Hellish Quart News

[p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.17.1[/p][p][/p][p]OPTIMIZATION:[/p][p]- Heavy UI graphics now load from disk in realtime, which makes loading shorter[/p][p]- Some UI elements are now packed into atlases, saving memory and loading times [/p][p]- Textures now stream to save video memory on low-end hardware [/p][p]- Options are now integrated into the Main Menu level, which makes accessing them instant [/p][p]- General cleanup: got rid of references to characters on levels and scripts to avoid loading them into memory unless needed for an upcoming duel (except Story Mode - work in progress)[/p][p]FIX:[/p][p]- Marie, Marta: fixed an IK flinch when killing someone with a thrust in HEMA mode[/p][p]- Isabella: corrected trajectory of side combo animations[/p][p]- fixed some textures and sprites which size was not a power of 4 (the compression was broken)[/p][p]- fixed some jerky camera movement blends[/p][p]- fixed many minor issues[/p][p]TWEAK:[/p][p]- Jacek: his attack power no longer is modified by Stamina[/p][p]- Jacek: sword edge detector moved forward a bit to prevent detecting blade hits with the back edge[/p][p]- Connor: a bit better Idle to walk blending[/p][p]- Kalkstein: a bit more muscle power for better sword trajectories[/p][p][/p][p]Having technical problems after an update?[/p][p]Visit our Technical Help page[/p]

[p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.10.0[/p][p]TWEAK:[/p][p]- Jan, Barabasz: (LG) X attack - corrected trajectory to be realistic and align with physics[/p][p]- Jan, Barabasz: muscle power tweaks[/p][p]- Chopped off head spawn position corrections[/p][p][/p][p]\[EDIT][/p][p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.10.1[/p][p][/p][p]FIX:[/p][p]- fixed a hilarious bug, where Father Zera's second head would float in the air in cutscenes[/p][p]- Jacek: fixed a bug where a block impact was detected on a hit[/p]

[p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v. 2025.11.08.0[/p][p]TWEAK/FIX:[/p][p]- Blade-flesh penetration IK fixes[/p][p]- Translations in Video Tutorials (still by AI, but hopefully better now)[/p][p]- Marta: a bit more wrist muscle power[/p][p]- Marta: updated Long Guard attack animations for better additive blending on startup[/p][p]FIX:[/p][p]- Fixed Close Attack A not triggering in some characters[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]A new fighter joins the roster — Sava, a Cossack warrior wielding both a saber and a kindjal. Deadly at close range and quick on his feet, Sava brings a new dual-weapon fighting style to Hellish Quart.

[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.11.05.0[/p][p][/p][p]NEW:[/p][p]- new character: Sava[/p][p]- Zera, Gedeon: win audio and face animations[/p][p]FIX:[/p][p]- animation trees transitions quality pass[/p][p]- fixed a bug that played sword audio instead of voice efforts on non-lethal hits[/p][p]- fixed win animation voiceovers not responding to voiceovers volume slider[/p][p]- fixes for blood decals rendering on custom character skins (work in progress - not all characters done yet)[/p][p]- fixed a bug where sometimes a body would shift after death on additive animation[/p][p]- better sword "swoosh" sound synchronization with animations[/p][p]- minor bug fixes in animation trees[/p][p]- random level button now also chooses new levels (if they are unlocked)[/p][p]- fixed some bugs with weapon drops' spawn position[/p][p]- Kalkstein: corrected some legacy animations[/p][p]- Tavern arena: changed the ambient occlusion method[/p][p]- Samuel: fixed Forward Close Attack 3 not triggering in close distance[/p][p]TWEAK:[/p][p]- You can now bash the Long Guard and Thrusts of the opponent with low attacks too[/p][p]- Marta: added subtle body shifting when changing directions[/p][p]- Marie: active ragdoll muscles tweaks, animation transitions tweaks[/p][p]- Kalkstein: active ragdoll muscles tweaks, animation transitions tweaks[/p][p][/p][p]Having technical issues with the game after an update? Visit our technical help page.
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[p]Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.10.07.0[/p][p][/p][p]NEW:[/p][p] - Gameplay Options: "Old Hellish Quart" mode checkbox added.[/p][p]When this option is enabled, the mechanics revert to their 2021 state. All delays and cooldowns introduced to address exploits or unrealistic and unbalanced mechanics are disabled. For example, you can cancel attacks at any point and strike again instantly; there are no input delays after being blocked; the weak-point blade detector remains active even while holding the Back button; low Stamina no longer slows movement; blocking takes a huge amount of Stamina; and missed attacks don’t consume additional Stamina, among other changes.[/p][p]Please note that this mode intentionally restores mechanics that were previously flawed and later fixed / balanced / redesigned. It effectively removes all those patches.[/p][p]This option was added at the request of one of the players.[/p]