Developer posts and news about this game.
Hellish Quart v.2026.11.03.0 TWEAK: - Even easier first two AI difficulty tiers - Hasan: a tiny bit faster recovery on block (by itself, if you don't cancel) - Samuel: a tiny bit slower recovery on block (by itself, if you don't cancel) - Samuel: a tiny bit longer blend to guard
This update makes the first 3 difficulty tiers way more forgiving. Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.10.30.2 FIX: - Jan, Barabasz: fixed Fwd, Y, Y attack triggering wrong guard - Laszlo: fixed a legacy system that lowered his damage a bit too much with stamina loss - Laszlo: fixed v
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.10.28.2 FIX: - fixed a game breaking bug where pausing could cause active ragdolls to disable, while animations kept playing (happened in the Story Mode especially) - Jakub: Fixed missing Writable flag in the mesh TWEAK: - refactoring of the physics
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.10.26.0 FIX: - Character selection screen: fixed a bug in 2-player mode - Jacek: added the missing Win camera - turned off the DoF effect in FPP postprocessing in certain Arenas - added interpolation of the physics rigid bodies in Fixed Simulation M
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.10.22.0 NEW: - Simulation Mode has been changed from Fixed Update to framerate dependant by default, and the option to change it back has been added to Game Options. This should result in smooth animation, even if your monitor doesn't update exactly
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.10.02.0 TWEAK: - Updated FSR to v 3.1 - Replaced native occlusion screen effect with deferred occlusion (for better small soft shadows) - Changed lighting in some Arenas Please give it a few days for me to tweak and optimise FSR3 settings for variou
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.09.20.0 FIX: - Maryna: fixed Back + X attack - Yendrek: a bit more stable axe collisions (trying to reduce jitter in impossible to fulfill physics collision scenarios) - fixed a problem with leg guards not initiating right after you attacked TWEAK:
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.09.16.1 FIX: - Tarnavski: better guard 1 - Tarnavski: thicker "More Animation" weapon collider - Gedeon: Fixed "More Animation" weapon collider - fixed a bug where you could still damage the opponent with full force if you canceled your attack the m
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.07.03.0 TWEAK: - Weapons have more stability (less "flimsy") - A bit larger global collision detection offset to ensure thin blades that move fast will collide at 60fps NEW: - Jakub: Added FakeSteel saber scabbard to LARP mode
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.07.01.0 FIX: - Upgraded all FSMs in the project to newest Playmaker version (should not affect the final build, but there is a small risk it introduced bugs) TWEAKS: - dynamic muscles tweaks - vsync on is now default
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.30.0 NEW: - New names for Stable and Precise collision modes. Stable is now "More Animation", and Precise is now "More Physics" - When the game starts for the first time, it will ask if you prefer more ragdoll physics or more "hard" animation in
New Character: Jakub Sienieński Jakub Sienieński joins the roster of Hellish Quart . Jakub fights with a saber and smallsword , but his greatest weapon is not pure fencing technique. It is surprise. He can begin a duel with his weapons still sheathed, waiting for the right moment
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.26.2 FIX: - Jakub: fixed a bug where he had to wait for the "take out smallsword" animation to end before he could start walking again - Jacek: fixed regression: too weak dynamic muscles - Collisions Type: Stable option: fixed all regressions, it
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.06.26.0 NEW: - new character: Jakub (saber and smallsword) - reminder that you can skip a cutscene by pressing B on a gamepad (or H on keyboard) is now in every cutscene, not just the first few (you could always skip, but now it reminds you that eve
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.28.0 TWEAK: - Vsync is no longer on by default - Samuel: a bit faster attack animations FIX: - cleaned up after the hotfix Note: If you experienced an fps drop after the unfortunate update from a week ago, please reset the Graphics Settings in th
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.27.0 FIX: - Fixed a game-breaking bug in the Main Menu that prevented launching the game if no save game file was present This one is totally on me. The bug slipped through testing somehow. My apologies to everyone. The game works normally now.
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.05.20.0 NEW: - Hellish Quart will warn you if your settings cause unstable fps, which usually breaks physics. FIX: - numerous small fixes and tweaks TWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks Currently working on the new character (wip) essential for completin
Update 2026.05.01.0 TWEAK: - various small tweaks Next: New character in progress, first episodes of the second half of the cinematic story mode, new arena.
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.23.0 FIX: - Advanced gore: disabled for characters using skins, which don't have a full set of custom gore wounds - Father Zera: fixed a bad transition in (RFF) Right + 1, 2 combo - Father Zera: more stable active ragdoll - Most characters: more
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.12.0 FIX: - LARP mode: fixed some audio and wrong 3d model spawning bugs