halfsword-chat-⚔

[hushed ridge]

i want to kill my friends

imagine this game in VR

omg

so godo

[scenic quail]

Mate just play blade and sorcery

[oak portal]

is there an online mod for this

[lunar jay]

guys how can you do split screen?

[hushed ridge]

ig no

[hushed ridge]

is not online

plus this game better

[oak portal]

it needs an online mod or just its own mode

i hope the devs still working on it

[hushed ridge]

mayube

[pearl ferry]

slow mo duel :3

[spice wharf]

Online isn't a launch priority according to a recent-ish dev podcast, but they know its potential and are considering it for a post-launch addition

That's the gist of it

[hushed ridge]

😻

[spice wharf]

That do sound nice yeah :P

Friend of mine and I have been making a lot of insider jokes about this game already and adore it

Having at it against another would be some of the most stupid fun we could imagine

But we both think it's more important for the game to mature and be at the point where the devs would like it to be first, since multiplayer tacked onto a half-baked foundation would still be half-baked and a subpar experience

[candid patio]

fighting in this game high key feels like fighting in a dream sometimes

[bleak bough]

when full game release

[candid patio]

never.

just because you asked

[spice wharf]

It's done when it's done

[bleak bough]

von go feed your fucking cat nevermind being cheeky sir

[spice wharf]

:P

[hushed ridge]

any similar game?

[ancient loom]

how to play the demo online

[spice wharf]

You mean multiplayer?

[candid patio]

miami, florida

[ancient loom]

ye

[spice wharf]

Please scroll up, I explained just right before Kepon posted his video clip

[hushed ridge]

von

do u know

any similar game

to this one

[ancient loom]

so there aint no multiplayer game mode

[spice wharf]

Nope

Maybe in the future

Maybe post-launch

Not now

Sorry Rafa, I don't think I do

This game is trying something sort of unique and any other games out there won't be what Half Sword is

Mordhau has similar-ish combat but also way more involved

DoshDoshington made a video I would recommend about Mordhau

But other than that, I'm not familiar. Maybe someone else knows more than me though

[polar hemlock]

I HAVE KILLED GOD WITH MY BARE HANDS

HE LAY BLEEDING AT MY FEET

[spice wharf]

Hell yeah, good job c:

[polar hemlock]

i have 400 hours in this game and i dont even know how it all happened

[spice wharf]

Half Sword moment

consider ereth a batalioth joineth

[polar hemlock]

SWEAR ME KINDNESS

[hushed ridge]

what god

there i sno god in game

[polar hemlock]

have you not beholden the visage of god

[spice wharf]

-# other than me

[hushed ridge]

no

[spice wharf]

go(l)d?

[polar hemlock]

[austere salmon]

honestly, i love the way this game handles parrying

you can parry a sword with almost anything, you can push spears out of the way, but a dagger is not stopping a fucking greataxe, tahts a matter of fect

[spice wharf]

Yeah, there's a shitton of attention to detail like that

I love it too

[austere salmon]

also, anatomically correct bones

[spice wharf]

unless you involve blunt force trauma

[austere salmon]

i asked my girlfriend, who's a nurse, if shit was in the right place and apparently it is, even the fact taht your shoulder breaks at the right spot

[spice wharf]

Oh, wow, that is cool! Never paid attention to that.

[austere salmon]

yeah, if you use winding techniques to bend someones arm backwards it breaks at the right angle

[austere salmon]

also, if you kick someone in the head their neck snaps back

[spice wharf]

wow..

Reminds me of how the roundhouse kick can dislocate someone's neck

I feel like even the force of momentum it would realistically apply is simulated accurately to a degree

that's just my conjecture though

[austere salmon]

im a blacksmith as a hobby, and it IS, all the weapons act like they should, aside from the langes goedendag

[spice wharf]

What I find comedic though is how I'd sometimes be able to dismember people in Grotesque in some... interesting ways

peasant carnage can be a bit absurd

crikey, there goes his leg

[austere salmon]

the thing is most of those would work

[heavy valve]

how many swords does it take

[austere salmon]

everything but lopping someones face off and chopping them diagonally at the shoulder, but according to zoe all of the limbs cut at the right spot

[austere salmon]

just half a one i reckon

[spice wharf]

I had a really funny moment where I basically axe chopped someone's whole leg off with a bread knife

[velvet sandal]

Is there any footage of the splitscreen demo build?

[spice wharf]

And I feel like that's gotta take some insane momentum plus just the right cut angle to break surface tension on impact

[heavy valve]

find a wise old oracle at a flea market

to grant you a vision of the future

[polar hemlock]

mf skinned my ass

[topaz crest]

legit just got skinned like a potato

[pearl ferry]

some cool exchanges

[raven talon]

when you grab your grill brush instead of your backscratcher

[tiny path]

can ragdolls grab onto stuff

appart from the player or other npcs

shi imagine when we get new maps, there could be a big ass hole and when ragdolls fall onto it they can grab onto a ledge and try to resit until they eventually run out of stamina and fall onto their death

that'd be cool

[spice wharf]

I had a funny bug the other day where my character got his right arm locked between his legs so hard that it heavily restricted my movement

I could only hop around on my left leg and do very limp strikes with my left arm, which wasn't moving in front of my body

Very janky, happened in the abyss when switching between many weapons through the selector wheel

[night lion]

i just saw a tt video of someone doing a fist fight in a mma ring and idk if its real or not but if it is, is there someone who got the mod?

[quiet ferry]

Very very soon

Did you win yet

[soft osprey]

Yes someone made it, but no, you cant download it

[junior frigate]

just joined and couldnt find it in the FAQ, but how do we get into coliseum combat or progress? I got passed 2000 score and still have to start as a beggar?

[hushed ridge]

what is the last one

[raven talon]

sounds like you're doing abyss mode. There's three modes available in the demo: Free play, Abyss, and Gauntlet

abyss always starts as a begger as it's kinda a roguelike mode

gauntlet has progression

[short hollow]

hehe

[iron hound]

his goose is beyond cooked 😭 🙏

[short hollow]

I went too far into the abyss and found out theres unlimited amounts of Barons in the background

[junior frigate]

right, but how do you switch gamemodes? I feel like it might be bugged

[tender quest]

you dont see the red button that says abyss or the one that says gauntlet mode on your menu?

[junior frigate]

yes, i see the abyss button and the gauntlet mode, but they both send me to the abyss

[harsh imp]

I'm very grateful to announce, THE AFC PLUG OF THE DAY!

61 Hard Willie’s have already joined AFC, Half Sword's first and only online competitive league that will begin when early access does, with fist play and weapons divisions with events in a card format. We offer rankings in every category, including a champion ranking. Join now to climb the rankings and battle it out for the championship belt! We offer fighting disciplines such as:
Muay Thai, MMA, Boxing, Wrestling (in the future) and armed fighting! (swords and all that shiz)
We also offer positions such as: Referee, Commentator, and Promoter!

Secure your spot in AFC 001 "Damnation" now!
**DM me for an invite. **
Logo & Event Posters made by me 😼

Half Sword moderators in AFC: Mcwonderbeast (Community manager), Moai, Mantic, Ladiesman217, Fencer, GalaxyHighMarshal (HS DEV), and Kepontrucken! (voice actor)

[junior frigate]

when i click free mode, i can select other tiers above beggar, but still just get sent to abyss mode

[velvet sandal]

Weird

Could you send a video of it?

[junior frigate]

sure, thx!

[raven talon]

I'll spectate. Will there be music and snacks?

[harsh imp]

If you bring the snacks ill bring the music

[junior frigate]

nvm i figured it out.... i thought you had to just kill the guy in the menu to start the game

[candid patio]

crash sword

[raven talon]

ah, yeah no the "Play demo" button is your launch key

it's not the best UI but it's just a demo so cest la vie

[candid patio]

3 crashes in 10 minutes on low blood

amazing

i give up on the ultimate challenge

the crashes make it unplayable

either i do well and get my skull caved in (45% chance) or i crash (55%)

[spice wharf]

Turn blood down

Blood causes the crash

Lots of it

[candid patio]

.

[harsh imp]

ive heard people say switching from dx12 to dx11 or something helps, maybe its the other way around idk

[candid patio]

i literally had it low asf

[spice wharf]

I can't read

apologies

[spice wharf]

Who's this impasta xD

Hello medieval von

[harsh imp]

try to change to either dx11 or dx12

[atomic stump]

Gello von

Im like king von the rapper

but medieval times

[young river]

always find it a pain to pul off

[spice wharf]

i see you speak in terms, not of sverdes

[atomic stump]

hehe

[fallen meteor]

guys is it me or do i keep tripping over the middle of the arena 😂

[gaunt helm]

just you 🤣

[spice wharf]

Restart could (?) fix that

[gaunt helm]

how many hours do you lot have ( 55 hours )

[spice wharf]

I had an issue where my char always stopped dead in his tracks when I sprinted toward the center of the arena

[fallen meteor]

yh it fixed it

[spice wharf]

And restarting solved that

Awesome!

[harsh imp]

about 478 by now

[gaunt helm]

wow

[gaunt helm]

we so close lol

i got so many photos but i forgot where i put em

[atomic stump]

yes my vegatable friend we are

[gaunt helm]

yessir

still havent reached the end of this game tho

:d

[harsh imp]

first image is playtest, second one is demo, and also im up to 507.6 now not 478 sorry

[gaunt helm]

oh if i add playtest im at 100

[young river]

barron?

[gaunt helm]

idek what its called lol

[young river]

yeah

you need a spiked weapon it to hit on shoulders and to get all the armour pieces if possible

[raven talon]

I stopped when I wanted to learn to edit videos and spent most of a week crying into my pillow

[gaunt helm]

what i usually do is i get pitchfork for second abuse that then use machete and shield then a big ahh sword

[gaunt helm]

holy moly

[raven talon]

At the end of the day, no, making that video was not worth it. I regret everything

[harsh imp]

holy shit militus

[gaunt helm]

dman

damn

i feel like i run out of things to do tho on half sword

[harsh imp]

i just wrestle tbh

at least 470 of my 507 hours have been spent unarmed, wrestling with willie

[atomic stump]

this is what i do

[harsh imp]

this is what i do https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kYDtseCTgLnLHjVNw?invite=cr-MSxCUDMsMjQ0Njc5MTYw&v=7

[gaunt helm]

how do you have so much control

[raven talon]

I'd like to play more, but man releases are crazy right now. Helldivers 2 content, Silksong, all the games silksong pushed back a month

[harsh imp]

lots of practice with right grips

[atomic stump]

they should know better then to use the axe against the master

[young river]

max out damage to both and go to town

[umbral apex]

So when are we getting the ability to replay the gauntlet

[quiet ferry]

Mods

They’re pretty fun

[harsh imp]

Nope, learn wrestling

itll keep you occupied bc it takes so long to perfect

[umbral apex]

Thank you good sir

[quiet ferry]

Or you could use mods to make it funner

[umbral apex]

Dude wrestling is something i wanna learn

[harsh imp]

its easy asf

[umbral apex]

I accidentally slammed the first champions head into the fence the first time i fought him

[gaunt helm]

lol

[umbral apex]

Do i need to use third party shit to mod the game or is there mods for the itch io version that i can just add easily

[harsh imp]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kTestVyArzBVG95B-?invite=cr-MSxVMjgsMjQ0Njc5MTYw&v=12

love just picking up willy and slamming him

[quiet ferry]

Nexus

[gaunt helm]

only thing ive finished was abyss on playtest

[umbral apex]

WOW

that was bad ass

[gaunt helm]

that last little wack lmao

[quiet ferry]

Does Willie have to be disoriented to pick up

[umbral apex]

I cant run the game past medium settings

[harsh imp]

had to do it

[harsh imp]

nope ill show you

[umbral apex]

Which is silly cuz i would say my computer is good

[gaunt helm]

i run high but i could do cinematic but i dont see a difference and its just lower fps

[umbral apex]

So the strat is to crouch and grab a leg

[harsh imp]

cinematic isnt meant for gameplay

[quiet ferry]

For photos

[harsh imp]

theres a lot more behind it than just that, but thats the basics

[atomic stump]

my fav part of the game

[harsh imp]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/kZsSZCAaNvSLFPgpe?invite=cr-MSxpQXksMjQ0Njc5MTYw

[gaunt helm]

how do i fix fatal error

[umbral apex]

Hold up

[quiet ferry]

Does he have to be bleeding

[umbral apex]

Lemme get on my pc i’ll show you what i did to the champ

[harsh imp]

No

[quiet ferry]

Settings
Go to gore
Set blood slider to zero

[vital torrent]

do you have a mod??

[gaunt helm]

ok

[harsh imp]

No mods nope

[velvet sandal]

Half Sword Enhancer

[quiet ferry]

How does one stop grip from breaking

[harsh imp]

Grip the right spot

[velvet sandal]

Use it to spawn a big willie(I use 1.60 size) and strength thingy

[velvet sandal]

Yes

[gaunt helm]

grip em good

[quiet ferry]

Where is the right spot

[velvet sandal]

Unpredictable

[harsh imp]

back/side of the thigh

[velvet sandal]

There should be a mod that doesn't make the grip slip or break

[quiet ferry]

Do I have to be like

Really close to willie

[harsh imp]

you can shoot the takedown from afar

but its more ideal to be closer

[quiet ferry]

Hm

[oak portal]

do the devs stil work on this game

[quiet ferry]

Will AFC matches be free to watch

[harsh imp]

yes

[quiet ferry]

Yeah

[harsh imp]

https://youtu.be/wXcXS9-Duc0

[harsh imp]

of course lol

[oak portal]

im hoping for online multiplayer

[quiet ferry]

They’re working on alot

[atomic stump]

I think i got him

[gaunt helm]

what is afc ??

[harsh imp]

^

@gaunt helm

[umbral apex]

https://streamable.com/2qq8az

[harsh imp]

oo good shit skewer

[umbral apex]

thank you

[gaunt helm]

do ppl vs eachother or wa

[umbral apex]

totally not an accident

[harsh imp]

Yes

idk how i got here but i did

[gaunt helm]

how?

[atomic stump]

i think im getting good at slicing throats

[harsh imp]

Splitscreen + Parsec

[gaunt helm]

oh

[harsh imp]

you know what parsec is right

[gaunt helm]

no

lol

cant send gifs

im clueless

[quiet ferry]

Needa be lvl 1

[gaunt helm]

whats parsec

[quiet ferry]

So like

[harsh imp]

that is what parsec is, we will be using that for our competitions

[gaunt helm]

ok

[quiet ferry]

I can fight some dude on the other side of the country

[harsh imp]

with the correct host, possibly

[gaunt helm]

seems cool i joined

[harsh imp]

Awesome

heres a good grip for single legs

[gaunt helm]

💀

[umbral apex]

alright louie im gonna try some wrestling now

[harsh imp]

sounds good skewer

[umbral apex]

just start with leg takedowns?

[harsh imp]

yes, singles and doubles are easiest, making willie disoriented is a way to get an easier takedown

[atomic stump]

Hehe nummy head

[quiet ferry]

Is high mouse sensitivity ideal for wrestling

[harsh imp]

refer to this is you need help

[harsh imp]

meh

[umbral apex]

aright thank you louie i'll lyk how it goes

[quiet ferry]

AFC 2026 training

Also

What’s gonna like

Help the most when it comes to grappling

[harsh imp]

Constant practice

[quiet ferry]

Besides that

[harsh imp]

practice your grips consistently

baseball

[quiet ferry]

I can’t wait to get home and grab willie

[gaunt helm]

woah

[atomic stump]

this guy wont be able to see his willie tonight

[quiet ferry]

Why did I think you were gonna stab his crotch

[gaunt helm]

i just got an insane photo holy

[atomic stump]

nah i find slicing their heads in two fits way better

[gaunt helm]

bruh i got cooldown

[quiet ferry]

If so

Juggle the recently severed head

[atomic stump]

I aint that good

[untold spear]

I need to get good with swords, they’re legit my weakest weapon atm

[quiet ferry]

Throw it in the air

And

Catch it with the other hand

[shell bronze]

swords are fun

[atomic stump]

They my 2nd strongest

[shell bronze]

very consistent weapons once you get the hang

[untold spear]

I love the parries into cuts, especially with the facial wounds like that!

[quiet ferry]

Greatsword in brave stand….

[atomic stump]

yeah i also like letting them die

[untold spear]

I’ve seen people do some insane things with them, especially turning the parries into an attack/riposte, I just need to learn how best to utilise them and get good with them!

[shell bronze]

more effective in man at arms because of less armor

great crowd control and cutting surfaces

[shell bronze]

you're talking to one of the people rn

i can help you get there

[quiet ferry]

True

But it’s still really fun

[atomic stump]

Yeah clueless istg is a god with a greatsword, that man could take down a literal god if he had only the greatsword

[shell bronze]

that's militus i'm the longsword person

[untold spear]

Then I will absolutely take all of the advice I can get, your videos are so clean

[atomic stump]

oh right

i love it when i can slice the willies head in half like this

[shell bronze]

i mean brave stands for man at arms

[quiet ferry]

Yuh

[atomic stump]

my point still stands, just replace greatsword with longsword

[shell bronze]

they give you higher tier fodder to fight against and it gets a bit annoying since you're scrapping with like 2 veteran and 2 militia

[quiet ferry]

Ohyeah mace is fun

[shell bronze]

and you know how those tower shields are

[quiet ferry]

Why every time

[shell bronze]

just lmk what specific pointers or examples you need i got you

[quiet ferry]

They use a spear with tower shield

[atomic stump]

this stuff is so satisifying

[shell bronze]

i wholeheartedly believe anything can be parried with longsword

with enough understanding of ai behavior and the current physics

[quiet ferry]

Clueless when crossbows come out

[shell bronze]

crossbows sound like fun to use until you gotta spend time reloading

i wonder how traditional archery would work though

[quiet ferry]

Clueless parrying crossbow bolts

[atomic stump]

if anyone could itd be clueless

[shell bronze]

that i'm definitely not gonna attempt

[quiet ferry]

How well would you do in beggar tier

Like

Just

Regular willies

Got any clips of that

[shell bronze]

if the ai keeps being dumb then it usually looks like this

[quiet ferry]

Just imagining all of your device storage is just half sword clips

[shell bronze]

it's a pretty good portion

[mortal lynx]

how do yall post photos in here can yall give me recipe

[quiet ferry]

Be level 1

[mortal lynx]

how do dat

[quiet ferry]

Clueless vs Wiltus would be a crazy matchup

[quiet ferry]

Talk some more and you will reach it

[atomic stump]

This is mine so far

[quiet ferry]

Dang

Wonder what y’all’s steam hours look like

[quartz nimbus]

insane kick strength

[atomic stump]

ive got 55

[lapis marsh]

i've got at least 140

[atomic stump]

JUST LET ME SLIT HIS THROAT

[quiet ferry]

https://tenor.com/view/catrave-rave-cat-ravecat-catjam-gif-15939588067156474193

[atomic stump]

https://tenor.com/view/epic-embed-fail-ryan-gosling-cereal-embed-failure-laugh-at-this-user-gif-20627924

I SAW THAT

I SAW IT

WHO EVER IT WAS I SAW IT

@shell bronze hows this

[shell bronze]

baseball bat

[lapis marsh]

oohhhh thats a baseball

[atomic stump]

its actually a greatsword but sure a baseball bat

[atomic stump]

No.

Nah

Nuhuh

[mental kelp]

another thing ruined by accidental grabbing

[lapis marsh]

bro did a crotch grab 😭

[quiet ferry]

Militus vs clueless

When will it happn

[atomic stump]

Militus*

[atomic stump]

the crossguard kill is so satisifying bro

[tender quest]

stuck the whole crossguard into his neck to plug the leak

[atomic stump]

OW

[lapis marsh]

backscratcher

[atomic stump]

most agressive backscratch ive seen

I wanna see either clueless or militus go against a knight with a scythe

[fierce wedge]

h.

h.h.h.

h,hhhh,.

[atomic stump]

Hello oaf

[atomic stump]

I think we need to call the cops to do

a welfare check on oaf

[shell bronze]

different disciplines

[young river]

actually him

[sleek gull]

Live in 5, link in bio

[naive holly]

Goteem

[swift thunder]

Ive got a question how does half sword get such good live ragdolls

[quiet ferry]

A lot of tinkering with code and stuff

[swift thunder]

Ohhh

Thank you

😂

[loud jackal]

anyone got any vids or tutorials on how to parry im getting bored of this game because im just spam swinging

[austere wigeon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz0o8Ewks-Y

[loud jackal]

thankyou

[vapid hull]

a classic! a return to form!

drag hooking <3

[loud jackal]

watched tutorial and ts happened😭

[lapis marsh]

fellow polearm ethusiast

[loud jackal]

scissors is better

:)

[sharp sky]

does 0 damage

[loud jackal]

you just dont know how to use it

i was being satire but you can insta kill w it

[sharp sky]

how

[loud jackal]

you have to stab

and if you hit them in chest or stomach or any vital ish area it will kill

[vapid hull]

Krillhook is besthook

[loud jackal]

https://cdn.steamusercontent.com/ugc/12561928934754086886/4DA5148EFDB88A61CFD7AAFA6727DF5978638ACA/

[hasty flame]

love getting stabbed from behind in the ribs while trying to grab weapons in the ultimate challenge

[vapid hull]

this is how frank actually wants you to play, guys

[hasty flame]

(oh joyous day the pitchfork man can run exactly up to me and stab me right as im grabbing the first knife)

[topaz epoch]

okay i am completely convinced something has gone awry with the programming. i am just geting touched by those damn candle stands and i end up bleeding how somehow like my throat got cut. but it doesn't apply to peeps when i just it on them

[vapid hull]

It's got a pointy bit

and if your gore is too high it can exaggerated that

[vagrant totem]

is there no vc in this discord?

[topaz epoch]

that is the tink. its the other end i got hit by and i didn't bleed at all from it. but the same effect of having a mortal bleeding wound plays

[vagrant totem]

brother i dont see it

[topaz epoch]

anyone else also having issue using spears in the abyss section?

they work fine in the other mods but the inputs aren't working in abyss

[vagrant totem]

i need to rank up to join a vc?

how does one rank up

my bad for wanting to use a vc application to vc

must of overstepped

[hasty flame]

i love trying to do basic weapon interactions and getting magically pulled to the right by physics collisions between my hand and body, causing me to fall over and get murdered for the eighteenth time in a row trying to do the ultimate challenge

it is Joyous

most Fun

[shell bronze]

universally compatible move

[sturdy pagoda]

lads i can´t crouch anymore, i press the crtl button and my guy just refuses to crouch down, i can no longer shank dead body´s until their only bloody peices.

is that a bug or something

nevermind it was because of something else

[velvet sandal]

Is it worth playing in DX12 mode?

[lapis marsh]

not unless you have a beefy computer

[tender quest]

for me it is

[velvet sandal]

Welp, I'm out of it then

I definitely need an upgrade

But hey, atleast it can run it

[bronze hearth]

damn

what the hell was that kick

[opaque creek]

camera whip kick

[bronze hearth]

cool

[tender quest]

what does he want?

[shell bronze]

why you so rude man he's trying to wave at you

[tender quest]

introvert

[bronze hearth]

peace

[sharp sky]

must

[quiet ferry]

My dumbass keeps on slamming myself into a fence

[shell bronze]

me and militus the two sword gremlins

[quiet ferry]

Like

[twilit escarp]

imagine trying to stab someone and they grab your hand and break your fucking nose with their pommel

[quiet ferry]

These “grapples” are doing more damage to me than the enemy

Doing it horribly wrong rn

[tender quest]

i read that as genius's

[shell bronze]

that also applies

we the big 2 like we started a league 🔥

[tender quest]

[twilit escarp]

that was an especially clean kill, not flashy, but clean

[austere wigeon]

was the split screen build at gamescon using this gore or the same gore as demo?

[restive garnet]

no gore

[restive garnet]

only blood

[strange citrus]

Yo 😭 you actually did it thats sick

[opaque creek]

It might be the only one I ever get

[strange citrus]

Thats fair

[white trail]

live willie reaction

[loud relic]

why cant i put an iamge

[sharp sky]

you must be level 3 ❤️

[loud relic]

i wanted to show you guys a move i think i found

its in the photography

[sharp sky]

https://tenor.com/view/smyw-show-me-your-willy-gordan-ramsay-come-on-big-boy-open-that-baby-up-gif-8086749417876396127

[sterile minnow]

epic game, long time without having this much fun in videogames, thanks devs

[loud relic]

its like a one handed thrust

[mental kelp]

Did you do it by swinging and half sword toggling at the same time?

[spark oak]

how can i get the enchanced mod

?

[twilit escarp]

"What did you call me?"

[mental kelp]

Nexus mods

It might be quarantined or something rn idk

[twilit escarp]

man, watching my own severed hand still responding to controls is... uncanny to say the least.

I've seen it on AI with severed legs before, but never got video of it

[bronze hearth]

he got a warm smile there

[white trail]

jolly smile

[timid imp]

how do you do keep such like fluid control of your sword?

when i try to swing like my left hand just lets go of the sword, or my arms just bug out

[tender quest]

yeah the left hand grip situation is really annoying, hope they fix it soon

i do get moments where things dont want to play nice, so i hop off and play something else

[timid imp]

i dont even know what caused it, like it was not an issue at all in the playtest version

[quiet ferry]

would you take willie's gift

[tender quest]

then when i launch the game again later the physics seem to fix themselves

[timid imp]

thing is for me it literally never plays nice 😭

[quiet ferry]

i tried switching to normal grip

[timid imp]

like half of the time i cant even swing my sword my willie just kinnda moves his sword to the other side, no swining motion just like he shifts the weapon

this is unbelievably frustrating

like it would be fine it was just like greatswords but it happens with literally every fucking weapon that uses 2 hands

[naive holly]

Did some GS matches today and lowkey went better than it usually does

[timid imp]

i genuinely cant use it

[naive holly]

Maybe I just got one with good balance but usually im frustrated like this

Polearms do get jank with the grap

Grip

[timid imp]

the swings that do manage to happen are insanely weak and have no impact, and the rest of the time it just twists and does weird shit

yeah i have the polarm jank happening on unironically every 2 hand weapon past like the short T3 longswords

its really really fucking annoying

like the 1 handed hammers and shit that can be held in 2 work fine, no issue, but the second the weapon is somewhat useful its just broken beyond usage

[naive holly]

Are you you trying to use the weight to your advantage? Like go up from fools or tail and then try to let it move like a parabola and bring it down

With gs I mean

Not to sound patronizing, I just usually struggle and that worked for me today for some reason

[timid imp]

yeah that is how militus taught me to use it

it does not seem to work, or my game is just being extra funky

[naive holly]

Physics be jank

[timid imp]

playtest never had these fucking issues.

[naive holly]

Here's a clip to lift your spirits

[naive holly]

I miss how stiff playtest physics were

[timid imp]

same

[naive holly]

Felt so responsive

[timid imp]

it was beautiful

[naive holly]

Do you still have it?

[timid imp]

of course not

i am an idiot who got rid of it before he knew he could save it

[signal wedge]

The gliant glat

[sharp sky]

h

[mental kelp]

fucking whiffs 😭

[timid imp]

nice outfit

[mental kelp]

thanks

[mental kelp]

personally I can only use the light greatswords closer to how they might be in a real life zweihander or similar which is why I had to make my own

still delivers good hits but I basically have to hit head or sometimes the hands for a disarm if I go really hard

[naive holly]

Womp womp

Idc that I used slowmo

Twas good looking

[mental kelp]

mind read

[untold fog]

Guys i was wondering, is the itch.io version worth downloading if i already played the steam version, are there any changes besides the different arenas or would that be a waste of time cuz its the same game

[mental kelp]

itch.io version is the old game

[shell bronze]

back to half sword

first fight of the night it's looking good

fuckass feint

[mental kelp]

obern schnit

[regal igloo]

ok why tf does my ax get so deeply lodged in people sometimees

takes so much to pull it out

[hollow badge]

HOW CAN I PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS?

???

[spice wharf]

If you can't get your weapon out, you may wanna try two-handing to pull with more force

YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS

!!!

[hollow badge]

OK

[regal igloo]

the 2 hanling bugs out so bad sometimes

lowkey a bit frustrating

[spice wharf]

Jiggle your camera a little

Friend and I call it drunkard's guard

[regal igloo]

i mean i get it out its just such a bitch sometimees

like unreasonably lodged

[spice wharf]

it do be

Wait until you lodge your pitchfork or that abyss hammer abomination into a bone

you are not getting that weapon back

Sorry, got nothing better as advice than that

Improv may be your way to go if it's stuck

[mental kelp]

Usually pressing double click works though I have nver tried on an ax

[spice wharf]

In spoilance there's always things on the floor + fists may be somewhat viable there depending on skill and opponent weapon
carnage usually you can grab your opponent's weapok and do some work with that

If you got it stuck in someone, I'll assume "someone" is dead, so there is AN option

weapok

love my phone keyboard

[quick ingot]

does anyone know which direction halfsword is going? pvp, pve, rpg?, mmo? or anything else

lowk confused what the games even gonna be abt

[quick ingot]

how tf you even parry this well

[spice wharf]

PvE mainly for launch, expect it to be the focus. What the game itself will be like I do not know, but you can learn more by reading the info channels on this server and watching developer interviews/podcasts

PvP was in talks for a post-launch addition

[shell bronze]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1263248218297339915/1410795424931123200/433B0E1.MP4?ex=68b25120&is=68b0ffa0&hm=ebab927855fe6af8fc6205269e2dbeb6886543cb947e50f629dfd987645e85c3&

[shell bronze]

lil bit of practice

[spice wharf]

just a lil bit

I love your gameplay by the way, motivates me to play and learn the game more!

[shell bronze]

ty!! i appreciate that

if you need help or pointers lmk

[spice wharf]

I'm not nearly as good but your gameplay shows me what's possible so that's always cool

I think I'm currently trying to figure out how to transition from mouse flailing to managing coordinated and deliberate strikes, but I'm also still struggling a lot with elementary things at this point

[shell bronze]

imo the main 3 aspects of it is dodging/reading ai, and overall precision

[spice wharf]

I have a lot of fun doing dumb stuff that ends up working + I lack the patience for calmer approaches, which is a fun combo :P

[shell bronze]

you gotta train one or two at a time usually

[shell bronze]

for longsword v longsword observe the ai and where/how they place their weapons

for example if they hold a plow/pflug guard they're either gonna swing from the side of that guard or stab you

if they're holding a higher stance it's 100% an overhead

but sometimes they feint it into a leg/side swipe instead and those have SUPER narrow reaction windows

[spice wharf]

(unlikely I'd hit those)

[spice wharf]

I'll keep that in mind for now

[shell bronze]

you can see in this clip

[spice wharf]

I'm also really bad at hitting vulnerable body parts vs armored

And generally have some hand coordination problems in this game where precision is concerned

[shell bronze]

get the most agile/thin longsword you can get in veteran/man at arms and turn damage against yourself all the way down

then practice hitting weak spots

then you can start dialing up the difficulty over time once you're used to things

[spice wharf]

That's a neat approach!

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to play around with that at some point!

[shell bronze]

that's how i learned

[spice wharf]

I love those clips :o

[shell bronze]

otherwise its just annoying and you don't gain much from it if you keep dying from mistakes

big or small

[spice wharf]

Yep

[shell bronze]

turn off gore as well

that's how you get decapitated

[spice wharf]

Commoner grete moment

the annoying part

[shell bronze]

commoner champion is bitchmade once you learn footwork and reading AI

literally any bladed weapon can end him

[spice wharf]

Which is a big ask for a newbie imo

[shell bronze]

he's a skill check

[spice wharf]

These aren't things you'll pick up while you fight him imo

[shell bronze]

you learn to beat him reliably you have the key to beat everyone else

but you have to fight everyone else first

[spice wharf]

Not really skills you are incentivized to learn before him either

[shell bronze]

that's why i just save myself the headache and tell new players to use pitchfork

[spice wharf]

Yep, which is why I don't like where he is placed

[shell bronze]

it's pretty much because he has the biggest relative and objective advantage over you as the player in that class

his sword is a knight tier greatsword (maximum sharpness and cutting power and reach)

his strength is way higher than yours as well as his reach

so when you combine a weapon that's 90% sharp (the highest level) with big dude who swings it like a wooden stick

[spice wharf]

Personally I'd find him an amazing test of what you'll have learned if he was at the midpoint of ultimate challenge, but I haven't heard a convincing counterargument to that yet honestly
However I'm not sure with what he could be replaced with either in his tier

[shell bronze]

any unarmored combatant is naturally at a MASSIVE disadvantage

[spice wharf]

(and I am not experienced enough to say I'm not talking out of my arse here)

But it's my idea to keep the people happy that like him while not having him be where he is now

[shell bronze]

in a pair of decent hands this is what the commoner boss can do

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1043854764095582260/1406855255836328060/39A62F1.MP4?ex=68b1d34f&is=68b081cf&hm=a04c12d99b080339059cef2a2f9a75e4a22d8e29a5cbe9ffb92fa493a4f8eee2&

[humble bloom]

historically, what he's holding wouldn't have been called a greatsword, its just a sword and its the normal sword length it would be for someone of his height.
probably

[spice wharf]

That looks so much better than how he flails it

Kudos!

[shell bronze]

yeah you would not want to go up against commoner boss with iq beyond regular ai

that man can just idly flail his sword around and you simply cannot approach (just like real greatsword fighting techniques!)

[spice wharf]

I heard the devs in the podcast talk about how the AI will be a LOT more imposing in the future, which I am so excited about

[fluid remnant]

The commoner boss is a huge dude but his disadvantage is off the AI not understanding momentum of larger weapons enough to swing more than once quickly

[spice wharf]

coming from the guy who can hardly pass man at arms yet

And the guy who hasn't gotten past commoner without pitchfork heh

[shell bronze]

if the ai gets smart maybe then i won't have to take to veteran-man at arms to feel like i can actually play at full aggression

[shell bronze]

bro just do this to everyone you fight

[humble bloom]

imposing AI also likely entails better controls too, so maybe it wont be as bad to relearn.

[spice wharf]

What do I learn from just pitchforking though?

[humble bloom]

you can only make the AI as good as the controls.

[spice wharf]

I feel like I'd miss out on a lot of learning opportunities the later tiers can offer

Or am I scaring myself out of something here?

[shell bronze]

pitchforking (if not brainlessly charging) requires at least basic aim and timing like any other stabby polearm

you can transfer those concepts well to other weapons

[astral forge]

why does my fps go below ten on group fights (i have an rtx 3070)

[spice wharf]

Blood effects

[shell bronze]

blood

[astral forge]

i have it off

[shell bronze]

then its physics

or too high graphics

[astral forge]

its on low graphics

[spice wharf]

i prefer the game's look in dx11

[astral forge]

fullscreen, vsync, dx11

[shell bronze]

what cpu

[humble bloom]

the pitchfork is a good enough blunt weapon if you cant use the pointy end too.
and blunt weapons can and should still be thrusted if the opportunity presents itself.
and later tiers have a shit ton of polearms, so I also think its a simple enough transition.

[astral forge]

12th gen intel core i7-12700

its a good pc build

idk why its lagging so much

[spice wharf]

anyways appreciate the chat! thanks for the insight and the discussion we had!

[shell bronze]

honestly the general skillsets you need to learn as a half sword player is ample precision/understanding of the swinging mechanics, ai reading, and footwork

learning one usually leads to the other

they overlap very well

[candid patio]

seems headshots crash

da,mn

[spice wharf]

Hope everyone has a wonderful day c:
(and thanks again!)

[candid patio]

im playin on gentle bruh

man the game is so lame like this

[astral forge]

i get average 20 fps

on low

[lapis marsh]

yeah the game is not friendly to low end pcs

[shell bronze]

game is not friendly to PCs in general

[astral forge]

"low end" 😭

[humble bloom]

yeah its literally just the physics.
theres an ini tweak you can do to reduce physics sub steps or whatever, but it has a huge visual effect on the quality of the physics, even to how the character moves since that's all physics too.

[shell bronze]

i have one of the strongest amd builds amongst the active population and this shit is still ass sometimes

[shell bronze]

you can also see the physics degrade if you're trying to walk around at low fps

[humble bloom]

stop motion walk cycle 2025

[astral forge]

its weird because before all the updates i got 50 - 60 fps average

in group fights

[lapis marsh]

i can run it reasonably well on my mid-ish end pc but there are frame drops on weapon impacts and when more than 1 willie is on screen

[compact hamlet]

When will the game get optimized 😭

[shell bronze]

i only notice it during super vicious brave stands and carnages

[humble bloom]

during and after early access, probably

[candid patio]

does dx12 crash less than 11

[shell bronze]

but again that's my mistake playing max blood 1440p dx12 high

[lapis marsh]

hopefully early access will be optimised

[candid patio]

i wonder

[shell bronze]

me when early access runs worse

[compact hamlet]

Paid half sword?

No....

No what?

[lapis marsh]

ye

[compact hamlet]

WHAT

[lapis marsh]

worth the price tho

[compact hamlet]

will it be on steam?

[lapis marsh]

yes

[compact hamlet]

alr

[lapis marsh]

if i could preorder i would

[shell bronze]

dropping 60 dollars on pre-order

[candid patio]

its certainly not running better :(

[lapis marsh]

dx12 runs worse yeah

[shell bronze]

maybe 70 if devs send me a signed piece of paper calling me insults from the game

[lapis marsh]

dx11 is a bit more stable with worse graphics quality

[humble bloom]

dx11 should run better, but the physics still pulls the frames down to hell.

[candid patio]

my game crashes regardless lets goooo

[lapis marsh]

maybe try verify integrity?

[humble bloom]

I would gladly play on dx11 if the shadows were higher resolution.
I dont need lumen, but I do need high res shadows.

I can always just use reshade or darken the shadows in post

[lapis marsh]

yeah the shadows suck ass on dx11

the AO isn't terrific either

[shell bronze]

me personally i just play on dx12 because it has people asking me why my game looks like that

[candid patio]

ill try that actually thanks

[shell bronze]

combine with hdr and it's diabolical

[candid patio]

i can run dx11 on epic "easily" (my room heats up) but not epic 12

unfortunate

[lapis marsh]

maybe just dont run epic

high is usally a good balance of performance and graphics quality

[candid patio]

yeah ill just put it on high

[lapis marsh]

especially since medium and low settings have the quality drop off a cliff

[humble bloom]

epic has extra shadows, especially inbetween armor plates.
I cant live without it.

[astral forge]

how do you get those shadows

[shell bronze]

😂

as i was just saying

[lapis marsh]

ambient occlusion is the graphics option of all time

[astral forge]

is it on epic

[lapis marsh]

no its on high im pretty sure

[shell bronze]

high dx12 1440p

[lapis marsh]

at least half sword enhancer lets me optimise the grapics settings better

[astral forge]

BRUH WHY DID PUTTING IT ON EPIC FIX MY FPS PROBLEM

[lapis marsh]

i usually run everything on high except reflections which i set to epic

though i will say that medium reflections and high everything else actually looks pretty good

[humble bloom]

how are you setting indiviual graphics options?
when I edit the gameusersettings, or set it to read only, it just resets everything to low.

[astral forge]

how do you have more control of your graphic

s

[lapis marsh]

half sword enhancer

[astral forge]

can you slide me the file nexus mods banned it

[lapis marsh]

can't rn unfortunately

i think the github is still up tho

[humble bloom]

when the fuck did they add a graphics tab

[lapis marsh]

newest update

like a few weeks ago

[real void]

nexus banned half sword enhancer?

[humble bloom]

the only problem I have with the enhancers graphics tab is that it seems to disable the vanilla HDR, or whatever makes the shadows extra dark and contrasty

[candid patio]

fatal error...

[raven talon]

Yup, nexus team does not permit mods to connect and retrieve updates. You are required to make users revisit their site for updates

[real void]

oh yeah that makes sense i suppose

i've heard people saying there's suspicious shit on there too, but i don't know what to make of it

[raven talon]

nah, it's on git you can check it

it's just nexus being dumbasses as usual

[real void]

fair enough yeah, thanks

[raven talon]

Kepon I need you to give me your best caramell dansen karoke so I can dub you into my meme

[silent stag]

Can I see a screenshot please?

Btw what are the graphic settings enhancer allows you to change?

[lapis marsh]

cant get one rn

[lapis marsh]

lighting, shadows, global illumination, resolution, particles, reflections, and post processing i believe

[humble bloom]

it might be a very long long time.
I have been bludgeoned with bullshit recently

[raven talon]

It's ok to admit you think your voice isn't cute enough. I understand

[soft osprey]

In my like…15+ years of using nexus, ive never once caught a virus, and ive downloaded thousands and thousands of mods

For a shit ton of different games

[real void]

yeah i haven't had trouble yet

[soft osprey]

Nexus might treat their mod creators kinda shitty but I trust them with what they allow to be put up

https://tenor.com/view/zipper-zip-zipper-up-gif-14265118

[fierce wedge]

hubgahhhh bugahhhhhhh

ahahahhghgh

[novel talon]

would anyone know if the hours from the demo would transfer to the full release?

[hasty jetty]

no, 2 seperate games

[soft osprey]

As already mentioned, no. The demo will be separate from early access the same as the playtest was separate from the demon

[naive holly]

Good evening lads

Who is aboot

Where is my gang

My squad

My turf my crew

Love going up against the battle axe bc its always so dramatic to block and parry

[humble bloom]

thank God the demon will be separate.

[mental kelp]

this is the moment half sword became a demon

[sacred elbow]

Aww, damn, the demon is gonna be DLC

[hasty flame]

why is the ai able to GRAB YOUR ARMS FROM BEHIND WHILE THEIR FRIEND KICKS YOU.

this is fucked

[lapis marsh]

well the problem is you let the ai get behind you in the first place?

[steep herald]

now that you think about it why did you? 🤨

[snow gulch]

t7 enjoyer!!

[steep herald]

any fist fight enjoyers here?

i like throwing haymakers at the poor willies that get stuck in a ring with me

[outer dirge]

They b like let not thy hand be heavy upon me

Bro im gonna start hitting u till u die

[steep herald]

top 10 movie scene moments:

[naive holly]

Truth be told im most a t6 lad but every now and again t7 just hits so good

[outer dirge]

I made it to soldier for the first time in liek 6 months

[night harbor]

nibble gibbles

[outer dirge]

Challenge mode is so hard for me

Im liek hype as shi rn

[steep herald]

tf?

https://tenor.com/view/quandale-dingle-benjammins-dingle-quan-quandale-gif-15463117374568345846

[strange citrus]

8/10 ragebait not bad not the best

[outer dirge]

Veteran now

[outer dirge]

Ts not ragebait bud

[strange citrus]

nice try, pal

[outer dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/cut-it-out-smh-stop-it-jonah-hill-no-way-gif-26885587

[strange citrus]

Alr bro well keep your head up youll get there one day 🙏

[crude path]

that spear grab thing would NEVER work for me 😭

[quasi kraken]

why game keeps fatal erroring everytime i come close to winning

[crude path]

the ai would jus magnet spear me to death

[outer dirge]

U a nerd bro

[naive holly]

Might i offer you a:

For all my spear haters

Just realized all three of these clips ar vs spear

[quasi kraken]

spear is poo poo

[naive holly]

Poo poo bad or poo poo good

[quasi kraken]

its very bad

[steep herald]

yall sound like a daycare

and the mods are the people watching you

[naive holly]

Garbage to use but willies do be laserbeaming sometimes

[outer dirge]

Man at fucking arms bro im insane

[naive holly]

Moai gives me all my snacks

[steep herald]

https://tenor.com/view/big-brother-is-watching-you-gif-26058339

[quasi kraken]

😒

[outer dirge]

In what world is poo poo good

[naive holly]

Militus plays blocks with me

[naive holly]

Idek its late

[outer dirge]

Reclaimer what is best item to cheese man at arms

[naive holly]

Battleaxe

Always battleaxe

[outer dirge]

I been using that big ass guillotine looking thing

Yk what im talking abt

[naive holly]

Voulge ya

[strange citrus]

Such cap

[steep herald]

longsword, saw them in half with the half sword stance

[naive holly]

Absolutely not 2h battleaxe is the single most technically and literally broken weapon on the game

[outer dirge]

Should i keep using it

[naive holly]

Hands down

[strange citrus]

Use the long pole with spikes all fhe way up through the game

[naive holly]

Plançon is so yawn

[strange citrus]

Its the easiest to win with though

[naive holly]

Would rather have a billhook tbh it outranges plançon

But yeah spikestick go brrr is a real strat

[strange citrus]

Yeah but plancon requires no skill, just keep bashing them. I literally got to ultimate challenge first try with it

It should be nerfed honestly

[naive holly]

They did nerf it from the playtest 😂

Shit was like commoner boss' greatsword but 20 of them on a stick

2h axe literally ignores armor so as long as you dont mind being up close it will melt people

[outer dirge]

Oh shit i dont think voulge is in man of arms

My play style is lowkey anything long and heavy pause

I be standing far as fuck so i dont get hit

Like a pussy

But i wanna beat ts so

Should i use that spear hammer type thing

Idk what its called

[quasi kraken]

why do the stupid npcs with swords love grabbing the other end of their sword and just try and kiss me as hard as possible

[naive holly]

Bc it works

[quasi kraken]

it doesnt tho

[naive holly]

Polehammer?

[quasi kraken]

its just annoying

[naive holly]

Poleaxe is better

[outer dirge]

Yeaaah

Which one the pole hammer and which one the pole axer

Is the pole axe the slightly smaller one

[steep herald]

willie against willie

[naive holly]

Pole axe has an axe head

[outer dirge]

Ohh yea i think this the one

Yeah should i use that

[steep herald]

also rip the meatlocker

[naive holly]

Steezmaster general call me the human guillotine

[nocturne wedge]

Imagine theres a small chance another npc could decide to kill themselves if they see you kill another npc gruesomely

[naive holly]

Idk mayne maybe theyre bad but its quite fun to do yourself

[lapis marsh]

damn reverse can opener????

[quasi kraken]

i love kicking them in the head

[snow gulch]

yeah thats fair tbh, all of the tiers have something interesting to them

[crude path]

The AI will completely miss with the spear and that shit will just teleport into your skull and kill you

[quasi kraken]

just get close to them

and chop their neck

[outer dirge]

U were not kidding abt that axe bro

I got up to like

2 rounds after i chose pole axe and got damn near split in half

Sold the round and lost abyss

So back to start ig

This is where i get off and call it a day lol

gg

[heady cradle]

brutality

face got hooked

[mental kelp]

these attacks from short grip to normal are strong af even with a light pollax

[heady cradle]

decent

[vast trail]

gng when halfsword dropping am tired of waiting💔🥀

[tough yew]

q4 of this year

[naive holly]

https://tenor.com/view/bdjd-gif-5903121

[quick crest]

chat

how low does the slider need to be so that all the greatswords stop melting through people

[crude path]

I haven't had this issue greatswords hit like a wet napkin against armored targets

And I mean, against unarmored targets, it's fairly realistic that it'd go clean through you with a good swing lol

[quick crest]

oh. i keep using the bug where it keeps you on the rank you were at last game in free mode the next time you boot up the game

so i end up fighting beggars with baron willie

LMAO

[crude path]

That bug works the opposite way for me sometimes

It gives me no weapon against max tier willies

[quick crest]

but what im saying is like, the lightest fucking contact and the sword just phases through the other willie’s molecules

i feel like its a damage slider thing

[uneven belfry]

There's a type of hidden damage slider to my knowledge, turn it up for fists and you can KO knights in 2 hits. I wouldn't be surprised if slice chance can go up and down too

[shell bronze]

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[shell bronze]

if your concern is getting limbs and torsos and heads chopped off it is the gore setting

for standard damage and bleedouts/screen reddening damage the regular damage slider

[shell bronze]

if you aim for the head it's free

[quick crest]

im not concerned about how hard i get hit its the fuggin

i fucking killed a willie just by unsheathing it once 😭

[candid egret]

oh yeah unsheathing has loads of bugs

[quick crest]

the blades on the big swords will enter people on the lightest touch

[shell bronze]

if you unsheathed it it was not a greatsword

[candid egret]

ESPECIALLY shields, like the buckler and the tower

[quick crest]

isnt the baron’s sword one

[shell bronze]

nah in game files its a longsword

[quick crest]

i see

[candid egret]

hes just built different

[quick crest]

well the heavy long swords

[shell bronze]

but imo the actual greatsword is a better fit for him

because that longsword they gave him is ass

[quick crest]

is it

[shell bronze]

terribly balanced and way too long

[quick crest]

not a great sword

what does that make the commoner’s sword

[shell bronze]

yeah look what happens when you replace the baron longsword with a regular greatsword

[quick crest]

i thought that was a feature LOL

like i had to bring my mouse low per swing