Hellish Quart - Cross Art saber fighting style - first test | Fencing Game

This is pre-alpha, pre-Early Access, first test of some cross art (Sztuka Krzyżowa) saber animations. We test if such way of fighting is effective within the current game fighting system.
What we wanted to test:
We wanted to try to make a fighting style, that uses continuous moulinets and wide cuts to attack and at the same time parry incoming cuts. This is one of the interpretations of how lost Polish saber style might have worked.
The results of the test:
Yes, you can totally do a moulinet dance with sabers. …If your opponent complies.
At least with Hellish Quart physics based mechanics, parrying opponent's cuts by cutting into his attack in exact moment, like in the movies, is very, very hard. Because a started opponent's attack is always faster than your reaction to it (at least by 0.18-0.25s if you have good reflexes).
Also, your opponent doesn't want you to do that, and actively tries to desynchronize to get the opportunity to hit you, between your attacks. Perfect synchronization of sabers doing this chained-moulinet dance falls apart, the moment you realize that "maybe I'll try to actually hit him, instead of his sword". But that's ok, I expected that, as it seems to happen in sparring too.
It's a video game though, and we love cool concepts like that, so I bet we can try to make this work better as we develop the game further!
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Hellish Quart is a fighting game about sword dueling, in which the blades clash using engine physics, and the characters use motion captured fencing techniques. Play as one of many 17th century warriors and use sabers, rapiers, broadswords and many other blades in single player campaign, arcade, or local multiplayer with friends.
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[@PandemicalShade]

I can't state how HYPED I am for this game - particularly, long sword fencing, which I hope you will improve further!

[@veevingveever]

man even imagining a highly competitive match with this game makes squirm on my seat. Footsies, whiff punishes, fenits, shuffles would be INSANE

[@Kubold]

It's pretty much all about that. Even a 2 hit combo is very risky here. In fencing you shouldn't really plan 2 actions ahead, your opponent's riposte will most likely require you to parry it, or it will be double kill.

[@veevingveever]

>Even a 2 hit combo is very risky yeah 1:26 has a good example for that where the red tries to go for 3 hit combo and gets punished for it. Cross Art looks especially powerful in close range with its flanking hits. Too early to say anything about it of course lol. Amazing work.

[@alexxxk]

control your hype please ... after you play 4 days, you will be depleted !

[@harold9061]

this game is not gonna last

[@Zygfryd_z_Toussaint]

Game looks good. I'm intrested. *-Waść machasz jak cepem!*

[@berserkr6499]

"Kończ waść, wstydu oszczędź"

[@TheGodTell]

"You do not strike, Ser, you flail!"

[@greydog3703]

Цікаво тепер чи буде стиль бою Запоріжських козаків, в поляків була одна школа, в козаків інша

[@terminator_t404]

Бо кажуть: козак рубає зверху, турок знизу, а поляк всюди.

[@bensonlambo6662]

Oh wow, I just found out Bushido today and now got recommend by this. Anticipating for the game !

[@IgthornTheDuke]

Slightly to close, one of the first and important rule is distance and leg work that's where good fighter starts .( in the game stamina supposed to be a important factor). Overall so far I enjoyed the movement and theme of the project. Keep good and hard work .

[@nosurvivors100]

Can’t contain my excitement, early access please come soon

[@TikiShootah]

Reminds me of history channel-deadliest warrior video game, but... way better. In fact it's not comparable lol.

[@h.s3187]

hey every body know that the minimum requirements it is a lie can run in my intel hd graphics with q2q 9550 with 4 gb of ram

[@hafu1874]

The influence of "The Deluge" ("Potop") is undeniebly strong.

[@anonymousdev1l]

You swing that like a flail sir!

[@MrSagaTeller]

Suffice to say both "The Deluge" (which is volume 2 from a whole "Trilogy" by Sienkiewicz) and this game were inspired by Polish and other Eastern European countries' history, 17th century to be precise :-D

[@bonelessman56]

wait how do you ReverseOverehadWessexAccelPommelstrike?

[@cancerdancer9273]

Looks absolutely stunning. Are there non lethal hits or every strike leads to defeat? Also, can we expect early access this year? Thanks

[@Kubold]

Yes, a not strong enough hit (physics forces and body part decide) will not end a fight, but may have other effects. For example a flesh wound on a leg will make you limp. You will also get tired way quicker if wounded, and that results in slower movements or even not being able to hold guard or make proper attacks (different animations). We are aiming to release Early Access thi year, but not ready to confirm that yet.

[@nosurvivors100]

I keep coming back to this trailer for the music

[@Daniel-cg4qb]

music name?

[@jimmy12347654]

Be able to replay "the deluge" duel

[@Adamzychu]

Looks great and fun.

[@szablotukpolski5201]

Nice video game :) if anyone would like to hear about the great history polish saber . . .. szablotłuk polski

[@KamenRider1]

Very nice to see you here, Sir. I love your content. 😁🙏

[@szablotukpolski5201]

@@KamenRider1 OK, nice to hear that. Thank you and best regards

[@wingedhussar1453]

Could this be made into a rpg like ghost of tsushima set in poland

[@MrSagaTeller]

That would be a great game, but another one - this one is a fighting fencing game like Excalibur ;-)

[@vogel2499]

I think it's already awesome as it is. Maybe it could be turned into arcade fighting game, and let us play the historically factual characters. And they could expand it to characters and martial arts outside europe. Wait a minute, did I just described For Honor?

[@marcaurelio74]

Look very good! Which engine are you using?

[@Kubold]

It's Unity

[@stroodlepup]

Boss, are you going to implement longsword techniques that are exotic (destreza, etc)

[@risingSisyphus]

>we swing like a flail... That's a Potop reference isn't it?

[@catsplay1658]

I know it is a game and should be balanced but I would love to see the real advantage of long thrusting weapons against shorter slashing ones in a situation of the duel.

[@benjamincohen1498]

I will watch your development with great interest

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

Yup petty sums up hema saber to me

[@JaeLee83]

nice

[@pacco1737]

It says soon soon when please im hyped i wanted a game like this

[@The_RetroManiac]

I hope in the future this game gets into tournaments.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

The animation is amazing I wonder if your using UFE2, due to the one hit kill you will definitely need to have some tight and responsive controls

[@Kubold]

It's not UFE, I had to make this system from ground up to do what it does. The drawback is I don't have all systems in place yet (online for example, scoreboards etc.) and it will take time to develop.

[@holdthetruthhostage]

@@Kubold Hmm I respect that but with you sell animations and other aspects of your business, I would say to ease development you might want to integrate it into another asset or you might have to use UFE 2 Source, or stay the course because now it's a matter of time management. This trailer amazing my friend

[@johnmartinez5228]

Sword vs three section staff 👍

[@truthmonger4272]

I want this to be on console SOOOOO BAD 😩😫

[@ErikMoroni]

Is there anyway to contribute with the project now or should I just wait for the early access?

[@Kubold]

If you could spread the news and share videos that would greatly help! And of course try the game when it releases :)

[@WarlordFlanker]

Yes!! Moreee!!!

[@brantblaga8228]

"Machasz waść jak cepem" Colonel Wołodyjowski.

[@MiekuahProductions]

Are there plans for modding support?

[@IPostSwords]

This looks amazing. Well done.

[@MrBratkenSolov]

Maaaa-mushka Mamushka! Hey hey hey hey

[@kerovibe]

I hope it isn't high spec and had potato compatibility

[@heyitshhousefly]

Decades of wanting a bushido blade type game, & this seriously would meet & top expectations. Very impressed with the amount that’s visible so far.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

What are the basic controls? Like if it was bound to a Xbox or Playstation controller?

[@pc4mlc451]

I've been waiting for a game like this since I rented Bushido Blade all those years ago.

[@pacco1737]

When will this game come out please dont tell me it will come out in October

[@nahuelmat]

Is the music made by Percival? Sounds a lot like them

[@cinderr265]

Its just slavic folk music 💁

[@nahuelmat]

@@cinderr265 I know! And I absolutely love it, it's just the particula sound and singer's voice seems spot on.

[@NOF4C3]

It's definitely an improvement, but the animation needs some work.

[@sojdack]

Ciekawe co sami Sieniawcy o tym powiedzą?

[@szablotukpolski5201]

w temacie szabli polskiej . . . . szablotłuk polski

[@haroldmerewether1224]

Deadliest warrior Legends is more fun though

[@k.h6635]

Every game nowadays should learn this

[@danielsun486]

Can we please have Samurai sword as well?

[@pod9363]

that exchange at 1:05 was fuckin nuts

[@mitchellman12345]

so whos the big guy is he a cossack too?

[@LifeLikeSage]

swaggy fight to the death music

[@SpiderMan-ni8ek]

I hope you include asian sword fighting styles as well. ESPECIALLY Philippines/South East Asian styles it's highly underrated.

[@jacplac97]

I don't think they will extend beyond the European styles and nations

[@reybladen3068]

It could be a dlc.

[@Moonlislav]

Ух-ух, выглядит очень здорово, в копилку к ожиданию cyberpunk добавилась ещё и Hellish Quart :D To jest bardzo fajne!

[@Beujah]

Bushido Blade !!!

[@sumire-fanclub]

i like destreza style

[@armstrongqwerty9331]

This is Taras Bulba?

[@Dr.Vindictus]

cant wait for this

[@adeptusastartes2388]

Se ve bastante bien

[@FortyFathomsCreations]

A question. Why is no one extending their elbows when they strike? Is this a mechanics/graphics issue or the actual style?

[@Kubold]

This is the style I wanted to imitate here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIikfoFoaNZoobc You have good eye sir! What is shown in my video is a first test of this, so it's going to be midified and balanced. The short distance of those draw cuts is too short in practice - it is very hard to win with an opponent that does fully extended cuts and thrusts, lunges etc. Even more so, that the blade is held back (no wonder - no basket hilt). I see this, I'm working on it right now - so far, I extended their arms on animations when they cut. It doesn't look so theatrical anymore, like on Sieniawskis' videos, but it's way more practical. This effectively turned the close range long draw cuts to fast, strong slices. Works way better now and feels great, I'll post a new video in a day or so.

[@FortyFathomsCreations]

Awesome! I’m more familiar with French military sabre is why I asked. Thank you for clarifying! I look forward to more of your work.

[@Kubold]

​@@FortyFathomsCreations Sure. I should also clarify that in Hellish Quart we are trying to create sort of like "sword MMA" feel, rather than every animation executed perfectly "by the book". Just like modern street fights are far from ideal muay thai or karate; there is always a human factor, stress, unpredictibility, fear, exhaustion, trick moves etc. We are not creating a learning tool for fencing, so most stuff here will be far from picture-perfect execution of historical techniques.

[@khaa5zz81]

looks good on VR

[@rom8010]

give music 0:46

[@МаксимМузыка-е7б]

Only PC ???

[@georgerustic3817]

i wish they had halberd fighting styles

[@haihuynh8772]

Then it would be overpowered.

[@TITANia69420]

Would like to know about the controls though

[@Kubold]

It's kind of like Tekken 7. If you played that you will feel right at home.

[@nosurvivors100]

Kubold lmao that’s awesome. Can we do a rolling death cradle 😂

[@TITANia69420]

@@nosurvivors100 I swear if one of em is actually a grappler

[@Gulgooo]

Can i beta testing this awesome game?

[@Kubold]

It will be released as Early Access soon, so we can all have influence on shape of this game.

[@Gulgooo]

@@Kubold that Good information

[@peterpanDK]

The fightings style leaves ypu right open, I played with a friend and I would just not be able to block attacks for some reason, like he would attack me 6 times and the match would end if i didn't keep attacking, even if he was too far away i had to preassure him.

[@AndrejaPopovik]

Damn that AWESOME AWESOME Music! So gooood

[@Abudzin]

Too bad "cross art" is only some theatrical fencing mumbo jumbo.

[@kazimierzlenarczyk9067]

In your stupid opinion

[@Конегон]

Нам нужны монголы и японцы. А так же русичи

[@Anudorini-Talah]

Senseless game. Feels like a free to play browser game. Nothing spectacular