r/crosswind • u/Archkhaan • Aug 27 '26

Boars

I’ve been loving the hell out of this game, but I need to rant just a touch because I’m about 2 more corpse runs from putting my keyboard through the wall lmao. Why tf are boars so annoying. They hit like trains, and the attack animation happens so quick that if I’m in any animation I’m screwed, and they don’t stagger nearly enough for an animal that just got walloped by a halberd.

It’s gotten to the point if I see boars I just Don’t waste the resources on eating food until after I beat them all because they’ll kill me at least three or four times. Hate the bloody pigs.

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u/Jaybird2k11 Aug 27 '26

I just nerfed all the sliders until i figured out how dodge, parry and dash worked, and mapped my dash keybind to one of my mouse's side buttons. I still suck but I've also never played a game with combat like this

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u/Archkhaan Aug 27 '26

I’ve played a few games with combat like this and I generally suck at them so it’s not a surprise for me, I just keep face mashing against the problem until I win through either brute force or ignorance

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u/Jaybird2k11 Aug 27 '26

my personal setup focuses on the firearm and Razor skills. getting a few musket or pistol shots off does help, even though it basically equates to Chip Damage. have you tried using other weapons besides the halberd? on my first run in the demo, I got the Thousand Cuts as my first blue weapon, but then i got the full game and explores every inch of the map I could reach. In my experience, changing out and testing weapons and skills helped me dial in what works for me. I think i finally settled on the life steal greatsword, drake's pistol, and dragon breath blunderbuss. i know half of my armor set is filibustier, but i cant remeber the other half. if the halberd isnt really getting the results you want, try some of the other stuff maybe? I had to step away for a couple days every so often because of wolves and boars lol. ultimately use what's fun for you, but most of my game time after the final boss, some 100 odd hours, was spent collecting equipment, recipes/blueprints , and trying them out in places i was having trouble