halfsword-chat-⚔

[jolly gorge]

willie is so caked

[shell bronze]

average armored combat interaction

sometimes you get lucky and this happens

[serene dawn]

HOW DO YOU GET SO CONSISTENT NECK SLICES?

[shell bronze]

a looot of practice.

[serene dawn]

I can usually only swing my axe at head level once

[shell bronze]

practice on the training dummy

every weapon type has a sweet spot for tempo and mouse movement

[serene dawn]

bash the armoured head with a weapon but wait for them to wake up everytime they faint so they receive the worse headache in their life

[shell bronze]

works for maces and long/greatswords as well @serene dawn

[serene dawn]

I prefer axes because it's honestly the best at decapitation and it only takes 1 blow to the head to stagger them

then I'll just work on chopping 1 of their legs off so I can do the head bashing part for fun

but damn your aim is really good

[shell bronze]

oh that fuckass free win axe

the nuke on a stick

[serene dawn]

WYM

ITS STILL MILDLY DIFFICULT AGAINST PEOPLE WITH SHIELD

[shell bronze]

swing from the left side/overhead and their shield won't do much for them

[serene dawn]

well I like to not do that so it's more fun

tho that is a stupidly effective strategy

[serene dawn]

a bash to the head and they drop their shields and are staggered while with a weak short ranged weapon

[shell bronze]

i'm convinced this axe has the highest cutting power in the game

combine it with the weight it's literally a sledgehammer that also acts as a plasma cutter

the moment that pos grabs onto your flesh you're #cooked

this axe and the plancon are the two most bs weapons in the game that defy the laws of physics

[serene dawn]

plancon?

[shell bronze]

spiky spear

[serene dawn]

oh

yea that's bs

I used it as a soldier and basically got through all of gauntlet besides the last 1 with it

[shell bronze]

you need another polearm to counter it

or a shield

[shell bronze]

i farmed to 50k abyss with it before i got bored

[serene dawn]

wait your talking about the pokey farm tool?

[shell bronze]

any of them

[serene dawn]

dang

it's too laggy for me to do abyss

[shell bronze]

polearm meta is real

[serene dawn]

when there is like 4 people, my swings are delayed by like 500 ms so I might as well give up

[shell bronze]

this is the other way to counter plancon

[shell bronze]

that's tough

such a difficult and high skill weapon

[ancient sand]

💔

[sweet hamlet]

armored combat is so funny because it's really mostly whacking at each other until someone gets KO'd

unless you hit a joint well enough

[ancient sand]

okay holy shit

wtf

https://tenor.com/view/lovetohatemc-gif-2986135261748701767

[wooden socket]

chat i think reddit just gave us a new copypasta

[peak lava]

anyone still awake in here

[peak lava]

i saw that

[static wind]

Halfing my sword to this copypasta

[cursive fjord]

Ofc it's a Redditor crashing out over video games, every time, they never fail at gathering Ls on a industrial scale.

[peak lava]

what did bro do to deserve this

[wooden socket]

halfin my sword till i flibber de’gibbet

[static wind]

Mangy curr

[wooden socket]

"What gain is there in bloodshed?" while sitting there next to a huge blood pool

[static wind]

“Thine bravery is proven” I hear as I stand in front of a pile of limbs

[wooden socket]

"let not thee hand be heavy upon me" after he cut my hands off

[static wind]

“Let us sheath our swords in honour, not shame” when all my weapons are jammed into the one Willie I’m standing in front of like a pin cushion

[shadow tartan]

Howdy.

[cunning aspen]

Is anyone know what Willie talking by G key? I mean, hatchborn etc

[fierce acorn]

hedgeborn

[fierce acorn]

dark mango phycology CreepyTrollFaceGIF

[tacit meadow]

lined up

[short pagoda]

sword asmr

[atomic forge]

Did the game release

[short pagoda]

its on steam rn

but

demo version only

[primal sentinel]

He can’t handle the peak

[atomic forge]

Yeah

I know

[primal sentinel]

Wait

Where does half sword rank in the charts rn

On steam

[short pagoda]

i hate when a redditor always finds a excuse to crash out to a game that is actually good and fun

[primal sentinel]

Ikr

Holy skill issue 🥀

[compact pond]

Doess anyone know when is new Half Sword Demo Update coming?

[short pagoda]

no date known yet but probably this year

also im doing ultimate challenge for my fifth baron kill

[compact pond]

Ive already done it over 10 timess ;cccc

Im want sum fresh meatt update

[short pagoda]

i quit half sword for a while

i got like 4 baron kills in two days or one

[compact pond]

Some new room or playstyle

[compact pond]

WHAAAT

WhYyyyy

Is the word

Sgma blocked

Can anyone tell?

Wtf

[shell bronze]

shrigma

[compact pond]

Me wanna call that dude a Sgma and its blocked

[primal sentinel]

Tis but a scratch

[short pagoda]

now your word is at #🧠rot

[compact pond]

Lmaaoo

Why is that word blocked though

Anyone know?

I don't think its offensive is it?

[shell bronze]

it's just brainrot

[compact pond]

I think like skibisi toulet

[short pagoda]

i feel sooo soo skibid

[compact pond]

Is more brainrot

Lmaaoo it isss brainrot

Cant type fully

[short pagoda]

tung tung

[compact pond]

Black Lung

From xQc

Not blocked thank god

It'd be cringe asf though if that was blocked mama mia

[short pagoda]

https://tenor.com/view/rey-dau-gif-8421197566607851210

[cunning aspen]

I just cut both his arm and leg with one hit

[fierce solar]

just stabbed willie in the face, pushed the sword all the way in to the hilt
mother fker just looked at me for a good 6 seconds before he thought it was time to give up

i was caught off guard, then i realized it was taking forever, and we stared at each other for what felt like an eternity

i think i might of fallen in love

[primal sentinel]

"tis but a scratch!"
"a scratch??? I've given you a lobotomy!"
"...no you haven't. "
"the what's that then? points to gigantic gaping gash in willie"s forehead"
" i've ... had worse"

[fierce solar]

https://tenor.com/view/black-knight-draw-monty-python-gif-8453752444373485023

[fierce solar]

harvester of livers

just running around giving people kidney shots

"now you're pissing blood!"
runs over to other guy
"now YOURE pissing blood"

runs over to last guy
"now you're covered in piss and blood"

[shell bronze]

half sword is so fun

[fierce solar]

are you using mods?

besides ovrdth*

[shell bronze]

only ovrdth

the trainer i use to save loadouts and spawn stuff

but every single one of my clips (unless specified otherwise) is vanilla with default damage

[fierce solar]

just curious because that first video, granted i dont do that swing often, is not something ive seen happen much on my side of playing

[shell bronze]

which swing

[fierce solar]

underhand into their kidney

[shell bronze]

you mean the tail guard to the left

[fierce solar]

yes

[shell bronze]

it's a stance i use often against shield people in lower tiers

[fierce solar]

guess i should just go practice it
not my style but it'd be nice to get that figured out just for practice
i try to do some underhands but the auto morph system and my brain are not syncing up

[shell bronze]

@fierce solar

i can give you every single pointer and bit of advice needed to play longsword

[shell bronze]

try playing with low damage to yourself and no gore so you can practice firm swings from/into various directions instead of the floaty flailing a lot of people do

[alpine aurora]

Can you play with the short swords ?

[shell bronze]

you mean the one handed swords?

[alpine aurora]

Yeah

Like the ones with shield + sword

[shell bronze]

without a shield it's definitely suboptimal and sucks

[alpine aurora]

Fr

[shell bronze]

but with a shield the sword and shield loadout becomes one of the most braindead easy and efficient loadouts in the game

[alpine aurora]

Ohhh I see now

[fierce solar]

tbh all i do is use estoc and play for ripostes
i dont like swinging in this game because of how the different faces that determine your stance have an effect on which swing im actually trying to perform

swinging is not my style
there are some underhand guard breaks though that i was thinking of though

[alpine aurora]

I cannot use them 😭
I can win the fights against spears/polerams and same loadouts but when a longsword comes, I lose no matter what

[shell bronze]

sword and shield actually counters longsword

honestly it just counters anything

[alpine aurora]

Hmm... I guess I'm just too slow.

[shell bronze]

i find it intuitive, especially once you get used to the flow of it

but it's not for everyone

[fierce solar]

I like it for ripostes, I dont like it for swinging. For ripostes the swings will clash and the momentum transferred into you from the weight of the swing will recoil the pommel/twist and you can get some cheeky cuts

[shell bronze]

it works for everything on my part

it's the polearms i'm not good at besides basic movements

[fierce solar]

for example this is my fav guard

[shell bronze]

that guard gets sabotaged by the game's autoparry

same with the ox guard

[fierce solar]

Tragically true - havent mastered how to stop that from happening but best way I can stay in front of it is to rotate/change between that guard and its mirrored form

[shell bronze]

you can't stop it from happening i fear

the game just decides it wants to ruin your cool stance

i've since learned to combine my irl knowledge with the game's mechanics and it's worked fine since

[fierce solar]

i shouldnt be standing still in a match anyways, i try to rotate/keep changing my stance/etc, idk if thats what fencers do irl but i imagine standing still in one stance makes you an easy read

[shell bronze]

movement is king in this game

it's the difference between getting chopped in half 8/10 times and killing people 10/10 times

[fierce solar]

yea but too much movement kind of ruins it for me as well
although ive seen some fencing matches where its two people (at pro level apparently) just rush in and thrust for point

although sometimes willie just doesnt give a fuck

[shell bronze]

real fighting has a lot of dodging and people not wanting to get hit for a reason

[brazen crest]

and halfswording counters shield and sword

[shell bronze]

only as a player

[fierce solar]

yea but a good cut is grounded in footwork a lot of times
if your feet are constantly in the air you have scant to "push off of"

[shell bronze]

as player willie you are able to counter everything

[brazen crest]

yea the ai isnt smart

[fierce solar]

willie helped me with my taxes idk

[brazen crest]

they should make like 2 ais, one thats easy to fight, and the other like actually attacking you cz the first one just stands there

[shell bronze]

like in boxing and most martial arts there are those brief moments where you exploit the opening and ground yourself for a split second to make use of the force

like how prime muhammad ali fights where he dances and moves a LOT until he finds that one opening to exploit so he can throw his barrages in a standstill

in the context of swordfighting you can utilize forward movement to add to your strikes

[crisp void]

i keep flippin crashing because of some fatal error anyone know what that's about

[fierce solar]

bad pc meets gore/blood physx

[shell bronze]

it's the blood

turn it off or down

[crisp void]

bad pc not my fault i aint got a 5090

[fierce solar]

dw i have a bad pc too

you should see the quality of my screen shots lol

[crisp void]

i can run high settings 60 fps fine but then i just get a fatal error

[shell bronze]

i have a 7900 xtx and the grass is pretty green

[shell bronze]

definitely the blood

[crisp void]

ill try it

[shell bronze]

i crash in abyss and ultimate challenge all the time

turn blood off and my ultimate challenge never crashes again

[fierce solar]

the bloods real funky
i can run this game in low with full blood/gore and get 90+ fps during fatalities and etc
if i turn on slowmo and bloods on the screen for more than a few seconds, game starts to eat shit big time

[fierce solar]

weird baseball bat

[shell bronze]

armored combat is just fancy baseball

and every head is the ball

[fierce solar]

hammer stocks going up

[shell bronze]

whole lotta slapping going around

[crisp void]

this game without blood is weird

[shell bronze]

it is

you can try to slowly put it up until it starts crashing again

[crisp void]

i aint overclocking

[shell bronze]

i'm talking about the blood slider

[fierce solar]

Are you crashing in Gauntlet mode? Abyss? Etc?

[crisp void]

it was a joke

[spark yoke]

Something just occurred to me. Does edge alignment actually matter in this game?

[crisp void]

in gauntlet mode

[shell bronze]

it does.

big time

[spark yoke]

That's cool

Now I just need to figure out how to uh, do that

[final mountain]

is there a mod that allows you to replay the whole battle

[shell bronze]

no

[shell bronze]

you'll notice edge alignment (or lack thereof) a lot more when using the one handed swords

[final mountain]

is there local mult yet or do you have to still download the older version just to run the mod

[primal sentinel]

hey guys

[shell bronze]

willie does a great job keeping things on target

[primal sentinel]

wanna see me twirl a billhook?

[spark yoke]

Duh

[shell bronze]

i don't think there's much in the way of that yet but i could be wrong

[spark yoke]

In the club, twirling my billhook

[primal sentinel]

not the best clip but whatever

how can i perfect this technique

[alpine aurora]

Ooo nice technique

[final mountain]

how?

[spark yoke]

Probably swapping hands mid swing

[alpine aurora]

He's changing hands with X while swinging I guess

[primal sentinel]

hang on im gonna try it on willie

[primal sentinel]

yeah

[shell bronze]

swing up and press x right as you're near the top

or at the top depending

[primal sentinel]

like swing it above your head

switch hands

[final mountain]

okay ill try it seems cool

[primal sentinel]

and follow through

[fierce solar]

immediately presses stab after the hand swap

[final mountain]

there should be a text channel that talks about the sick ass tech you can do

[spark yoke]

Yeah why isn't there one?

[shell bronze]

i suck at polearms but i can do it so it's not too difficult i think

[primal sentinel]

thats a kickass poleaxe right there

[shell bronze]

it's my favorite spec of poleaxe

[fierce solar]

idk, i watch everyone else uploading polearm vids
i think my willie is malnourished
cant lift the thing to save his life

[shell bronze]

pick and axe in front and the sharp hook end down below

[spark yoke]

This is really dumb but my sword keeps bouncing off people in padded armour

[shell bronze]

wym

[spark yoke]

As in I swing and it just kinda flops into them. Maybe does a tiny cut

[fierce solar]

i was just about to ask if you were too close

looks like it

[spark yoke]

Yeah I know spacing is important but man do I suck at it lol

[shell bronze]

just edge alignment and physics jank

• distance

[fierce solar]

too close and you're basically just smacking them with the pommel/guard/your hands

[shell bronze]

i will say the gambeson guys take noticeably a bit more commitment to cut through

[fierce solar]

another reason i was asking if you were using mods tbh
i play in commoner only with estoc so i only see frocks/no armor

[spark yoke]

Thanks guys

[shell bronze]

the estoc is actually the sword i have for my default commoner loadout i take to every tier

[spark yoke]

Why does Willie have a katana

[shell bronze]

mod

it works well and looks good with my fighting style

[spark yoke]

Figures

[shell bronze]

but it sucks compared to the longswords

just like irl

[spark yoke]

Id kinda like to see a naginata in the game

[shell bronze]

a yari would be nice too

[spark yoke]

Modded ofc, wouldn't fit with the time period

[final mountain]

FIRGURED IT OUT: Pull the mouse up, then when you hit the cilmax of the swing press X @goober104 video not mine

[fierce solar]

its the only weapon i use
its light/willie can actually swing it without looking like a bitch
it does low damage
has a long guard/makes it fun for ripostes
doesnt always just cleave right through ai like butter but it can

[primal sentinel]

here

[fierce solar]

if im not using that, a mace/morning star

[shell bronze]

it's very short and i use it to maximize the skill needed for my parrying clips

[fierce solar]

did you just call the estoc short?

[shell bronze]

the one they gave me anyways

[final mountain]

cant figure out why the video is not showing up

[fierce solar]

not trying to seem like a gatekeeping weirdo
im just under the impression that estoc is long
and am now curious if im the dumby because im often wrong

screenshot for what i think is the estoc

[shell bronze]

that is a very nice sword

probably one of the best commoner longswords you can use

[fierce solar]

its a custom fit as you can see by the secondary weapon
but it has no hat and thats why i like it
i hate hats in first person

[shell bronze]

i considered mine an estoc because of the guard

the little s curve

[final mountain]

whats the trick to parrying? just hold the sword where the weapon is coming or is there more to it?

[shell bronze]

in simple terms yes

but standing still and expecting to parry everything will get you chopped in half 50% of the time

there's prediction and movement to it as well

[fierce solar]

i define the estoc by the width of the blade at the hilt in comparison to the rest of its body (width must be mostly similar at the base as it is at the tip and very thin)
i agree though that guard is usually beholden to estocs
although i went through all of the swords in the commoner queue and have seen every guard on every blade as well as every pommel with every guard and every blade

[fierce solar]

this is actually one of my favorite wins that i like to have happen to me
you look down and see the enemy sword in you and then jiggle your arms around to make it kill you

"oh if i lift my arms up like this i'll cut myself in half"

"3...2........."

[shell bronze]

it's less fast-twitch video game parry and more like a pre-emptive block if you want to parry in this game

[fierce solar]

ye, go too fast and you force the game into thinking you're going for a swing

[shell bronze]

and honestly parrying is 100% optional and sucks in this game for effectiveness as an average player, if you want to just win fights this is what you do

[fierce solar]

changes the available positions of the blade to you and ruins (often more than not) what you're trying to do

nah, life is filled with wins enough as is to want to constantly take it out on willie
better (for me at least) to suffer with parrying only

[final mountain]

you only win a round if the way you killed someone was cool

[primal sentinel]

clean

[shell bronze]

that's right

[primal sentinel]

the humble snap cut

[shell bronze]

that's why the rounds of me killing someone and taking damage never get clipped ever

[fierce solar]

if willie cuts me once i consider it a loss tbh
ill straight up hold G the moment I think I fucked up

[shell bronze]

the kendo overheads are vicious in this game

[final mountain]

i like winning with a arm and leg gone

[fierce solar]

cleganecuttingthroughahorseinonecut.gif

[primal sentinel]

also arent they working on a smarter and stronger ai

[fierce solar]

for all of our sakes, i hope not

[final mountain]

game fr should be nammed trick sword

[primal sentinel]

why

[shell bronze]

i want a challenge so send him right my way

[fierce solar]

imagine if they completely unlocked the ai's ability to use the physics in a way that didn't matter to how realism looked

[void warren]

I have a feeling there's zombies/waves mode's coming to halfsword

[shell bronze]

maybe then i'll be compelled to stay in commoner more than 2/10 of my clips

[final mountain]

you spend 95% of the time playing the game trying to pull off a cool move on poor old willy.

[fierce solar]

the ai would float/jiggle itself at you like a quantum god

[shell bronze]

so basically just tool assisted speedrun against the player

[fierce solar]

basically, he'd look normal for a few seconds, and then all hell would break loose

[primal sentinel]

zombie willie sounds interesting

[shell bronze]

i only stay in commoner as commoner whenever i want to force more longsword duels for clips and parry practice

[fierce solar]

good riposte at the end

[shell bronze]

otherwise it's fun when they have armor

[fierce solar]

basically thats how i play except i try to avoid dismemberment

[final mountain]

is there any mods that boost performance like fps, i can only run the game on 40 fps on med

[fierce solar]

go for hands, then the wrist, then the elbow

then rotate to the other side

then the legs

then sink the sword as deep in his chest from the shoulder blade

[void warren]

• In the dark abyss
• Strange piano play's
• Object going mach 3 straight towards you

[shell bronze]

during parry practice rounds i just don't fight like i want to kill them until the opening is just too big

[primal sentinel]

the glitched out chest is more deadly than the willies themselves🥀🥀

[shell bronze]

but if the purpose is to kill and kill alone i do committed firm strikes to the neck and shoulder area

[void warren]

We already have mimic chests without actual mimic chests 😭

[shell bronze]

starting with a hasso no kamae into a kesagiri is my bread and butter

[wooden socket]

how good is exanima compared to half sword? thinking of playing it

[fierce solar]

yea that spot is where a lot of the prefab death animations
hitting willie there is like being a skilled stone mason
you can hit the wrong spot and cause a schism somewhere else in the body

[void warren]

This is also why i just kick the box/tip them over instead of actually trying to open them

[shell bronze]

this is the way

[fierce solar]

also this - a lot of the armor sets dont have good protection between shoulder blade and collar bone

[shell bronze]

against shields you just reverse where you're swinging

[fierce solar]

sure some of them have the full epaulet getup/etc but not most of them

[void warren]

Im not sure if this is a bug or not but when i use my sword and do a thrust attack with speed/momentum it manages to pierce the armor. Not sure if this is just physics or my game cant handle all of whatever's going on.

[fierce solar]

have you noticed you can cut the helmets in half if you go from a soft side?

[shell bronze]

by the time you get to a point where they have armor like that

it's MLB

beat their heads

[shell bronze]

just jank if it pierces straight armor

[wooden socket]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kBxZEKifpty9d1jM6?invite=cr-MSwxZ2csMjAxNDg5MDU0 rate this clip guys

[fierce solar]

https://tenor.com/view/drunk-drinking-fall-scared-in-a-hurry-gif-12799806

playing baseball with willie's head

[primal sentinel]

is it just me or did i just blow through his whole stance

[vital dagger]

send this loser every hs grappling video in existance to shut his ass up lol

especially grapplers with spears

[primal sentinel]

theres grapplers with SPEARS?

HOW?

[shell bronze]

@fierce solar

but yeah that kesagiri is no joke

[wooden socket]

i think ive done some spear grappling at times, it's basically the same as polearm grappling unless im doing it wrong

[sterile carbon]

there are weapons kinda like that in the demo

[runic niche]

I'm taking a shower rn chat

[sterile carbon]

yeah

[fierce solar]

May I introduce to you...
The zhua

[runic niche]

why

[fierce solar]

Nope - ancient chinese weapon
supposed to be typically a staff with a metal hand in that shape for ripping people's faces off

[runic niche]

I'm literally taking a shower rn

[fierce solar]

dude, stop

[runic niche]

LOL

[void warren]

The dandruff is insane

[fierce solar]

hes the reverse pedo

[runic niche]

Yes I'm underage

[void warren]

Says fiddler of dads

[runic niche]

no dandruff nman

[fierce solar]

hey man, i like men

?

[void warren]

Dads in specific?

[runic niche]

I aint shower in like 3 weeks

[fierce solar]

specifically dads over the age of 40

[runic niche]

Too busy playing halfsword

[void warren]

(Insert that one gif of spraying raid into camera)

[runic niche]

o

[soft osprey]

Can you not

[primal sentinel]

IM SO MAD RN

[runic niche]

anyways ima go f8nish my shower see yall later

[primal sentinel]

I JUST MISSED ONE OF MY BEST CLIPS

[fierce solar]

https://tenor.com/view/spray-bottle-cat-spray-bottle-spray-bottle-meme-loop-gif-13189927446591936892

[runic niche]

Gng I js showed my hair in shower

Nun much

[soft osprey]

Why does it need to be explained not to take pictures of yourself in the shower to post online as minor at all

[runic niche]

Rematch player huh heh

[runic niche]

Gng its just hair

Not rn on im showering gng

I'm plat

[soft osprey]

It’s you in the shower. Not up for discussion

[runic niche]

Ok gng

[fierce solar]

yo wtf

my sword is sheathed and im now stuck like a pig

i took my hands off the keyboard and i just went flying

its like standing on a prop and lifting it up

perpetual energy

that was so misleading

they went from suppressed to grenade launcher

and i was expecting an explosion

i started getting confused because i was like - why the fuck would you show those two extremes

[tardy cedar]

can somebody tell me what weapon that is in #photography📷 ?

[fierce solar]

Plancon

[analog pelican]

HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING

[fierce solar]

#halfsword-chat-⚔ message

Was just talking about this earlier

You kill the enemy but his sword gets stuck in you
Then you move your hands and force the sword inside you to kill you

[tardy cedar]

thx

i think this plancon is my absolute favorite weapon lol

[analog pelican]

idk why the limb loss scream has to be so much louder than every other scream

[tardy cedar]

pain receptors are more or something

[analog pelican]

i just feel like getting your ribs exposed would be probably be more painful

either way i think the limb loss scream is way too loud

because it gets very annoying very fast, with how loud it is

for me it does atleast

[fierce solar]

dont worry, everyone knows what you're talking about

its like even though he's on the ground he's right in your ear

[analog pelican]

its jsut so loud

[fierce solar]

it was just your hand sir
get over it

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[analog pelican]

i wouldnt mind if the sound stayed the same, probably.

but its very annoyign how its so CONSTANT and so LOUD

[tardy cedar]

its also loud when they lose their arms, i like it

[spark yoke]

Somehow I've awakened my third eye and figured out how to win with the mace against sword and spear users in tier 4

[tardy cedar]

i wish stabbing was like... easier in this game

[analog pelican]

the npcs are much better at stabbing than players

[tardy cedar]

yea i have like no control over it, even when im being slow, i also kinda want the camera to be centered and not to the right

[pearl ferry]

press x

5 min after waking up lets do some aura farming

[tardy cedar]

what

that changes the weapon hold but not the camera

[pearl ferry]

yep aligns it closer to the center and makes it easier to stab

[tardy cedar]

yea but i dont want that to be the way it works

[pearl ferry]

ok well the other way is get better

[radiant venture]

i degloved a willie's face using a hoe

[pearl ferry]

stabbing is tricky yes but after a few hours you'll get used to it and the willies become butter promise

[tardy cedar]

cus facing enemies with shields on a specific side objectively causes a better side for the shields to be at

[tardy cedar]

im suggesting a change to the game

[pearl ferry]

dude they made stabbing way easier already

you should have played teh game before last patch

people complained way too much about their swords or weapons just not stabbing

i'd say it's about 3x easier now

if you can't get it down, you need to practice a bit because it's genuinely skill issue

game takes a bit to get used to but u can do it

[radiant venture]

edge alignment

does it exist

[pearl ferry]

yes

very much so

sometimes the game will be funky and explode you or willie with no edge alignment but most of the times it exists

[tardy cedar]

i guess the game doesnt wanna be realistic then

[pearl ferry]

what

[radiant venture]

what

how

stabbing is so easy

try it with the pitchfork

you can't drive a knife down someone though

[pearl ferry]

again; skill issue

stabbing is genuinely very easy once you get it down

[radiant venture]

try that in first person

[pearl ferry]

no i get motion sickness

[radiant venture]

bum

[pearl ferry]

ugh

[pearl ferry]

happy now

[tardy cedar]

ok now show me how to do that with the longsword cus a knife is easy stabbing with

[pearl ferry]

oh with pleasure

[tardy cedar]

i just dont think it feels natural

[radiant venture]

double click thrust = control the origin of your thrust trajectory

alt thrust = control your thrust

[tardy cedar]

yea i try using alt and it just goes wherever

[vital perch]

if you move your mouse forward you thrust forward

[tardy cedar]

no shit

[vital perch]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[serene dawn]

guys is it possible to lodge something in their crouches without accidentally slicing off their thigh or anything

and obviously without killing them too

[pearl ferry]

again

switching shoiulders helps you more than you realize when stabbing

[tardy cedar]

but why

[hard trout]

💅

[tardy cedar]

werent you talking about the camera angle?

beautiful kill, i just had a couple like that too, looks so realistic in this game

[pearl ferry]

yes

aim your camera up

[tardy cedar]

well i was talking about the camera position before, wouldnt it make more sense if it was centered above

although i can see the issues coming with that

[pearl ferry]

when you dont switch shoudlers when stabbing and you hold alt

your point is actually pointed a little outwards

which means your stabs might bounce off since it's off center

when you press x

the point is pointed inwards

which makes it far easier to stab

cus you get a lot more body per square inch of willie lol

[old bough]

plancon or halbred

[pearl ferry]

if you want to aura farm halberd

[old bough]

so real

[halcyon turret]

I am a firm believer of Roncone/Billhook supremacy

[pearl ferry]

ACHILLEEEEESSSS!!!

[narrow oxide]

someone got hacked :(

[gray mauve]

how do i change from stabbing mode to slash mode

[narrow oxide]

Stop holding down alt

[tardy cedar]

yea so thats something that could be made easier

wouldnt you agree

the fact it was even harder before is oof

so when do i press x?

[pearl ferry]

i mean once you account for this fact you can work around it and get consistent stabs

[pearl ferry]

i like going doing a tail guard on right side and switching shoulders and then holding alt to get the sword out to point

once you land it once it feels super cool

but honestly just vibes. try it whenever and see what works for you

[tardy cedar]

yea eh

idk weird

[signal fox]

when will the game be fully released?

[halcyon turret]

I prefer just holding Alt for a second at the beginning, drawing the stab out full length, and then just pressing alt when I want to stab

[narrow oxide]

2045

[pearl ferry]

yea but it doesnt look as cool

[pale lily]

can i beat someone to death??

[pearl ferry]

yes

[lost rover]

dear diore

[pale lily]

how long time do it take?

[lost rover]

today i found a super rad arabian sickle

[halcyon turret]

one good punch to the jaw

[pale lily]

fr?

[lost rover]

but i looked to suspicious to be able to buy

what shall i ever do

[pale lily]

been beating this dude for 5 mins

[halcyon turret]

yeah I bodied a bunch of guys that disarmed me (I main billhook) by just fucking knocking them out

you just need to hit the jaw/head HARD

like

REAL hard.

and well aimed

[pale lily]

i have been doing that but he keep wacking up

[halcyon turret]

once he's down you gotta keep him down

at all costs

if he gets up you gotta do it again

[pale lily]

okay

[lost rover]

the longest polearm in game really packs a punch

that 4 meter halberd thing

the stick’s better than the blsde

[halcyon turret]

4 meter halberd? are ya talking about my beloved Roncone?

(check #photography📷 , latest screenies I sent)

[lost rover]

No 💔

[halcyon turret]

then which polearm 😭

[lost rover]

the cleaver thingy (idk the name) on a long stick

it has 4 versions

[halcyon turret]

ah the glaive

[lost rover]

i’m not sure

[halcyon turret]

yeah the glaive is a limbsnatcher

it loves choppin'

[lost rover]

cause it’s not very good at chopping

i’ll try to send pic but i have to load

[halcyon turret]

tho the Roncone/Billhook is actually longer btw

[lost rover]

it’s ridiculously long

[halcyon turret]

send it to #photography📷 :3

[lost rover]

Yes

[primal sentinel]

what the hell is a roncone

[halcyon turret]

guugl it

[lost rover]

billhooks are based

literal

based from peasant sickles

[halcyon turret]

I fucking LOVE my Roncone. I am the Neck man. I hunt necks.

[primal sentinel]

we dont talk about the short farmers billhook🥀

[halcyon turret]

I once had a 154 kill streak in free mode with ONLY neck snipes

:3

[lost rover]

the ridiculously long polearm is 3 willies long

[primal sentinel]

who actually calls the billhook a roncone besides you

[halcyon turret]

Well- this specific Billhook looks closer to a Roncone than a normal billhook

[primal sentinel]

also

[halcyon turret]

that's why I call it a Roncone

[primal sentinel]

how would you pronounce that

[lost rover]

it’s a single component that exists in the files for some reason

[halcyon turret]

ron-ko-ne (the E in desert)

[primal sentinel]

sounds italian

[halcyon turret]

it is

[lost rover]

it’s a little shorter than baron’s

i’m not finished comparing Them

Tiny and french might be the smallest one

[halcyon turret]

The baron's thing is honestly a warcrime

thing weighs a ton

[lost rover]

we understand that baron’s supposed to be powerful

but he’s not supposed to have circus freak levels of strength

[halcyon turret]

well, I mean, I don't necessarily mind it

I beat him 2-3 times by now

the biggest problem for me is how tall he is

because his head is hard to reach

[lost rover]

well i do because i want to wrestle him

[halcyon turret]

oh you absolute monster

I love it.

[lost rover]

i need to put him in a chokehold

hey i just turned shiny red

[halcyon turret]

xD

[lost rover]

i actually subdued a guy once

in halfsword

Willie knight and i put him in my armpit🇷

not sure if it was the smell or him tapping out

[halcyon turret]

xD

my personal biggest archivement is surviving a 3v1 with a Roncone in my hand, under-armored and with my right arm broken

and pushing onward despite it

and then somehow beating the Baron

in that state

[lost rover]

ive never won a fight with arms broken

usually my character just cries

[halcyon turret]

Willie didn't give up, be like willy

[lost rover]

somehow i managed to make baron drop 3 of his weapons with my bare hands

[halcyon turret]

maybe it wasn't broken actually but it was unusable

[lost rover]

currently fighting him with these hands

[halcyon turret]

close to severed

[lost rover]

he slit my willy’s Juggular

[halcyon turret]

Unfathomable levels of testosterone

[lost rover]

he’ll thug it out

[halcyon turret]

NOO HE USED MY SIGNATURE MOVE

copyright strike

[lost rover]

why is willie always missing his teeth on the right side of his face

[lost rover]

he must be a tournament host

[analog pelican]

"great day today at the pit of excruchiating death and torment"

[lost rover]

thinking about it, i think “commoners” are nobles and “peasants” are the commoners

[halcyon turret]

bros got the "Holding my willy" stance

whole another level of swordfighting

[fierce solar]

just started the process of assessing his life decisions

[halcyon turret]

he's disappointed the other two are holding their willies

[lost rover]

okay maybe fighting baron was fists was the wrong choice

he got me a lobotomy with his rondel

now willie’s dead

[halcyon turret]

KEK

[lost rover]

still i landed a sick slam on him

okay checking again in my gallery it was my leg that was broken

oh lord

wicked slam on baron head first

not sure if he’s alive or not

okay maybe that slam wasnt so weak

he’s unresponsive

[ionic smelt]

It’s been a little while since I have played 👍

[tardy cedar]

the 3v3 mode with knights armor kinda makes me worried about the other games performance, the one that is in closed beta right now

[knotty lotus]

it's weird how that's like

the only mode that is so poorly optimized

the Ultimate Challenge runs just fine

[tardy cedar]

i am highly impressed with how realistic this game is ngl

[knotty lotus]

true it's a one of a kind

[tardy cedar]

i just wish fighting was a bit more controlled

[knotty lotus]

even if it was inspired by another

[tardy cedar]

controlled in the sense as the characters being able to tense up more depending on your input

so when trying to stab, the weapon doesnt flop around

[knotty lotus]

they're called Willies for a reason

[tardy cedar]

yea, i cant expect this to ever change but i hope they do give them some more strength in the hands

and also being able to get rid of the moving camera while holding LMB or RMB

[knotty lotus]

they're supposed to be a little weak and floppy

[tardy cedar]

like, it just slows down but its so annoying, idk why they have even implemented it

[tardy cedar]

yea and i totally get why, it makes the game so realistic looking but, you know what i mean, if possible then why not

we'll see

[wheat gust]

head chopped clean off

[wheat gust]

i think tis more of his lips are connected

[lost rover]

are they that dry

are they superglued

[wheat gust]

i think so

btw.. i love slapping people in the head wit h the baron polearm

[lost rover]

scythes actually worked so well with armored enemies

they hit at a focused point and usually it dents at 2 hits

at 5 hits is where bleeding happens

[wheat gust]

the best move you can do in a carnage with a long sharp weapon is spinning

like you just spin really fast, and eventually you thrash someone around with you

ya'll think the blue guy's gonna win?

[cursive spade]

Turns out the Baron's a midget the second time you fight him

Not so intimidating now is he

[small dove]

rip

he died

i took his forehead

[lost rover]

is this tiktok halfsword training?

[small dove]

wut

[lost rover]

ill show

[small dove]

i dont know what thats supposed to mean

@lost rover you better not be accusing me of using mods

to play better

[lost rover]

Nonon

[small dove]

or this will be YOU

clean slice, tho, right?

rate it 1-10

[lost rover]

Tenty and Tenty point Ontety

[small dove]

1010.1?

yaas

no one can do anything against the nut kicks

discombobulated some poor dude's arm 💔

[warm compass]

please help me, I have a problem when I enter combat, and for some reason, I can't lock on to the enemy, even if I press Z, nothing happens

[small dove]

increase lock on strength

[warm compass]

okay i try it

[small dove]

it might be super low or smthn

rate the spin

[warm compass]

thank you bro its work

[small dove]

i love spin slices

[primal sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/doggo-dog-puppy-gif-22101518

[warm compass]

spinjutsu

[small dove]

i am learning the way of the spinjitzu

this game is strange

spin kickslice followed by a head kick

[halcyon turret]

You really just died at the beginning of that encounter 🙏

[small dove]

wanna see death?

[halcyon turret]

always/

[small dove]

ok let me get lucky

so i can get a good clip

[sick moss]

guys is the game always gonna be free

[small dove]

its not even released

no it wont

[wooden socket]

ear piercings or something idk never had one

[sick moss]

aw man

guess im not gonna play the full version

[small dove]

are you have no moneys?

[sick moss]

i do not

also i dont really think its worth it no offenseits js a silly sword game with 2 gamemodes + a lot of classes (a LOT)

[solemn holly]

this is a demo

early access will have much more content

[sick moss]

tru but its still silly sword game

[steel isle]

How to fully customize your character, including setting the color of your clothes to whatever you want:
https://youtu.be/YMlbIAV49gs

[sick moss]

HELL YEAH

what the hell is that weapon bro 😭

[steel isle]

Its a long one, but its the best method I know

[worn stirrup]

havent played this game in a while, can you like do bjj stuff in this game now

[soft locust]

it may have been answered but is there a way to not crash on the baron fight? every time I'm geared and have a good load out it crashes with a fatal error. Thanks for any help

[soft locust]

The demo is silly sword game. The full release will be way more.

[sick moss]

if im not wrong cant normal mods alr do it

[sick moss]

prolly expensive too

[soft locust]

20-40 dollars was the range they asked. Not too bad in my opinion

[graceful cosmos]

40 bux aint bad

[sick moss]

thats VERY expensive...if your not american or somewhere closer

[graceful cosmos]

actually 40 usd is like 60 cad fur me T-T

plus tax

[sick moss]

honestly if it were like 10< dollars id buy (its very low ik im not expecting this its just what i think is reasonable to me according to the rates rn from my currency to dollar)

and honestly the demo and mods are enough for me

[graceful cosmos]

It also depends on how much content will be given D1

[sick moss]

if its like

enough to get me thousands of hours

id def pay 15 dollars or so

[graceful cosmos]

Maybe we can get an RPG component

[graceful cosmos]

which that might be better since its all Single Player focused

doesnt need to be too grand either

[graceful cosmos]

Actually that is better. You Enter the World of Half Sword, u do side quests, missions, get gold. Also you walk to certain areas like Gauntlet, Free Mode, etc around the castle courtyard

[sick moss]

i feel like it would ruin the kinda uniqueness of the game

most people would just think its "regular rpg game"

[graceful cosmos]

basically keep this. and then when u play. You enter the Castle Courtyard then you can walk to Areas like customization, gauntlet, Free, etc

its a small RPG component to make the game more alive

[soft locust]

how do you have a PC if 20-40 bucks seems expensive?

[graceful cosmos]

its all Single player, thats why it works

[sick moss]

cuz i dont live in america

we dont have crazy prices

for everything

[soft locust]

So are PC's like cheaper? GEnerrally curious.

[sick moss]

the stuff is def from somewhere else but we get local prices

[sick moss]

idk how they manage the shops but they js do ig lol

[soft locust]

I see and that is intresting.

[sick moss]

our inflation is terrible when it comes to produce like vegetables

especially during ramadan since our country is muslim country mostly

[soft locust]

So tech is cheap food is expensive.

[sick moss]

crazy prices for stuff like onions because we usually eat curries for lunch and dinner which needs onions no matter what your tryna make

[sick moss]

lol

its not like

crazy expensive

its like

"bruh" moment type expensive

like its a bit absurd but your not gonna die hungry

[steel isle]

They can, but only for certain colors. This will let you change to whatever color you want. You change the color of your weapon this way, and adjust the size. It also will let you make your own if you're good enough at coding

[sick moss]

top 5 reasons im learning coding is this btw

[steel isle]

I would be willing to pay someone for a custom katana that cuts like the swords do. The only good one I found does blunt damage half the time

[shell bronze]

the vicious mod pack katana has been doing me fine

my only issue is that it's too long

[boreal schooner]

Don't yall love 2 peicing a bot in beggar

It's so fun

[soft kelp]

i fucking hate autoparry

why cant it be disabled

[sick moss]

the two arm block position uppercut to the jaw like its a shoryuken

[boreal schooner]

REAL

Just tried it and it's so freaking cool

I just got half sword on monday

And it's amazing

[sick moss]

sometimes they just refuse to die smh

ive been bashing this dudes head against the fences for a good

2 minutes

[boreal schooner]

Damn

I just reenacted that old vine

Better scramble like an egg before you get folded like an omelet

Then I said

JAGER

[sick moss]

its so hard to kill them without full sensitivity

like

i could be absolutely banging his head but it does 2 damage cuz im on half sensitivity

[boreal schooner]

What sens do you start at?

[hot sand]

How do u parry

[graceful cosmos]

womp womp

[boreal schooner]

Ran that midevil fade

[tender quest]

you hit their blade away before it can hit you

[shell bronze]

he's right you know

[sick moss]

i usually just stop the blade and counterattack

sometimes i move it

depends on you

[naive holly]

Really thought I was cooking with that buckler parry....

[void warren]

Shouldve gone for the candle stick. Suprisingly its actually very OP and able to stun bosses if you hit there chest/arm's

[upbeat heart]

Hitting them with the opposite side is so fun

[boreal schooner]

Agreed

[boreal schooner]

Also agreed

Candle stuck used to be the only thing i could beat them with

I just got chopped in half by commoner boss 😭

[naive holly]

Oh yeah, this guy is my favorite boss i was just trying for a buckler knife combo lol

[naive holly]

Youre not wrong tho both candlabras are busted

[upbeat heart]

halfsword on vr would be a vibe

[void warren]

Never seen someone play in first person

[upbeat heart]

but i dont got one

[void warren]

cough cough Blade and sorcery/Swordsman VR

Thats the closest we can get

[upbeat heart]

blade and sorcery npc are dogs

[void warren]

Also hottake.

They should add " Recoil/Bounceback " in halfsword.

[upbeat heart]

wdym

[void warren]

#1047240101152960525

[boreal schooner]

Just stabbed beggar boss right in the chest with the small candle stick

[cunning aspen]

How freaking polehammer did that

[barren mantle]

With significant force

[solemn gull]

Hello. Could you return version 0.3 to steam? Only it has a splitscreen mod, I really want to play with a friend at least like that

[boreal schooner]

DANG

[solemn holly]

it is not possible to revert to older versions

[alpine aurora]

Omg what a clear throw

[alpine aurora]

Oh no...

[boreal schooner]

How does one throw so perfectly

[little verge]

Lots and lots of practice.

[zenith atlas]

lspdfr or half sword

🤔

[fierce solar]

is that an abyss loadout?

if thats what i think im seeing thats actually such a good idea holy

gonna try that later on

[halcyon turret]

am..

am I the only one that only plays in first person?

[fierce solar]

its the only way i play

[halcyon turret]

I find it so much more fun

[fierce solar]

third person = too ez for me
ruins the vibe as well

[halcyon turret]

I lowkey find third person uncomfortable actually

I got used to judging distance from first person

so now third person feels akward as hell

[fierce solar]

pre-emptive dodging/reading rather than actively reading

main reason for me is i get to see more of the gore

[naive holly]

When do we we get McGooba clips

DroP A CLIPPPP

[lucid rose]

i see a bunch of people playing 1v1s how do i do that?

[little verge]

I only have old clips. Right now.

[little verge]

When making your selection choose single combat.

[lucid rose]

alr

[shell bronze]

it's the dumb fun/decapitation loadout

[naive holly]

Turned off fog with a .ini file and abyss looks so weird lol

[naive holly]

Man has been stabbed and is mainting composure

[steel silo]

man i love having my leg chopped off by the beggar boss because the large candlestick i grabbed while running got stuck in the floor

[austere salmon]

dagger and longsword is my new favorite way to fight

a t1 or t2 sword thats big enough to wield in one hand or in two, and a dagger

[amber sleet]

lol, my bots are quite more agressive and precise, they don't attack thay way at all.

[naive holly]

Happens to the best of us

[naive holly]

Been hand-and-a-half swording lately lol

[austere salmon]

make sure you pair with a dagger for best results

sticky parry or a shield? left hand stab you in the kidney

[naive holly]

I do love a dagger and arming sword, I like being able to mix up one and two handed grips tho

Which is what the bastard sword is perfect for

[austere salmon]

i use the t2 longsword with a dagger in a holster

if shit gets sticky i swap to one handed grip and shank them

[shell bronze]

mine do often as well this guy was just dumb enough for me to toy with him

[muted dew]

Why would you take anything except an axehead on your polearm?

[zenith atlas]

willie have good striking but no one check grappling

[muted dew]

Never settle for a blunt buttspike

[uneven trout]

What type of game mode is early access going to have

[zenith atlas]

its time we have a little chat

[dark pine]

how do i get out of the abyss after dying in gauntlet

[muted dew]

either Die or continue until you win (and get back your ranks)

[soft osprey]

Running around like a damn serial killer

Those poor Willie’s

[random cobalt]

when is the skull popping coming back

[naive holly]

The sash wringing...

the trash thinging...

mash flinging...

the flash springing, bringing the the crash thinging

the... the...

[random cobalt]

i want skull popping back!!

[naive holly]

Gore is getting completely overhauled for early access. So probably then

[random cobalt]

neat

this games boring ngl..

its either too easy or too hard

or unfair cough coguh

[remote gull]

guys i think i came up with a good challenge
i call it "The Glass Cannon Gauntlet"
i made this because i cant play the normal gauntlet cuz my crappy PC crashes when entering the abyss

• max damage for everyone
• grotesque gore (but not maxed for the sake of blood system's volatility)
• free mode, win 3 GROUP FIGHTS in a row per tier (yes, including buhurts and brave stands)
• 3 weapon rolls per tier, including first click
• checkpoint every three COMPLETED tiers (commoner, veteran)
• death = back to last checkpoint
• loss (KO or give up) = reset tier
• if you die before completing your checkpoint tier, back one more checkpoint

[random cobalt]

rule of 3 🔥

might try it but im skipping buhurt cause lag

[remote gull]

i do buhurts even with my ass pc
reliance on teammates ftw lmao

[sweet hamlet]

It doesn't make sense that my sword just stops cutting through gambeson

I'm at full health, swinging at the willie

[slender hull]

Expert violin player

[remote gull]

what the hell 😭

[shell bronze]

the shit people do with mods

[naive holly]

Id be calling it, light everyone's pc on fire challenge lol

[remote gull]

thats part of the fun! lmao

[shell bronze]

head trauma meta needs to be nerfed

[slender hull]

top tier bm'ing

[slender hull]

White walker gauntlet

[remote gull]

lmaooo

[slender hull]

Zombie squad

[final mountain]

john half sword better smh

[austere salmon]

we dont have john halfsword, but we got @mental kelp

[summer brook]

mods

saw him in two

[mint wadi]

idk how you manage to get so good with greatsword

the balancing is so odd to me

[misty hill]

holy

[mint wadi]

I cast.... EUNUCH!

[shell bronze]

just fixed your clip
yw

[slender hull]

LMAO

[tender quest]

if i didnt use the same one for the entire time then it would be difficult to adjust to the weight changes for each one

[slender hull]

that's amazing

[shell bronze]

the greatswords have a certain delicate balance you have to feel for

[mint wadi]

Why is slenderman on my halfsword discord page

[shell bronze]

i personally find it a bit too cumbersome for my playstyle but militus has it down to a science

[mint wadi]

I think the greatswords are much too heavy tbh

[lapis marsh]

I have a very specific poleaxe on one of my load outs that I’m very happy with the weight of and I don’t know how to transfer it to other load outs 😭

[tender quest]

you can try mine out if you want 😄

[shell bronze]

definitely, they should be a bit more balanced imo

i much prefer the standard longswords

[mint wadi]

Is it...custom?!?!

[tender quest]

it is

[lapis marsh]

Bro regretted his life choices before the last one lmao

[mint wadi]

Oh that's sick.

I'm alright though, I'll keep trying with the default.

Dude scared the fuck outta me I was tabbed out

[buoyant mirage]

why do i sometimes stop moving when i try running towards people

[lapis marsh]

Like I don’t know how to transfer weapons between load outs 😭 it would help if I could remove armor somehow

[mint wadi]

The face of regret.

[shell bronze]

ground collision glitch, happens after extended gameplay

restart and it goes away

[buoyant mirage]

brooo ive been wondering what it was for ages

thank u

[lapis marsh]

Holy shit you’re actually using that shield effectively

[mint wadi]

I accidentally created the joker.

[buoyant mirage]

good idea

[lapis marsh]

The jonkler

https://tenor.com/view/jonkler-joker-gif-4939694494140375951

[mint wadi]

You can do something really cool if you spawn in two shields.

[shell bronze]

i put it on for the samurai armor aesthetic but it kind of just works fantastic with my hasso no kamae stance

[mint wadi]

This is my Gladiator build.

[lapis marsh]

Peak

[shell bronze]

the shingles on my roof: