Unable to execute Smash combat skill

[PossessingSpirit09]

Is it just me or some the combat skills in this game are straight up cracked?

As in, some of them are either janky or straight up don't work. I spent about 45 min experimenting different ways to get the smash skill to work (which involves pressing F when jumping on enemies from a height)

And I never managed to execute it once. Unless I'm doing it wrong someone please tell me how. Otherwise this game is in dire need of patches straight away

[BEEP!]

If you knock someone to the ground you can instant kill them with the skill and outside of combat it's a stealth thing but it requires you to jump on them just right in combat thew is were it shines

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by Anonymous:

If you knock someone to the ground you can instant kill them with the skill and outside of combat it's a stealth thing but it requires you to jump on them just right in combat thew is were it shines

No, not head smash.

Smash is the skill where you jump on someone and grab their face and smash it into the pavement -that kind of skill.

[burner19]

Originally posted by PossessingSpirit09:

Originally posted by Anonymous:

If you knock someone to the ground you can instant kill them with the skill and outside of combat it's a stealth thing but it requires you to jump on them just right in combat thew is were it shines

No, not head smash.

Smash is the skill where you jump on someone and grab their face and smash it into the pavement -that kind of skill.

It only works from certain height and i think stealth only. When you stand on a roof lrdge or something and enemy is below you it will show marker over his head, when you press it you will jump and execute your target. It dosent work like assassins creed thou when you jump than press assassination. You need to be grounded above your target. If you want to jump and do it mid air it will not work.

[Nope]

Originally posted by PossessingSpirit09:

Originally posted by Anonymous:

If you knock someone to the ground you can instant kill them with the skill and outside of combat it's a stealth thing but it requires you to jump on them just right in combat thew is were it shines

No, not head smash.

Smash is the skill where you jump on someone and grab their face and smash it into the pavement -that kind of skill.

They nerf it, to execute this Death from Above skill, you will need to be stationary and looking at your target from above, then it will prompt the attack for you. Damn stupid change, just let us jump on top of enemies like first game

[Applesmacked]

Originally posted by burner19:

Originally posted by PossessingSpirit09:

No, not head smash.

Smash is the skill where you jump on someone and grab their face and smash it into the pavement -that kind of skill.

It only works from certain height and i think stealth only. When you stand on a roof lrdge or something and enemy is below you it will show marker over his head, when you press it you will jump and execute your target. It dosent work like assassins creed thou when you jump than press assassination. You need to be grounded above your target. If you want to jump and do it mid air it will not work.

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[Von Pink]

it's because you're doing it wrong. you can't execute the skill in the air, you do it by being near a ledge with an enemy under you and within range. i think the highest you can be above a target is 10m. i think it also only works against enemies that don't see you, or maybe it's just been wonky for me and should.

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by burner19:

Originally posted by PossessingSpirit09:

No, not head smash.

Smash is the skill where you jump on someone and grab their face and smash it into the pavement -that kind of skill.

It only works from certain height and i think stealth only. When you stand on a roof lrdge or something and enemy is below you it will show marker over his head, when you press it you will jump and execute your target. It dosent work like assassins creed thou when you jump than press assassination. You need to be grounded above your target. If you want to jump and do it mid air it will not work.

Well if it really works that way...damn...what a wasted combat skill then

[PossessingSpirit09]

Originally posted by Von Pink:

it's because you're doing it wrong. you can't execute the skill in the air, you do it by being near a ledge with an enemy under you and within range. i think the highest you can be above a target is 10m. i think it also only works against enemies that don't see you, or maybe it's just been wonky for me and should.

To be honest, this skills sounds like a waste. It's too conditional to be practical

[Von Pink]

Originally posted by PossessingSpirit09:

To be honest, this skills sounds like a waste. It's too conditional to be practical

not being able to execute the skill off a vault jump is definitely a bummer... i pretty much only use it to start fights against the random encounters and sometimes howlers.

[BenjiT]

it dont even work now

[kaishark]

It took some time to figure it out. So stand at the edge of a roof - aim your target - and you just let you fall (you don't even have to jump) and keep the Kick-Button pressed. Thats it

[BassFrog84]

Originally posted by kaishark:

It took some time to figure it out. So stand at the edge of a roof - aim your target - and you just let you fall (you don't even have to jump) and keep the Kick-Button pressed. Thats it

This method worked for me. I didn't get a prompt showing that you can perform a takedown or a marker as I've seen in some videos or people suggest.

Aim, walk off ledge, hold kick button.

[Big Ma Ma]

I thought it depends on whether you’re spotted or not.

If an enemy spots you either by sound or sight, your action becomes air kick.

If an enemy is unaware of your existence, you execute Smash


It’s been working consistently for me

[JediD]

you can't be pressing jump at the same time, especially on controller