i always opted for a subsonic .300 blackout
#halfsword-chat-⚔
shell bronze
100%
austere salmon
yeah well you're not a blacksmith
thorny stream
that or a .308
shell bronze
a firm headshot or two and it's goodnight
shell bronze
i always opted for a subsonic .300 blackout
.300 blackout expensive and hard to find
i firmly believe in 12 gauge for pest control
austere salmon
that or a .308
see cased ammunition is expensive
but black powder and steel ball bearings? dirt fucking cheap
so the 44 spoke and it said, lettin smoke, 17 inches of flame
shell bronze
we call that the blunderbuss champ
thorny stream
100%
the hooks on the bottom are also very good for defense in the halfsword position
if you need to hit those slim spots or just shove them awawy
shell bronze
our ancestors used it so we should too when there is need
thorny stream
use the billhook
austere salmon
we call that the blunderbuss champ
right take a blunderbuss, now scale it up four times, you have the Hellbore recoiless rifle
shell bronze
if you need to hit those slim spots or just shove them awawy
yeah it fucks
light work
thorny stream
yeah it fucks
his hand has a hole in it and now he is trying to fight me with one arm
shell bronze
simple vale
head cut off through chainmail.
austere salmon
after i finish writing this paper i should draw up some blueprints for the Hellbore in Krita
austere salmon
head cut off through chainmail.
the coif is decorative unfortunatley
thorny stream
austere salmon
oh it doesn't actually give any protection...?
it gives the most minor of protections
austere salmon
but i've still driven full ass greatswords THROUGH the chainmail all the way up to the hilt
shell bronze
https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/l3G9GIC2L7yqpWEUX?invite=cr-MSw5eVgsMzUz...
just wanted to add that he made no sound and stayed in that position for 10-15 seconds before i actually won
must've really hurt
austere salmon
just wanted to add that he made no sound and stayed in that position for 10-15 s...
i once got a flensing hit on the through, the dude backed up a good five feet, stood there for 10 seconds, then just fell over backwards
i hit him with the cartoon logic on that sword slash
shell bronze
anime death
lament urchin
why do people kill willy?
austere salmon
why do people kill willy?
why not
lament urchin
ok
simple vale
is there a way to control which foot kicks
i feel like i've been lined up for a good kick a lot of times just for it to use the wrong foot ...
stoic citrus
why do people kill willy?
I don't try to kill Willy, but some weapons just very easily turn him from a Willy into a corpse. I let him live if he surrenders. (Unless he's one of those cringe grabber AI or he uses the Spiky beat stick Plançon. They must die.)
placid coyote
I decapitated a guy so hard my game crashed
mental kelp
is there a way to control which foot kicks
i feel like i've been lined up for a ...
which ever foot is the rear will kick
mental kelp
which ever foot is the rear will kick
they seem to have removed lead foot switching when using only fists so changing feet to kick is only applicable to weapon fighting
shell bronze
holy death blow lmao
what's so decimating about this sword it's just a very long and lightweight sword with a wide blade
ruby glade
Ive discovered the forbidden technique of walking sideways during punches
wicked needle
Can you bind keyboard buttons to rotate
shell bronze
mental kelp
magic death spell
shell bronze
evisceration
shell bronze
mfs who don't give up
devious screenshake
me when the gameplay is braindead
filthy grabber
mental kelp
I come back and still no new chats 😭
Why can’t everyone just stay up all night playing Half Sword
naive holly
Why can’t everyone just stay up all night playing Half Sword
Am here but you have to tolerate shenanigans
Intentional shenanigans but shenanigans nonetheless
warm void
Why can’t everyone just stay up all night playing Half Sword
I mean, it could be morning for someone else.
naive holly
shenanigans is just code for sub-optimal yet enjoyable footage
And I dunno my german fencing terminology i just have a good time
naive holly
I mean, it could be morning for someone else.
Is it for you
warm void
Is it for you
Yep.
naive holly
Yep.
Mfw eastern hemisphere
Or worse yet
Europe
Just kidding I love all regions and people
warm void
It js almost 1:23am and I have to be up at 6:45 soooo
Fly and time travel at a time zone 6 hours early, then you get good sleep.
But generally, I have to always get up at 5.
naive holly
we block, we flounder, we finish relatively clean
naive holly
But generally, I have to always get up at 5.
Icky
mental kelp
I mean, it could be morning for someone else.
Usually they aren’t here though talking
Can’t wait for EA where everything will be new and all will be talked about
More people with no idea that will be made to see the true noble way of fencing 
shell bronze
I come back and still no new chats 😭
why do you think i had to start posting in blademaster's guild
mental kelp
Yep my post order is HS chat > Blademaster > Game footage. Each one if nobody keeps talking and it looks like I’m spamming
If you see me posting game footage I’m in deep
shell bronze
Yep my post order is HS chat > Blademaster > Game footage. Each one if nobody ke...
LITERALLY LMAO
get kendo'd
longpoint the way the books illustrate it
timid imp
smoothest kill in quite a while
shell bronze
lime parrot
I beat the ultimate challenge does it only just give u the baron?
signal wedge
this is the first time i've watched a clueless video and holy crap dude you're really good
timid imp
shell bronze
this is the first time i've watched a clueless video and holy crap dude you're r...
there is a LOT more where that came from
i usually fight veteran/man at arms with commoner
surgical
west crag
I wish I could be as dedicated to something as the friendly NPCs are to getting in my fucking way during Small Buhursts
shell bronze
bro can't fight as a team it's over
naive holly
this is the first time i've watched a clueless video and holy crap dude you're r...
How
Bro is horrifying
naive holly
I wish I could be as dedicated to something as the friendly NPCs are to getting ...
Beat they heads in its doable
naive holly
people sleeping on me man
Might technically actually be like top 10 unfortunately
Ik man's got a hidden ego 👀
God help us
/s
But not really 💀
west crag
Have they fixed Willie's left hand yet?
shell bronze
shell bronze
Have they fixed Willie's left hand yet?
nah he got rsi from touching his willie
west crag
damn
shell bronze
Ik man's got a hidden ego 👀
i have enough pride and confidence in my talents
(almost half or more of my free time is spent on this game)
mental kelp
longpoint the way the books illustrate it
As illustrated perhaps but as it’s described it has to be shot in to plant or to thrust. One example is the zorenhaw ort which shooting the langen ort into the chest or face after the zorenhaw; this is a planting. Another is very well shown in the zucken, which is pulling; get strong on his blade, pull short, and shoot in the langen ort with a thrust (not a plant) on the other side.
west crag
I just stabbed guy three times: once in the shoulder, once in the neck, and once in the spleen, and he's still swinging at me
god damn
shell bronze
As illustrated perhaps but as it’s described it has to be shot in to plant or to...
and iirc it's not really a guard as much as it is a transitionary point
armored combat put me to sleep
mental kelp
Traditionally yes nobody ever starts or says to start in langen ort it is only where you end up through thrusting etc
slim osprey
armored duels either end in a quick tap to the head after 10 seconds or 20 minutes of whack whack whack
mental kelp
Traditionally yes nobody ever starts or says to start in langen ort it is only w...
Sometimes with durchwechseln in the bind too
shell bronze
armored duels either end in a quick tap to the head after 10 seconds or 20 minut...
whack both figuratively and literally
slim osprey
armored duels either end in a quick tap to the head after 10 seconds or 20 minut...
also I mean in the game
honestly I feel like armored duels could be improved...
shell bronze
this fuckass weapon the top of the food chain
shell bronze
honestly I feel like armored duels could be improved...
we need better dagger usage
and ground movement
slim osprey
yeahhhh
dude grappling in the game would actually be awesome
idk how it'd work in this game though
mental kelp
They only need to lock in the balance
You can do a lot of running through already but they hardly ever lose balance when you do it unless you whack their head with the pommel hard
slim osprey
trips and takedowns would be great
mental kelp
This is a durchlauffen I have done but it only worked cause I knocked upon the back of his head
shell bronze
mental kelp
And this is what happens currently when you run through and do not hit his head, he’ll just tank any rushing
shell bronze
And this is what happens currently when you run through and do not hit his head,...
willie loves his best friend
mental kelp
Also btw the beginning of that clip Willie bot literally aura farmed
Long sword flourish
shell bronze
what i notice is that a lot of grappling/shoving/tackling movements require the guy to be stunned
then you can actually toss them around
mental kelp
Yea first thing all the grapplers say is you gotta basically beat em to where it’s almost like their AI is off lmao
shell bronze
mental kelp
Though even when I do that it don’t work
shell bronze
basically the same as when your screen is dim as hell and one more hit will lose you the game
- big red strip up top
oops i didn't mean to kill him like that
was trying to see if i can throw this guy
slim osprey
the guy walks off getting his arm nearly cut off
willie's pain tolerance is unmatched
shell bronze
he built different
slim osprey
as much as people say sometimes that willie is weak af hes probably got the best pain tolerance oat
naive holly
yah yeet
trim fractal
haelo
shell bronze
as much as people say sometimes that willie is weak af hes probably got the best...
he maxed out endurance and tolerance
young saffron
I cry thee mercy!
shell bronze
pacifist brave stand
slim osprey
he maxed out endurance and tolerance
endurance is ehhh
oh wait you dont mean stamina
shell bronze
no i meant mental fortitude
slim osprey
true
shell bronze
admittedly armored combat is a fun testing ground for sweeps and shoving
mental kelp
Armor..
shell bronze
Armor.. <:wow:1080800702051389460>
yeah i decided to go back to playing the same way i was playing back in the playtest to see what it feels like after 200+ hours of locking in
my conclusion is that i've gotten a lot more competent at the game to not spend 5 minutes doing bs per round
mental kelp
If I go back to armor I’m just gonna fall to the same thing that everyone does of forgetting the fact that defense exists
Though I’m still not good with pollax either way
shell bronze
my legs are my defense still
mental kelp
use to be pretty good but I had a way higher DPI then, and armor. It’s much harder with lower
shell bronze
i suck balls at polearm defense
i usually only block overheads and sideswipes
not much else
mental kelp
I got some good run throughs and parries before but never consistent
shell bronze
yeah it's really hard since it's not one plane of movement like the swords
there's an extra manual step to the process and a way different feel
mental kelp
Right now going against great sword is basically death sentence but I haven’t practiced a lot yet
shell bronze
against greatsword i just default to my evasive/hit and run playstyle
mental kelp
When I lock in with the treatises and the practice for my guide it will go hard
shell bronze
not chancing shyt
speaking of greatsword let me download militus' greatsword and see what it's about
mental kelp
For me it’s another thing of this man uses this weapon with high dpi and I do not, so I don’t like it. Just like the pollax with m00
That’s why I made my own great sword and my own pollax, both lighter
shell bronze
oh he plays high dpi
mental kelp
Pretty sure yea
Like in the thousand area
And he uses a fairly heavy weapon so it works well
shell bronze
let me see rq
just downloaded
ain't shit heavy about this greatsword it kinda fucks
shell bronze
i don't like the greatswords in general
they feel like the video game portrayal and not actual greatswords
mental kelp
Definitely yes
They got some weird snapping with swinging sometimes which is my main gripe though
Like I’ll try to swing right and it just fucks about and misses
Can be fixed with practice but shouldn’t be a problem in the first place
shell bronze
They got some weird snapping with swinging sometimes which is my main gripe thou...
and also the fuckin
constant loss of control
shit keeps inverting or twirling in weird ways
mental kelp
Yea
Making it a lot lighter fixed most for me except the snapping, but now it does a lot less damage (when wielded by an amateur like me)
shell bronze
regular swords don't do any of that and feel just fine
for some reason greatsword is just leagues above them for weight
i find more effectiveness in using the game's high tier bastard sword
mental kelp
Sure but then you have to get real good with the headshots to do anything
Or short sword to their openings I guess
shell bronze
Sure but then you have to get real good with the headshots to do anything
you already know consistent headshot flicks remain one of my signature moves
doesn't take much past the first 2 good swings
mental kelp
I haven’t ever really seriously tried it so I don’t really know how many shots it would take but I mean big ass sword vs dinky sword
shell bronze
higher tier longswords and bastard swords will absolutely do numbers
i've played with all of them
mental kelp
I’ll try it when I’m back on, only reason I ever used the GS is cause I thought bastard wouldn’t do enough damage
shell bronze
shell bronze
I’ll try it when I’m back on, only reason I ever used the GS is cause I thought ...
no bro
you just need one firm/two moderate consecutive headshots to stop them from running and swinging around
then just hit them with the prequel lightsaber side-to-side
shell bronze
Unarmored commoner NO great sword vs knight
welcome aboard
wind charm
hard parry gaming
shell bronze
@mental kelp
first 1-2 is all you need, then you just capitalize before they recover\
mental kelp
Only reason knights survive is cause everyone has to deal with shit gs handling. Long sword can actually be controlled consistently and then they are in trouble 😹
shell bronze
i'm telling you bro
simple vale
friendly fire...
slender hull
wtf is the knight abyss, how is this fair (im the naked guy with shield)
simple vale
wtf is the knight abyss, how is this fair (im the naked guy with shield)
mfw
they give you 4 guys and the boss before you have the chance to look in a single box to get any armor or weapons
slender hull
mfw
they give you 4 guys and the boss before you have the chance to look in a si...
#halfsword-chat-⚔ message
at least it's not as bad as being given (2) reaper bosses for some reason? when you have only a single leg and an arm
(skip to 0:53)
near bough
Good one
shell bronze
it's a fun and simple combo
near bough
I too often hit on the right side when they have shield up, works everytime
near bough
it's a fun and simple combo
Not that simple against shield
Dont be hard on yourself willie
shell bronze
Not that simple against shield
still simple against shield
just have to wait to throw it at right time
simple vale
i been hitting this guy down or like 30 minutes and get just keeps getting back up
might be bugged but a little fun
sleek valve
i been hitting this guy down or like 30 minutes and get just keeps getting back ...
this guy be like:
bros having anime flashbacks of his family
bros parents told him to always be strong
ember geyser
weird new bug in Baron Challenge appeared yday: the character kept randomly squatting in middle of arena when moving. the squatting was but all the way to floor and caused a fall if there was an injury present in legs, no injury didnt cause a fall but still was disturbing. restarting the game fixed it but I then few times had character stop moving in the middle for ~half a sec during sprints(shift+movement) but the inability to move did not affect the wepon handling.
maybe "elevation" was added to game causing this? sort of seems like that type but not sure.
T B H ... if its elevation I am hyped AF... so sort of wishful thinking here.
ember geyser
show?
vapid carbon
Who knows, knows
ember geyser
are things ok in romania?
vapid carbon
vapid carbon
are things ok in romania?
Rage batting and trolling Oltenians, just Transylvanian business
Just like Scots making fun of Londoners
vapid carbon
the <#1079395042810150912>
Thanks
runic niche
whats up half sword bluds
shell bronze
runic niche
hey thats pretty cool
coarse nimbus
I'm new to the game and I have troubles to break out of enemy's grip during fighting, especially when I face against knights holding swords which they just instantly rush and grab my arm to stab their swords into my weak spots. I tried kicking and switching to my sidearms to smack them off but none worked. Anyone got any tips to counter that?
cunning aspen
Just one good hit
hallow sundial
When is the halvesword early access releasing
soft osprey
When is the halvesword early access releasing
Q4 sometime. So just a few more months
runic niche
Just one good hit
nice
runic niche
When is the halvesword early access releasing
lowk dont want half sword to release im broke and dont have money lowk enjoying this free access 🙏
tight isle
lol i didnt even know u could do this
tight isle
im a sniper with the axe throws
runic niche
LOL
are u gonna steal his feet
that stab wound doesnt seem funy
its not the weapon its the user
tulip spire
insane first chest loot
cunning aspen
desert acorn
first person moment
pearl ferry
stab and kill and do it again
light garnet
pearl ferry
cut down
fossil jacinth
how do i remove all game data i got to the last level (cant beat it too hard) and whenever i wanna just go stab some guys on a lower level theyre all premium armou'd up no satisfying stabs at all
nvmd theres a mode switch
lean nicheBOT
balmy sand
hot take- the goedendag is MASSIVELY overrated
All the bills and guisarmes outrange it massively and have more force when striking
pure crow
did yall know theres wooden spike barricades under the map
balmy sand
Guisarme/bill striking force makes them actually useful in the more armoured tiers UNLIKE THE GOEDENDAG which got nerfed to shit
half hazel
Ohhh my god
my sword is pulsing
it getting bigger
i really want to cut some hands
heads
legs
pure crow
kill everyone
thin adder
What am I missing? the great champion is riduculous?
The one time I managed to kill him, he fell on me and I died from that 😂
balmy niche
the ultimate challenge
You need to turn the gore settings to minimum, otherwise it will crash
That's how I did mine
wind holly
ohh ok
tender quest
maybe next time willie
tender quest
balmy sand
the three best weapons in half sword (In my opinion)
Halberd is the most powerful
Goedendag lets you control other people's weapons and is good on flesh
Greatsword is the most fun
balmy sand
I like swinging a greatsword like a drugged up chimpanzee at peasants
The greatsword is my favourite weapon (but ONLY when I'M using it)
trvth
The best beggar tier weapon is the long candlestick
But the most fun beggar tier weapon is the wide knife
yes
the legendary weapon swap barrage technique is very powerful
grip swap
where u press X
and it switches hands
you can use it to do a sick ass flurry of blows
Spears are also pretty fun to use, but mainly as a bladed weapon
fossil valve
Hey guys
balmy sand
one of the most fun half sword battles i've had involved a spear
wind holly
the ultimate challenge is unbeatable
fossil valve
real
balmy sand
the ultimate challenge is unbeatable
i beat it
but i wiped my saves to fix my settings
so i'll have to beat it again
wind holly
how did u beat it
balmy sand
polearm
fossil valve
yeah
balmy sand
you just gotta get him on the grund and hold a blade to his neck to force surrender
or hit him really really hard in the head with a halberd
balmy sand
i havent made it past the 4 dudes
oh you'll see
Most dogshit spoilance ever look at this shit
i'd say for a fight with more than 2 dudes
you should maintain your range
halberds (actual medieval halberds, the axe design came later) and bills are your best friend
they're sharp, long-ranged, and can deliver strong blunt blows if you strike the head or limbs
when i beat the ultimate challenge, the spiky death stick was still a good weapon
fossil valve
you can check my bug report guys because it was really interesting XD
but it may not be that rare tho
trail pivot
slender hull
what the fuck.
jagged fern
is it still possible to grapple?
opaque bane
Yo make the game fr.
still rock
Blocking with two swords. I just didnt expect the guy with two gashes on each leg to move that fast...
New pfp???
Crazy!
Ahhh, forgot you could do that.
VERYYYYYY NICEEEEEEE
ember sail
shell bronze
stone light
this would be so much more goated if it didnt use UE5
ember geyser
yo guys! whats Gauntlet speedrun WR?
shell bronze
ember geyser
anyone here who knows current Gauntlet speedrun WR?
mental kelp
14 min 43 sec
ember geyser
hahaa!
I'm new WR holder!
bit under 11 min
I'll post soon on youtube, done during live stream
live stream already in YT
it includes wep witches and menu times
soft osprey
Yo make the game fr.
Just for that im going to petition the devs to cancel halfsword
jagged fern
is grappling still possible?
opaque bane
Just for that im going to petition the devs to cancel halfsword
HAAHAHAHAHAHA
This was mad unfunny cuh.
soft osprey
HAAHAHAHAHAHA
Please keep laughing, I deserve this praise
Though as far as jokes go it wasn’t really a haha sort of joke but, I am flattered
young saffron
willie is so cool he is my pookie
opaque bane
Gang.
shell forge
Cat got your tongue?
shell bronze
ember geyser
hey I can find other runs on gauntlet that have 11min
so the 14min speedrun on gauntlet is not that close
uploading the 10min 50sec at the moment
theres no official source for speedrun WR yet?
pearl ferry
look at how the first willie meets his fate
ember geyser
just noticed PvP test in announcements 🌋 😵
I am so hyped you guys got no clue
mental kelp
so the 14min speedrun on gauntlet is not that close
I don't know, I only looked at the speedrun.com page which only has two entries for Gauntlet rn
ember geyser
I'll upload and go snipe it I guess 😄
gusty ibex
How do I get the game I only can get the demo
solemn holly
How do I get the game I only can get the demo
the game isn't out
gusty ibex
understood, so is it only one life progression?
solemn holly
in the demo? there's a one life mode, rogue like mode, and free mode
sleek gull
just noticed PvP test in announcements 🌋 😵
I am so hyped you guys got no clue
The Player vs Player test is split screen mode. This is not a Multiplayer Match Finding mode. And to play Split Screen with others, you will need to utilize 3rd party tools.
sleek gull
How do I get the game I only can get the demo
Early Access will be available in Quarter 4 of 2025.
soft osprey
just noticed PvP test in announcements 🌋 😵
I am so hyped you guys got no clue
Well, can we have a clue?
ember geyser
bummed
I'm struggling with speedrun submit tho. just says "fill out the form" but "the form" is somewhat hard to find
here's the run
got the speedrun submitted too
pearl ferry
any polearm fans
pearl ferry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUaZ3BZBT0Q
gauntlet in 10 minutes? that's nuts
ember geyser
me. hook one is best, that halberd 2nd best
ember geyser
gauntlet in 10 minutes? that's nuts
its on hook halberd polearm
shell bronze
just noticed PvP test in announcements 🌋 😵
I am so hyped you guys got no clue
i don't yeah
ember geyser
kek
shell bronze
thin adder
I don't even have that much control over my body IRL, let alone in-game
soft osprey
I don't even have that much control over my body IRL, let alone in-game
Get it together Kieran
lapis marsh
Your favourite parry I see
shell bronze
shell bronze
Your favourite parry I see
it #works
lapis marsh
“I’ll have a left side block”
“How original”
“And then immediately transfer to a one hit kill”
“Daring today aren’t we”
shell bronze
shell bronze
“I’ll have a left side block”
“How original”
“And then immediately transfer to a...
sometimes two hit
lapis marsh
Same dif
mental kelp
shell bronze
tight pivot
Is it just me or do the blood/gore graphics seem pretty poor recently. Like when it was only Abyss out they gore was really good now I hit someone in their head and their head just turns red
Whereas when it was only abyss you hit someone in their head with lamp and it would crush
And you could cut ppl intestines out and see their ribs
lapis marsh
Yeah they’re working on optimising the gore
soft osprey
Whereas when it was only abyss you hit someone in their head with lamp and it wo...
Old gore was a different system, and quite unrealistic. Theyre working on improving it for early access
tight pivot
I see thankyou :))))))
wheat jay
guys what do you think could there possibly be a rank higher than baron?
tender quest
wheat jay
oh thanks for responding to me good sire, i am pretty sure the early access will suprise us with alot of new things.
but you should take your time for no bugs and the best quality possible
soft osprey
but you should take your time for no bugs and the best quality possible
Petition to add more bugs to halfsword incoming
tender quest
granted
tender quest
we need them
sharp sky
petition to add markiplier to half sword
soft osprey
tender quest
they are apart of the game
exactly, but we're only adding them to your game
soft osprey
Haters fr
wheat jay
exactly, but we're only adding them to your game
uh
rapid totem
tender quest
👀
rapid totem
wanna know what you think of my candle stick skill
remote iris
https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/l3ZgfjvthBaGUPnxA?invite=cr-MSxaZ1IsMzcy...
#stopwillieabuse
soft osprey
i felt like john candle wick
I’ll allow this pun. Well done, sir
rapid totem
I’ll allow this pun. Well done, sir
🤠
tender quest
i will not allow it
soft osprey
😡
wheat jay
guys where did you get the name "willie" from?
rapid totem
too bad its been allowed
soft osprey
guys where did you get the name "willie" from?
wheat jay
okay i respect willie then
when i beat half sword the first time i defeated the final boss with the pitch fork
wheat jay
https://tenor.com/view/worried-scared-oh-no-stop-it-fearful-gif-12534009
worried scared oh no stop it fearful gif??????
narrow oxide
rapid totem
im cooked
wheat jay
i saw some people complaining on steam discussions that this game is too hard
for me in the diffculty tier list i would rate it medium/moderate
slate swallow
for me in the diffculty tier list i would rate it medium/moderate
How long did it take you to beat the gauntlet mode?
wheat jay
How long did it take you to beat the gauntlet mode?
after long breaks and adapting to the game
i'd say a few months but i did it in a day
slate swallow
a few months and how many hours of gameplay is that?
glacial cloak
who up flanging they mace
soft osprey
i saw some people complaining on steam discussions that this game is too hard
People would rather complain for hours than practice for hours
Yeah halfsword has a skill curve. Like many other games. People just love to complain
slate swallow
Well yeah it is hard but thats the point thats what makes the game fun
Wouldn't call it medium/moderate tho it takes time to learn and is hard to master
wheat jay
well yea i'd say the people are impatient because they expected an easy playthrough in a game where there's no mercy and you fight for life
tho i remember a half sword steam discussion which allows us to play all the bosses we've beaten in free mode
i don't think it makes sense tho
river cedar
slate swallow
Commoner is so fun in free mode just endlessly chopping arms and heads into pieces, (Yes i sound like a psychopath)
gleaming quail
i saw some people complaining on steam discussions that this game is too hard
Too hard is crazy
wheat jay
Too hard is crazy
yep
gleaming quail
Tbh I see every tier as some sort of challenge
wheat jay
Tbh I see every tier as some sort of challenge
new rank, new me,
and a new challenge afterwards!
trail pivot
slate swallow
Ouch
tender quest
raise that head boi
misty basin
raise that head boi
bronze silo
anyone got a fix for this stupid fatal error?
been halfway into the baron before I crash every time
little verge
anyone got a fix for this stupid fatal error?
The fatal crashes in the Ultimate challenge are primarily due to an issue with a 3rd party plugin that is being used for blood.
For most users disabling blood using the blood slider in the gore options resolves this issue.
We are working on a more permanent solution.
bronze silo
The fatal crashes in the Ultimate challenge are primarily due to an issue with a...
gotcha, will try that
pine ether
ember flame
yay i can access this server again
manic cradle
quiet quail
so Im trying to use some characters with armor on like a match to box
But idk how
it keeps taking me to a match with ppl with swords
not a peasant match
worthy hearth
dw bout it
jolly gorge
is there a way to fix the baron challenge crashes?
quiet quail
Do any of you have the enhancement mod?
lime parrot
is there a release date yet?
quiet quail
I need the file
since its under review rn on the website
or do any of you have the github page
formal lichen
hat what keybind did i press
little verge
is there a way to fix the baron challenge crashes?
Disable the blood slider.
jolly gorge
thanks
velvet garden
Can anyone help me fix it? It’s really annoying.
turning off blood prevents the game from crashing
shell bronze
oh yeah @tender quest i tried your greatsword
shell bronze
People would rather complain for hours than practice for hours
literally bro
it's just a physics based game where you and the enemies are on perfectly even ground
velvet garden
the game really isnt that complicated, its just hitting people with swords and shit until its stabbing in cracks of armor
shell bronze
yeah but people act like it's the worst thing ever
pmo
game is fun and satisfying
every tier and weapon is valid and feels fun to use once you get used to the whole thing
minimal handholding
untold spear
game is fun and satisfying
Legit, I restarted Gauntlet today and I’ve been playing and having fun for like 4 hours. It’s just good fun.
There’s nothing like one banging someone in the head, or getting the perfect riposte into someone’s throat after a parry.
shell bronze
when people stop trying to act like they can go in all frenzied with no proper practice/understanding of how the game works
and get something done
shell bronze
There’s nothing like one banging someone in the head, or getting the perfect rip...
exactly
proper palm
open wide!!!!!
shell bronze
you are the moveset
untold spear
It’s so sick to feel your considered moves pay off and know you outplayed the opponent.
shell bronze
open wide!!!!!
the animatronics in fnaf 4
shell bronze
It’s so sick to feel your considered moves pay off and know you outplayed the op...
there's just a whole lot more satisfaction to manually defeating opponents
ember flame
i wish i had 3 sets of teeth
shell bronze
everything you do is completely from scratch
so when cool stuff does happen it's completely not choreographed
proper palm
being rusty at hs makes you unironically a god
untold spear
guys what do you think could there possibly be a rank higher than baron?
King, and it’s just a wholly book accurate version of Robert Baratheon from Game of Thrones with an unwieldly huge warhammer
shell bronze
shell bronze
been working on how much distance i keep
practice using a polearm in man at arms
and hitting headshots
proper palm
tried this and lost my hand
shell bronze
they r fast
faint crater
im slow 💔
untold spear
Pitchfork my love ❤️❤️🔥
faint crater
so op
faint crater
fine ill turn up the damage again
faint crater
I feel like turning up the player and npc damage is cheating
proper palm
fine ill turn up the damage again
thats mouse sensitivity
faint crater
oh
shell bronze
tried this and lost my hand
you'll get there
faint crater
mb
untold spear
Commoner boss has felt pitchfork to dong too many times, and it’s satisfying every damn time 
faint crater
i have mine at like the lowesst
ember flame
i play with my mouse sens super low
shell bronze
proper palm
you'll get there
i'm also an offense main, sooo
shell bronze
i play with medium-low
shell bronze
i'm also an offense main, sooo
i do both
but defense with a sword imo is easier than polearm
faint crater
i'm not fast enough to get to s defensive position with sword yet
like my reaction time i suppose?
shell bronze
it's less about reaction times and more about prediction
you gotta read the ai and be able to utilize footwork
untold spear
I feel like range should be your defense with a polearm, keeping them at a distance keeps them less lethal. Keep the advantage against them.
trail flower
Anyone know why my game keeps crashing in abyss as soon as I hit someone?
faint crater
Yeah then they switch the spot super quickly and attack from a different angle right away. Certain weapons I can do just fine against. Right now it's really only the longswords that're giving me trouble
shell bronze
shell bronze
Yeah then they switch the spot super quickly and attack from a different angle r...
yeah that's the feinting
proper palm
shell bronze
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1043854764095582260/1413806536135802890...
this guy tried it at the end of this clip and failed
untold spear
That tip control is godlike
shell bronze
untold spear
The instant flick to the neck and the pull. So beautiful
shell bronze
these feints are when you have to be extremely quick
either to disengage or do a proper reactive parry
shell bronze
The instant flick to the neck and the pull. So beautiful
there's a lot of those
untold spear
there's a lot of those
And they’re legit my favourite, it’s so clean.
shell bronze
untold spear
Using the parry as an opening to attack just rules
faint crater
I remember seeing a frw clips of you doing that in here and almost replicated it
naive holly
Isn't that quite literally the reason we parry
faint crater
Just sword movement was slower
shell bronze
there's like one person in here who actually does the crouch parry
naive holly
Parry to riposte
shell bronze
and no one who does the migi gedan polearm parry
untold spear
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1043854764095582260/1413714656698040341...
So you took a low guard, knocked the spear up and away and then finished with the slash to the throat?
shell bronze
shell bronze
So you took a low guard, knocked the spear up and away and then finished with th...
it leads into any kind of attack
lower right/migi gedan no kamae
works against axes too
faint crater
i've been doing the low guard a lot too
like off to the right
especially against the large maces hammers and axes
and shields but swapped hand to left
lone yarrow
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1043854764095582260/1413714656698040341...
You are fucking ruthless.
Teach me your ways.
shell bronze
shell bronze
You are fucking ruthless.
Teach me your ways.
where do you want me to start
trail flower
Where can I get game support?
lone yarrow
where do you want me to start
From the very beginning.
I can do pretty well off with basic overhead swings and slashes that’ll get the shoulders and neck, but I need to know how you parry and riposte that well.
shell bronze
From the very beginning.
I can do pretty well off with basic overhead swings an...
can you reliably bait/dodge attacks and kill someone yet
like no parry at all just dodging
and being able to play with the ai
shell bronze
i've been doing the low guard a lot too
it's great in this game
lone yarrow
I’ve always wanted to apply real world fighting strategies to Half-Sword instead of just going for what gets the kill and being sloppy.
But yeah, I feel somewhat confident in dodging around, maybe not baiting as much.
shell bronze
shell bronze
I’ve always wanted to apply real world fighting strategies to Half-Sword instead...
try twitching forward a bit to get them to attack, then capitalize on it
shell bronze
was that just now
no i'm just reposting fun clips to show you how i fight
faint crater
ilysm
shell bronze
try twitching forward a bit to get them to attack, then capitalize on it
once you can generally kill most people via simply dodging (the easier way to play the game) we can work on weapon control and parries
faint crater
I noticed it a few days when theyre pretty injured but still have fight in em they'll sometimes surrender if you ready for an overhead
shell bronze
shell bronze
I noticed it a few days when theyre pretty injured but still have fight in em th...
nah they usually just surrender because theyre bleeding out
faint crater
i always ready it, thought i was scaring them
lone yarrow
I’ll post my battle footage in clips, if you want to see what my play style typically looks like @shell bronze .
shell bronze
they either surrender before their hp runs out or it runs out and they just scream and fall over
once you hear that certain scream they're done for
faint crater
Yeah i know the scream
lone yarrow
I notice I’m almost hyper aggressive in pushing towards who I’m fighting, putting them on defense before they can strike a good offense.
rigid stirrup
grappling in commoner tier swordfights is so fun
its very very risky but so cool when you pull it off
shell bronze
I notice I’m almost hyper aggressive in pushing towards who I’m fighting, puttin...
ai is ruthless and much more offensive in this game than defensive
faint crater
i can never react to stabs from longswords, i see that elbow go up and my head goes blank
shell bronze
i play more defensive because it showcases mastery over the AI
shell bronze
i can never react to stabs from longswords, i see that elbow go up and my head g...
you don't have to fully react to it
bait them into throwing the stabs
hollow olive
does height affect anything in my character
shell bronze
shell bronze
does height affect anything in my character
reach and a little strength
lone yarrow
i play more defensive because it showcases mastery over the AI
Aye, and that’s how I’d love to play the game.
Just gotta learn and practice!
mental kelp
that's my signature move that literally no one does
brah that is literally the most basic polearm defense ✌️
who doesnt know
faint crater
I hate the fucking grabbers
shell bronze
brah that is literally the most basic polearm defense ✌️
haven't seen a single clip where someone does it boss
besides that one time where the voice actor man did it and i loved it
mental kelp
Not a lot of people who try to learn ls is probs y
like actively learn without giving up or saying they're good enough
ember flame
i hope ea comes out soon
shell bronze
this is true
faint crater
They always grab my sword hand!!!
i switch but when i go to left i can't do the horizontal stance so i end up swinging around them
mental kelp
pressing the arms
faint crater
@shell bronze feel like what i posted in #game-footage-🎮🎥 is what happens every time I try to parry
shell bronze
They always grab my sword hand!!!
start kicking
shell bronze
<@998946686170832977> feel like what i posted in <#1047194231875321856> is what ...
that one you should've pressed as soon as your sword was against his
faint crater
By pressed do you mean close the distance?
mental kelp
mutiren + schaitelhaw
austere salmon
hey did the server implode for anyone else
i lost access for a few hours, some red exclamation mark popped up in the corner
fading niche
i lost access for a few hours, some red exclamation mark popped up in the corner
Yea I noticed it in a couple of the huge servers I'm in I'm guessing discord had some issue with big servers
silk elm
How in the world do you get the scythe
shell bronze
silk elm
vro im struggling😭
shell bronze
shell bronze
vro im struggling😭
mods
silk elm
i simply cannot be bugging
is it only from the first boss?
bruh
alr well time to mod ig
shell bronze
desert acorn
he wont stop
faint crater
tis only a flesh wound
unreal vale
turning off blood prevents the game from crashing
What?? That’s the best part
opaque creek
shell bronze
the joys of a full longsword lobby
desert acorn
What?? That’s the best part
only for this specific challenge, known bug, will be fixed on the actual release
warped apex
Just got a new pc, I can run the game at 180 fps now
4080 super
and let me check lol
shell bronze
average battle axe user
unreal vale
Can you do PvP?
split crescent
How do y’all get so good bruh damn
split crescent
this bullshit just happened again
Dude deadass had a guy do this to me and break my fucking neck
austere salmon
How do y’all get so good bruh damn
endless hours of practice
shell bronze
heavy pecan
bro when half sword releases it may be top 5 games oat
upbeat oasis
sixty seven years ago.
upbeat oasis
a man name gerald
austere salmon
also i've been playing silksong lately, one of the only games i hear people saying isnt priced highly enough
shell bronze
upbeat oasis
met a man named harold
shell bronze
austere salmon
a guy just lopped my arm off so i beat his head in with my gauntleted fist
shell bronze
opaque creek
shell bronze
ember flame
my halfsword wasnt booting today so i reinstalled it and i have this idk what this means
Conent file locked
faint crater
this bullshit just happened again
why is it bs it looks like he cracked ur neck
shell bronze
neck cracking has a sound to it that you 100% can hear
and it also turns your screen red
physics jank
faint crater
oh i'm in the dorm's laundry room i dont have audio
shell bronze
yeah it's just 100000 instances of blunt damage to my head
notice it's a gradual spam of it and not one quick hit
faint crater
i think it happened to me with a shield before, it got over my head somehow and I heard a weird flopping noise and I went unconscious
shell bronze
those who claim armored combat is difficult:
shell bronze
i think it happened to me with a shield before, it got over my head somehow and ...
yeah i think it's when stuff gets squeezed
the game just calculates a ton of blunt damage instances because of the constant micromovements
ember flame
my halfsword wasnt booting today so i reinstalled it and i have this idk what th...
i fixed it
faint crater
i think i need to get mods so i can play against armored people with commoner
shell bronze
militus greatsword goes kinda hard
twilit escarp
absolutely clean arming sword kill
faint crater
my sword never goes in the direction I want it to when i'm 1 armed
shell bronze
shell bronze
my sword never goes in the direction I want it to when i'm 1 armed
it's lowkey jank but you can get a feel for it
faint crater
i try to hold my sword a little higher towards the end of the swing and it kinda works a little better
but i think its cause im not swinging fast enough probs
shell bronze
shell bronze
i try to hold my sword a little higher towards the end of the swing and it kinda...
that's what i do as well
faint crater
how many hrs do u have clueless
twilit escarp
lol
shell bronze
amogus
warped apex
with more fps I swear I've longer to react lol
faint crater
i think i'm lowk playing on like 30
warped apex
I'm now on 120
faint crater
i should test it real quick
dusty spear
I'm now on 120
too much fps </3
twilit escarp
faint crater
the shiny armor makes my fps drop like wild
but when its just no armor i get like 60-80 on high graphics
twilit escarp
when binds pay off it's an incredible feeling
faint crater
Yeah I just turned my graphics up from medium to high and I am doing so much better cause I can actually see
sleek mica
Dual wielding with alternating grips will be funny
warped apex
I love the weapons you use with a reverse grip lol
tranquil salmon
How do I do the gauntlet again the ultimate challenge is lowkey boring
faint crater
i haven't even touched the gauntlet yet tbh
cunning aspen
So... Why did I died? Just a shoulder hit
thorny stream
people overhype the baron fight
if you land two good poleaxe shots on the side of his head
hes fried
shell bronze
you can beat his ass with like the 6-8 polearms that can do blunt damage in this game
thorny stream
my only fucking obstacle
IS THE FATAL ERRORS IN THAT FIGHT
back then,
did chainmail actually work
steady ice
im comparing the death screens between kingdom come eliverance and half sword, is this how ppl used to depict death?
thorny stream
im comparing the death screens between kingdom come eliverance and half sword, i...
death was portrayed in many different ways
it usually depended on region
in the middle ages, christ wasnt really big but he was fairly popular
a lot of people depicted death as dungeons or reincarnation
steady ice
ahhh i see
near grotto
I see now what they meant by "premium indie game"
it is glorious
reminds me of downtown seattle ❤️
steady ice
then probably not
thorny stream
I see now what they meant by "premium indie game"
it is glorious
reminds me of d...
why is willie butass anked
steady ice
I see now what they meant by "premium indie game"
it is glorious
reminds me of d...
bro needed the sauce
near grotto
why is willie butass anked
because he took his clothes off
pearl ferry
hehe
full knot
anybody know why my game keeps crashing? my pc is running it just fine so idk
thorny stream
anybody know why my game keeps crashing? my pc is running it just fine so idk
the demo itself is unstable
full knot
oh, thanks
hexed sandal
I crash right before a epic gamer moment, usually.
near garnet
severe pollen
that was beautiful
shell bronze
@lone yarrow to circle back to your feedback regarding gameplay if your aim is improvement i'd say you currently need a bit more survival instinct/dodging in you and more precision to your swings
unkempt musk
is there a way to get out of the abyss?
sour socket
can the next update please have the enemies not constantly use the half-sword grip charging attack
It's such an annoying attack and all it does is introduce the chance for some random bs to kill you
hexed sandal
But, I constantly use that attack...
sour socket
that's fine
so long as the enemies stop spamming it
hexed sandal
I do think the enemies are too timid though, but maybe its just because I know that I will respawn, the the enemies? They die on that field...
sour socket
case in point
i just got sent to the abyss on the man-at-arms difficulty because my opponents sword decided to suddenly clip through my armor
can they please stop spamming that attack and maybe only use it as a last resort
hexed sandal
It was a gap in your armour probably?
I mean, there's people who consider the ultimate challenge to be easy, I think its just a skill thing.
shell bronze
they do that because there's armor
sour socket
it was a solid chestplate
shell bronze
the more total armor there is the more half swording they do
it's in the name of the game and it's also the way to use swords against armor
sour socket
I mean, there's people who consider the ultimate challenge to be easy, I think i...
I like the challenge, but my graphics doesn't
hexed sandal
Too much blood? Or gore?
sour socket
it's in the name of the game and it's also the way to use swords against armor
It still feels cringe
sour socket
Too much blood? Or gore?
too much armor left lying on the field
hexed sandal
Ahh.
shell bronze
sour socket
computer has a hard time registering it all
devout lion
the problem with half swording or weapons in general is that once it is in it completely ignores armor there within
shell bronze
the problem with half swording or weapons in general is that once it is in it co...
pretty much
hexed sandal
it's in the name of the game and it's also the way to use swords against armor
Makes sense. I love halfswording to get through gaps in the armpits, neck, and helmet slits.
sour socket
the problem with half swording or weapons in general is that once it is in it co...
yep
and then it feels like a cheap maneuver that the enemy ai spams
shell bronze
but then again it would also be a whole lot harder to get kills
sour socket
if they didn't spam it, it'd be fine
shell bronze
if they modeled it all the way
devout lion
it does feel cheap to kill and get killed that way
devout lion
ts is why I just main mace regardless of how butt it is
shell bronze
poleaxe is a great weapon
sour socket
ts is why I just main mace regardless of how butt it is
warhammer all the way
shell bronze
my issue with mace is that it's way too clunky in one hand
devout lion
well if you get a really good strike with the mace it feels super good
devout lion
I main 2h mace so handling is marginally improved but it has that weird behavior of whiffing up when you move too fast which is ???
shell bronze
hexed sandal
Two handed mace would be cool. A two handed spiky mace. Or ooh! Flails!
sour socket
I liked it better when the enemies with larger shields tried to knock you down by rushing into you with the shield up
instead of them literally ditching tower shields to half-swrod
*sword
hexed sandal
I don't see enemies use their buckler effectively enough.
sour socket
the number of times an enemy has ditched a large shield only to get their throat slit by my longsword is almost funny
shell bronze
Two handed mace would be cool. A two handed spiky mace. Or ooh! Flails!
there's one in soldier tier
that's the only dedicated 2h mace in the game
hexed sandal
Did people legit drop their shield to halfsword IRL? It seems so shortsighted.
devout lion
theres 2h mace in the abyss starting from peasant tier
shell bronze
I don't see enemies use their buckler effectively enough.
enemies don't use anything but spears and swords well
hexed sandal
that's the only dedicated 2h mace in the game
Really? Cool!
sour socket
Did people legit drop their shield to halfsword IRL? It seems so shortsighted.
I highly doubt they ever did
like "oh let me just drop this thing keeping me alive so that I can do a neat trick"
shell bronze
Did people legit drop their shield to halfsword IRL? It seems so shortsighted.
they ditched shields when plate armor got good
because when you are the shield you can use the other hand for extra fun
hexed sandal
they ditched shields when plate armor got good
That's armour evolving, not ditching your kit in mid battle.
shell bronze
hence why polehammers n stuff were paired
devout lion
fighting shields with 2 handed mace is the most miserable experience
shell bronze
devout lion
it feels like punching someone in a dream once your mace comes into slight contact with the shield
hexed sandal
I wish we could crush shields or plate armour with blunt weapons.
shell bronze
there is a crushing effect for armor
sour socket
I wish we could crush shields or plate armour with blunt weapons.
or like
if you hit it right they drop the shield
shell bronze
shows up on longer fights
hexed sandal
there is a crushing effect for armor
Really?
sour socket
numb their hand
shell bronze
yeah it's only cosmetic but it might be a precursor
hexed sandal
numb their hand
Yes!
sour socket
numb their hand
(something that happened to me in an irl fencing match)
hexed sandal
Ouch...
shell bronze
devout lion
I'm hoping they'll add more brutality to the blunt damage gore
neck snapping is fun though
sour socket
Ouch...
The guy I was fencing was scary good, hit my nerve exactly on the right spot lol
hexed sandal
The guy I was fencing was scary good, hit my nerve exactly on the right spot lol
Now, you still have the hand though, right?
sour socket
neck snapping is fun though
I love how if you punch in that one spot there's like an explosion of blood
sour socket
Now, you still have the hand though, right?
oh totally, it was a temporary feeling loss
hexed sandal
oh totally, it was a temporary feeling loss
Oh, thank goodness.
devout lion
hitting the back of their head is pretty effective
shell bronze
devout lion
you can see it with helmets where hitting the top back head would actually damage their brain
hexed sandal
hitting the back of their head is pretty effective
Well yeah, rabbit punching is too effective, hence why its banned in prized fights IRL.
sour socket
See why even half sword when you can smack close up enemies with the pommel of your sword and look cooler
hexed sandal
I actually wonder, does blunt damage increase when wearing a metal helmet, IRL?
Looked it up, and no. But it can concentrate it in localized areas, and exacerbate certain injuries.
I wonder if this is reflected in game...
sour socket
genuinely how do you win against a pitchfork peasant
hexed sandal
Uhh...what weapon you got?
sour socket
knife
hexed sandal
Circle away from the weapon, get behind the head of it, and stab his stomach?
Don't let yourself get cornered, never show your back.
sour socket
nope, dead
hexed sandal
Post vid?
sour socket
didn't get one
hexed sandal
Do you have a hard time against the scythe boss by chance?
sour socket
Do you have a hard time against the scythe boss by chance?
actually no
hexed sandal
Hmm...
mental kelp
wron clip
sour socket
That one is as easy as the dumbass with no helmet
hexed sandal
That one is as easy as the dumbass with no helmet
Which one?
hexed sandal
Which one?
The one with the absurdly massive sword?
shell bronze
mental kelp
this the macer
sour socket
Which one?
I don't remember the tier but he's got a full set of armor except the helmet