man, I loved this game, I can't give money now, but as soon as I get it I'll give what I can. I love games like this and it's been a while since I found one. really good. sorry for the bad english, I'm brazilian
Amazing game, I've been playing this before the winter map was a thing and the closest thing to a blunt weapon was a shield. I love physics games and honestly this has to be one of the best ones. However, there are some issues, the biggest one being just how much strain it puts on my PC. I have a new 3050 RTX NVIDIA and it gets it really hot in a minute or two. I know this game is pretty detailed and due to its physics it would put quite the strain on a PC, but I think you should try to at least optimize it so that it doesn't become my houses heater for winter lol. Other than that, I'd really appreciate more weapons, like a flail or a polearm/poleaxe, and different types of shields. Will gladly follow this game and its many updates, hopefully I'll be seeing this on steam too in a complete package!
Thank you! Yeah, we know, performance is an issue right now... but we are focusing on adding features and many of them are quite demanding.... BUT once we have a vertical slice, we can start optimizing it!
Body Density determines how much resistance a blade meets when it cuts through a body. Zero Body Density will make it feel like you are cutting through air... but you will still need to penetrate the body first (:
Ok so i played it for not that long and i enjoy it so much. But the thing is i'd like to do some finishing moves like with an axe lets say like chop the head or something when they are down and cant get up but when i swing my weapon i keep wobbling around is there any fix to this so that we are a little bit more stable enough to finish the job. Anyway absolute FIRE game keep it up dude!
Ye, we know, finishing the opponents is not the most handy thing rn... but, believe me, it's better, than it was before))) and it will get even better.
Try swinging up -down. Also try holding alt and stabbing with down - up motion.. or also you can try double clicking and holding to stab (:
Next weapon type to come will be polearms. Those will most likely include spears, halberds, pollaxes, bills, lucerne hammers, partisans, glaives, maybe bardiches and... maybe I forgot something... We will start working on those soon, so its all not set in stone yet
We will have falcions for sure. Our goal is to have all the weapons you could expect from game set in 15th century Europe. Flails (both ball on chain and the two handed ones) are a bit tricky, but we have functionality for them already. So we may add them at some point too.
looks like there is some issure between your GPU and post processing in the game. Hall map uses different post-processing settings, so it might explain why it works fine, when other maps don`t. Can you also try to set graphics settings to potato mode? That will probably turn off some of the effects. Meanwhile I will try to understand which part in partucular makes the difference.
Thats VERY difficult given our physics system. Maybe we can thin about it it but muuuuuuuch later. First we need to nail all the mechanics and gameplay
I think is Ragdoll's arms too weak to hold a sword, it looks like it is mushy , can I change it? if not... why did you decide to make this change in the player's arms
They were always like this (if I get it right). BUT I will change it some day.. I hope...
Now physics don't work as well as want. Heavy objects feel weird in hands. That mostly applies to Greatswords and Great Axes, because that the heavies weapons we have so far
2.) Improve two-handed weapon handling, both with two one-handed weapons and the two-handed weapons
3.) Make vertical, up-and-down strikes easier or more intuitive to perform
4.) Optimize, my CPU is heating my room enough for me to turn off my space heater on settings above Potato
5.) Add more points for dismemberment or injury, as in hitting someone in the middle of the forearm would either sever it at that point or cause a blunt injury that is less severe than a broken bone
6.) Make thrusts more intuitive, at the moment its usually either luck or speed that gets the job done unless the enemy is already down
7.) More guts, more gore. Hitting a limb sufficiently hard with a blunt weapon could cause a compound fracture and massive bleeding, and cutting someone in half should definitely expose more viscera (OPTIMIZE)
8.) Add clarifications to the game settings, its not very clear what "Body Density" is supposed to mean
9.) Add brain damage, hitting someone in the head with a great mace at the right distance and speed would almost certainly dent their skull and fuck something up. Would make helmets more useful too
Amazing update, good work man, do you think you could kind of level the head a little more so that first person doesn't end up turning my desk green. More armor would also be nice, gauntlets/arm harnesses would be nice. Very nice update, even nicer game, would pay for it.
You mean level the head in first person mode? Well… maybe someday we will make a proper first person camera, now it’s still just there without any purpose ((:
And yes, we are building up our armor and weapons collection little by little ((:
Nice, but another question that came to me after commenting, are you thinking about adding *drum roll* half swording/murder stroke? like maybe you you press f and you right hand grabs the blade, I see the left hand sliding on the great ax so I think it would be possible. Also can't wait to see the full collection of arms and armor! ((:
For what's essentially a tech demo at the moment, this is lots of fun, and I love how involved you seem to be with the community, replying to lots of people and updating frequently. It'd be cool to see some levels or at least a level creator when you're done padding out the gameplay, something like this could be neat in some classic 90's to mid 2000's style campaign, just straight forward combat focused levels, thinking like blade of darkness and the sort.
It has potential to be unironically one of the best fighting games on this site, but the lack of polish is holding it back. And please, for the love of god, get rid of the "spam space to get back up" function. It's terrible
your voice been heard although I might disagree >:(
BUT I chaged that (:
Starting from next update you will need to HOLD space (lower face button on gamepads) to get up. Also getting up is now faster. Unless your legs are broken (: or head
Also I have some activation problems with the thrusting cause it's a double click.
(I'd also like to see better dismemberment damage to were it actually cuts a limb off where I hit it and doesn't just phase through. Multi-layer damage, deformation or hit decals, semi-dismemberment, one of the above would be nice to see. Get rid of the spam space thing please.)
What is the problem? Is it unpacking? if so try downloading txt file “If yo can’t unpack it, try downloading from here.txt” and download a single archive from the link inside
I dont got money ;-; if this geta in steam ill be happy cuz frankie gets what he deserves for his hard work but then ill be stuck watching youtube about this game but anyway good job frankie i love the new map and the new gore and stuff i think the stringy organs were a good touch love the skull crushing finale too XD keep it up and i cant wait to see even more gore coming with more weapons and maps and realism and if it would be possible the arms of characters keep breaking when I try and swing can it be stiffened a bit for slight easier and better hits
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you should add this on steam
Soooon sooooooon (:
Thank you!
Thats fine (:
This is just a demo, so you can play it for free anyway!
was wondering if you were planning on adding any roman type armor think that would be awesome
hehe I understood 2 things --- we should make our roadmap clearer and I should put it somewhere here as well (:
But answering your question: we are focusing on 15th century Europe for our base game.
BUT we are also planning to release expansions with different time periods and cultures.
How many expansions we make and which cultures we choose mostly depends on our budget (:
Maybe we can do Romans as well
this game is a masterpiece cant wait for future updates
Ow an! My new most favorite comment (:
can you add it to mac
aaahhh.... working on that..... slowly...................... problem is that I don't have a mac (:
Amazing game, I've been playing this before the winter map was a thing and the closest thing to a blunt weapon was a shield. I love physics games and honestly this has to be one of the best ones. However, there are some issues, the biggest one being just how much strain it puts on my PC. I have a new 3050 RTX NVIDIA and it gets it really hot in a minute or two. I know this game is pretty detailed and due to its physics it would put quite the strain on a PC, but I think you should try to at least optimize it so that it doesn't become my houses heater for winter lol. Other than that, I'd really appreciate more weapons, like a flail or a polearm/poleaxe, and different types of shields. Will gladly follow this game and its many updates, hopefully I'll be seeing this on steam too in a complete package!
Thank you! Yeah, we know, performance is an issue right now... but we are focusing on adding features and many of them are quite demanding.... BUT once we have a vertical slice, we can start optimizing it!
And yes, we will add "Weapons of War" soon!
Can somebody PLEASE tell me what body density is love the game otherwise though!
Thank you!
Body Density determines how much resistance a blade meets when it cuts through a body. Zero Body Density will make it feel like you are cutting through air... but you will still need to penetrate the body first (:
that actually makes sense thank you so much i love your game
Ok so i played it for not that long and i enjoy it so much. But the thing is i'd like to do some finishing moves like with an axe lets say like chop the head or something when they are down and cant get up but when i swing my weapon i keep wobbling around is there any fix to this so that we are a little bit more stable enough to finish the job. Anyway absolute FIRE game keep it up dude!
THANK YOU (:
Ye, we know, finishing the opponents is not the most handy thing rn... but, believe me, it's better, than it was before))) and it will get even better.
Try swinging up -down. Also try holding alt and stabbing with down - up motion.. or also you can try double clicking and holding to stab (:
Thank you for your time to reply. Ill try to follow what you said and i can't wait for the future updates I'm sure this game will go far. Good luck!
I indeed, shat myself.
plans for chopping weapons like falchions and the maciejowski? if not do you have like a list or an idea of what weapons are to come?
Next weapon type to come will be polearms. Those will most likely include spears, halberds, pollaxes, bills, lucerne hammers, partisans, glaives, maybe bardiches and... maybe I forgot something... We will start working on those soon, so its all not set in stone yet
We will have falcions for sure. Our goal is to have all the weapons you could expect from game set in 15th century Europe. Flails (both ball on chain and the two handed ones) are a bit tricky, but we have functionality for them already. So we may add them at some point too.
Ranged weapons will come later.
for me, theres a bug which makes the entire screen yellow when i try to play on any other map aside from the hall, is there any way to fix it?
Hi! Can you upload the screenshot?
Also what is your system?
Also, latest versions of UE5 (which I use) require latest versions of graphic drivers. Make sure you have them!
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 2.42 GHz
Installed RAM 12.0 GB (11.8 GB usable)
Device ID B31A1FDE-9DC2-427A-B3BA-4557E53A5618
Product ID 00356-02654-35762-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Graphics card intel IRIS XE
thanks for responding btw)))
looks like there is some issure between your GPU and post processing in the game. Hall map uses different post-processing settings, so it might explain why it works fine, when other maps don`t. Can you also try to set graphics settings to potato mode? That will probably turn off some of the effects. Meanwhile I will try to understand which part in partucular makes the difference.
yo So in Half Sword\HalfSwordUE5\Saved\Config\Windows is file calld GameUserSetting make shure that sg.EffectsQuality=3 and problem solved
please add multiplayer
Thats VERY difficult given our physics system. Maybe we can thin about it it but muuuuuuuch later. First we need to nail all the mechanics and gameplay
lol i perfectly understand, i only suggested this cuz my friend wanted me too, but yeah trust me it makes sense
You probably get asked this question a lot more than I thought when I asked you.
I think is Ragdoll's arms too weak to hold a sword, it looks like it is mushy , can I change it? if not... why did you decide to make this change in the player's arms
They were always like this (if I get it right). BUT I will change it some day.. I hope...
Now physics don't work as well as want. Heavy objects feel weird in hands. That mostly applies to Greatswords and Great Axes, because that the heavies weapons we have so far
i wish there were anime girls to kill in the game (joke)
damn..... I already started adding them...
I wish there were anime girls here too... that would make our game x100 more popular instantly
yeah true lol btw it would be funny if we could kill anime girls in this game lol
and also BE an anime girl...
uuuffff
and if they are also naked.... $$$$$$
👀
can you bring back force ability where you press space and it sends enemies flying?
hmmmm... maybe I will add it as an easter egg
I`m back! Lets see new comments hehe)
please add a story mode i know it sounds weird but it would be cool to fight a battle and trying not to die but please add it.
Wow thats a big one ((;
Not so sure about story mode tbh, but there will be some more things to do except just arena, yes!
1.) Rerelease the old version as a separate game
2.) Improve two-handed weapon handling, both with two one-handed weapons and the two-handed weapons
3.) Make vertical, up-and-down strikes easier or more intuitive to perform
4.) Optimize, my CPU is heating my room enough for me to turn off my space heater on settings above Potato
5.) Add more points for dismemberment or injury, as in hitting someone in the middle of the forearm would either sever it at that point or cause a blunt injury that is less severe than a broken bone
6.) Make thrusts more intuitive, at the moment its usually either luck or speed that gets the job done unless the enemy is already down
7.) More guts, more gore. Hitting a limb sufficiently hard with a blunt weapon could cause a compound fracture and massive bleeding, and cutting someone in half should definitely expose more viscera
(OPTIMIZE)8.) Add clarifications to the game settings, its not very clear what "Body Density" is supposed to mean
9.) Add brain damage, hitting someone in the head with a great mace at the right distance and speed would almost certainly dent their skull and fuck something up. Would make helmets more useful too
Working on that!
Old versions... New version is just updated old one. We are building on top of it, so Im not keeping the old ones.
Brain damage is added already.
the rest off it is something we are working on, naturally. But it takes time
Man I like this game soo much... Is there any chance of older versions being published? :)
I have almost all old versions.
Thank you!
But why you need old versions?))) New ones are same but better)
"You think you need them but you don`t"
- J. Allen Brack
i get the want for old versions. its like an instinct or something to want to collect the old versions of something
this deserves to go on steam!
And it will! Eventually)))
Amazing update, good work man, do you think you could kind of level the head a little more so that first person doesn't end up turning my desk green. More armor would also be nice, gauntlets/arm harnesses would be nice. Very nice update, even nicer game, would pay for it.
Thank you(:
You mean level the head in first person mode? Well… maybe someday we will make a proper first person camera, now it’s still just there without any purpose ((:
And yes, we are building up our armor and weapons collection little by little ((:
Nice, but another question that came to me after commenting, are you thinking about adding *drum roll* half swording/murder stroke? like maybe you you press f and you right hand grabs the blade, I see the left hand sliding on the great ax so I think it would be possible. Also can't wait to see the full collection of arms and armor! ((:
Half Sworidng?? Whats that??? Never heard before ;) ;) ;) ;)
Been here since the lemon men ages and I'm really glad how far this game has come, great work!
Thank you!!
Wow that’s quite some time already, huh?
I hope we are not letting down the og followers(:
For what's essentially a tech demo at the moment, this is lots of fun, and I love how involved you seem to be with the community, replying to lots of people and updating frequently. It'd be cool to see some levels or at least a level creator when you're done padding out the gameplay, something like this could be neat in some classic 90's to mid 2000's style campaign, just straight forward combat focused levels, thinking like blade of darkness and the sort.
hehe thank you (:
I'd put it like this "d be cool too see level creator or AT LEAST some levels".
I have feeling that creating the whole new tool would be harder than making several levels(:
And yes, we might try out some more complex maps
I don't know why I find this hilarious, but I'm laughing my butt off right now.
man getting stabbed from all directions
Thought it was atragedy
But it`s a comedy
yeah..
in the new update slomo doesnt work :(
It's now on E key(:
Alt is now stabby mode
It has potential to be unironically one of the best fighting games on this site, but the lack of polish is holding it back. And please, for the love of god, get rid of the "spam space to get back up" function. It's terrible
oh no, my smash space bar mini-game was supposed to be as fun as Oblivion dialog wheel:(
what went wrong?...
I will try to come up with something different(:
your voice been heard
although I might disagree >:(
BUT I chaged that (:
Starting from next update you will need to HOLD space (lower face button on gamepads) to get up. Also getting up is now faster. Unless your legs are broken (: or head
I will think about polish.........
i think the real problem is the charictar geting up even when hes not damaged its like controlling a red dead horse over mountains
Cool beans. By the way, the new update is amazing. Keep up the good work developer man!
I like but I keep stepping on spiked balls ):
Also I have some activation problems with the thrusting cause it's a double click.
(I'd also like to see better dismemberment damage to were it actually cuts a limb off where I hit it and doesn't just phase through. Multi-layer damage, deformation or hit decals, semi-dismemberment, one of the above would be nice to see. Get rid of the spam space thing please.)
first 2 - fixed!
last one... that gonna need some time (:
Windowed mode! got it! Will try not to forget (:
Nice technique!
Weeeelllllll
I would love to try the new updates, but i won't unpack. I'll try the new link, but i think that really needs to be fixed :/
itch doesn’t allow me to upload files larger than 1gb. Maybe I can ask them to give me 2gb limit for the next update…
But now you can try to download from a google drive link, it should work
Ah, I didn't know. Thanks for telling me!
what r theminimum requirements bae?
UE5 says it needs:
But I am running it with 8 gb ram, and gtx860M
Windows 10 + is a must though
sadge
how much ram do you need?
because it says memory low is its starting to piss me off
my potato laptop has 8 gb ram and I run it there. What’s your setup?
4 gb ram on a potato
Damn, I thought I had a potato :(
Problem is that I am building on Unreal Engine 5 and it needs some meat in that potato(
UE4 was far more forgiving((
i would play it but i got the most worst potato
can you add grabbing weapon from the ground
Sure! Once the mechanics for that are ready :)))
The more you play it the more fun it becomes ->
Awesome!!! It should also play better soon! (I hope)
The new downloads are password protected
Also, RIP underground giant.
and I recommend trying to get up here! nice new map! =)
hehehe ;) ;) ;)
Found the secret of the ancients? ;) ;)
I remember making all the downloads free to access without password..
What is the password?(:
strange… will check that once I get to PC
hmmmmm..
I checked it.. Should be free to download and free to open
what a nice screenshot btw.. snatching that:)))
the discord link dont work for me frankie so ill give you my user
Whooo Hooo#0902
Wtf, does Discord change invite links on its own?? That’s the second time already.. here is the new link https://discord.gg/DDVTfcjYEv
yeah thx it worked I sent you a friend request frankie
File is corrupt :(
What is the problem? Is it unpacking? if so try downloading txt file “If yo can’t unpack it, try downloading from here.txt” and download a single archive from the link inside
Thanks! i downloaded the txt and it worked! :D
Noice!
uhh... im on mac and the only thing im getting is an mp4.
DAMN forgot to build for mac again...
Ok, I will set a reminder not to forget next time..
Sorry, we don't have a version for mac atm, but we will try to prepare it asap
damn....... Seems like I need an actual mac to build for mac.. didn't know that before.. Seems like I need a mac now
oh no... if you can't do it it's fine
graphics seem beefy, will this run on a potato?
There is a potato mode in settings! (after you start the game)
Also do you have discord frankie ?
Sure! https://discord.gg/RdV2RG6B
I need to put it some better visible place
I dont got money ;-; if this geta in steam ill be happy cuz frankie gets what he deserves for his hard work but then ill be stuck watching youtube about this game but anyway good job frankie i love the new map and the new gore and stuff i think the stringy organs were a good touch love the skull crushing finale too XD keep it up and i cant wait to see even more gore coming with more weapons and maps and realism and if it would be possible the arms of characters keep breaking when I try and swing can it be stiffened a bit for slight easier and better hits
Hehehe! Thank you! Nice to see a fellow member of a broke club! We will figure something out for the likes of us (:
And I will try to fix physical wankiness soon!
thx frankie appreciate it :) and honestly good work