halfsword-chat-⚔

[shell bronze]

if you don't want to let go of your weapon and/or want to switch to a one handed grip for a two handed weapon

at least for longsword

hold right click then press x

instead of just switching sides you completely hand the sword over to your left hand

[fierce acorn]

yea

[shell bronze]

so if you want to escape from a bind do that as well

[native kestrel]

how do you defeat a polearm with no weapon at all? I keep getting past the blade to start punching them, but then they just bash my head with the pole itself and i can't figure out how to block it bare handed, seems to just snap my arms and crush my skull even if I get my hands up

[thorny perch]

the legs

disable legs and they lose power in polearm

[native kestrel]

so kick the ever lovin shit out of em, understood

[fierce acorn]

on some clueless shit rn

over in a few seconds damn

one hit

↖️

hit it again

surely just luck

just feinted a left strike to right strike and got em i nthe face

[native kestrel]

okay how to disable the legs, my kicks aren't doing shit, they tank like 20 leg kicks, stumble and create distance, one shot my face

[fierce acorn]

SO REAL

caps lock

[native kestrel]

this ultimate challenge shit bout to make me alt f4 holy

[fierce acorn]

really

[native kestrel]

yeah I keep getting stuck with knives or unarmed against polearms, just repeatedly, would be really nice if my enemies would use swords

[leaden falcon]

When is this coming to ps5?

[floral raft]

Do i require level 3 to send images

[grim latch]

yes

but it is easy just talk

[floral raft]

Ok

can i use hs enchancer

[copper solstice]

40 years from now

[worthy hearth]

well i just found out its possible to split a guy in half upwards

[floral raft]

Crazy

[floral raft]

before gta6

[regal juniper]

I hope Matt Easton will review Halfsword one day. He reviewed some other medieval games but I was wondering why he didn’t review the greatest medieval fighting game ever, maybe because it’s still a beta

[hardy sun]

Please help how can i not walk in that dark Space the whole time

How do i like get out of that dark ass Space

In Videos i see diff arena’s

[regal juniper]

Click Play Demo on the left panel

Not the Abyss

[fierce acorn]

no

[fierce acorn]

ohhh thats what he meant

yeah do this

[floral raft]

ok

[fierce acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[floral raft]

no i dont

[regal juniper]

I remember the game books from the 1980s. There was one called “Bloodsword” with a character class “Enchanter”

[fierce acorn]

just did a matrix dodge in real time 💪

https://tenor.com/view/matrix-neo-keanu-reeves-power-windy-gif-15235043

like this but higher

like in chiv 2

OH FUCK

HE JUST TRIED TO DO THE HUG OF DEATH ON ME

but hes an idiot he let go

[daring fjord]

Greetings everyone. I just wanted to point out that in this situation, the game itself, full of bugs, wasn't well-directed and, above all, it punishes the player too much, given that you often die due to bugs. One day, if it gets improved, it could be a great game.

[fierce acorn]

that's false

naked willy isn't even a bug

also it's 100% fair

[broken venture]

is there possible to download other versions of demo my laptop cant handle this demo i downloaded demo 0.3 torrent which is abyss but is there others too

[daring fjord]

I'm just trying to objectively evaluate all the potential flaws in a demo that, once the game is finished, could be a masterpiece. However, it risks not being one precisely because there are people like you who, either out of bias or due to a lack of observational skills, simply don't evaluate things for what they are.

I've been playing for four days, and I can guarantee there are many bugs. When a weapon doesn't swing or lunge but still cuts, especially dismembering you from side to side, it's very difficult for me to understand how these aren't bugs but something intended by the game itself. So, perhaps it would be better to evaluate this.

[lunar oxide]

just going to put this out here. I've recently been turning lock on off and I've been enjoying it much more than I would've expected.

[fierce acorn]

maybe turn gore down

[daring fjord]

same thing

[fierce acorn]

i refuse to believe it

hey @shell bronze we should get some knight clisp

[daring fjord]

I understand completely. You're saying that whether or not I believe you is irrelevant; the consequences of these unaddressed issues will prevent the game from reaching its full potential and becoming the unique "gem" that players are looking for.

Your point is that the failure to acknowledge and fix these bugs will ultimately hold the game back, regardless of anyone's personal opinion.

[fierce acorn]

its already the unique gem that players are looking for

bc i say so

[daring fjord]

A Discord where anyone who tries to voice their opinion gets mocked because it touches on their favorite game, and is thus devoid of objectivity, is always a pleasure.😅

[fierce acorn]

my point exactly

such a pleasure yes

im fucking with you ill read it later

[daring fjord]

Looks like today wasn't your day. Don't worry, tomorrow's a fresh start. Try not to dwell on it; otherwise, your frustration can become your own cage.❤️

[fierce acorn]

what

my willy is crying ❤️

[lunar oxide]

I mean if anything you're the one just objectively stating their opinion as the correct one. there isn't really much room for objectivity with what you've given.

[daring fjord]

If the solution to a problem I raise is "change the difficulty," then I think, fundamentally, you're not doing a very good job. How do you like that as a pov?

[fierce acorn]

there is no difficulty

you just have to practice and get good so you're not shit, it is fair and anything the bot can do you can VERY likely do too

[lunar oxide]

I think you're looking for problems.

https://tenor.com/view/vegito-vegito-gansta-vegito-suit-drip-vegito-bait-used-to-be-believable-gif-315651423676567245

but seriously, it looks like you have some fundamental misunderstandings. no matter what anyone says you're just going to keep defaulting to your base arguments, so I ask you, what's the point of engaging with you?

[daring fjord]

Dear lawyer, what I'm saying might not make much sense, I don't know, just as what you're saying seems to make no sense. For me, it doesn't make sense, I'm not here for anything. Also, because discussing with people I can't even touch or see... I get nothing out of it. The problem is that you feel so important, both you and the other friend. And when something that's not yours, but that you feel is yours, gets touched, you go a bit crazy, don't you? Because then you see, it's already two or three against one in my house. You're the classic 'incels' or something like that, people closed off at home who basically only know how to attack others. That said, I come from any part of the world where there's a mind and logic to understand certain things. I've only complained about problems that, in my opinion, actually exist. I haven't been given an answer yet, or at least not a precise, precise answer, about what could or couldn't be done with a game like that. That's all. That said, have a good life. I see you've already gotten a bit too heated for my taste."

[fierce acorn]

i aint crazy

[fierce acorn]

have a good life...

hahaah

https://tenor.com/view/have-a-nice-life-the-unnatural-world-have-a-nice-life-band-i-love-have-a-nice-life-gif-8203869069351269498

im not an incel i get all the wives trust me bro

[daring fjord]

That 'Trust me' at the end of the sentence is about as useful as a kick in the ass completely pointless."

[lunar oxide]

I really hope this is some act man. You sound schizophrenic, and I don't even mean that in an insulting way, there was no cohesion in that wall of text.

[fierce acorn]

bro got mad 💔

im just speaking truth brother

kicks in the ass can be very pointful btw

[lunar oxide]

like it sounds like you go off on some tangent halfway through about your life there and you completely pull shit out of your ass in previous messages.

[fierce acorn]

somethingsomething you're incels because you defend a game you like (which isnt even what incel means) sarcasm and insults

basically that

i dont think bro can take a joek 😭

[lunar oxide]

I think bro is projecting a little

[fierce acorn]

true

[lament birch]

Yo how do I get out of the dungeon

[fierce acorn]

?

You dont

[lunar oxide]

Got to be more specific

[fierce acorn]

yu can get past the fence tho

[lament birch]

K thanks

[fierce acorn]

It's hard to get past the 2nd

[lunar oxide]

Are you trying to get to free mode?

[fierce acorn]

youll have to try to like knock yourself on the ground and crawl under

[lament birch]

Yeah

[fierce acorn]

oh

just click free mode

and play demo

[lunar oxide]

So go back to the menu

[lament birch]

Ok

[fierce acorn]

click one of the classes to play as it

[lunar oxide]

Right hand side on the bottom

Should say free mode

Click that

[lament birch]

K thanks guys

[daring fjord]

You've clearly never dealt with someone schizophrenic. Don't use psychiatric problems to validate your points; that's incredibly disrespectful to those who have them. That said, the game isn't even finished, and the people involved already seem pretty toxic. Good luck with everything, but I'm sorry, this game won't launch properly without improvements and bug fixes.

[lament birch]

Ik

I still like the game

Any ways

[fierce acorn]

sh sh shhhh dw about this

[lunar oxide]

I don't think anyone is saying that... Friend, this is a demo. The game is going to change. Change drastically in fact.

[fierce acorn]

he's just a bit insanne in the membrane

[lament birch]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[daring fjord]

See, now we're on the same page. I simply wanted to know if, after not just an hour but days of gameplay, there are some very evident problems that, for such a beautiful game, it would be advisable to remove or mitigate in some way. My point was very simple to understand; it was in a language comprehensible to everyone, and I didn't say anything fantastical. That's why I'm here, talking about these issues that, in my opinion, don't do the game justice. Since it's a demo, now is the time to work on solving them, ultimately creating a top product—precisely the gem that everyone was missing in this genre of games. That's what you needed to understand from the start; it wasn't that difficult.

[lunar oxide]

Buddy I don't think you understand. It kinda feels like your punching ghosts.

Like the only one confused about anything here is you.

[lament birch]

Huh

Just reading

[fierce acorn]

sh sh shhhhh go back to what you were doing

go back to sleep

[lunar oxide]

Sleep sounds nice right about now

[fierce acorn]

you're making it incomprehensible man

[lament birch]

I wasn't even a sleep I was playing it tho early

[fierce acorn]

you're doing the opposite of what you're trying to do

[lament birch]

What?

[lunar oxide]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-biden-presidential-debate-huh-confused-gif-9508832355999336631

[lament birch]

Bru

[fierce acorn]

im talking to tbe one guy

[lament birch]

K well I getting off

[pearl ferry]

chatgpt make me as verbose as possible and also add 5000 commas

[daring fjord]

"Sour grapes," said the fox who couldn't reach them, right? my bad❤️

[lament birch]

@pearl ferry yo Jaime added me

[pearl ferry]

I did?

[lament birch]

K

[fierce acorn]

sorry i dont speak aesop

translate please

[fierce acorn]

Thi yeah

this

[lunar oxide]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-thinking-reading-book-work-glasses-gif-10674954

Bro it doesn't even make sense in context.

[daring fjord]

I'd speak to you in Sri Lankan, but I don't think you know how to speak it.

[lunar oxide]

Like what are they envious of?

[pearl ferry]

ahhh we bragging to each other

yes yes this is the playground I forgot

[lunar oxide]

Kinda actually

[lament birch]

Is this chat real

[pearl ferry]

this is my flex watch this disarm

[gilded breach]

im sure youd speak more plainly in sri lankan.
regardless, ur wasting your time talking about bugs in here, you shud use #1047240101152960525 to leave feedback

[lament birch]

Crazy

[fierce acorn]

you don't deserve to have weed as ur pfp

[pearl ferry]

we were doing so well no one replied to them for 5 minutes brah

[storm kettle]

aight i havent been here in a while, how are we?

damn it its dead

[pearl ferry]

its 8 am on a wednesday for the americaners

[storm kettle]

thats a skill issue for american tbh

[pearl ferry]

you right napstablook

[storm kettle]

ayyy

thats the first time anyones mentioned it

[pearl ferry]

always have to mention the utdr brainrot

[wooden socket]

something something STANDING HERE, I REALIZE

dash punches are so fun to land

[inner wedge]

hmm i can only play the abyss before i was able to play in the arena is that mode gone

[molten galleon]

Hey dpmo

[solemn holly]

click the "play demo" button in the top left of the screen

[sudden turtle]

is there any information as to if we are going to be able to wield a dagger in ice pick grip

with the blade pointed downwards

[nimble trench]

now a silly one

[nimble trench]

that sounds kinda useless for this game tbh

[sudden turtle]

How come?

Imo it would make daggers actually useful in armoured combat

[nimble trench]

well will all the weapons you have now they are all based on normal grip wich works but a dagger would go downwards it would be complicated and kinda silly but i get what you mean tho

[sudden turtle]

It wouldn't be silly

Its one way you would use a dagger

I dont want swords in reverse grip, that would be silly

daggers on the other hand are useful when the blade is pointed downwards

[inner wedge]

🤣🤦tx

[zenith atlas]

wsp

[naive holly]

Gm folks

[shadow tartan]

Morning.

[knotty lotus]

yeah but i feel like that'd win me 90% of duels

just put your hand up as far as you can and stab the man in the head

[sudden turtle]

I dont play on no armour difficulty

[knotty lotus]

or do it at an angle, it'll eventually clip through

[shadow tartan]

No Armor Difficulty?

[naive holly]

I mean, there will be alternate grips when the game comes out. Whether reverse grip is one of them idk

[naive holly]

T3 probably

[shadow tartan]

I’m confused.

Like playing the Abbys with no armor?

[knotty lotus]

perhaps a button to handle a dagger the usual or downwards way

[sudden turtle]

Difficulty where the top of the head is an actual target for stabs

[naive holly]

No like, playing freeplay in the first three tiers

Where theres no armor

[knotty lotus]

but here's another problem: i'd just spam it to make it spin

[shadow tartan]

Oh.

[naive holly]

You can spin spam now.

I dont think reverse grip would he a huge issue balance wise

Like....

[knotty lotus]

there's also the trick where you can sheathe a weapon and have it rip through the enemy's body

[naive holly]

Yeah unsheathes are cool

Oh you mean flinging them lol

[knotty lotus]

stabs are this easy with the short dagger?

[naive holly]

Stabs are so easy

Holup

[knotty lotus]

i usually use the wide one for these

[knotty lotus]

or even better

i just use the later tier knives for stabbing

[knotty lotus]

doesn't even have to fling them

it sometimes just cuts them in half

doesn't matter if they're armored or not

of course people will tell you that this is a bug and not a natural power that Willy possesses

[sour cloak]

i violated a willie, footage on #game-footage-🎮🎥 (if you watch it, youre a criminal)

[naive holly]

Im just saying theyre already good and reverse grip wouldn't break anything. Would be a good addition for varieties sake

[wet zealot]

I do too, the main problem is the frame drops :p too inconsistent to actually have fun

[gleaming epoch]

trying to play small buhurt without dropping to 30 fps

[knotty lotus]

you can't go down to low graphics to somewhat fix it because the shitty lighting may blind you

[sour cloak]

bro

im playing abyss

[knotty lotus]

i only don't avoid brave stand because i know i will win it, even with low fps

[sour cloak]

and from nowhere a bunch of random shit spawned infront of me

literally all the half sword items wtf

[knotty lotus]

someone wants you to win

[naive holly]

Yeah that's god for ya

[lime perch]

Greetings

[neat crow]

FR

It's crazy

Not even changing the graphics settings fixes it

[lime perch]

Are you running DX12 or DX11?

[neat crow]

Idk what those are

[lime perch]

Go to your display settings in half sword and it will say DX11 or 12

[neat crow]

Whatever the default is I think

[lime perch]

What does it say?

[neat crow]

I cant check rn

[neat crow]

Yeah I didn't touch that setting

[lime perch]

If it's on 12, turn it down to 11

[neat crow]

What does it do

[lime perch]

Basically running on a higher DX smoothes edges, improves shadows, sunrays and general texture.

At the very large cost of performance

[neat crow]

Hm

Every other game mode runs at like 90-100 fps on average for me. It's just Burhurt

6 is too much i guess

[sleek mica]

What tier

[lime perch]

Yeah it's trying to compensate for the physics is what my best bet is

[neat crow]

Any

[sleek mica]

Armor reflections are very intensive

[lime perch]

6 guys with shiny armour and weapons will mess up your fps

[neat crow]

Any with burhurt anyway

[sleek mica]

Yeah too many calculations then

I get a sizeable drop in teams too

[neat crow]

Hope it can be optimized for early access/full release, otherwise the numbers can't get too high.

[sleek mica]

I wonder what particular calculation is so intensive

[lime perch]

In baron I'm on a solid 140fps and my game very rarely drops below 120. This is obviously hardware based

[lime perch]

I bet it's the armour moving in such a realistic way, that the light shining off of the armour at each angle during movement is killing it

[lime perch]

Have you turned blood down?

[sleek mica]

But it's also happening in unarmored fights too

To a lesser degree

[neat crow]

Yes it doesn't help.

[lime perch]

What's your specs?

[dusky heron]

does the presence of a more erudite willie than I grace this chat currently? for if this be the case, would they elucidate on the naming of this polearm?

[lime perch]

Broomstick with a sharp pointy blade. Hope this helps 🙏

[dusky heron]

https://tenor.com/view/monster-versus-vs-alien-monster-vs-alien-gif-16037253809360562033

[lime perch]

It's actually called "いたずらされた"

Google translate it if you must

[naive holly]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo2-elite-sangheili-greetings-gif-25839730

[naive holly]

Voulge?

Had clueless try and coach me up last night lol

[lime perch]

clueless is crazy

[naive holly]

Oh lawd they gonna get the shield bash

[lime perch]

We're having a pillowfight 🥰

[crimson sable]

bot?

[ancient sand]

holy shitballs

[lime perch]

gave bro a new face

[strong shard]

can i give this man a proper burial

and a letter for his family

[floral imp]

i had gotten my first fair baron kill

[tender quest]

pow

[floral imp]

why not just slice his face

felt like that woudl be faster

[naive holly]

Why does it have to be faster

[floral imp]

because

fast fights = less chance to die

[naive holly]

Militus has sliced thousands of faces, how many times have you stabbed someone through an armor gap by manipulating the physics of switching into a half sword grip.

Plus it looks cool

[naive holly]

Why is it bad to die

[floral imp]

more times than i can recount

well

i guess it is not bad to die

because the abyss is quite an experience in itself

[naive holly]

Freeplay too

[naive holly]

Also congrats

[little verge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1265940995032354918/1359615286906720508/200.gif

[wind charm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1265940995032354918/1359615286906720508/200.gif

[summer pasture]

i hate when i dislocate the shoulder 😭

its so annoying

[floral imp]

half sword told me i got a fatal error but i can still be gaming

is this normal

[summer pasture]

yeah

[floral imp]

nvm

[summer pasture]

u will crash in like 2 mins

[floral imp]

it crashed

lol

[summer pasture]

yeah

sometimes doesnt insta crash

takes a bit

[floral imp]

during UC :(

at baron fight..

[grand yacht]

I just made it to baron fight

[floral imp]

first time?

[grand yacht]

Yeah

Died when I had to win against a sword with a knife

Still gonna try again tho

[dusky heron]

https://tenor.com/view/xiao-zhan-gif-22283197

never stop the grind

[wind charm]

This is what SHEER aggression looks like.

[supple marsh]

I wish I got the playtest version

Is the playtest better than demo?

[naive holly]

Was different, the physics were stiffer, mainly. I wouldn't say better altogether but different enough to have a preference

[shell bronze]

jojo pose

[stable rivet]

im sure this must've happened a lot, knights abandoning their swords and just throwing hands with the gauntlets instead

it'd be more effective to bludgeon your armored opponent with your hands or the hilt

unless you half sword ofc

[torpid mortar]

what a nice fang

[torpid mortar]

hit him 3 times in the head before he fell to the ground

right after

it is genuinely surprising how much damage it feels they take on settings like this

[floral imp]

set them both to the middle

[torpid mortar]

i have them slightly lower because its not really fun if they just fall over and die if i bitch slap them

[floral imp]

they only fall over if you hit them really good or a lot

[torpid mortar]

if you get a good hit on their chin, no

[crimson sable]

I desactivated pain and uncoincious on enemies, so they only can be killed cutting his head. Holy shit...

[torpid mortar]

ive hit him in the side like 20 times by now

he has not fallen

[torpid mortar]

they dont die

if you have those settings on

they just dont die

unless they fall

that triggers true death

[crimson sable]

Only cutting the head

[torpid mortar]

usually with those settings

they just dont die

unless they fall

or their bottom half hits the ground

same thing

[crimson sable]

This thing feels like a nightmare mode

[torpid mortar]

play longsword with it dawg

its actually horrible

t3 with those settings

is horrible

[crimson sable]

True, all feels horrid

i will call this unofficially game mode where the willies dont feel pain or doesnt be knocked as "bloodbath"

[torpid mortar]

proof of concept btw

they dont die unless they fall

even when headless, they are still conscious

[crimson sable]

i didnt saw it already

[supple marsh]

Is it possible to have no lag with cinematic graphics set?

[torpid mortar]

get a better pc

[supple marsh]

I don’t even have a pc😭

[torpid mortar]

turning pain off for both parties is fun

[strong shard]

invertebrate abs workout ❤️

[strong shard]

got turned into shawarma

[torpid mortar]

im using a laptop and running it at high because epic brings my fps from 80 > 30

it sucks

but high doesnt look like shit so im not complaining

[supple marsh]

I’m on a laptop also

[torpid mortar]

real

[supple marsh]

I use medium most of the time

[torpid mortar]

medium looks

so ass

i refuse to play on anything below high

[supple marsh]

Do you guys know if either steam or epic has better fps

[torpid mortar]

theyre the same fucking thing

💔

[atomic flame]

how to fix fatal error?

[supple marsh]

Just keep opening the game

[torpid mortar]

reopen your game

[supple marsh]

Yeah

[deep shale]

soon™ season is sooning

[supple marsh]

??

[shell bronze]

it's actually fun

max your gore out

[torpid mortar]

he took my leg

[shell bronze]

plays more like an arcade hack and slash and forces you to commit to full powered swings

i played commoner with all kinds of settings and modifiers and each one has a certain charm and playstyle to it

[torpid mortar]

i love it when person im trying to counter aims for my arm, i parry and then he pushes through and somehow cuts my head off

[shell bronze]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1043854764095582260/1383322846071230497/Half_Sword_Demo_-_2025-06-14_1-50-19_AM.mp4?ex=686ffd8b&is=686eac0b&hm=2ca824f947462f9320e5ace6137203b1f1a766b82a8757e667824d3d7f176c17&

minimum damage gameplay is a treat for when i get sick of them dying too fast

[shell bronze]

depending on the weapon they're using it's unfortunately usually just a parry gone wrong

but sometimes bs like the battle axe/commoner boss/plancon will get you no matter how goated you are at parrying

[torpid mortar]

twas a longsword

i hit like

some bullshit parry where their weapon goes flying back

then he just came crashing back down while i was mid swing and cut my head off

💔

[shell bronze]

longswords are straightforward to parry if they strike at torso level or higher

[torpid mortar]

yes

i love longsword

[shell bronze]

it's that ai willie special move called flailing

[torpid mortar]

real

[shell bronze]

but usually longsword parrying is chill

you gotta play predictively

[torpid mortar]

true

t3

would be my most played tier

because i dont really like any others excluding knight

and maybe t5

[shell bronze]

if you haven't you should also try crouch parrying @torpid mortar

fantastic counter for those bs leg destroying moves

[torpid mortar]

i have tried that

i am bad at doing it

very bad

i only use it to attempt at parrying overheads

because it gives a larger time frame

to halfsword

yk?

[shell bronze]

use it against those sideswipes where your unsure if it's gonna hit your legs or lower torso

overheads are a bit more straightforward to parry than you think once you get used to it

[torpid mortar]

im just not used to it as much as other people are

despite my

100 hours

💔

[devout yew]

getting that little short knife in peasent carnage is similar to recieving an umbrella in Squid Game

[echo wren]

what z does in half sword?

[torpid mortar]

go run dagger in t3 and only dagger

get it in 2 handed

and drop your other weapon

[torpid mortar]

and only use the dagger

get used to that

[torpid mortar]

nice

[shell bronze]

lock on

[devout yew]

doesnt that require mods yo

[torpid mortar]

no?

[echo wren]

oh ty

[shell bronze]

it took me 200 to learn how to swing a longsword dw

[torpid mortar]

im the type of person to like

see a oppertounity

not think twice

rush in

push the sword through their chest the entire way

or die

zero inbetween

[chilly sluice]

i aint gon lie bruh

i got really far in the one mode

but in the end my game crashed lol

like im last stage

playing that mode

hella nice ngl

[shell bronze]

used to be me until i did like 50 hours playing on low damage with with no gore

[chilly sluice]

but then my game crashed lol

[shell bronze]

once you get used to letting go of that impulsive part of your mind telling you to rush in the game becomes a playground

[torpid mortar]

i usually just play with medium gore and decently low damage

[shell bronze]

i play with 70%+ to myself and 50% to NPCs

with max gore max blood

[chilly sluice]

i js play with gore all the way up

what pc parts would be great for playing this game normal without any problems?

[torpid mortar]

thats fair

[chilly sluice]

like no crashes at all

[shell bronze]

none

the game itself is the issue

[chilly sluice]

true

the demo has afew bugs

[shell bronze]

my 7800x3d/7900xtx top percentile build still crashes

[chilly sluice]

oh dang

[shell bronze]

64gb ram 24gb vram

[chilly sluice]

holy

[shell bronze]

it's just the nature of the game engine and the solutions they used for it

[chilly sluice]

-true

but still i love this game with all my heart

such a good game ngl

cannot wait till its finally out

[floral imp]

i think i have learned how to play this game properly now

i can complete gauntlet and kill baron with some consistency

[chilly sluice]

got me more waiting than gta 6 ngl

COMPLETE?

DUDE I DIDNT EVEN FINISH IT

IM LIKE ALMOST DONE

CANT FINISH IT THO

HOLY

[devout yew]

ive been training myself sword dueling at max player damage

[chilly sluice]

how hard is it to kill baron?

[devout yew]

is this a viable training method yo

[chilly sluice]

like the last stage?

[shell bronze]

@torpid mortar 6 pack of overhead parries for your viewing pleasure and potentially educational purposes

[lament wraith]

SCANDI ARMOR??? peak

[summer pasture]

them gauntlets

finna make boxing

so much fun

[heady osprey]

NORWAYYYY 🇳🇴 🇳🇴 🇳🇴 🇳🇴

[floral imp]

is it normal that i almost never parry

[summer pasture]

yh

[abstract hamlet]

Yay, finally finger gauntlets

[summer pasture]

i usually just dodge

[gilded breach]

but will the leather bits clip through like the current gauntlets?

[late ocean]

Jern? Järn!

[summer pasture]

since dodge speed boost is crazy

[tulip spire]

SWEDEN GLOVES GRAHHHHHHHHHHHH

[floral imp]

like i might parry an overhand axe once in a while for the beggar boss with my big candlestick but other than that i just kinda dont

[vestal turtle]

Those gauntlets are sick 🔥

[heady osprey]

NO, SWEDEN COULD NEVER

[tulip spire]

hjärnhandskar

[floral imp]

ts pmo i crashed again :(

[heady osprey]

NORWAY GLOVES

[late ocean]

Real shit

[tulip spire]

SWEDEN GLOVES >:[

[devout yew]

Ive been training at swordplay with max player damage, is this viable? I also have another question, should i focus on head and shoulder movement or the enemies sword?

[steel helm]

SWEDEN MENTIONED 🇸🇪

[floral imp]

probably enemies sword

[heady osprey]

SWEDEN COULD NEVER

[floral imp]

also i would suggest training at swordplay with medium player damage

[late ocean]

Svitjod hin mikla

[floral imp]

because max player damage is just bs

[heady osprey]

NORWAY MENTIONED 🇳🇴

[shell bronze]

no

player damage down

[amber whale]

they cooked with this wip

[shell bronze]

all max player damage does is piss you off

[devout yew]

My reasoning is that it entices me to dodge and not risk taking worthless shots

[floral imp]

you get your bones broken if your opponent slightly cuts your pinky finger

[steel helm]

😾

[light garnet]

now these gauntlets look they could pack a punch

[shell bronze]

focus on their sword and their wind-up patterns

[shell bronze]

the alternative is to just listen for the sound of your flesh getting sliced on low damage mode and knowing that you got hit

[floral imp]

clueless i see you do alot of longsword, but have you ever tried dual wielding (shortsword + shield/dagger)

[devout yew]

Ill do 10 test rounds for each method

[shell bronze]

i don't use dagger but shield gameplay i sometimes entertain when i get bored

[devout yew]

If i score more wins either way, ill know what i should focus on

[devout yew]

thank you guys

[little verge]

You give to much good advice to still bear that name.

[floral imp]

no way, clueless mace AND shield gameplay in the same clip?

[cyan wigeon]

barbute

[shell bronze]

honored to hear that good sire

[light garnet]

shieldbashing is super fun

[shell bronze]

i make sure we all beat half sword the same

[floral imp]

er

what do we mean by beating half sword

[shell bronze]

i sometimes do it after disarming or stunning someone to the point of them not being able to attack

[floral imp]

killing baron?

[shell bronze]

not necessarily

[devout yew]

I won 6/10 rounds from the sword focusing rounds. Going onto heads+shoulders

[shell bronze]

i like to see others succeed in understanding half sword mechanics

i should probably see how many commoner rounds i can win in a row

[floral imp]

its really easy to win commoner rounds for me now

[summer brook]

its just a matter of time

[floral imp]

usually i'd die/beg for mercy/go uncon once in each 10 or so rounds

[shell bronze]

iirc my personal best was 40 something but that was a month or two ago when i sucked at movement

[floral imp]

but now i can go on for like 30

[shell bronze]

commoner can either be extremely easy or a good challenge depending on how you want to play it

it's a good and pure representation of half sword

[proven pivot]

BRO WHY THEY DOING WIP THING

WE WANT UPDATES

[shell bronze]

let them cook

to win commoner fights by any means you really don't have to do much

[summer brook]

yeah just hit them

[shell bronze]

literally just swing first or swing second

[devout yew]

9/10 rounds won from focusing on heads and shoulders.

wow

big difference

[shell bronze]

most combat is settled by the first strike

[proper sparrow]

Give us spiked gauntlets

[steady ice]

Im a bit late for this but hear me out... the willie becomes in terrible pain if he gets kicked in the balls

[short pagoda]

wish there was a community manager or a staff

cuz im curious about something

[tough ledge]

Can’t wait for other locations to be updated into the game 🔥

[floral imp]

already real i think

it stuns him

[wary hedge]

hey guys

how many hours do you have?

[steady ice]

i always kick willie in the balls by accident idk if it's doing anything

[late ocean]

Open world half sword 🥵

[steady ice]

he should scream like when i chop his hand off

[steady ice]

abyss??

[late ocean]

Medieval village when

[steady ice]

but with grass and shit

[late ocean]

Hell yeah

[steady ice]

village raids when

[wary hedge]

i'm thinking the game will be a very narrow, maybe corridor battle simulator with a fun campaign

[livid egret]

Soon season will soon be sooning?

[wary hedge]

very sad multiplayer isnt possible because of ping issues

[late ocean]

Sweden vs denmark medieval fight challenge when

[steady ice]

flintlocks when

[dreamy tapir]

The armor and shields is cool but like when do we get to see a new arena/map 😭

[steady ice]

they were edging us since the trailer 😭

[dreamy tapir]

Right?

I swear I've seen some sort of ballroom somewhere

And, I understand map making isn't easy, but just making a couple varients of the same arena isn't that difficult

Unless that ballroom is for something else, idk why it's not out yet

[steady ice]

"thy fine buttocks of thy fine woman is in ownership of me"

"parry this ya filthy casual"

[short pagoda]

hey can i ask something

[tender quest]

ya

[short pagoda]

will there be more ranks in half sword in full release

[viscid cobalt]

are all the things from the WIP gonna be in the demo or early accses?

[tender quest]

i dont know anymore than you guys 😦

[neat yarrow]

Every time the halfsword discord shows a notification, I check for updates immediately, only to be disappointed that they are once again only posted beautiful art that they are working hard on

[tender quest]

you'd be even more disappointed if you heard nothing for months at a time im sure

[astral oar]

Anyone know how to hold g on the steam deck?

Cant find the bind

[short pagoda]

SWORD MUNCHER

[neat yarrow]

was the VC removed entirely from this discord?

[soft osprey]

It’s hidden until you have level 3

[soft osprey]

Also early access comes in Q4. Dont come here for pings expecting an update before then lol

It’s always gonna be WIP posts till at least October

[indigo lintel]

bruh I set the blood and gore level LOWER for some realism then I started getting windows blue screen now I set it HIGHER I don’t get blue screen??

what is ts

[deep shale]

how much ram do you have

[indigo lintel]

16gb

but I set it higher

and no blue screen

I also updated my drivers

[deep shale]

it is a possibility that 16gb either might not be enough, or one of the ram sticks themselves are faulty

but i dont imagine halfsword needs 16gb

i had this exact issue but for some other, more larger game

[indigo lintel]

you think I need more or something

[deep shale]

i would try swapping the sticks across the ram slots to try and sus out if the slots are broke or some shi

[indigo lintel]

I’ve been playing this game for two years

This is the first time it has happened

[indigo lintel]

“DRIVER_POWER_FAILURE”

[deep shale]

so its probably not ram at all

[frigid panther]

how i can get them sword?

[tender quest]

tis my own sword

[deep shale]

holy smokes its so clean

[frigid panther]

ouw

[placid coyote]

how do you find the in game pictures?

[mental kelp]

Steam\steamapps\common\Half Sword Demo\HalfSwordUE5\Screenshots

Something like that

[placid coyote]

thank you

[mental kelp]

Maybe there is a folder in between I forget

[rapid plinth]

i really dont know what willie is made out of but how the hell are you still able to plead for mercy after kicking your head at least 7 times

[floral imp]

his cranium is just that thick

thats why you can survive hits to the head

[rapid plinth]

dont forget the punches i gave ya, this mf should be like a failed lobotmite now

[floral imp]

nahh

his cranium is just thick af

[rapid plinth]

somehow still crying after splitting 1/4 of their skull open with an axe lmao

its insane

"have mercy on me"
the state hes in:

[floral imp]

nah

hes still good

[rapid plinth]

"ayyyy!!"

[floral imp]

nah still chilling

[rapid plinth]

idk mane

?

🥀

[naive holly]

Dagger only lets see it, man's can cook im sure.

[shell bronze]

done it before

can do again

[floral imp]

yea he's good

[shell bronze]

@naive holly

[naive holly]

This is what I want to see

Idk why daggers are so fun

High risk, some finesse

[floral imp]

he used his shortsword

this aint dagger only

[shell bronze]

my boy those are both daggers

[naive holly]

Long dagger

[floral imp]

they are both daggers?

[naive holly]

They are

[floral imp]

hard to tell from that perspective

my bad dawgs

closer = looks bigger

[naive holly]

All good bouyi

[floral imp]

shut up

🤫

[floral imp]

[placid coyote]

anyone elses legs tweak out

[modest whale]

yeah when i stand from the toilet

after a while

[placid coyote]

thanks

[jolly gorge]

Bro im so happy

I figured out how to add modded weappnd

[umbral mica]

this looks like the knight of solitude set from ER

[naive holly]

They do kinda

[placid coyote]

do yall like using the baron?

[small dove]

not so fun having all your limbs broken, huh?

[small dove]

a pair of iron gauntlets, huh

[umbral mica]

yes

[small dove]

if they are inspired by some gauntlets they found in sweden, why didnt they say it in swedish?

they tried to mix together swedish and norweigan

in norweigan its "et" instead of "ett"

"ett" is swedish

but in swedish its "järnhandskar"

in norweigan its "jernhandsker" or "jernhansker" (i forgor which one)

ah

its danish

"jernhandsker" is danish

tho i dont know why they used "ett" instead of "et"

its very confusing

both the languages and how they decided to spell the sentence

i yaps

lmfao

[tacit wasp]

If I play as the baron I use his sword instead of the polearm

Idk I’m used to hitting headshots as a normal sized character so being the baron throws everything off

I have to figure out the right swing distance and all that

[gilded breach]

yes tho i would have liked him to have changing loadouts like the other tiers

[tacit wasp]

That would be super cool

Bro said “no mercy” 💀

[fading niche]

swords slashing slower?

[minor mesa]

Don't think? But ik the longswords def vary in feel depending on model

Soem are a lot more responsive imo

[fading niche]

that makes sense, mightve just been using an odd longsword

[minor mesa]

I get that sometimes, quickly pick first longsword I get and it feels totally funky

[fading niche]

ye

[robust siren]

i get this game is about "realism" but why does our character have to be completely useless and hold their stump if they lose a hand or something? at that point just force the match to be over because that's basically what happens anyway, you can't fight back anymore

lose 1 hand but you effectively lost both because you no longer use your one remaining hand to do anything but hold the other

[pallid verge]

SCANDINAVIA WOO

[worn oracle]

Willie just headbutt me in the ultimate mode

[elfin abyss]

what did they mean by soon season will be sooning

[elfin abyss]

we need the ability for prosthetics and stuff

[lime perch]

yo yo

yo? 😆

[tacit wasp]

He walked into my spear 😔

[lapis marsh]

God those new gauntlets look sick

[cloud barn]

what country made the best armor? When I look it up the top two answers I get are German and Italian armor

[soft osprey]

German and Italian

[cloud barn]

so there’s no definitive country really, it’s just german and italian and they are both very similar?

[abstract vault]

is it just me or is punching really weird rn

hes either like slicing or only using one arm

[dire moon]

Enjoyed a few nice ax kills today before work. That was quite soothing

[tacit wasp]

Behind the back neck swipe is wild

[mighty lichen]

I envy a mf that got 4 nipples

[tawny garden]

Why isn't it fullsword?

[mint wadi]

It's because knights like willie typically only had half a sword.

Part of the knighting process.

https://tenor.com/view/how-it-feels-when-you-meme-nanami-jjk-gif-10683277372535996893

[proven verge]

I feel like a bully as baron

[mint wadi]

I love halfsword stabs.

[proven verge]

a little anesthetic before the lobotomy

[mint wadi]

hHAHAHA

Oh my god

that made me actually cackle.

wtf

I was not expecting the dagger

It's like a jumpscare

[proven verge]

they never see it coming

[mint wadi]

lol

[indigo lintel]

Minor inconvenience. Only had to hard reset my computer.

[deep shale]

had u in my prayers lmao

[mint wadi]

This is THE CRUNCHIEST neck snap I'v ever gotten. His neck was literally horizontal. Jesus Christ.

Howdy there

[lapis marsh]

Crunchy

Love me a good polearm

[scenic ferry]

yall know the planed relase date

[soft osprey]

early access comes sometime in october-december

[tacit wasp]

Reminds me of this LOL

[scenic ferry]

when the game out i alr gave the demo

[naive holly]

October-December the game releases in an early access state.

This is just a free tech demo for some of the mechanics

[sleek gull]

This evening's twitch stream clips.

[short pagoda]

WHY DOES THIS GAME GIVE EVERYTHING BUT.NOT.A.SINGLE.SHIRT.

[summer brook]

no service

[short pagoda]

STILL NO SHIRT

UGH

[shell bronze]

kratos build

[shell bronze]

me and my silly little ball on a stick

[short pagoda]

that weapon is the best to break bones tbh

[shell bronze]

it's fun

i killed some guy in veteran and picked it up and decided to try playing with it

highkey fun

[lilac dawn]

how do i access my halfsword photomode photos?

[short pagoda]

Find local disk, program files x86 (i think) Steam steamapps then common and find halfsword then halfswordUES, screeenshots and you will find them

[lyric plinth]

hi, do you know why the game crash a lot of time when i do the ultimate challenge and how to fix it plz ?

[haughty solar]

I have that same problem a lot too there might be a fix on yt

[lyric plinth]

ah 😭

thats make me mad i cant finish the game

[soft osprey]

You can!

Turn off blood

Or at the very least down a lot

[soft osprey]

also for you

The fix is turning off blood

Y’all can read about it in the most recent #updates post

[lyric plinth]

ohh ok ! thank you i will try

[soft osprey]

About fatal errors

[stiff kiln]

Is steam the best half word version?

[shell bronze]

yes

but why does sword and shield gameplay suck so much ass

[wind flume]

Lemme icepick grip knives pls

[shell bronze]

you can if you scale weapons a certain way with trainer/enhancer

literally the only thing sword and shield is worth using against more than other weapons is plancon

and that's if you ignore the multitude of other polearms available

[junior epoch]

guys is slow mo cheating?

[shell bronze]

if arrow time no

that's a game mechanic

[junior epoch]

👍

I just remember when there was no slow mo

but slow mo now makes everything easier

[crude flower]

I don't ever use it

I honestly forget it exists

[shell bronze]

me too

[short pagoda]

slow mo is trash tbh..

only good if you are using the faction that allows you to dodge faster

[junior epoch]

good for parrying

long sword parrys

[junior epoch]

okay maybe i take back its makes everything easier

but I mostly use it for parrys

[shell bronze]

it's good to learn parries but after a while the parrying comes naturally enough

where you don't need it any more

[naive holly]

Mfw I use enhancer for slowmo so it doesn't take stamina

Usually just use it for cinematic effect

[short pagoda]

isnt enhancer mod risky tho

its not on steam workshop

[junior epoch]

The only problem is for me, its hard to parry the feints of another longsword npc.

[naive holly]

I dont even think halfsword has workshop support right now

[shell bronze]

i find parrying feints nearly impossible

they wind up one way and immediately switch directions

sometimes you can manage a parry or a lucky block but otherwise dodging is preferable

always have your fast twitch response ready

@naive holly playing sword and shield in militia because i'm bored rn

[naive holly]

Eewie

[shell bronze]

it's kind of fun but it's like you do 30% of your usual damage

[naive holly]

Just shield bash

Actually fun

[naive holly]

That happens a lot with sword and board tbh, grapple and accidentally dismember

[junior epoch]

Yeah, even with slow mo its pretty fast still. I do what you said most of the time and just try to back up when I see them feint

[shell bronze]

wait for them to finish out their combo and keep at it

[naive holly]

The mini pavise is in fact the best shield tho

[shell bronze]

you can practically hear the yawning from this clip from how genuinely uninspiring this gameplay is

if you crouch with a shield and angle yourself a certain way mace users pretty much cannot damage you

[naive holly]

Ill see if I have any kind of sword and shield clip that is fun one sec

[worthy hearth]

man just woke up from a nap bouta hit 24 hours on halfsword

legit the only thing keepin my computer from wigging out

[naive holly]

Quite literally the only clip I have on deck and the shield wasnt even a factor. But of course stabbing was.

Ope that's a lie

[shell bronze]

most engaging sword n shield gameplay

[naive holly]

Like I said sheild bashing might be the only saving grace

Buckler is fun tho

[shell bronze]

buckler is fun but you pretty much cuck yourself out of any real efficiency with your weapon if you use it

[silent crown]

bros seen better days

[junior epoch]

atleast he still has his eyes

[silent crown]

😭

[shell bronze]

ok that's enough half sword for tonight i'm gonna go grill steaks

[vapid hull]

I thought it looked good and then it didn't lmfao

[naive holly]

Just trying to land buckler parries and getting punches in with it.

But youre right.. buckler needs no assistance from a filthy blade.

[shell bronze]

just parry with one buckler and punch with the other

[dull iron]

oh no

[sturdy egret]

Is there any idea on the next update?

[shell bronze]

none

early access q4

[sturdy egret]

😭

[mystic beacon]

when will the game come out😭

[soft osprey]

#halfsword-chat-⚔ message

[orchid vortex]

i dint play for like a month and its not on my library anymore, only the demo one

[soft osprey]

Playtest merged with the demo

[orchid vortex]

ohhh, okay thankyousomuch

[naive holly]

October-December is the window they've given us

[vapid hull]

@wide nimbus you can get shots like this on High

[wide nimbus]

high what

[naive holly]

I dont have any quite as good but lemme find my prides

[wide nimbus]

graphics?

[vapid hull]

ye

[wide nimbus]

aight thanks

[placid coyote]

halfsword

[vapid hull]

Thousands of lions inbound

[naive holly]

All on high graphics

[summer brook]

looks like high graphics

[naive holly]

Oh hooohooh a comedienne

[naive holly]

Idk abc was asking folley about it so I just chimed in

[vapid hull]

lemme scrounge up mine

[vapid hull]

Woops, added one twice

[placid coyote]

fist play is pretty fun

[naive holly]

My god the billhook and the hand one go crazy

Love love love

[vapid hull]

I LOVE AURA FARMING

[naive holly]

How'd you get such perfect gleam on that fucking bill

Insane

[vapid hull]

Mess around with the focus settingsss

[naive holly]

Figured that's what it was, you just do it better than I

[vapid hull]

You'll get it whenever you goof around with it

[stable rivet]

half sword's photo mode is the second best thing this game has

[naive holly]

@shell bronze new fitty just dropped

[fierce acorn]

im #1 bucker hter

[shell bronze]

bro dressed like an inmate

[naive holly]

i just wanted da all white topless menace

bc i love me a farmer hat but it doesnt come in black

also just saved fun colorways i came across but lord knows i needed to let them willienips fly free

[placid coyote]

I didnt know you could split helmets

[amber pebble]

this game might have the most satisfying hand to hand period

[subtle grove]

when will we get customizable willies

[fierce acorn]

never

idk

hopefully we can make them look like the

like

more

facial hair

kinda

[twilit lichen]

my game crashes every time I try to fight the gold dude

[short pagoda]

guys which keybind is to put a weapon you are using to inventory

[short pagoda]

what you mean by gold dude is BARON, and yeah just use gentle mode to fix that till its fixed

thats all i can help.

[twilit lichen]

hold e or q

[twilit lichen]

maybe turning down graphics will help

[short pagoda]

nope

the reason why that happens is the blood

just turn on gentle mode it will fix

[twilit lichen]

oh ok

[short pagoda]

should he be spared

[shell bronze]

universal method

[naive holly]

When Early Access releases this hear.

Tho its mainly equipment, they dont have a lot planned for characters, just presets.

[naive holly]

Is this better

[shell bronze]

that's a tuff build

@naive holly practicing parrying the other way around

[torpid mortar]

man

im so much better at punishing compared to parrying

i suck at this game 💔

[shell bronze]

that's actually the safest and proper way to play half sword for the sake of pure efficiency

strike more often/faster than enemy willie and punish them for their mistakes

[torpid mortar]

i react faster when a punish window opens compared to a parry window

i just

turn into a fish when i see a parry window 💔

[shell bronze]

parry windows are narrower and are more dangerous to capitalize on

[astral tiger]

yooo when update?

[shell bronze]

@naive holly getting there, i'm starting to learn how to parry with the 1h sword

[river steppe]

fist play shouldnt only be in beggar

[dense bear]

i have a halfsword in my pants

ladies

[river steppe]

im practicing fist fighting

[dense bear]

it looks amazing

you look amazing

[fierce acorn]

i miss clueless 💔

[warped apex]

I play far too much lol

[nimble hazel]

I just had an amazing comeback wish I had a clipping software to record it🤣 went up against the first champion got my arm chopped off early on and still won!

[nimble hazel]

Nicee

[warped apex]

You know steam has a recording softwear now @nimble hazel

[nimble hazel]

it doesn’t suprise me

[warped apex]

Go into steam - View all the way at the bottom of the view catigory you'll see Recording

[nimble hazel]

Ah I’m familiar with the screenshots

Do I just hold down f12?

[warped apex]

You'l have to set up a key

[nimble hazel]

Makes sense thank you

[naive holly]

That bitty feels so flimsy, im still getting longsword parries down. I do always notice how you let them get stuck on your sword rather than meeting theirs

[naive holly]

Its been like 20 mins he'll be back lol

Look at that tho the people love you

[shell bronze]

swinging against them can result in some cool montages but it's impractical and might get you murdered instead

[fierce acorn]

its just not the same.......

[shell bronze]

hi

[fierce acorn]

hi

[naive holly]

Yeeehh style points are crucial when its a game and we clip dump but should probably get the hang of it first

[shell bronze]

yeah let me show you what swinging against it looks like instead @naive holly

[naive holly]

I would be grinding rn but I am so very dead just waiting for the sweet release of sleep to take me

[arctic grove]

how do you play multioplayer?

[naive holly]

Thats the funny thing...

https://tenor.com/view/you-dont-alexis-michelle-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-dont-do-it-stop-gif-18048494493390860790

[arctic grove]

😔

[shell bronze]

@naive holly

sorry had to look for it

[naive holly]

All good bc that was sexy af