List of Bug / Common Issue Fixes

[SamOfSaturn]

"Fatal Error" repeatedly happening:
Try setting your FPS to limit to 60, as well as enable Vsync. These are the only two fixes I and others have found so far, although one other "solution" I've found is not wearing any clothes during your run. It can increase the longevity between crashes.

Tip for finding "Appdata" for the next fixes, click Windows+R, then type "%appdata%" (or "C:\Users\(Your Username)\Appdata\" if that doesn't work) into the field.

Fatal Error on startup
This is caused by your Save_Crash file going awry in the data folder. Navigate to
C:\Users\(Your Username)\Appdata\Local\HalfSwordUE5\Saved, and then delete the entire SaveGames folder. It will fix the problem and the folder will automatically regenerate upon playing the game again.

"VHS" Effect on high graphics
This occurs when using an AMD system. Navigate to
C:\Users\(Your Username)\Appdata\Local\HalfSwordUE5\Saved\Config\Windows, click GameUserSettings.ini, and change "sg.EffectsQuality" to = 0. Make sure your graphics are set to your desired quality beforehand, because altering them in game after making the fix will reset EffectsQuality back to the appropriate (or, in this case, inappropriate) level. ‎ ‎ Fixed!

Flying across the map
Drop your weapons that are close to each other. Two bucklers on one hip, a buckler next to a sword, a mace next to a sword, an item on your hip bumping into your polearm, etc, are examples of "problematic" items. Try dropping the one you need the least, or drop everything except for the item in your hand and one on your hip (preferably one that your weapon wont be knocking into when you swing it).

Bodies being too easy to dismember
Increase "Body Density" in your gameplay settings. If you want it to be easier, decrease it.

Happy Half-Swording!

[Deamonbound]

I'm getting a issue where if I holster a sword I constantly get pushed around by the scarab and if I try to equip it I kill myself

[Stache]

You can beat the whole game (final boss at 6000 score) by closing the game when you die
Also doing so bugs the whole game to the point that final boss has no helmet or weapon and you can infinite spawn them by walking to the corner of the arena

Spawned a few final boss minions :3
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3076999007

[lego_is_ cool]

How do i use the inventory?

[SamOfSaturn]

Originally posted by lego_is_ cool:

How do i use the inventory?

the inventory is an extension of the default holster mechanic. holstering a weapon, say, an axe, with E results in the axe being placed on your hip. if you wanted to grab your sword, in a different place on your hip, you'd have to take out the axe and drop it first. with the inventory, R, you can grab things with more "precision".

tl;dr, its the same as unholstering, but you click rather than hold E

[munk]

Originally posted by Biba:

how to acess arena

Download the other version from the Devs website: Half Sword on itch.io

[mangosteenqueen]

Simply too lazy to read it all but the main bug I have issues with the most are sheathed weapons getting stuck onto the player model, like the model would grab the weapon but it won't draw and in some cases the model would lean to the side and eventually trip and fall until I press Q or E to release the sheathed weapon. I've noticed this mostly with swords and daggers, but sometimes the axes and maces are also subject to that bug/glitch.
Because of this, I tend to avoid sheathing swords and run it as my primary in-hand weapon.

[Retro]

this game is a blast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp3d60q0fM4

sums up the experience

[Fulkan]

Movement keybinding need to be able to be changed, other keyboard layouts like mine make using WASD a bit awkward

[Anarchy]

Scythe will sometimes teleport away if you swing it one handed with right arm

[Han_Lin]

I encountered a bug when I walked towards a weapon rack and found it moving on its own. I was inexplicably knocked down to the ground, but there was no one around me

Additionally, if the sickle is swung too fast, it will penetrate the human body

Sorry for using translation software

[TEAMwork-atWORK]

1# large Shield glitches killing the enemy and kill you if you or them have one on the back, when you on your back by knock down or fall back.

2# please fix the right arm glitching through the player or find a way to limit the arms bending.

2# music over lap when log in or finish the full stage.

3# would be cool if their a save station or a drop box to put one or more item you want to keep if you die, i'm okay looping over the stage, would be cool to slash noob AI with a great sword at the start.

keep the options for blood and gore and camera mode, they are GREAT for streaming and if
they need to censored action on Youtube.. will help to let you game be recognizes.

Over all Good Job.. Keep It Up!

[BapSuey]

giving up later in the game just spawns you at the first boss with no armor or weapons, kinda unfair

[Han_Lin]

Unlimited boss refresh bug
I didn't use any weapons in the final boss battle, so the two of us had been fighting with our fists, but I hit the boss out of the map boundary. At this moment, the fence on the boundary suddenly disappeared and a second boss was brushed out

I'm not sure if other bosses will have the same situation, because there's no chance to push them out of bounds

[Obagel]

Not a huge fan of getting thrown across the map because I'm trying to take a weapon off my hip. Seems to happen more with the sword drawing animation.

[KoTLaz]

I played for a very long time and reached the final. 6000 experience and that's it, the boss is immortal, I cut off his head and don't let him go further over the fence