Developer posts and news about this game.
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
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.03.10.0 NEW: - LARP weapons mode (foam padded weapons) - Gore system work - strong cuts can cause severed limbs, chopped bones, etc. Work in progress (Tarnavski - upper legs, Isabella - right arm), will be adding characters and body parts as we go.
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.02.03.0 NEW: - New Arena: The Galley TWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2026.01.09.0 NEW: - New Arena: Water Hammers TWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks Having technical problems after this update? Visit the Technical Help page.
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.30.0 TWEAK: - dynamic muscles tweaks - Lighting and postprocessing pass on arenas IMPORTANT: If you experience weird behaviour of ragdolls or swords after this update, please go to Options\\Gameplay and reset the settings. Then restart the game.
Hellish Quart pre-alpha v.2025.12.19.0 TWEAK: - Yendrek: animation variables, muscles, and physics of the weapon tweaks - default muscle recovery time and max velocity tweaks