The legend around the Goedendag (Good Day) is when the French invaded Flanders to suppress a rebellion, Flemish rebels would seek out French citizens by saying Good Day, or Goedendag to strangers. If the stranger replied in a French accent, they would use the improvised weapon to bash the Frenchmen, hence how the weapon got the name.
Goedendag specifically refers to the capped club with a spike, and is generally more of a 14th century weapon, I forgot the proper term for the 15th century one but it’s better to just call these things spiked clubs Edit: These things could’ve been called cudgels, but that’s more of an umbrella term for clubs of this period
@@nagh887 i thought the same & was unable to find a better term than spiked club for those things. i've never even seen clubs like this outside of the game, do you know of any historical references the devs used?
I think I actually finally found the answer to what exactly the "Goedendag" in Half Sword actually is. It looks like it is a Plançon à picot. The Wikipedia on it notes that the Goedendag and the Plançon à picot are weapon relatives and they may often be confused for one another since they were carried alongside one another in battle.
@@mrzacnono you can definitely use that term if you want, but that just means spiked club in English, so as native English speakers I feel like it’d be better just to call it a spiked club (I consulted a French person on this)
As someone who's a pretty massive European medieval weapons nerd, names can be pretty, well, unclear. A great deal of the names folks, nowadays, like to very neatly slap on a weapon are not historically backed up. Sometimes names are straight up modern. Very often, names are much more narrowly and specifically used nowadays as we like to neatly pigeonhole history; somewhat understandably. A lot of the time more exotic (often French) words win out over historical English words. I like to use historical names when I can, but sometimes it's easier to use more modern words as they are just useful for us to talk about wide spans of history. To give two examples: I like to use "pollaxe", historically; which means that 19:02 is a pollaxe even though it doesn't have an axe - and that bothers many modern folks lol. On the other hand, damn big two handed swords (too big too be worn, and were most often either used on the battlefield, or by bodyguards) were seemingly often just called "two handers" in English, which isn't that helpful in the modern day where we like to draw neat lines between "longswords" and "bigger longswords" lol. Therefore, I like to use "greatsword" (a modern word) as it feels rather clear and broad enough to talk about a whole category. At the end of the day, we have words so we know what each other are talking about. If you're not confusing others, you're doing it right enough. I think the big problems come when you try and use a historical word that is already taken by something rather different.
Wow, that is a really great write up! Words are living beings. They are born, evolve, die off entirely and are sometimes resurrected from the dead! Like you were saying, it is hard for us to really pin down a lot of these names for medieval armaments as, first, these aren't every day objects used and discussed and, secondly, the words for these armaments used back then were wide ranging. Even outside of armament terminology, to put it bluntly back then English was really mixed up! English was a mashed up language of English itself, French and German. English was heavily divided by class and region. A northern Englishman would call an egg, an egg, and a southern Englishman would call an egg, an eyren. Yet these people still spoke the same language and were very well able to communicate (for the most part). As you said, I'm sure this was done heavily to armaments then.
@@imp3r1sh3ble Some words can have fuzzy roots, but I think we're fairly confident that "poleaxe" is a more modern twisting of "pollaxe", as "pole" is a more common word than "poll", and still makes sense for the weapon. "Poll" is a word for "head", and is only really used nowadays for a survey/vote (as in "a head count"); and for "pollarding"; where tree branches are heavily cut back. So "pollaxe" kind of means "headaxe". The thing is, I don't think it's 100% why it got that name, but I *believe* that, back then, there was a tool for killing livestock that was maybe straight-up called a "pollaxe", and I *believe* the tools had both axe blades and other heads (maybe hammers or picks) on the back. Don't just take my word for it though
Dude i love to watch your half sword videos.. Whenever i'm down they can always cheer me up. The characters are so goofy,, just make me laugh out loud x)
6:25 I think that weapon you’re using is more of a bardiche than a glaive. My understanding of a glaive is that it is a pole weapon with a sword-like blade, while a bardiche is more axe-like
It was actually a voulge, which was the predecessor to the halberd. Bardiches are a bit shorter, and have more of a crescent shaped blade than a rectangle with a spike on the end.
Perhaps the reason why the knights dont hit so hard against downed opponents is bc everyone is basically a lower nobleman and seriously hurting your high-investment troops in a tournament wouldn't probably be the best idea, nor have a positive reputation for whoever would cause unnecessary harm.
Found your channel not too long ago, but I've only been lurking since. I've noticed you often get your weapons stuck in the enemies after a stab or by just, y'know, using the goedendag, and I've found that simply using the double-click stab easily dislodges the weapon and allows you to skip the tug of war with what's basically a corpse, I found it rather useful for buhurts, carnages or brave stands. Also, great video as always!
I highly recommend swinging all the way through on your swings so that they aren’t taps. Also crouch with your downswings and it makes finishing the grounded guys much easier by adding a little power
19:15 that type of polearm would generally be referred to as a poleaxe, even though it doesn't have an axe head that is the general term for a short polearm used by knights like this. Another more specific term could be Bec de Corbin, or Crows Beak in French, a shorter two handed hammer with a long hook, or beak, on one side. The fencing master Hans Talhoffer has drawings of this type of poleaxe in his manuscripts if you want to see an image from the time period they were used
I appreciate the referring to the Goedendag as the Good Day 6:23 I'm not an expert on Glaives but that looks more like an early Halberd from the 13th-14th century to me (which are some of ny favorite weapons) 22:26 finally it's called a Pavise
10:33 medieval battlefield skeletons indicate that this is likely how most people were killed. Just dogpiled and smacked/stabbed until they stopped moving. Brutal shit.
Thats note a galaive that is Voulge its more like a halbert, and kind of a precurser of it. a glaive is more like a war scithe, like a blade on a stick, while the Voulge is more like an axe blade, so its simular and mid have a hitory with the bardishe
my favourite thing to do with polearms or really any long weapon in have sword is when facing off against an opponent with another long weapon, i start the round in half sword stance and block their first attack. Up for overheads, sides for the respective side swings and my favourite, starting low and raising polearms up when they go in for stabs to close the distance
Kinda sad that the Swiss hallbert is not in the game, that is the true evolution of poleaxe and pike. My guess being its a late medieval weapon so it falls outside of the timeframe for halfsword.
I'd like to know how the side spikes are fastened onto the pole of the goedendag. Google only shows them with the main tip spike on, and I'd like to make one with either studs or spikes on the pole.
Not sure if I mention it in this video, but one thing you can do if your weapon is stuck is double click left click and your weapon will become immediately unstuck. It works like a charm every time!
What sort of armor, helms, leg protection, vambraces, pauldrons etc etc, shields exists in the game? Ive gathered so far cuirass, sallet, overlapping pauldrons, oversized pauldrons, gambeson, doublets (though im not sure if theyre riveted or studded or just plain), brigandine, mail, metallic gauntlets, kite shields, buckler.. which are cool i suppose. But id prefer lamellar plates, riveted scale plates, studded leather, lamellar armor in shape of mirror armor (coolest thing ever! Google hellenistic overlapping lamellar armor), greek plate armor, lorica segmentata. So much variety, i hope they include unique armor sets rather than standard 16th century gothic plate armor
not sure, Lucerne hammer. is kind more of a later tearm i i remeber corectly, and is usuly more halbert length, so that would be more of a pole hammer, but really they are all kinda the same
hello im not sure if you know this but if you press F and then hold stand position (shift+LMC) your camera gets fixed on enemy target, you dont need to manually move it all the time. You have to be close tho, in settings there is an option that tunes this feature. good vids i really enjoy this game and your comentary, keep it up!
Good day is the reason why I wish we had gore enabled so that I can dice up bots that use it , I hate that damn weapon , it's like a player magnet with spikes on the end of kt
Hi, you'll need to request access to the playtest. You go to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and there you press request access. You will be approved, it will just take about a day to approve you, you'll get an email once approved. After you are approved, you just download the playtest and there you are :)
Hi you'll need to request to join the playtest. You do this by going to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and requesting access to the playtest. You will be approved, it may just take a day, you'll get an email when approved. Once you are approved you'll be able to download and play!
You'll need to request access to the playtest. Go to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and press request access. You will be approved, it will just take about a day. You'll get an email once approved and once you do, download and play!
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The legend around the Goedendag (Good Day) is when the French invaded Flanders to suppress a rebellion, Flemish rebels would seek out French citizens by saying Good Day, or Goedendag to strangers. If the stranger replied in a French accent, they would use the improvised weapon to bash the Frenchmen, hence how the weapon got the name.
Goedendag specifically refers to the capped club with a spike, and is generally more of a 14th century weapon, I forgot the proper term for the 15th century one but it’s better to just call these things spiked clubs
Edit: These things could’ve been called cudgels, but that’s more of an umbrella term for clubs of this period
@@nagh887 i thought the same & was unable to find a better term than spiked club for those things. i've never even seen clubs like this outside of the game, do you know of any historical references the devs used?
I think I actually finally found the answer to what exactly the "Goedendag" in Half Sword actually is. It looks like it is a Plançon à picot. The Wikipedia on it notes that the Goedendag and the Plançon à picot are weapon relatives and they may often be confused for one another since they were carried alongside one another in battle.
@@mrzacnono you can definitely use that term if you want, but that just means spiked club in English, so as native English speakers I feel like it’d be better just to call it a spiked club (I consulted a French person on this)
2:50 just brutal. I'm not coming in to work today boss, someone smashed me in the face with a spikey mace type thing.
Ah yes, the pointy stick, that'll have some trouble team balancing if multiplayer releases.
The pole weapons in this game really hammered it home for me why these weapons were the name of the game for thousands of years irl
As someone who's a pretty massive European medieval weapons nerd, names can be pretty, well, unclear. A great deal of the names folks, nowadays, like to very neatly slap on a weapon are not historically backed up. Sometimes names are straight up modern. Very often, names are much more narrowly and specifically used nowadays as we like to neatly pigeonhole history; somewhat understandably. A lot of the time more exotic (often French) words win out over historical English words. I like to use historical names when I can, but sometimes it's easier to use more modern words as they are just useful for us to talk about wide spans of history.
To give two examples: I like to use "pollaxe", historically; which means that 19:02 is a pollaxe even though it doesn't have an axe - and that bothers many modern folks lol. On the other hand, damn big two handed swords (too big too be worn, and were most often either used on the battlefield, or by bodyguards) were seemingly often just called "two handers" in English, which isn't that helpful in the modern day where we like to draw neat lines between "longswords" and "bigger longswords" lol. Therefore, I like to use "greatsword" (a modern word) as it feels rather clear and broad enough to talk about a whole category.
At the end of the day, we have words so we know what each other are talking about. If you're not confusing others, you're doing it right enough. I think the big problems come when you try and use a historical word that is already taken by something rather different.
Wow, that is a really great write up! Words are living beings. They are born, evolve, die off entirely and are sometimes resurrected from the dead! Like you were saying, it is hard for us to really pin down a lot of these names for medieval armaments as, first, these aren't every day objects used and discussed and, secondly, the words for these armaments used back then were wide ranging. Even outside of armament terminology, to put it bluntly back then English was really mixed up! English was a mashed up language of English itself, French and German. English was heavily divided by class and region. A northern Englishman would call an egg, an egg, and a southern Englishman would call an egg, an eyren. Yet these people still spoke the same language and were very well able to communicate (for the most part). As you said, I'm sure this was done heavily to armaments then.
isnt it poleaxe?
@@imp3r1sh3ble Some words can have fuzzy roots, but I think we're fairly confident that "poleaxe" is a more modern twisting of "pollaxe", as "pole" is a more common word than "poll", and still makes sense for the weapon. "Poll" is a word for "head", and is only really used nowadays for a survey/vote (as in "a head count"); and for "pollarding"; where tree branches are heavily cut back.
So "pollaxe" kind of means "headaxe". The thing is, I don't think it's 100% why it got that name, but I *believe* that, back then, there was a tool for killing livestock that was maybe straight-up called a "pollaxe", and I *believe* the tools had both axe blades and other heads (maybe hammers or picks) on the back. Don't just take my word for it though
Dude. You are really good at this game.
Like I am capable and can pretty much win all the fights, but those really fast attacks are something else
14:34 ""You're not unconscious yet. I'll make you unconscious"" (okay Diddy)
Mrzacnono, picks up goedendag and enters the ring against a filthy peasant.
It's going to be a good day!
I would really recommend that when you hit someone hard in the head or something like that, that you do a Slow motion replay
I'll definitely think of doing that!
@@mrzacnono T'was a billhook at 16:10, by the way.
Dude i love to watch your half sword videos.. Whenever i'm down they can always cheer me up. The characters are so goofy,, just make me laugh out loud x)
Thank you very much :)
14:50 “Careful”, he says as he shatters his teammates left humerus and rib cage 😂😂😂
6:25 I think that weapon you’re using is more of a bardiche than a glaive. My understanding of a glaive is that it is a pole weapon with a sword-like blade, while a bardiche is more axe-like
It was actually a voulge, which was the predecessor to the halberd. Bardiches are a bit shorter, and have more of a crescent shaped blade than a rectangle with a spike on the end.
Yo momma gotta pole arm story.
This game is so hypnoci to see, and to play. Wish you good fortune with your channel
the sword at 15:34 is an executioners sword w the flat head and i think the long stick with the little pointy hooky bit at 16:10 is a billhook
19.20 It's called a "Bec de Corbin" i believe.
yep.
And these things are brutal.
@@kleinerfarmer1 those are true can oppeners.
Translation from French is raven beak. And yes it clapped medieval armoured cheeks.
Perhaps the reason why the knights dont hit so hard against downed opponents is bc everyone is basically a lower nobleman and seriously hurting your high-investment troops in a tournament wouldn't probably be the best idea, nor have a positive reputation for whoever would cause unnecessary harm.
Found your channel not too long ago, but I've only been lurking since. I've noticed you often get your weapons stuck in the enemies after a stab or by just, y'know, using the goedendag, and I've found that simply using the double-click stab easily dislodges the weapon and allows you to skip the tug of war with what's basically a corpse, I found it rather useful for buhurts, carnages or brave stands. Also, great video as always!
I agree! For me it’s using the half sword method and pulling it out. It’s especially useful for spears and longswords
Oh nice, I'll try that out, thank you :)
@@mrzacnono Glad to help!
i kind of like this channel
I highly recommend swinging all the way through on your swings so that they aren’t taps. Also crouch with your downswings and it makes finishing the grounded guys much easier by adding a little power
Yelling "Magic Johnson!" While stabbing a guy in the groin is not something i was ready to see today 😂
Havent tried this one yet. Still mesmerizing my self in We Who Are About To Die
A small tip, when your arm gets hurt like that you'd be better off swapping to a one handed weapon, such as the falchion you had (24:30)
Oh yeah! I just didn't want to change hands for the video since it is polearms only haha.
19:15 that type of polearm would generally be referred to as a poleaxe, even though it doesn't have an axe head that is the general term for a short polearm used by knights like this. Another more specific term could be Bec de Corbin, or Crows Beak in French, a shorter two handed hammer with a long hook, or beak, on one side. The fencing master Hans Talhoffer has drawings of this type of poleaxe in his manuscripts if you want to see an image from the time period they were used
I appreciate the referring to the Goedendag as the Good Day 6:23 I'm not an expert on Glaives but that looks more like an early Halberd from the 13th-14th century to me (which are some of ny favorite weapons) 22:26 finally it's called a Pavise
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10:33 medieval battlefield skeletons indicate that this is likely how most people were killed. Just dogpiled and smacked/stabbed until they stopped moving. Brutal shit.
I just got off the game and you uploaded yayyyy
cant wait to play this with friends
Thats note a galaive that is Voulge its more like a halbert, and kind of a precurser of it.
a glaive is more like a war scithe, like a blade on a stick, while the Voulge is more like an axe blade, so its simular and mid have a hitory with the bardishe
I’d recommend to swap your hands with x to generate more force with polearms.
Fal-chi-on
ah my favorite weapons, the “good-day” and the “gleev”
The mac-e and the shiald is my favorite weapon, they do wonders.
my favourite thing to do with polearms or really any long weapon in have sword is when facing off against an opponent with another long weapon, i start the round in half sword stance and block their first attack. Up for overheads, sides for the respective side swings and my favourite, starting low and raising polearms up when they go in for stabs to close the distance
Definitely buying this game for myself but if they add multiplayer it will be a must buy. also great content i always look forward to your videos.
Kinda sad that the Swiss hallbert is not in the game, that is the true evolution of poleaxe and pike. My guess being its a late medieval weapon so it falls outside of the timeframe for halfsword.
10:18 Lmao what did my man do to deserve the ultimate beating
Dude this game is AMAZING!!!!!
it's usually pronounced Fal-shon, while we're at it it's also pronounced Glay-v lol enjoyed the training arc though, great vid to watch at work
When i use polearms i like to use the right click mode when they get too close and bonk them with the bottom of my weapon
idk if you'll mention this later in the video but you can hold alt to enter stabbing mode, it turns your mouse movement into stabs instead of swings
The weapon is called a billhook.
You can insult them too. Press G
15:24 You can just say "hanger" if you'd rather speak English and not speak French
22:25 The shield you're thinking of is probably a Pavise shield (pronounced kind of like Paw-vess)
i dont think thats what a goedendag is supposed to look like?
If your weapon got stuck in someone - double click to free it up
The spiked club is by far the most broken weapon in the game
19:00 is what you would call a Lucerne Hammer more than anything
It's missing the pike of a Lucerne.
Bec de Corbin have some variations without the pike though.
I'd like to know how the side spikes are fastened onto the pole of the goedendag. Google only shows them with the main tip spike on, and I'd like to make one with either studs or spikes on the pole.
Something I do when my weapon is stuck in them and the are down and not dying I let go with one hand and hit him with my free hand
Not sure if I mention it in this video, but one thing you can do if your weapon is stuck is double click left click and your weapon will become immediately unstuck. It works like a charm every time!
What sort of armor, helms, leg protection, vambraces, pauldrons etc etc, shields exists in the game? Ive gathered so far cuirass, sallet, overlapping pauldrons, oversized pauldrons, gambeson, doublets (though im not sure if theyre riveted or studded or just plain), brigandine, mail, metallic gauntlets, kite shields, buckler.. which are cool i suppose. But id prefer lamellar plates, riveted scale plates, studded leather, lamellar armor in shape of mirror armor (coolest thing ever! Google hellenistic overlapping lamellar armor), greek plate armor, lorica segmentata. So much variety, i hope they include unique armor sets rather than standard 16th century gothic plate armor
11:16 lol mans was really teabagging
20:00 its called a war pick. Use the pointy end you'll do better damage on the armored opponents. Good luck 👍
is there a control for that?
@seneormoneybags no just swing it where the pick is. It requires some practice but once you get it it hits hard
3:18 ugh turned into EAUGH real fast.
That hammer you liked is called Lucerne hammer.
not sure, Lucerne hammer. is kind more of a later tearm i i remeber corectly, and is usuly more halbert length, so that would be more of a pole hammer, but really they are all kinda the same
@@giftzwerg7345 yeah, it has longer claw normally. But in medieval times they had no standards so thinvs could have variations
The hammer is called a lucerne
15:16 Holy shit, I felt that hit.
hello im not sure if you know this but if you press F and then hold stand position (shift+LMC) your camera gets fixed on enemy target, you dont need to manually move it all the time. You have to be close tho, in settings there is an option that tunes this feature. good vids i really enjoy this game and your comentary, keep it up!
Thank you :)
@@mrzacnono lol i got to 22:52 and you mention this hahah wops
Haha, it's alright :)
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Amen!
How do you switch hands with the polearms?
Just press X and you will switch hands :)
Amazing story cant wait to see him vs wille (should i continue the lore thing?)
Of course!
We need blood!
Good day is the reason why I wish we had gore enabled so that I can dice up bots that use it , I hate that damn weapon , it's like a player magnet with spikes on the end of kt
this is not how to fight with a polearm, you should angle the tip of your weapon towards your opponent to intercept (parry) other long weapon attacks
7:42 jesus fucking christ that one hurt me to watch
6:22 that’s a Voulge 🤓
Where can i findthis demo.i have only this where you in the DARK in underpants...
Hi, you'll need to request access to the playtest. You go to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and there you press request access. You will be approved, it will just take about a day to approve you, you'll get an email once approved. After you are approved, you just download the playtest and there you are :)
Imagine they ad a bo staff
lucerne hammer
I highly recommend looking at my channel, the handling for polearms and spears are the same with some weight difference.
This game reminds me of tabs. Can you upload some tabs gameplay?
Definitely a game I will do!
tis a billhook good sire. @16:10
how do you do this mode im still stuck in the sand box
Hi you'll need to request to join the playtest. You do this by going to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and requesting access to the playtest. You will be approved, it may just take a day, you'll get an email when approved. Once you are approved you'll be able to download and play!
@@mrzacnono Thanks
How do you get this build??
You'll need to request access to the playtest. Go to the Half Sword Steam page (not the demo page) and press request access. You will be approved, it will just take about a day. You'll get an email once approved and once you do, download and play!
8:08 Family Guy Stock Death Pose
Look Lois, I'm in Half Sword
GLEEV
GLEEV
2:54 shmashing
It’s pronounced gl-AY-ve
dang, bro has a lot more subs than me even though I've been posting for like 1.5 years :|
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yippe
I want the link of this game plz
@@المعاركالطاحنةيوسفومحمد half sword on steam there is a demo and the playtest that you have to request, this is the playtest
@@seneormoneybags thanks my brother
Please stop calling the Glaive a Gleeve! It’s pronounced how it’s spelt.
Haha, sorry! Terribly mispronouncing things is my specialty!
But isn't that a Bardiche?
@@kleinerfarmer1 no, technically what he’s using is a halberd. A Bardiche is a large almost crescent shaped 2 handed axe.
@@jonathantitterton9455 wait ur right.
That's a 14-15th(early) century halberd.
Stupid brain of mine wasn't quiet booted up I guess^^
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bec_de_corbin
The hammer is called Bec De Corbin.😊
16:10 that is a billhook
I think my specialty is misidentifying and mispronouncing medieval weapons
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the guy dancing 11:15