystal]

so u cant play the tech demo??

[lime perch]

Steam demo is the tech demo

[fierce acorn]

itch.io version is available too

[grave crystal]

but how do some people play half sword where they like come in waves

[lime perch]

That's the baron level, the ending level

[young saffron]

that's the ultimate challenge

[lime perch]

When you beat all previous stages, you get to the ultimate challenge. Which then makes you beat basically all levels again + the baron.

[grave crystal]

so when u win it all u can play in waves

[warm void]

the final challenge

[warm void]

no lol

but you can go to the abyss

thats the same thing but diff

[young saffron]

what kinda tomfoolery did I just pull on this poor bastard

[lime perch]

No when you beat the baron that's it. However, you can replay the gauntlet as much as you'd like.

[soft osprey]

Are you saying waves in the arena or in the dark abyss area?

[grave crystal]

but what if i die in the ultimate do i then start from the start

[grave crystal]

arena

[lime perch]

No you fortunately start from just the first "wave"

[soft osprey]

Yeah Thats the ultimate challenge as they said

[lime perch]

Baron is first 1 enemy, then 2, then 3, then 4 and then baron

[grave crystal]

okay thanks for the help

[lime perch]

No problem my guy

[proven verge]

im in a fever dream

[lime perch]

Literally because what the hell is your game? 😆

[soft osprey]

Im pretty sure it’s the itch.io version

[warm void]

oh my God I forgot how the limbs moved in the old version 😭

[fierce acorn]

wtf 😭

[naive holly]

Yes itch.io version is a lot of fun lol

Silly but the scenery is nice

[lime perch]

How old is that version?

[naive holly]

2023

[lime perch]

Even for 2023 that's really impressive! Whatsup reclaimer

[young saffron]

I love how in the itch version you could select how many people came at you and what armor you had.

[shell bronze]

literal fever dream

[proven verge]

willie is butter

[naive holly]

Well, you can choose double or gameson - Chest plate or no chest plate - And one of two helmets.

So not fantastic but if everytbing was included it would be cool

[warm void]

its so fun grabbing the back of their head and smashing their face on the fences

[naive holly]

Enemies and gamemode select is goated tho

[warm void]

Frrrr

[shell bronze]

my honest reaction to polearm users

[lime perch]

I'm so sad cos my discord won't let me watch your clips

[warm void]

why is discord buggy like that smh

[soft osprey]

Discord sucks

[shell bronze]

did you restart it yet

[soft osprey]

At everything

[proven verge]

feed the grinder

[lime perch]

No idea. It lets me watch some but most of them I click play and then it just shows the first frame with audio,

[warm void]

I love doing mikiri counter for polearm users

[lime perch]

hella times

[shell bronze]

honestly it feels like an arg

[shell bronze]

what about your device

if neither doesn't work reinstall

[lime perch]

I feel like restarting my pc is a bit much for just clips. It shouldn't be this hard

I'm trying to make these two willies kiss but they won't do it. What do I do chat

They just wiggle away 😠

[shell bronze]

dude plancon is way too hard to use

[grave crystal]

whats the best weapon to use as the second role

[shell bronze]

how do you consider this overpowered i don't get it

[shell bronze]

pitchfork

[grave crystal]

okay

[lime perch]

Falchion all the way

[young saffron]

and a parrying dagger if you get good at using it

[warm void]

Still my favourite clip, Sorcery Half Sword.

[lime perch]

I've beaten baron and I can barely do a straight side to side swing

[shell bronze]

second tier don't got no falchions or swords

that's peasant

[lime perch]

oops

[young saffron]

is beggar willie tier 0 and then peasant is tier 1 to you?

[lime perch]

I know nothing about anything don't ask me

[sleek mica]

What would even be tier 0 and lower than beggar

[shell bronze]

plancon is so hard to use 💔

[lime perch]

For tier 2 I'd probably just go axe or sicle. Anybody's choice really

[proven verge]

this is a fucking gnarly way to disarm someone

[grave crystal]

what is the sickle, is it the big fork??

[shell bronze]

no that's pitchfork

got bro prayin to jesus

[lime perch]

sick

[proven verge]

Gimme dat nose

[lime perch]

Bro got pranked to death

[grave crystal]

whats the best weapon for the 3rd role

[lime perch]

Longsword

Or falchion with buckler

[shell bronze]

longsword or stay in second role and keep pitchfork

[lime perch]

This guy is still alive by the way

[young saffron]

first person with the falchon feels way too fancy

[shell bronze]

this weapon sucks

[young saffron]

why did you... why did you use that weapon and betray the longsword!?😭

[shell bronze]

i'm seeing how bullshit the plancon is by taking it to knight

(it's actually not even funny how unrealistic this pos is)

my damage settings at the end

[grave crystal]

can anyone give some tips for getting better

cause i cant get past the 2 second

role

[young saffron]

I'm still on the journey to become the only person who likes parrying daggers and doesn't lie to themselves saying that the parrying dagger is good

[tardy rivet]

fatal error

[shell bronze]

everything is a baseball bat as a knight

[tender quest]

yes

[cinder stone]

look! I just gave willie a second mouth; now he can speak english twice!

[young saffron]

you're such a kind and caring person for doing that for free, we need more people like you out there

[cinder stone]

and then I... gave him a way to think twice

I think :v

[young saffron]

I'm starting to think the dagger isn't just for parrying

[young saffron]

that was sick

[shell bronze]

crouching makes parrying one handed strikes much better

[young saffron]

turned him into and among us dead body

lmao

[shell bronze]

some more iaijutsu

[naive holly]

Pitchfork is quite busted, hold alt and move the mouse up and down to stab

[shell bronze]

a nice 3 pack of easy one shot kills for everyone's viewing pleasures

[naive holly]

#3 pleases me as you might know

[cinder stone]

So I gave a willie a decapitation where there's a bit of skin holding the head to the body, and when willie fell on his knees I kicked thinking I'd hit his body but instead I kicked his head off lmao

I tried recording it but windows' built-in recorder failed me :v

[lime perch]

Look who I found in the Abyss

[shell bronze]

get his ass