halfsword-chat-⚔

[tough hollow]

It’s tuff

[restive barn]

who here is using rainy nights

[restive barn]

you

[tough hollow]

me

[restive barn]

are u using rainy nights

[tough hollow]

Non

[restive barn]

why not

[tough hollow]

Night runs worse than day on my computer

[restive barn]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hell-naw-low-iq-unintelligent-mNal0EQtG3jbLtZPuD

how exactly

[tough hollow]

I dunno how to explain it

[restive barn]

i did optimisation changes to the lighting

is it the uhh

weird screen bug

[tough hollow]

It feels more rough when I play night on yard than day on yard

[tough hollow]

Idk

[restive barn]

what dost thou meaning

[tough hollow]

I get lower frames

[restive barn]

oh

[rotund palm]

MAUL IS GOOD

[glacial bloom]

Your pfp makes any and all takes invalid

[rotund palm]

whats wrong with it

[glacial bloom]

Everything

[humble iris]

i have a luscious pfp 🤤

[tough hollow]

I have tomatoes

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-mark-mark-fisch-bach-gif-7656332

[restive barn]

man i saw a person in my school with a fucking durr pin

i'm not yanking your string rn

[glacial bloom]

Please tell me you killed him

[tough hollow]

Didy bluden pin

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/durr-gif-17224095072640309780

this????

[restive barn]

i let him live another day

[restive barn]

yeah that thing

[rotund palm]

oh my god bro

irl

[restive barn]

https://www.nexusmods.com/halfsword/mods/278

[glacial bloom]

Fucking why

[restive barn]

taigA MOD DOWNOLAD iT

[restive barn]

yep

[covert forge]

why did they look into each others eyes

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-markiplier-cry-gif-20176666

[restive barn]

dude doesn't know who the big 334 is

[white frost]

it's out..?

[restive barn]

ye

[white frost]

k wait let me download ir

[dry vine]

Sonion

[restive barn]

btw there are a few images i wasn't able to upload due to the image file being over 8 mb

[dry vine]

It’s fire, but I don’t think my pc can run that

[restive barn]

i screenshot all my mod images in 4k

[restive barn]

can it run forest

[white frost]

lemme just redo the whole ue4ss thing wait

[covert forge]

downloading the mod

[dry vine]

Nope

[restive barn]

how is it

[dry vine]

I can only run cellar, halls, and yard

It’s prob cuz I run off a gaming laptop tho

[white frost]

gimme a second wait my console is bugging

@restive barn about to run it wait

[restive barn]

if it's laggy on epic play it on high

basically same graphics but with incredible performance boost

[white frost]

ill play it on low

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

💔

[restive barn]

try it on all graphics settings

[white frost]

actually i can run epic a bit, just that ill be on a low frame rate

it looks sick though

[restive barn]

try on high

cuz medium and high are acceptable but low is genuinely terrrible

[white frost]

oh wait your kinda right

medium and high work better

[restive barn]

i still play on epic tho

for clips

[potent fable]

Did the discord lose members?? (Tʖ̯T)

[dry vine]

How, I can barely run low

[restive barn]

gaming pc

[pure crow]

can we get all older versions lmfao

[white frost]

let me share screen wait

[dry vine]

I think I honestly just need a new GPU

like my ram and CPU are fine

[restive barn]

yeah play on high

[white frost]

whats yours

[restive barn]

epic has really laggy reflections

[white frost]

yeah overall pretty cool map

[restive barn]

do u like it

[white frost]

hopefully it gets optimized soon

[restive barn]

wHY U PLAYIN ON LOW

[white frost]

THIS IS MEDIUM

[restive barn]

oh

wait why does the fog look like that

its supposed to be volumetric

[white frost]

im a dx11

[dry vine]

NVIDIA GeForce RTX

[restive barn]

oh

try dx12

[white frost]

nah cant

[restive barn]

js try it trust]

it's so fucking peak

[white frost]

that one error appears when i try to get dx12 on EA

sum like

fatal shaders?

[restive barn]

???

show me

[white frost]

yeah wait let me show you

people also had this problem so idk

[dry vine]

honestly could my reason for low fps n shit be cuz im on dx12?

[white frost]

it seemed strange, i could run dx12 on EA back then now this happens

🤨

[restive barn]

sweet mother of fucking pearl bro 💔

[white frost]

what

oh

thats cool

[restive barn]

does that happen for u too

[white frost]

this?

[restive barn]

i'm releasing a patch rn

[restive barn]

no this

[restive barn]

you

[white frost]

yeah i saw one

[restive barn]

download my taiga mod

[white frost]

YOUR BACK

https://tenor.com/view/stan-twitter-reaction-meme-funny-buckspendragon-silly-horse-gif-6816786761796475436

[onyx moon]

should i

[restive barn]

i'm releasing a patch rn

[restive barn]

yes

[onyx moon]

sure

[dry vine]

why cant I get this stupid center cross hair working?

[restive barn]

r u using dx11 or dx 12

[covert forge]

peformance was not good for me on the map very unfortunate

[white frost]

@glacial quiver its a thing idk

LOL

[restive barn]

try high graphics

instead of epic

[covert forge]

ok

[restive barn]

epic uses really complex reflections or smth

[white frost]

get it, you have a god PC

[onyx moon]

i think im using like

i think im using dx12

i havent changed that since the optimization thing came out where u switch either dx11 or 12

[white frost]

ok im going back to dx11

since im getting this

😭

[restive barn]

i'm releasing a patch asap

wait

[white frost]

??!!

shit okay

[rotund lotus]

does anyone know if they will attempt to add pvp or no

[white frost]

#faq

nah

[covert forge]

even on the low performance isnt great i think my computer just isnt rocking with it

[restive barn]

for some reason the trees are different in dx11

[white frost]

it is heavily unoptimized rn so yeah

[restive barn]

my map?

yeah i think so

[onyx moon]

8 minutes left whats my pc doin

[covert forge]

only split screen

[white frost]

i mean

[restive barn]

can ur pc run forest in dx12

[white frost]

you did say it in the notes itself

[restive barn]

lmao yep

[dry vine]

He should've been less open 🥲

[craggy hull]

pitchfork is way way miles better

i dont care what anybody says pitchfork is miles better as a peasent

on god

if you are good with it u can put anybody down in a hit

[dry vine]

flail

[craggy hull]

before they hit you

flail is so inconsistent

[onyx moon]

yeahh

[craggy hull]

i actually hate the flail

[restive barn]

https://giphy.com/gifs/phonk-trollface-those-who-know-rJ8ZsHhy73Vi3w8ku3

download my map then

[white frost]

why am i stuck what

[onyx moon]

6 minutes left

u got this ol betsy

[restive barn]

???

[craggy hull]

do u like rdr2 or only rdr

[onyx moon]

i completed both

[craggy hull]

nice

what ones your favourite

personally mines is rdr2

i feel as if your gonna say rdr is your favourite judging by the pfp (of john marston)

[white frost]

when i loaded in, my screen is just stuck there

.

[onyx moon]

i dunno, both are good

[restive barn]

no clue why srry

[white frost]

all good

sum definitely happened yo

💔

[craggy hull]

fair enough

[restive barn]

ok i thinky that my bg trees should work properly now

[white frost]

pretty strange actually

it worked once now the mod forces me to treat this as a wallpaper

[restive barn]

did u try loading it into progression

[white frost]

oh wait oh

thats probably why

wait

[dry vine]

lowk fire wallpaper look

[white frost]

ok now it works

[restive barn]

=jhio

why tf is my pc bricking now

[astral raven]

Are the just gone bro, the devs

[white frost]

cooked

[restive barn]

it always does this

[dry vine]

hold on let me see if I can run forest now that im on dx11

[onyx moon]

dx12

[white frost]

its giving me that slums treatment

[onyx moon]

not bad

[white frost]

where i have to face another direction in order not to insanely lag

[restive barn]

lmao

[dry vine]

I CAN RUN SLUMS NOW

[restive barn]

dx11 or dx12

[white frost]

The biggest achievement in life

[onyx moon]

okay i set everything to medium on dx12 and it runs smooth

[dry vine]

dx11

[restive barn]

what the shit

not even i can do that

what graphics settings

[dry vine]

low

[onyx moon]

ouh

[dry vine]

let me try med

[onyx moon]

medium dx12

[white frost]

WHERE IS MY OPPONENT

DID BRO GET LOST

😭

[restive barn]

try on high

[onyx moon]

high isnt really smooth

[white frost]

yeah high isnt smooth

[restive barn]

not smooth for u?

try epic lmao

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/950858367973347408/1459659401618264084/spongebob-driving.gif

[onyx moon]

its only in like 99% of the angles aswell

theres one angle that doesnt lag as badly

[restive barn]

which is straight down

[onyx moon]

yup

[dry vine]

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/mtdTht4HgpJr5Jt4G?invite=cr-MSwzaXosNDYzNDY0NTk2

FINALLY

[onyx moon]

brogue kicked my opponent 💯

might actually use this map more

[white frost]

congrats

[onyx moon]

he didnt get a blackeye dw

[white frost]

oh

[white frost]

i randomly got teleported back to the arena

[restive barn]

?

[dry vine]

dude you shouldve seen what I had to play on slums 😭

[restive barn]

did u go into the outfit selector

[white frost]

oh wait nvm

probably because i picked another rank

[restive barn]

ohh

yeah that happens

would it be funny if i made a door that leads you to FRAUD /// THIRD DISINTEGRATION LOOP

[dry vine]

im crine

[white frost]

still cant get over this fuckass image i took

💔

[onyx moon]

shon

chin

[sleek gull]

what does 'crine' mean?

[sleek gull]

what does 'shon' mean?

[rotund palm]

i think it would be cool if the more advanced tiers got a no armor mode where gambeson/plate/mail armor isnt allowed

[white frost]

DUDE

😭

[restive barn]

"crying" but spelled weird

[sleek gull]

Oh! Illiteracy. Thx.

[white frost]

ok

Time to play halfsword till 3:30 AM

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1412290255268352042/1488359364468412466/image0.gif

[restive barn]

not really a literacy problem

[sleek gull]

Why not just play the lower tiers where there is no gambeson, plate, or mail?

[sleek gull]

Thats me!

[restive barn]

the name checks out pretty well

[restive barn]

WHY IS HE TALKING

[onyx moon]

dude did my opponent just walk away with a broken arm

what

[white frost]

dude asked for a timeout

[white frost]

💔

[onyx moon]

HAHAH

HES PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK

[warped apex]

haven't been playing much halfsword

[white frost]

wha he gon do

[warped apex]

this is the correct clip

[restive barn]

who wanna see behind the scenes of my mods

im streem unreal

[rotund palm]

i mean like

[restive barn]

unreal engine

[rotund palm]

both you and the enemy wouldnt have armor

[warped apex]

would I understand it no, Would I like to yes

[onyx moon]

real engine

[rotund palm]

but both of you would have the advanced weapons

[rotund palm]

i think spear or sword duels would be fun in that way

[restive barn]

aw man im sad now

[sleek gull]

Ah! I understand then.

Hopefully this will be achieved when Freemode gets updated.

[onyx moon]

let me line him up rq

[restive barn]

IF freemode gets updated🤔

[rotund palm]

what abt it being in progression?

[restive barn]

/j of course

[restive barn]

that'll be fun

sword tourney seems fun

[onyx moon]

AHH

[rotund palm]

NOT JUST SWORD

[white frost]

this is not the slums anymore bro

[onyx moon]

fly little bird fly

[dry vine]

dawgs praying for his life

[glacial bloom]

Good night old friend

[sleek gull]

Could be an option, but it could also overinflate the option in Progression.

We still have a few conditions on their way. It could get a bit out of hand if there are too many match type modifiers.

[onyx moon]

will we get a lip fix

[white frost]

ITS ALWAYS THIS FACE THAT GETS THAT WEIRD ASS LIP

WTH

[wind charm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1491507781973446828/are_you_sure_m00.gif

[onyx moon]

right into the tree

oh my god stop shouting brah

broken arm aint this bad

[rotund palm]

true

i wish we had more options when fighting

[wind charm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1376347305166504027/InShot_20250526_095135935.gif

[rotund palm]

like the ability to set up your own fights in progression

or ATLEAST freeplay

[onyx moon]

this dude got the goofiest run ive ever seen

[restive barn]

yo can u download my taiga map mod thingyu okay ty moo

ok fixed the huge green triangles

[glacial bloom]

Add giant red arrow and circle

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-watching-phone-locked-in-gif-10844053301350112359

[wind charm]

from down there, maybe

[wind charm]

oki

[onyx moon]

that kick at the end was the cherry on top

[rotund palm]

guys dont kill me viciously but are they planning to add great helms

oh my god bro

you need to send that in my dms

please

i beg you

[dry vine]

while he struggles for mercy

[glacial bloom]

I'd be terrified too brah😭

[restive barn]

ty but do u use dx11 or dx12

[dry vine]

indeed

[onyx moon]

oh hell naw

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/nyc-is-a-wonderland-new-york-city-whimsical-wonderland-jolly-gif-1987147643976487745

[dry vine]

what is genuinely the context of this..

[rotund palm]

america

[dry vine]

give him a smooch

[onyx moon]

bro got no eyes

[rotund palm]

better than america

[wind charm]

https://c.tenor.com/J5BP4_bh7SoAAAAC/tenor.gif

[rotund palm]

if i was in america id forego my modern technological life to be a peasant in frankenberg

[onyx moon]

is there actually a feature on hs enhancer which allows you to do suplexes easier

i havent ever seen that

[rotund palm]

it looks like the videos where it switches to ai in the middle

[white frost]

The strength thing can help idk

makes you grip alot easier

[onyx moon]

yeah but someone said theres a ragdoll feature for it apparently

[white frost]

oh?

oh wait yeah

But it let's go your opponent

[wind charm]

Hold spacebar and lean back hard

[rotund palm]

what does half sword enhancer do

[crude flower]

Enhances

[glass tulip]

Enhances the half of your sword

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-markiplier-hospital-markiplier-sick-halloween-markiplier-gif-3253617700647334644

[crude flower]

It gives you about 3/4 sword

[restive barn]

new taiga mod patch https://www.nexusmods.com/halfsword/mods/278

[white frost]

real?

[restive barn]

fixes the big green triangles on dx11

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/100-gif-24280754

[restive barn]

ye[

[rotund palm]

regressed update

[dry vine]

he seems worried

[restive barn]

?

[rotund palm]

nvm

[restive barn]

what did u think it was

[onyx moon]

what is it

im not that good at half sword enhancering

[white frost]

it's the ragdoll feature

[rotund palm]

it was a stupid joke abt the triangles being gone = mod being worse

[white frost]

I don't even remember the list sorry

[restive barn]

oh lol

[white frost]

been months 💔

[dry vine]

I was going to smack the shit out of him, but he did the work for me

[rotund palm]

once you get the poleaxe you dont even have to move the mouse to win the riots

[dry vine]

honestly 😭

[onyx moon]

oh my days what is he doing

ion have time for your aura farming

[dry vine]

mercy good sire

[onyx moon]

this idiot just tripped over my hand

[craggy smelt]

Just beat the Lord Tourney for the first time! Feeling great, but when I went to take a closer look at the golden bling-bling of my opponent I was thoroughly disappointed that He seemed to have super-glued himself in that suit. Is there a way to get my grubby little mittens on that gilded suit of his?

[onyx moon]

bro GET UP

oh my god

[white frost]

nope

[rotund palm]

beat more of the tourney

you can get all of his armor, weapons and even clothing

if you replay the tourney after beating him

but it takes a disgustingly long amount of time

[craggy smelt]

I see, that seems about right lmfao

[onyx moon]

half sword enhancer has broken my game

[craggy smelt]

Thanks for the help xD

[onyx moon]

oh my days

yeah

[rotund palm]

does this game have crushed tracheas

[onyx moon]

this is why i dont install hs enhancer

immediately broke my game and my character cant properly get up

alr

got up and broke the guys nose

[dry vine]

I fucking hate the warstick in first blood matches

[white frost]

ong, if that thing hits you it's over

[onyx moon]

who cant get up now

[dry vine]

dude like barely nicked me with the thing and he won, then I whooped his ass in retribution so it really doesnt matter.

guys what kind of weapon should I make to go against the baron

[white frost]

uh

[white frost]

no idea

[rotund palm]

poleaxe

[dry vine]

this good?

[rotund palm]

ye

[void walrus]

have the devs updated us on anything yet??

[twilit cedar]

yall

the devs told me

the update releases

in

2077

april 1st

[white frost]

https://tenor.com/view/poppy-playtime-huggy-wuggy-meme-madison-beer-baseball-bat-gif-3667605837910476209

[white frost]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yo3TC0yeHd53G

[neon edge]

is there a mod that makes all fights in progression be on cellar or yard? im tired of running around in the woods, just wanna smack Willies

[white frost]

nope

[safe rain]

That could be a good idea for a mod

[dry vine]

hes lucky to be alive

this right hook is going to end him

[wicked depot]

I would also appreciate removing first blood

The most anticlimactic gamemode fr

[dry vine]

a kick to the nuts never fails

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/mtfdSaJ0TRZr2n-Em?invite=cr-MSxMS2csNDYzNDY0NTk2

[wicked depot]

Even when you lose it immediately covers your screen with the loss banner and you dont even get to see your wound

[onyx moon]

frog splashed him

what a takedown

[dry vine]

sleeping on the job

[dry vine]

why does my character lowk look like boban

[onyx moon]

stop giving me these mid gamemodes hs

al li want is fist fights

[dry vine]

onb

Peep the take down on that one

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/mtfjDPiSb50vVhWHV?invite=cr-MSxwTjIsNDYzNDY0NTk2

[onyx moon]

i just got flashed by the cheeks.

okay.

is that fart

[dry vine]

this is why you never call be a scoundrel

I almost feel bad for the fist about to go into his face.

[onyx moon]

whatd you say again? coward?

whos the coward now buddy 😹

[white frost]

@dry vine what time is it for you rn

[onyx moon]

that fall was nasty

[white frost]

https://tenor.com/view/lenarr-young-heartache-pain-heart-attack-heartbreak-gif-19233103

[dry vine]

JUMP KICK

https://medal.tv/games/half-sword/clips/mtfqa26gzuuqjkAW6?invite=cr-MSxqWDUsNDYzNDY0NTk2

why wont the shit play for me 🙏

[white frost]

i cant even watch the video wha

i cant see peak bro

[onyx moon]

me too

[spark axle]

Is that the decimate modifier? That worked well to reduce the overall vertex count, but it didn't fix the issue with the topology inside the mesh and how it causes artifacting on the faces of the guard

[onyx moon]

yet again, no fist fights

[small glen]

This is likely a vertice issue, ngl

It sounds like it

[dry vine]

just lost to one of them so I could get a free 150 pfennings

[small glen]

I had a similar problem porting Leon Kennedy into gmod (never finished it btw)

His holster was layered weirdly

There is likely a easy way to do this, but I'd honestly leave it if it's not effecting your general weapon model

[dry vine]

why does it do this when I do free camera

[white frost]

damn

its 4am im still here

[small glen]

If it is, I'd decimate the model to void that crash problem

Remesh the object and then undecimate it.

Btw 19k is rly good, if you did that good shit

[dry vine]

what a weakling

[white frost]

i wonder whyy

😭

[onyx moon]

what day ru on

[dry vine]

104

[dry vine]

boban sniped his ass

[onyx moon]

and u look like that??

[dry vine]

ye

[onyx moon]

bro im on 286 and my arms are like

half that

[spark axle]

Okay thanks, that's good advice, I'll give it a try next time I'm at my PC

Much appreciated

[dry vine]

holy shit my pc is an airplane rn

[sleek gull]

Fast af boi!

[onyx moon]

20 grand

[dry vine]

damn I only have like 5 grand

[onyx moon]

oh its similar but

mines showing a bit more for me

actually theres like

zero difference lol

we ripped

especially if its high pitched and their leg breaks

so theyre just like "weehhh"

[bold pendant]

All these halfsword images are so high res that they barely ever load up.

[onyx moon]

broke his arm with the arm twisting

[dry vine]

son, no one plays roblox anymore

son

chat is this real

[blissful sparrow]

<@&1080390104562016306>

[small glen]

btw, don't decimate it too much as it will make the model completely impossible to edit and remesh. It will look like a fucked up mountain

[dry vine]

fire

w mods

[blissful sparrow]

Fr

[white frost]

what happened?

[dry vine]

scam link

[white frost]

Oh

[dry vine]

chat..

its genuinely sad seeing this somehow downgrade in the riots, when you hit lord tier.

[white frost]

wdym?

[dry vine]

I havent got one riot where someone was wearing armor

[white frost]

oh

yeah same for me

They are all shirtless sometimes

[soft osprey]

Sometimes youll get some light armor like gauntlets or some chest piece

Or even… a helmet!

And then they walk into your spear head

[deep hound]

is there any goal to the game yet?

or is it strictly sandbox atm

[soft osprey]

Progression mode

[deep hound]

Is there a story mode yet

a level up system

progression mode is the same as everything else

[soft osprey]

Progression mode is where you work your way up through the ranks, there will never be “levels” so to speak

You unlock more gear as you go up in rank

Theres no story either, it’s a fighting game

[deep hound]

yeh but its all the same

[stuck fjord]

A great hero deciding where to throw his rival

[dry vine]

ngl the skill difference when you hit lord and going against knights is weird, I used to struggle with them, and now with one swing their out like a light.

[soft osprey]

Ok not sure what else to say lol

[white frost]

animals, more game modes in the future updates I guess

[shell forge]

I'm starting to think that the early access Soldier tier is unplayable as the Soldier boss from the demo

[deep hound]

so in short the answer....no

[dry vine]

SWAY ME KINDNESS

[soft osprey]

Like I said, there is progression mode where you unlock fight types and gear as you go. Beyond that there is free mode where you can set up fights

[rotund palm]

ON THE FOREBERENCE

[soft osprey]

There will never be a story or a leveling system

[deep hound]

its still the same, you grab you swing you win you grab you swing you win

[soft osprey]

Dude. The fight mechanics are the fight mechanics

[white frost]

I mean

[deep hound]

i love the game

what im asking is...

[dry vine]

MERCY GOOD SIRE

[deep hound]

is there a goal yet

[stuck fjord]

After you land a good punch

[deep hound]

and you answered

...no

[rotund palm]

defeat baron

[soft osprey]

I feel like I’ve answered enough times for you to get it lol

[deep hound]

done that

[fickle steeple]

hedgeborn....

[deep hound]

thats not reallllly a goal though

[dry vine]

thats not a punch, you just hulk smashed his ass

[deep hound]

thats just something that you have nothing else to do

[rotund palm]

replay with different restrictions

[stuck fjord]

is there a goal to any sandbox game? My goal when I play halfsword is to improve

[soft osprey]

The goal is to get to end of progression mode

Get all the barons gear

Gg wp

You win

[dry vine]

then you can abuse beggars as the baron

[rapid pond]

And then become rich enought to make every variations of any weapons

[stuck fjord]

Refine your own skills, learn different techniques, contribute to the community

[deep hound]

I still think 1v1 or 2v2 online would be fun

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-funny-confiscated-ominous-meme-gif-15499741898661421269

[stuck fjord]

Getting bored in a sandbox game is really a skill issue

[fickle steeple]

do you pretty much get free will after winning in ea

[stuck fjord]

not gonna argue with that

[rotund palm]

why did bro fly away

[dry vine]

the abyss didnt want him anymore 😭

[rapid pond]

Counterargument : #faq

[white frost]

It's this guy!

Welcome back

[rapid pond]

Uh 😅

Wdym

[deep hound]

the best thing iv done so far is stick a sword through an NPC then do a giant swing with him and cut another NPC in halfg

[soft osprey]

It would be fun! Unfortunately beyond hoping they fix Splitscreen, and then using it with steam remote play or parsec, youll never be able to

[plain brook]

ive played it, its not bad but dont expect clean gameplay

it gets real messy

[white frost]

I'm starting to recognize alot of people atp

💀

[rapid pond]

Oh then hello again :D

[rotund palm]

https://media.giphy.com/media/2sdcJRBtgsU94ZWz8m/giphy.gif

[plain brook]

its like toribash where a good looking fight is basically 2 people roleplaying

[stuck fjord]

I would be shocked if no one modded that in

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-meme-meme-funny-hs-gif-4014222138429289742

[stuck fjord]

At some point

[rapid pond]

Its almost guaranteed someone will eventually mod multiplayer

[stuck fjord]

if it happened in skyrim lmao

[rapid pond]

Exept roleplay in hs is VERY damn hard

[plain brook]

you can play split screen online

[rapid pond]

Except skyrim is not a fully procedural phisics game

[plain brook]

and its supposed to be an rpg

not that it is

skill based combat is antithetical to an rpg

[stuck fjord]

It just feels kind of bad you know, a multiplayer mod would increase the game's popularity tenfold. I feel like the devs might get overshadowed by their own modding community

[plain brook]

unreal wins there

unreal is like the least moddable engine

[rapid pond]

Up until 1.0 modding the game will be a struggle, with each versions breaking every singular mods

[proud cliff]

new stance acquired

[rapid pond]

Like... your own saves might not hold up an update unironically, thats literraly written in the first title screen

[rapid pond]

Isnt that an actual way to carry a greatsword ?

[rotund palm]

probably not EVERY mod

[rapid pond]

Most at least, beside map mods and the gun mod

Cause chrome is goated like that

[rotund palm]

as long as they dont change vital address names for no reason

[plain brook]

e4ss is also hella limited and if we wanted to make mods of multiplayer scale, we would need hs games to give us their half sword project encryption key

[rotund palm]

chrome do be goated

[rapid pond]

Thats not happening :3

[rapid pond]

So goated in fact he got yelled at by galaxy for accidentaly leaking textures

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-hospital-boulder-rock-earth-elemental-gif-7467216631534515949

[plain brook]

if they wanted to "support modding" they can make seperate encryptions for different areas and unlock certain parts of the game for access

its not like half sword has any secret high level tech to steal its a very simple game using mostly default unreal stuff

[rapid pond]

True

[plain brook]

you can make a recognisable ripoff of half sword in like a week

[rapid pond]

But

Lets wait till 1.0

[plain brook]

thats a lot more likely

[stuck fjord]

that's the other thing

[rapid pond]

Eeeeeeeeeeeh

Doubts

[plain brook]

a ripoff with multiplayer coming

[plain brook]

theres like 15 already

[rapid pond]

And those 15 are really really bad

[plain brook]

most are some are pretty close to the first itch demo

[rotund palm]

i dont think they would be harmed making the demo open source

[plain brook]

my point is that its not hard for a skilled dev to make a copy easily

half sword has the disadvatage of being developed by a newbie

[rapid pond]

Point still stands lol

Itch.io was a nice version
I really want the ost of the menu back tbh

[stuck fjord]

and the market as a whole would be much more interested in a multiplayer version of hs

[rotund palm]

bad devs can make good games

[rapid pond]

But it also has the advantage of being developped by people that love their game

[rapid pond]

Toby fox

[plain brook]

not what i am saying

[rapid pond]

Symphonic coding

[rotund palm]

good devs often make better games but bad dev doesnt mean bad game

[rotund palm]

yea i get it

[plain brook]

inexperienced devs arent going to make a game an experienced dev cant

[rotund palm]

no but they can make a good game

[plain brook]

so opening the game up for modding helps diffuse the chance that someone will come and make a half sword multiplayer ripff and take away from half sword itself

indie games rip each other off all the time it could totally happen

[rapid pond]

I mean, it would be harder to rip off the ea with the SHIT-TON ammount of content already apparently mostly finished but not enabled

Like literral languages

[plain brook]

when i say ripoff i dont mean of the little things

[stuck fjord]

That's the thing, whoever comes up with a multiplayer version of half sword is going to get sooo rich

[rapid pond]

And the pit map being in the file

[plain brook]

i mean of the core gameplay

usually ripoff elect to just take the core and turn it into a different theme

half sword but fantasy and low detail

[rapid pond]

Depending on how much of a ripoff it is, the devs might get richer via lawsuit

[rapid pond]

What i eventually want though is half sword but ready or not

An fbi simulator with procedural phisics is a dream

[stuck fjord]

it won't matter, it would be obscenely popular. By the time it went to court the rip off's resources would dwarf half sword

[rotund palm]

intellectual property claims are always a hastle to deal in court

[plain brook]

look at repo, its a ripoff of lethal company but goofy and recognises the humor in co-op horror that kinda ripoff

[rotund palm]

READY OR NOT MENTIONED

[rapid pond]

Ah well these are actually really different so now i see

[shell forge]

"How the fuck are you not dead yet!?"
"lmao skill issue"

[plain brook]

at their core they arent

[rapid pond]

Ron is such a nice game

[plain brook]

thats my point

[little verge]

All art is derivative.

[plain brook]

this is true and i dont mean ripoff as bad its just when it all comes from 1 source its a ripoff

[rapid pond]

True, but thats dependent on your take

I can say phasmophobia and specter on roblox are the same since they've got the same core

[rotund palm]

oh yea theres an argument to be had on the topic of genres here

[rapid pond]

I can say half sword is a 3d more advanced version of tabs if i wanna go REALLY far into comparisons lmao

Art is a very very complicated subject

Its almost fully subjective

[little verge]

Ripoff carries a very strong negative connotation. It comes of the same as saying they stole an idea.

If someone developed a multiplayer game dedicated to having the same dynamic physics combat system that would be really impressive.

[plain brook]

whats a better term because i dont like "inspired" when its all from one place

[little verge]

Derivative, I think is the most accurate. It's accurate and neutral.

[rapid pond]

And would require a hell of an optimisation

[sleek gull]

Heavily Inspired By ; )

[rotund palm]

alot of games are inspired from each other in the sense that some of them share the same exact core mechanics and the only difference is the lore and art but they arent exactly ripoffs

[little verge]

Nothing is impossible.

[plain brook]

imo thats just as hostile as ripoff but i guess i'll use that instead

[rotund palm]

like hollow knight and metroidvania

[little verge]

Whoa you wouldn't be read Steam descriptions would you?

[stuck fjord]

even if it had the graphics of tabs, as long as the physics and combat system are good it wouldn't matter

[rapid pond]

As long as you have the resources i guess. I mean games like bodycam exists wich are really impressive

[stuck fjord]

look at all the people who still play smash melee

[rapid pond]

Man i would love it if landfall developed a melle based br game

[plain brook]

inspiration is when you like something and make your better version of it
derrivative is where you take a game and make it again but different

usually there is many sources of inspiration

[small glen]

A rip-off is a scam, essentially.

You're charging the same price for a game with the only similarity being You're stealing scrap.

In repo, you utilize physics, you have the ability to out smart and kill your enemies via multiple means.

The theme is much different, and it's like 6 players not 4 like lethal.

You have a shop phase dedicated between each game and round.

Repo and lethal are different in there own regards

[rapid pond]

Toribash my beloved

[little verge]

Interesting. Some people will take offense n matter the term you use. Allot of people can get overly emotionally involved when discussing any media they enjoy. Strong emotions and subjective discussions do not pair well (so basically the core of the internet).

[plain brook]

hollow knight takes inspiration from metroidvania, dark souls and final fantasy

[rapid pond]

Oh well i just remembered

Gladiator mori

[little verge]

Straight classic. Did you ever play Sumotori?

[rapid pond]

People keep comparing it to hs

[rapid pond]

Never had a computer at that time lol, but if i could i would

[plain brook]

if there was a genre for hs toribash would be in it

thats why people talk about it

[rotund palm]

wouldnt a half sword clone with almost the same mechanics with multiplayer make it a better version of half sword?

[rapid pond]

Even though mori is vastly different in more aspect

Hs is way more of a niche while mori is a fun hack and slash on a body phisic

[little verge]

It's the closest title that can be compared, but they are still very much uniquely their own. I would like to see more developers explore physics driven gameplay.

[plain brook]

yes but depending on what else you add it may be derrivative

[small glen]

Half sword does have a genre

[rotund palm]

alright then

[rapid pond]

Not really. Mult half sword would basically be a better chivalry, but you'll start to see the same problems multiplayer encounters

Lag

Cheats

Unfairness

[rotund palm]

procedural animation by itself is often ignored so its cool what half sword is doing

[plain brook]

if there isnt enough of "you" in the game (in the form of your other inspirations or unique creations) the game gets closer to derivative

[rapid pond]

Tbh i really hope landfalls manages to make more games like tabg, ive never enjoyed br's before tabg

[rotund palm]

i mean those are in every game so it should be excluded when comparing to other games

[rapid pond]

Having anything be procedural is cool, mostly when euphoria engine got shot in the head

[small glen]

Technically speaking, half sword is a Arena fighter.

Broad genre doe

[rotund palm]

YEA

i love rain world

[sleek gull]

Half Sword + Nemesis System....want.

[rapid pond]

PLEAAAAAAASE

[little verge]

I have a dusty old drive with all the Physics games and indie projects of the late 2000's to the early 2010's.

Sand game, Armadillo run, Lugaru (eventually became Overgrowth), Tori Bash, Sumotori, Crayon Physics, and many many more.

[rapid pond]

Holy gem

Thats worth...like at least 128gb of ddr5

[plain brook]

cant have will be sued by non-existant warner bros gaming division

[rapid pond]

No the claim is gone now

[small glen]

Is it weird Physics based is a sub genre and not a main genre when it comes to games?

[rapid pond]

Its not patented no more

[plain brook]

that was an april fool you dumbdumb

[rapid pond]

Shhhhhh

[rapid pond]

It should be a main genre tbh

[little verge]

I have enjoyed pretty much every game they make. Any sequel would be welcome in my book.

[plain brook]

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160279522A1/en

[small glen]

Main genres go by such broad terms

That's it kind of odd what could you consider what

[little verge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/shut-up-and-take-my-money-futurama-4

[rapid pond]

Im eagerly waiting for even a chance of a stick fight sequel

[dry vine]

I feel like the only thing I want added is like more tiers, so the game goes on longer.

[stuck fjord]

After a big punch

[rotund palm]

depends on what you mean by main genre

[small glen]

There isn't a depene

Main genres are classifications for the general identity of a game

[plain brook]

shooter is a genre first person is a subgenre

you cant have first person without something else

[small glen]

Yeah

I think physics should be a main genre

There a lot of games that should have this title

[little verge]

Underused in my opinion. My limited knowledge of the tech end is that it quickly can become resource intensive.

[small glen]

Half sword is a Arena fighter I am pretty sure

Which doesn't make sense to me

[analog stream]

Halfsword is an fps cus you can shoot in first person view

[rotund palm]

oh yea if its 3d

[little verge]

Say what now?

[plain brook]

and it looks kinda janky the more you rely on it

its good for games that dont mind janky movements

[small glen]

And if Half sword is regarded as a arena fighter

[sleek gull]

I think that is in like 2027 or something

[small glen]

This puts it into the same genre as Jump Force

[viral torrent]

could someone please help me with a bug

[plain brook]

ew god i forgot about that game

horrible memory unlocked

[small glen]

You also are supposed to compare the same genre

Therefore

[rotund palm]

it gets laggy if theres many many nodes for entities and they all interact with each other every frame which is what half sword is doing

[small glen]

You can literally compare half sword and Jump force, because they are the same genre of games

[rotund palm]

especially when textures have to warp and shift to fill in gaps every single frame

[small glen]

Btw a Arena fighter is a fighting game in a large open arena, with the elements of non restricted movement and camera angles

[little verge]

It's one of the charms and drawbacks of dynamic physics is is it can get janky sometimes. I assume this is why many devs don't consider it for anything story driven. It easily reduce how serious people take it. HS is and we are ok with that, but that is also not the intent.

[small glen]

Half sword does a crossover with fortnite

Willie hitting the griddy

[small glen]

It'd be funny

[stuck fjord]

He said some rude things about my girlfriend

[white frost]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1260173254467784764/1460715220195610645/togif-8-1.gif

[stuck fjord]

Is his leg supposed to bend like that?

[rapid pond]

Im wondering how janky cutscenes would look in hs

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-gif-3664374138885563044

[little verge]

That would depend on if Frank wanted to make them dynamic or scripted.

[white frost]

Where did u come from

😭

[dusty fern]

any idea when the next updates gonna drop?

[small glen]

Interactive cutscenes

[rapid pond]

When its ready

[small glen]

You can cancel it by hitting them

[stuck fjord]

Out for a jog

[small glen]

The banana peel got him

[rapid pond]

I would really like to be able to wander around in the inn

Interactible ale and all tht

[analog stream]

I think exanima is one of the games thats physics driven and tries to be serious in some way. But damn does it take alot of effort to reduce the jank

[white frost]

what a wonderful jogging, what's that guy trying to do a backflip

[little verge]

Still cooking. It will drop when it's ready.

[small glen]

If half sword devs made a game about WW1 physics based all, would you be on board with that

[white frost]

https://tenor.com/view/let-him-cook-gif-4883478538038806762

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/angel-denied-head-shake-no-gif-14963489267673238389

[little verge]

It has come a long way too!

[rapid pond]

I would go as far as saying it is simmering even

[rotund palm]

they should definitely be scripted

[little verge]

Crockpot.

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-halfsword-half-sword-half-sword-meme-halfsword-meme-gif-15408217781449245631

[rapid pond]

A nice "soupe aux caillou" even

[small glen]

Mcwonder is going to poison the food and keep a separate safe dish for himself.

[rotund palm]

it shouldnt be a video or a 2d animation but it should have the characters move around using the games physics system

it should just be animated

[rotund palm]

3d animated

with the willies

[rapid pond]

I would be horrified seeing the willies talk with open mouths

[little verge]

If implemented I would be inclined for scripted as well. There has been no indication of anything like this so if tag along readers find this this conversation is speculative for fun.

[rapid pond]

That would look cursed

[stuck fjord]

It's off camera but I'm pretty sure I saw a cool bird! Something interesting definitely happening up there.

[rotund palm]

currently their mouths dont even move right

[little verge]

Stop watching my KCD playthroughs....

[small glen]

[rapid pond]

Im guessing most "cutscenes" would be like the menu movie

[small glen]

No.

[rapid pond]

They jiggle

[rotund palm]

fr?

[little verge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/dwight-schrute-perhaps

It would be artistically consistent that way.

[rapid pond]

What im truly waiting for is the coat of arms editor

Assuming its inside the update i'll do some very questionable things with it

[rotund palm]

i hope they arent low effort like that (no offense, you cant really add effort to a book with turning pages)

[stuck fjord]

I've met my match in the pantsless flying spin kick willy

[rapid pond]

With the existence of the ea trailer, i can fully expect insane shits

[analog stream]

Other than the ocasional faceplants things there work very well. Im really excited to see how far it will develop. Both halfsword and exanima are like the two games that im most excited for their future

[little verge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/beefcake-south-park

[rapid pond]

I do hope we also get a trailer for the update when the time comes

Like a PARTICULAR one right...

You dirty beggar !

[stuck fjord]

hit the gym bro

[white frost]

Shit I want the jester to sing curta'n wall

[rotund palm]

the what

[rapid pond]

Pierrot would crush it

[white frost]

"Fear of god"

[rapid pond]

Coat of arms editor, basically flags and decals on shields and stuff like that

[white frost]

I'm calling it

[little verge]

I agree. Excited to see what the future holds. Have you ever seen the era of HS that was top down like Exanima?

[rapid pond]

Do you have more clips of that btw ?

[onyx forum]

HS was top down before????

[rapid pond]

I'll answer later, imma take a nap

[rotund palm]

OHHHH YEA

[rotund palm]

I WANT CLOTHING COLOUR EDITOR

[rotund palm]

0.7 leaked

[analog stream]

Wait what? That was a thing?

[white frost]

genuinely had no idea HS was top down before

😱

[little verge]

In it's very early days yes.

[rotund palm]

OH

[white frost]

BRO

[rotund palm]

bro this could have been a separate game

[tough hollow]

halfsword DLC

[little verge]

Technically it is. Everything up until EA development was early testing proofs of concept. In 2024 GS made a deal with HSG to fund development of HS allowing the team to work full time on the game. Before 2024 development was all done in everyone's spare time doing their other jobs.

[analog stream]

Hollyyy shit, its like if there was a minigame inside halfsword, and it was called 'smallsword' or smt like that

[rotund palm]

ohhhh thats why theyre pretending to be AAA

[rotund palm]

quarter sword

[little verge]

What do you mean? It's always been public that it's a small development team.

[rotund palm]

im not saying theyre AAA but like

theyre acting like how a triple A studio would act

[little verge]

In what way in particular is that?

[rotund palm]

idk how to describe exactly

[fleet nimbus]

lack of transparency

[rotund palm]

its a very subjective opinion

[fleet nimbus]

like they are bethesda or some shit

that could be what he means

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-israel-gif-10112305891117408172

[fleet nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-it-yes-thats-it-that-right-there-omg-that-thats-what-i-mean-gif-17579879

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/markiplier-hospital-boulder-rock-earth-elemental-gif-7467216631534515949

[fleet nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/gang-signs-gif-23644682

[analog stream]

You can try to articulate it.

[rotund palm]

as i said its subjective so theres that

other than that i really dont know how to explain it

it just feels

[tough hollow]

hows my stance?

[rotund palm]

different

than other indie teams

[analog stream]

Diferent how. Like try to pinpoint what in it feels diferent

[fleet nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-really-stressed-mad-angry-gif-16109475

[rotund palm]

the graphics

not that theyre TOO good or bad

but the fact theyre focusing on graphics so early in development

[fleet nimbus]

optimization not neccessarily graphics

optimization is a good starting point to be focused on because if nobody can run your game then nobody will play your game

type shit

[proud cliff]

any jumpers in chat

[soft osprey]

Incredibly informative

[rotund palm]

AS I SAID I DONT KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE

[tough hollow]

howd u leap forward onto him lol

[rotund palm]

there are just stuff you cant explain in life

its like trying to explain why the different scales of music invoke different feelings

[rare hearth]

tbf their goal is to make the make the game as realistic as they can, that includes graphics

[proud cliff]

I think it's how you're tilting your body when you jump

[rotund palm]

thats true

[rotund palm]

peter how are you doing that

[tough hollow]

mean ahh kick

[quaint ingot]

did John teach you

[tough hollow]

iduno

[tough hollow]

maje

[quaint ingot]

ok

[small glen]

Cod the best indie game #SupportSmallDevs

[analog stream]

Yeah id suppose so that makes it feels less like just a concept in development and more like ya know.. idk kinda like a demo, it looks like a more developed proof of concept, with the decent graphics and the envirioments

[rotund palm]

shh keep it niche

[rotund palm]

all of you are right

i dont really have anything to say to that

but it still feels AAA to me

thats just me

[dry vine]

I genuinely sold and now I have to face an army of 29 souls 😭

[rotund palm]

if auto parry exists they should also have an auto stab where if you are in stab more or using a rondel dagger the tip finds the cracks in armor or points to vital parts of the body

cuz i KNOW how hard it is to stab

[dry vine]

why couldnt the souls be normal willies like in the demo 🙏

[tranquil willow]

shortsword?

[analog stream]

Can be too, all shortenings of a sword can be

[tranquil willow]

i love beating beggars i nthis game

[dreamy flame]

Hey y'all, where do I put the armor buff and blunt nerf mod in my game folder?

[analog stream]

Making the masses chill

[tranquil willow]

i fight exclusively beggars and peasants. my mace is effective against them

[analog stream]

Ya know i actually came to the conclusion that maces are surprisingly great against people with light armor

[tranquil willow]

yeah they work great!

[rotund palm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1172618311113117768/1359239630641168494/togif.gif

[tranquil willow]

?

[rotund palm]

nothing

[analog stream]

is that clone

[rotund palm]

IT IS

[analog stream]

yoooooooooooo

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/silly-gif-3397568161154480277

[analog stream]

reminded me of paint the town red too this image

bro got pummeled so hard he was torn into bits

[gilded frigate]

Unreal

[dry vine]

willies acting strange..

[analog stream]

Chad ghoul?

[proud cliff]

this willie is having a moment

[dry vine]

hes doing his pushups

time to fight the baron

[quaint ingot]

welp the old me is back

[whole ravine]

fuck that bitch good luck

[quaint ingot]

rondel after

[dry vine]

its him the man, the myth, the legend.

sitting on the baron, while my teammates beat the living shit out of the last guy

[slender hull]

anyone wants to try splitscreen remote play online?
think you'll have to use a controller tho

[dry vine]

bum champion ate dirt

poor balding willie

[exotic copper]

Why is multiplayer so laggy🤣

[safe rain]

I see drone

A clone drone

A clone drone: after the danger zone

[rotund palm]

too much danger in the zone

clone shouldnt have droned in the danger zone

[safe rain]

Specially spiderbots 5000

[safe rain]

He got cloned so hard

[near grotto]

Oh god not that game

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/clone-drone-summon-walker-old-gif-beta-gif-18956455

i couldnt find actual spiderbot 5000

[rotund palm]

YES THAT GAME!!!!!

[near grotto]

I remember when I used to play it

[near grotto]

Its okay

[safe rain]

I did find some firery flame raptors tho

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/clone-drone-in-the-danger-zone-clone-drone-watch-yo-tone-watch-yo-tone-mf-context-perception-gif-8807964466725644583

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/whos-a-good-boy-good-boy-willie-halfsword-half-sword-gif-16843915321376864473

[rotund palm]

https://tenor.com/view/gta-gta-5-gta-v-trevor-philips-gta-trevor-gif-9271123103823651165

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-funny-confiscated-ominous-meme-gif-15499741898661421269

[rotund palm]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1043854764095582260/1486959078365335693/MedalTVHalfSword20260326235411143-tr-edit-ezgif.com-speed.gif

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/halfsword-half-sword-small-crawl-gif-12564203542485925045

[safe rain]

Gif dump

sweet

[past kestrel]

yes
(dont ask any questions after this, its that simple to understand)

[deep shale]

also, stamina drain

if you're an enjoyer of polearms and their techniques, heavier polearms require stamina to switch hands

[rotund palm]

FUSSS RO DAHHHH

[dry vine]

https://tenor.com/view/halfsword-half-sword-willie-half-sword-willie-half-gif-12943834111818676135

the strike 😭

https://tenor.com/view/halfsword-half-sword-small-crawl-gif-12564203542485925045

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-half-sword-funny-goodbye-goodbye-chat-medieval-gif-15220138261131544435

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-halfsword-half-sword-half-sword-meme-halfsword-meme-gif-15408217781449245631

😭

[chrome gust]

on my viltrumite arc

[chrome gust]

https://tenor.com/view/half-sword-halfsword-half-sword-half-sword-meme-halfsword-meme-gif-15408217781449245631

[floral iris]

guys i just lost ALL OF MY ARMOR because i thought i would look cool with no helmet

[chrome gust]

broke boy couldnt insure point and laugh