Dear FatShark, if anyone ever reads stuff in this category, you should be made aware : most uppercut swings, in the vein of the Obscurus Force sword second light, can simply never hit heads, unless you position yourself at the EXTREME end of your reach, and gently, delicately caress the edge of the…

As a rapier user from VT2 times, just aim above and to the left.

Also affects the heavy uppercut on the relic blade mk ii, sadly. Edit: could really do with some of this (recent heavy sword change): [image] 'Beyond the Hive' free update, out now! Patch 1.11.0 & Expeditions! Tweaked ranges, hitboxes and damage windows for several attacks Particularly, sligh…

Hmm I don’t know what you expect. After all knock back attacks start at the other side of the body. That’s the same as complaining that the tentacles are in the way if you do a horizontal swing. There is a point to be made that knock back attacks should have a different damage curve. It would make …

Why aren’t groins weakspots? Plz add. Fix uppercut problem instantly. [57c91038-28d8-4db6-8f7a-c8bed7bd38b8]

Believe it or not, almost everything in this game has terrible hitreg :smiley: mk2 Relic Blade uppercut is imo quite easy to get headshots with as with most attacks in the game. You could consider uppercut attacks struggling to headshot for other weapons to be a weakness designed into its moveset.

Afterall, they do more dmg than overheads.

Fair challenge. I’ll work on my skill issue :smile:

Uppercut swings still have terrible hitreg

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Gideon404 March 20, 2026, 2:53pm 3

Also affects the heavy uppercut on the relic blade mk ii, sadly.

Edit: could really do with some of this (recent heavy sword change):

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Uppercut swings still have terrible hitreg

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