I feel like most people playing this game don't know how the swords work so...

  • MrBrocksEgo
    Ship Mate
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    If your holding the sword and just hit your attack button it'll start a three attack combo, if you hold it down you lunge. Everybody knows this part.

    If you hold block a few extra mechanics are added.

    You can dodge jump by holding a direction and hitting jump.
    Your main attack combo is altered slightly with the first attack slightly increasing move speed.
    While blocking, if you start a power attack, you move a normal run speed the entire time you are charging up the power attack, you can jump and everything.
    When you aren't attacking you block sword attacks from the from. Though this is one is obvious.

    This should probably be pointed out in game or something, I see a lot of people on the forums talking about how the sword mechanics should have more depth. A parry, dodge, and counter attack mechanic added to it.

    Its there, its just not obvious.

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  • Natsu v2
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    @mrbrocksego I hated swordfighting for the longest time in the alpha. But once I learned a lot of these subtle tricks (probably glitches) it's gotten really fun. I can usually beat crowds of people in 1v1 one after another.

  • Sweltering Nick
    Castaway

    @mrbrocksego said in I feel like most people playing this game don't know how the swords work so...:

    If your holding the sword and just hit your attack button it'll start a three attack combo, if you hold it down you lunge. Everybody knows this part.

    If you hold block a few extra mechanics are added.

    You can dodge jump by holding a direction and hitting jump.
    Your main attack combo is altered slightly with the first attack slightly increasing move speed.
    When you aren't attacking you block sword attacks from the from. Though this is one is obvious.

    This should probably be pointed out in game or something, I see a lot of people on the forums talking about how the sword mechanics should have more depth. A parry, dodge, and counter attack mechanic added to it.

    Its there, its just not obvious.

    YOu forgot, while blocking, if you start a power attack, you move a normal run speed the entire time you are charging up the power attack, you can jump and everything.

    Edit your post and add this one! :D

  • diqitalsoul
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    Here's another tidbit of information, the third attack on the 3 hit combo will always knock back the opponent. You can time this technique when fighting groups of skellies and knock back an entire crew at the same time, potentially stun locking them.

  • xXxROOKxXx
    Marauder

    @sweltering-nick I did not know this, and I am eager to try it. Thank you for the tip!

  • Business Beagle

    @mrbrocksego the sword is deffinitely the best weapon lol. I don’t understand why people run around with two guns.

    And now that the blunderbuss has been nerfed I only really use the sword and pistol since at close range I can flip and blind fire for a insta kill after a three hit sword combo

  • Nebacuhnezar
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    @sweltering-nick

    To further this even more, if timed correctly, one can jump while the lunge animation is being performed to really catapult oneself forwards. This can be tricky to pull off, but can be seen in this video

    Also, if the sword lunge is performed at the edge of land, but before "swimming" it will give one "super speed" while swimming for a short time. This can also be seen in the video around 1:26, although the uploader did it from a dock. It can be done from anywhere as long as one is not already "swimming." Try it from the yard or the top of an island! Just make sure you're gonna land in deep enough water, or expect a broken leg!

    The Sea Calls To Us All, The Sea Unites Us as One

  • Ve111a
    Ship Mate

    @diqitalsoul said in I feel like most people playing this game don't know how the swords work so...:

    Here's another tidbit of information, the third attack on the 3 hit combo will always knock back the opponent. You can time this technique when fighting groups of skellies and knock back an entire crew at the same time, potentially stun locking them.

    This is how we do forts, We have 2 people with swords attacking staggered and constant stun locking. Make them group around a corner and punish.

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