Chnage zone of attack?

[Vuyek]

I cannot figure out how to do it on PC mouse + keyboard.

I hold left mouse, then press
WASD

and I attack from the "charging" attack side.

[CloudSeeker]

Are you playing on normal or on Hardcore? It is quite obvious if you are playing on normal.

[Vuyek]

Normal.

I must be missing something simple.
Quest got passed anyway, but I would like to know anyway.

[cptsavarus]

Change angle of attack by simply moving the mouse around.
Direction keys only move Henry.
Best practice is to press & hold your attack key, then change angle of attack & release to launch the attack. If timed right & the enemy isn't guarding that angle you'll have better chance of landing a strike.

Do the training with Captain Bernard. He explains all.

[Vuyek]

Ok, so hold attack key, and shake mouse.

Got it, will try.

[CloudSeeker]

Originally posted by Vuyek:

Ok, so hold attack key, and shake mouse.

Got it, will try.

No. You change the zone by attacking from a different angle as represented in the star during combat. You do not just shake your mouse, look at the screen in front of you. Feinting can only be done when you unlocked it.

[cptsavarus]

Well not shake it exactly - just move it in the direction you want to attack from.

When you're locked into combat with a target you'll see the crosshair become a gold 5-point star. Moving the mouse will turn one of the points red & that's your angle of attack.

You have to be "locked on" to an enemy though. Normally that happens automatically but you'll want to familiarise yourself with the key to switch lock between targets.

[Vuyek]

Figured it out.

Have one direction marked on the 5 point star, then switch to opposite and THEN press left mouse to attack.

[Lieste]

Nope. Press and hold mouse in an attack direction, move attack line, release mouse to attack as a feint.

Attacking in the instant he changes guard from the direction he has just vacated is a valid IRL fencing technique though, but isn't a feint.

[cptsavarus]

Like @Lieste says ^

To clarify, a feint is where you make your oponent anticipate a strike from one side, then strike him from the other. In boxing it's called a rope-a-dope. Most sports have their own name for it.

When you depress the mouse button, the side of the star highlighted in red is the side your enemy will *expect* the attack to come from. You then move the mouse & release the button to attack from the other side.

To make a successful feint you first need to unlock the ability by training with Captain Bernard.

[KOOLCOO]

Yeah I can't ,,aim,, properly for zones that I want to attack , especially for combos