How2: Use your 1-handed Weapon effectively

So, you want to use a sword effectively in this game? Now, spamming the left mouse button will only get you so far, but to use a sword EFFECTIVELY you need to know the basics and some combinations!

Basic attacks

If you know the most basic of basic stuff, skip this.

Use the left-mouse button to initiate a normal attack.
Use your right mouse button to parry (Will block arrows if you have a shield and it points in the right direction).
Hold down the left mouse key to perform a heavy attack. This will put you at risk, however, it will deal a good deal of damage against your enemy and possibly will throw him down.
Now you know stuff that you definitely knew already. So did you know it or not...? Whatever lets keep going with some not-so basic attacks

Not-so-basic Attacks

Alright, you know the basic attacks. Now let´s see what other attacks you can do.

Light attack:
The light attack can be performed by quickly pressing the right mouse button and immediately letting it go. But you can also perform this attack while parrying. (Hold right mouse button+click left mouse button).
It is useful for attacking an enemy quickly while he tries to hit you with a normal attack, you can also do it multiple times to break the enemies parry.
Puncture attack:

This attack is a favourite of mine.
You can perform the puncture attack by first holding down the right mouse button, and then holding down the left mouse button like a heavy attack simultaneously.
If you hit, it will make human and orc enemies stagger and will make them unable to attack you because it "stuns" them. You can perform a heavy attack against your enemy while the enemy is staggering. However, you cannot do perform it again while an enemy is already staggering, or else it will just use a light attack against the enemy.

Bonus: A useful combo-attack

This attack can be extremely useful for you on your adventures. I often use it myself and thanks to a certain person whom you can find in the comments, I found a name for it! Let´s call it "The Malicious Strike".

So, you might know how annoying it is when you throw an enemy to the ground and they will get a free hit at you while getting back up right? Well, there are 3 solutions. But only one isn´t as boring and useful as the other ones.

Option 1: Move away from the opponent before he can hit you
Option 2: Block the attack
Option 3: The Malicious Strike!
To perform the combo attack you have to do the following:

1:Throw an enemy to the ground. This will happen when you attack an enemy with a normal or heavy attack sometimes. (Most likely with the Master Swordsman perk)

2: Let the enemy get up 1/4th of the animation. Then perform a puncture attack at the enemy.

3: The enemy wont attack you while doing this move and will take the hit and a lot of damage with it. It is useful for every fight that has the opponent falling down.

Thank you.

Thank you for reading this guide. I hope the combo that I mentioned ( and maybe even the rest in this guide ) will help you with the combat in Gothic III !!!

If you know any more combo moves PLEASE write them down in the comments. I would love to learn more of them to be a more efficient melee combatant!

[BroVuda]

I'm at this thread cuz o can't seem to know how to block Ogres attack. While fighting an Ogre it doesn't matter if I block but with 1 handed weapons I always get hit despite parry or blocking the Ogre. How do I deal with those?

[Cyanmurder]

I only use bow.

[sayuur]

thanks a lot man

[goblin]

woah, wish i knew all this before

[Machela]

Thnx alot, but thos cheery puncture atack on lying enemy iI found myself accidently. I wanted to atack it but suddenly to my suprise it was stunnded I perfeormed it again and now I am the champion of the pit=) The game is very hard and cheety some gamemech are funny especially when I rob your companions and farming ther expensive weapons=)

[[N00B] Sc3r0 CZ]

Thx man

[AgiBufuZioGaruHamaMudo]

Came here just because of buster sword xd

[Derwulfmann]

Also another Top small groups at a time, 3-4, any more than that you will be overwhelmed, use a bow to draw a couple away. Then you're free to fuck em' over.

[Freeradical_.]

Also to kill NPC's that aren't immediately hostile like Orcs: press left mouse key and while holding letf left key down push and hold right mouse key. Otherwise they get back up. You can take their weapons while they are down if there is a large group then take them out.

If an opponent is very strong run away then come back and attack then run away.
Also this keeps the opponent from backing up all the time.

If you turn on Alt AI they won't back up but will fight harder and better.

Tapping the right key tends to make them stop backing up and attack.

If you are using a sword you are using better off just pressing the left key quickly.
Don't forget to update game to 1.75 by going to beta tab under properties.
This is a big enhancement otherwise the game sucks pretty bad
Don't turn on Alt balance or Alt AI unless you want the game to get harder.

[Bobbers]

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