Can't perfect block? No Green Shield. No damage?

[Ichorum]

Hi, I'm about 14 or so hours deep into this game, and I'm hoping this isn't just some bug that can't be fixed. But the issue is, whenever I get into combat, I can't do this Perfect Block thing people are talking about, I'm only just into Ratay, haven't spoken to Sir Radzig, is this something I learn later in the game? Everywhere I've read people say you just know it automatically. But when I'm in combat, I never get my reticle to turn into the green shield so I don't know how to perfect block or even a simple dodge! Which even the bandits know how to do.

Menial fights like the looters on the way to Skalitz are completely doable, because they don't have like any stamina and do zero damage, but when I run into things like the wayfaring knight I can duel for 250 groschen, or really anyone that's not meant to be a joke, not being able to do that is horrendous.

As an aside, trying to fight that aforementioned knight is painful. I'm using a regular Mace because he wears plate armor, I'm strong enough to use it, I swing at him with nearly a full stamina bar and by the grace of god manage to actually touch him, but he takes zero damage. I'm even tried using an Artemisia Potion, still absolutely zero damage. If I hit him through some miracle, 6 times in the fight, he will have that full purple bar, taunting me. So am I just rushing too far out? Am I bugged? Please help

[Primus Palus]

You're not bugged. You're fighting people you shouldn't be at your level. Hence why you're not able to block.

[Flanker1Six]

During the firwt three main missions our character is coded so his combat ability is ****. He is VERY slow, VERY weak, and has lousy endurance for his age, and what should be excellent physical condition (working in a smithy several days a week, several hours a day).
On my rig my character would not perform some combat manuvers/techniques at all (including "block"). It's all BS. While our "noob" character might be slow or clumsy at some things, NOT being able to do them at all (in addition to being weak and running our of endurence too quickly) is a poor judgement/coding call by the Devs.

Once you get to Rattqay, you can get more combat training which will help you "skill up" faster. Don't forget to apply skill perks when you see fit to get extra abilities or techniques within that skill.

Good luck!

[Kaerius]

You won't learn how to do this until you've spoken to Sir Radzig.

Sidenote if you really want to beat the knight, you could still use an exploit to do so. If you unlock your combat target and swing, they won't block. Sprinting into him and swinging works too, for the same reason, and is extra effective if you got the Boar perk.

[TiddyTwister]

I think u have to actually learn the skill from the Rattay trainer Bernard

[EzePz]

Originally posted by NippleTwister:

I think u have to actually learn the skill from the Rattay trainer Bernard

This ^. You don't get that skill until you spoken to Radzig, whom then tells you to go train with Bernard, who then teaches you the skill.

[Ichorum]

Oh boy that's a tremendous relief, I had my stealth high enough and I learned the Stealth Kill perk, so I could have just tried to put him down simply enough. I decided I was just going to mark him on my map, so I can give him the honorable duel he wanted in the first place!

I guess I just figured since I had a shield equipped that it would be enough, but it really does make perfect sense, even if I was too aggravated to think of it earlier. Thanks so much everyone