Swinging Felling axe like a Battle Axe...is possible...

[GrimeyFresh]

So, very rarely....when I am swinging the [Felling Axe/Wood chopping Axe] at enemies...it does a different animation, and does wide sweeping hits, as if using it as a Battle axe...

It happens so rarely, and I have NO IDEA how to recreate it!
It is awesome as heck, but I can't for the life of me redo it again...

I hope someone can clarify what is happening...if it's a glitch? Or some type of button combination that I am unaware of...it's super confusing and frustrating!

I want to use the Felling Axe as a battle axe! It can be done! Help me! D: :P

EDIT: I figured it out (I never use the lock-on targeting mode) but when I did use it, the animations changed from "wood chopping" to "combat mode" or "battle axe mode".

I think this would be very useful for newer players that want a different weapon to take down enemies with, as it is very fun, and sometimes better damage than other weapons.

[Sgt.JESUS]

You can use the felling axe as a weapon, does sh-itty damage though, even the steel axe needs 2 hits to fell a level 1 wolf, so if you want to die a lot go for it, useless for combat.

[GrimeyFresh]

Originally posted by Sgt.JESUS:

You can use the felling axe as a weapon, does sh-itty damage though, even the steel axe needs 2 hits to fell a level 1 wolf, so if you want to die a lot go for it, useless for combat.

At the start of the game it seems to do more damage than other basic weapons.
I will have to recheck!

[The Big Brzezinski]

You can't disable lock-on targeting. You can only abstain from using the focus function. Since the game automatically tries to target something when you press attack, it knows what it's attacking and which animation to play.

There are precious few instances where using gathering tools as weapons is preferable to using actual weapons. It's not worth worrying about. The game's design ethos doesn't seem amenable to this sort of lateral thinking, anyway.

[GrimeyFresh]

Originally posted by The Big Brzezinski:

You can't disable lock-on targeting. You can only abstain from using the focus function. Since the game automatically tries to target something when you press attack, it knows what it's attacking and which animation to play.

There are precious few instances where using gathering tools as weapons is preferable to using actual weapons. It's not worth worrying about. The game's design ethos doesn't seem amenable to this sort of lateral thinking, anyway.

There isn't really much difference between "Not using Lock on targeting" and "Disabling Lock on targeting". I realize the ability to disable it doesn't exist, but (I'm not sure if I rebinded the key or not but) My lock on targeting function is enabled by clicking the middle mouse button...and if people are like me, they don't use it, and/or forgot about it. (Also I think a lot of people just don't use the Lock on mode, because most of the time it just causes you to dodge right into other enemies attacks...)

I think the thing both of you aren't taking into consideration is that a lot of us aren't powering through the game. I have been playing for weeks and haven't progressed passed basic tools, and wood building materials, because I am choosing to savor the game, and some people (no doubt) are not as good at gaming, and/or also taking their time as well.

In this rare case, what I was saying is true, and is in fact a very relevant idea and suggestion. If the person is a new player, and struggling to kill the enemies on the Braelyn Bridge...(for example), using a felling axe with lock on mode might just be the perfect strategy and suggestion they were looking for. (Even if in some situations the felling axe does a bit less damage than another 1 handed weapon, the attacking animations of the felling axe are more broad/wide/sweeping and, you're unlikely to get hit, and thus able to fight the enemies more effectively.)

I personally saw my friend struggling a lot with those enemies because they don't wait their turn to attack you, like the regular mushroom enemies (The Fell), so just using normal tactics and regular weapons to fight them is very ineffective and frustrating for my friend.

My post was for people like that, who are stuck at the start of the game, and can't beat certain enemies, and need a different way to deal with those enemies, and essentially have more fun at the same time.