NPC's don't have stamina?

[Jackal]

It seems as though these NPC characters aren't affected by stamina at all, if i chain four hits they block the last one and then instantly chain me back... wtf

[Turd King]

What are some of your combat stats?

[Brummbär]

They have stamina after some hits their guard breaks which you can use to land a hit. There is a perk i believe in the combat tree which let's the enemy cost more stamina and makea fighting easier. Also if the enemy has lower HP they tend to get out of breath faster (as the player does).

[Jackal]

Originally posted by Turd King:

What are some of your combat stats?

Defence 8
Warfare 13
Sword 15
Unarmed 7
Bow 3

Mace and Axe are 0

[Jackal]

Also,
Strength 17
Agility 11
Vitality 11

[Rin]

NPCs do have stamina. Against weaker enemies (e.g. peasants), a single overhead attack from me drains their stamina in full if they block it.

However, note that only blocks result in stamina drain. If they perfect block or counter your attack, no stamina would be lost.

Just like your character, stamina is also tied to health, so taking wounds will also reduce enemy's stamina and max stamina. Against stronger foes I would sometimes guard break them with either clinch or master strike, land a 3-hit combo, then bait their block with a regular attack that drains their now super low stamina pool, and finally finish them off while their guard is broken from no stamina.

From what I've seen, enemies above peasant grade very rarely block attacks. If you simply throw random attacks at them while their guard is up, all of your attacks will be either perfect blocked, dodged or master striked.

[Jackal]

Originally posted by GhoX:

Against stronger foes I would sometimes guard break them with either clinch or master strike, land a 3-hit combo, then bait their block with a regular attack that drains their now super low stamina pool, and finally finish them off while their guard is broken from no stamina.

I always get beaten in clinches.. how do you master strike? and every time i try to get a 3 hit combo i always get in two hits max before they parry or block, and most of the time if i knock an enemy back (they stumble and half turn around) when i go to land my next hit they miraculously block it

[Darc]

Originally posted by ✪Hidden:

Originally posted by GhoX:

Against stronger foes I would sometimes guard break them with either clinch or master strike, land a 3-hit combo, then bait their block with a regular attack that drains their now super low stamina pool, and finally finish them off while their guard is broken from no stamina.

I always get beaten in clinches.. how do you master strike? and every time i try to get a 3 hit combo i always get in two hits max before they parry or block, and most of the time if i knock an enemy back (they stumble and half turn around) when i go to land my next hit they miraculously block it

Clinches are affected by stats but one thing people seem to forget is to press either attack button or F when they happen. If you win it you'll do a move that corresponds with the button you pressed. I commonly use F which when won will make henry knock em far off and give me breathing room.

Master strikes are strikes that are blocked at the very beginning of strikes and require a fair bit of skill to pull off correctly. As soon as you see your opponent attempt an attack hit Q to block it. If you hit it quick enough you'll riposte it. If not, time will slow giving you a chacne to perfect block it.

[Chikuwu]

Just train the Master Strike from captain Bernard and only do master strikes.

the "combat" in this game comes in three stages.

1, peasant fighters, just spam and they dead, they have stamina for one block.

2, decent ones, spam and soon their guard breaks in 3-5 hits.

3, impossible without knowing master strike from Bernard, they can take 10 attacks in a row before you get damage on them, but you never get that far because they master strike you back.. They will literally ♥♥♥♥ on you, master strike all your attacks, so only way to win them is master strike --> hit and wait for another master strike.

The "combat" in this game is quite dull if you can call it that. Its not "complicated" or anything like that, as soon as you get master strike trained for free in the game early, even if you dont wear any armor and know how to press Q in conjunction with enemy attack, nobody can win you.

[Cypher]

No need to always masterstrike as if you perfect block, and knock them off balance go in for a strike in the opposite direction of their weapon;

If they stagger back and have their weapon out to the left, go for a strike on their right... you learn this from Bernard at the very first training session... I haven't needed to learn master-strike at all. Even works in the Tourney where everyone Is an uber-skilled fighter.

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by Cypher:

No need to always masterstrike as if you perfect block, and knock them off balance go in for a strike in the opposite direction of their weapon;

If they stagger back and have their weapon out to the left, go for a strike on their right... you learn this from Bernard at the very first training session... I haven't needed to learn master-strike at all. Even works in the Tourney where everyone Is an uber-skilled fighter.

idk, for me, the enemy just insta-changes sides, ive found out that personally it doesnt seem to affect what theyre going to block, if at all.

The animation for them just insta switches to my attacking side, no matter what i do. at least on the tournament the master strike guy literally master striked everything other than clinches. But getting one hit in trough a clinch and getting masterstriked back is counter-intuitive and the guy will kill you if you dont master strike back.

[Jackal]

Originally posted by Pingviini:

Originally posted by Cypher:

No need to always masterstrike as if you perfect block, and knock them off balance go in for a strike in the opposite direction of their weapon;

If they stagger back and have their weapon out to the left, go for a strike on their right... you learn this from Bernard at the very first training session... I haven't needed to learn master-strike at all. Even works in the Tourney where everyone Is an uber-skilled fighter.

idk, for me, the enemy just insta-changes sides, ive found out that personally it doesnt seem to affect what theyre going to block, if at all.

The animation for them just insta switches to my attacking side, no matter what i do. at least on the tournament the master strike guy literally master striked everything other than clinches. But getting one hit in trough a clinch and getting masterstriked back is counter-intuitive and the guy will kill you if you dont master strike back.

Same with me

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by ✪Hidden:

Originally posted by Pingviini:

idk, for me, the enemy just insta-changes sides, ive found out that personally it doesnt seem to affect what theyre going to block, if at all.

The animation for them just insta switches to my attacking side, no matter what i do. at least on the tournament the master strike guy literally master striked everything other than clinches. But getting one hit in trough a clinch and getting masterstriked back is counter-intuitive and the guy will kill you if you dont master strike back.

Same with me

Oh, just you wait, after you beat the black peter (master strike guy) in the tournament, he comes back at you on the road, with a poisoned sword. One hit on you and youre going to bleed dry because you can only master strike him + slash him back, so it takes ages to kill in melee combat.

What worked though was just shooting an arrow to the head with lullaby potion on it, instant -150 health and easy win. jesus archery is broken and OP even against fully plate armored people.

[phantombandit]

they do have stamina. Try fighting a much lower level opponant and just start attacking them relentlessly. Although even the lowest bandits seem to have perfect block and masterstrike, you will, if they dont, actually 'outlast' them and they wont block as you just destroy them.

[phantombandit]

Originally posted by Chiku:

Just train the Master Strike from captain Bernard and only do master strikes.

the "combat" in this game comes in three stages.

1, peasant fighters, just spam and they dead, they have stamina for one block.

2, decent ones, spam and soon their guard breaks in 3-5 hits.

3, impossible without knowing master strike from Bernard, they can take 10 attacks in a row before you get damage on them, but you never get that far because they master strike you back.. They will literally ♥♥♥♥ on you, master strike all your attacks, so only way to win them is master strike --> hit and wait for another master strike.

The "combat" in this game is quite dull if you can call it that. Its not "complicated" or anything like that, as soon as you get master strike trained for free in the game early, even if you dont wear any armor and know how to press Q in conjunction with enemy attack, nobody can win you.

They dont need to, they just have 5 guys and you just die anyway, unless you mean only the 1v1. Yes 1v1s are kinda dumb cause you can just turtle.

[Johnnie Cockring]

Originally posted by phantombandit:

they do have stamina. Try fighting a much lower level opponant and just start attacking them relentlessly. Although even the lowest bandits seem to have perfect block and masterstrike, you will, if they dont, actually 'outlast' them and they wont block as you just destroy them.

ive done some testing and high level enemies have infinite stamina

seriously, use the console (+ cheat mod) to mod your health/stamina recovery to be infinite. now that you can swing and block infinitely, swing and block infinitely at say, a tourney apponent, and you will find their attacks and blocks are infinite as well.
you could block 10 of their attacks in a row, bash them 10 times without letting them "recover" (they have no stamina to recover), and they will miraculously still have enough stamina for a 20 attack combo

the game is rigged against you, but luckily theres enough combat exploits to still trivialize it for the most part