Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting

Released: Oct 29, 2022
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 05:00 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

08 Jul 2023Developer post
Gladius 1.2 now live!
Hi everyone! Gladius 1.2 is now live! - Re-created the enemy ragdolls so they are much more stable when simulating physics. - Improved the getting up from ground animation. Now is smoother and doesn't skip animation frames. - Added an option to run by just moving your arms instea
14 May 2023Developer post
Gladius 1.1 now live!
Hi everyone! Gladius v1.1 is now live! - Upgraded visuals for the endless arenas and training arena. - Achievements! Added new achievements to the profile, such as kill 1000 gladiators, behead 25 gladiators, etc. Will add more in future updates. - Improved parry animations - Impr
09 Nov 2022Developer post
Patch 1.02 live!
Hey everyone! I just uploaded a small patch that fixes the loading screen. It makes the transition from one level to another much smoother. Also fixed Day 7 would not showing the Titan sometimes. Cheers!
29 Oct 2022Developer post
Gladius v1.0 is live!
Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that Gladius v1.0 is finally live! After many, many months of work fusing the code bases from both Steam and Quest, optimizing the performance, and adding a ton of new features I finally have a single code base that I can release in all pla
13 Dec 2019Developer post
Update 1.30 - Day 7: Pharaoh Palace
Hi everyone! First of all, my apologies for the delay... I try to publish an update every 2-3 months approx (this is update number 30 since we started Early Access!), but this one has taken much longer than expected. The two main reasons have been a lot of technical issues upgrad
26 Jan 2019Developer post
Update 1.29 - Day 7: Mount Olympus!
Hi Gladiators! Sorry it took so long, but the new update is finally here! This update adds new units, new weapons, new mechanics, and.. the last day! Here is the list of improvements, I hope you guys like it! Day7: Mount Olympus! In the final day of the game you relive the legend
Hi Gladiators! Sorry it took so long, but the new update is finally here! This update adds new units, new weapons, new mechanics, and.. the last day! Here is the list of improvements, I hope you guys like it!

Day7: Mount Olympus!

In the final day of the game you relive the legend of Prometheus, the Greek hero that stole the fire from the Gods to give it to humanity. The day has 4 stages:
Stage 1: You need to throw (dead or alive) a gladiator into one of the fire pits to sacrifice them to the Gods.
Stage 2: Steal the fire; enter the temple, and light the torch.
Stage 3: Kill the temple guards. You can use the new incendiary arrows and the explosive barrels to make your job easier.
Stage 4: Kill the Titan! This is the final boss of the game. Have fun! ;) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634151997 https://gfycat.com/SpeedyFluidAntarcticgiantpetrel
LIV Mixed reality supported!

Added support for LIV Mixed Reality! To start streaming just switch to the new betaliv branch.
Changed helmet hide/show mode so if you hide it it's still visible if you are streaming.
Disabled low latency update on grip controllers to get the sync between the hand ik and the controller.
New Units

NEW Centurion: This unit is similar to the legionary, but with more armor, more hp and a few more attacks. It also has a ranged attack. He can throw 3 plumbatas before engaging in melee combat. The new unit is available at the training arena and at the blood arena after the 2nd round.
Vive Trackers Support (BETA)- HUGE Thanks to JonJonJP!!

Added support for vive the vive trackers. You can enable them in the new "Body" section in the options menu and they will show as a nice pair of sandals.
In this first version your feet work like fists. In the last update will add the ability to push them away (300 style).
Also, HUGE Thanks to JonJonJP (Discord). He was extremely generous and paid TWO trackers so I could implement them in the game :D https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634859719 https://gfycat.com/SnappyWhoppingBarasinga
Improvements

Added the ability to loot swords and shields from fallen enemies! This has long been a request from the forums. https://gfycat.com/FirsthandTenderLark https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634174446
Added Jumping! By default is disabled, but you can enable it in the options menu. To jump just press double grip. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634207348 https://gfycat.com/WastefulAptDingo
Quick sword reversal (Double trigger) can now be disabled in the options menu.
You can now choose the main locomotion controller in trackpad mode.
You can now control the enemies preferred fighting distance. In the Combat section of the menu.
Improved gravity equations. Falling is now smoother.
Added blob shadows when shadow setting is = low. This significantly improves the look and feel of the game in the lowest graphic settings.
Added new section to configure your appearance. For now you can only choose to see the torso or hide it, but I plan to add full body in the next update.
Added reverse grip to the Greek axe.
Improved Gladiators and Legionaries animation blending (Still working on this one)
Stabbing Improvements

No sword reversed when you remove it, it just returns to original position when it entered the body.
Added additional blood when stabbing and removing the weapon.
Added additional blood on the floor.
New Weapons

Added incendiary arrows and their corresponding quiver. You can buy them for 25000 gold at the market. This new arrow type deals the usual 30 damage on hit, but if is set on fire deals 10 damage every second until the enemy dies. The only exception is the Titan, he only receives fire damage during 3 seconds. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634176763 https://gfycat.com/LastingSilverJohndory
Added torch: This weapon deals 15 damage, plus an additional 5 damage during 4 seconds if it's lit on fire (so, min 15 / max 35 hit).
Added Centurion shield: It has 3 holsters that come equipped with either plumbatas or knives depending on the type of shield. You can buy it at the market for 4500 gold. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1634228346 https://gfycat.com/BoilingImpressionableBlackwidowspider
Added Plumbata: This is a historical dart used by the roman legions. They are part of the new centurion shield and work like a knife but with a bonus against armor.
Difficulty adjustments

The message panel now tells you where you are in the game (STAGE 1/X), and improved the messages so it's clearer what to do in each stage.
Slow motion is now a difficulty multiplier, so you get more points if you disable it.
Reduced Minotaur attack speed by 20%.
Day1: Reduced the number of enemies to kill in day1 in all difficulties.
Day1: Stage 4 now allows you to bring any weapons to the fight with the sword master.
Day5: Reduced accuracy of the catapults in the first stage for difficulties easy and normal.
Day5: Removed the minotaur in the third stage in easy difficulty.
Day5: Limited to 5 and 8 the number of crocodiles to kill in easy and normal difficulties respectively.
Messages now stay for 25s at the beginning of the match to give more time to read them.
Fixes

Fixed issue that would prevent users from grabbing weapons from the floor sometimes.
Fighters now release claws when they die instead of a knife.
Fixed the message shown in the first stage of day 4 in normal difficulty. It incorrectly stated you had to kill the gladiator.
Fixed Gladius 3 being replaced by a Spatha when going from the cell to the arena.
Fixed the game losing audio while not on focus.
Fixed arrows getting frozen in midair after hitting a shield.
Fixed AI getting frozen after being hit by an arrow while attacking.
Fixed "the Jesus bug" that would make some enemies come to life after being stabbed.
Fixed not being able to use Halberd1 with 2 hands.
Fixed weird scenario where stabbing with the pommel would leave the enemy hanging in midair (added StabbingTraceByChannel)
Fixed enemies won´t disappear until the player releases the weapon or pulls it out. This created weird states.
Fixed tiger spawning a blood spurt in the wrong location when recovering the sword from a stab.
Fixed an issue in the Blood arena, that would make the crowd not stop throwing stones if using trackpad locomotion and entered in a gate.
Fixed doing two consecutive jumps in the ladder not working.
Fixed an issue that would allow to instakill any enemy in the game with a Pilum or Trident after throwing it.
This update is the last one I push before the final update, the one that will release the game from early access. The final update will focus mostly on polishing certain aspects of the game, fine tuning mechanics, and adding the ending (yes, we will have a proper ending! ːsteamhappyː). As always please let me know what you think, if you find any bugs, suggestions, etc. here, in the forums or in our discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
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02 Sep 2018Developer post
Update 1.28 - Fixes, difficulty adjustments and improvements
Hi everyone, I just uploaded a small update with some fixes, difficulty adjustments, and quality of life improvements based on what you guys told me since the last big update. Training New arena! Added colosseum at night arena (Egyptian theme) Added configurable number of total e
Hi everyone, I just uploaded a small update with some fixes, difficulty adjustments, and quality of life improvements based on what you guys told me since the last big update.

Training

New arena! Added colosseum at night arena (Egyptian theme)
Added configurable number of total enemies to spawn and max enemies at the same time.
Improvements

Ballistas now don´t reset their loading position if you lose grip of the handle. This makes it much easier to use them in the heat of the combat.
Changed the colosseum sand back to original color (more saturated).
Changed the name "spectator screen" for "PC Screen" and modified the position to make it more visible and understandable.
Flail damage reduced to 30 from 45.
Trackpad movement speed is now independent from framerate. Makes trackpad locomotion smoother if you get into reprojection.
Grabbing a ladder now makes a sound for improved feedback.
Enemies now always drop weapons if you don´t have any weapon on your hands.
Improved how enemies drop their weapons when they die so they don´t fly away from the player. This is especially noticeable if you kill them up-close.
Tutorial

Added tip explaining the double tap trigger to reverse the grip.
Added tip explaining the helmet view is available on the options menu.
Difficulty adjustments

Challenge arena: Added a 5s delay on Easy, and 3s delay on Normal in the beginning of the match to give more time to players to equip the weapons.
Chariots: Archers won´t fire until the first curve.
Day3:

You can now move within the confines of the cell using with trackpad, teleport or arm swing. You can still break the stone in the last stage to break free.
Added an additional quiver in easy and normal difficulties.

Day4:

Increased the spawning frequency to 45s from 15s for the ballista soldier on hard
Added a shield and an axe in the last stage
Added wooden struts to offer additional protection in the first stage
Increased the spawning frequency of the enemy waves in the third stage from 15s to 30s on easy, and from 12s to 20s on normal, from 8s to 15s on hero.
Fixed player sometimes falling through the cracks.
Enemy Ballistas now make a "lock" sound 2s before firing, and fire every 7 seconds (vs 5 before).

Fixes

Fixed archer not being damaged while being grabbed.
Fixed not being able to store items on the back with the left hand and grip mode "hold".
Fixed being able to take away items from the market just by storing them on the belt.
Fixed visual issue with a flag clipping the wall in the blood arena.
Fixed ballistas not killing gladiators with shields sometimes.
I´m still working on other issues and suggestions that you reported this week (especially hits sometimes don´t register in slowmo, and swords sometimes get into a weird state after stabbing a knocked enemy). Some issues are proving to be hard to replicate (and thus difficult to fix) but as soon as I fix them I will push another update. Cheers!
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25 Aug 2018Developer post
Update 1.27 - Summer big update! Stabbing, Grabbing, Better AI, New Crowd and much more!
Hello Gladiators! I hope the heat of the summer is not preventing you from a good battle in the arena, because the new update is finally here and with a ton of improvements and gameplay changes! ːsteamhappyː Weapon Grip Improvements You can now grab swords or knives depending on
Hello Gladiators! I hope the heat of the summer is not preventing you from a good battle in the arena, because the new update is finally here and with a ton of improvements and gameplay changes! ːsteamhappyː

Weapon Grip Improvements

You can now grab swords or knives depending on the direction of your hand.
You still can use double trigger to switch between those two positions (very useful for sticky or lock grip modes)
For a more spectacular gameplay, I strongly recommend using the "hold" grip. This is the default grip mode now :) https://gfycat.com/PersonalUnhealthyAmphiuma
Stabbing completely revamped!

Stabbing is now much easier than before. I reduced min stab speed to 125 (from 200), and increased min angle from 20 to 35.
Stabbing a human enemy on their chest or face will instantly kill them if you are close enough to them (<170cm)
Weapons will stick to the body and spawn a blood spurt when you stab them.
While the weapon is stuck to the body, you can move the enemy (They are physically attached!).
Added specific sound effect for stabbing. https://gfycat.com/MassiveNeatBrahmancow
Grabbing!

Now you can grab enemies and hit them while you grab them!
You can also throw them away, but you need to use both hands. If you try to throw them using only one hand they will automatically detach.
Grabbing is only allowed on human enemies for now. https://gfycat.com/PlaintiveOffbeatKoi
Weapon throwing improvements

Revamped throwing calculations, force and rotations of all weapons to make them more predictable.
Reworked knives throwing from the ground up.
Knives now stick to flesh like arrows and can be recovered from enemies even while they are still alive. https://gfycat.com/SandyBlondBubblefish
Slow motion improvements

New slowmo SFX! (desaturation of all colors except red, and background blur to focus on nearby enemies).
Slowmo will now auto-activate if you parry enough enemy attacks. You can still manually activate slowmo.
Added option to disable manual slowmotion.
Added option to disable automatic slowmotion. https://gfycat.com/GrizzledHauntingAfricanharrierhawk
Improved Crowd!
Yes, we can finally say good bye to our beloved Amiga64 guys! :D
Added more realistic 3d models.
Added new gates to the colosseum.
Optimized Colosseum stands polycount
Made crowd face textures clearer.
Skeletal meshes only tick when rendered. (Improves performance)
Removed bones from fingers (Improves performance)
AI Improvements

AI blocking improved! Enemies will now try to block the most pressing threat and respond better against two swords.
Dodging
Gladiators and sword masters will now try to dodge your attacks.
AI Dodging behavior becomes more frequent on higher difficulties.
Enemy kicks now push you away from them. This is especially dangerous in Day 4, as they can push you into the water.
Unconscious enemies now take a random time to get up (between 2 and 3 seconds). This gives you more time to stab them or grab them while they are on the floor.
Hits to helmets will only stun enemies if you hit them with the sword edge and with enough force (10 vs 5 before).
Improved skeletons arm hitboxes.
Improved reposition to attack to properly detect distance to player camera and always is triggered if you get too close to the enemy.
Day 4 Improvements

Added two wooden boards hanging from the last ladder to provide cover from the archer.
Fixed water particles continuously spawning after enemies falling into the water.
Applied gravity to enemies in the water.
Improvements

Made easier to behead gladiators. Relaxed a bit the angle and hit location requirements.
Hold + Trackpad is now the default mode for new players.
Added smooth turn as an option.
Added speed slider to smooth snapturn.
Added arena selection in the training mode. For now you can choose between the training arena and the colosseum. I plan to add the rest of the arenas in the next updates.
Reduced Minotaur attack speed by 10%. Still working on this one though, not finished!
Added a new option to make the helmet visible while you are wearing it. It´s OFF by default.
Made easier to get close to the enemy. Reduced 20cm the safe distance to enemies to make it easier to get to them.
Increased the minimum distance to register a stab instakill to 170cm.
Added grab sound to bodies and weapons.
Chaperone bounds now indicate forward direction, this makes it much easier to orient yourself in VR.
Improved physics of bodies when falling to the floor.
Added 50 angular damping to heads to make them more stable when they are dead.
When you kill an enemy, he will always spawn a weapon if you are bare handed.
Spectator and mirror screen performance improved. It still decreases the overall performance of the game, but the effect is less severe than before.
Legionaries got a better (and lighter) shield! Working on making this one available at the market too.
Grabbing weapons on the floor is easier now. Grabbing radius increased to 30cm ( from 20).
"Only tick montages when not rendered" option applied to mesh crawler and crocs. This allows to have more enemies on the screen.
Day 5: Changed skeletons for sword masters in stage 1.
Added new section in the options menu to group combat settings.
Added option to disable extra blood on strong hits.
New Weapons

New Scissor! Available at the market for 15.000 gold (deals 45 damage). Special thanks to https://www.skipperrandd.com/ for this amazing model.
Fixes

Fixed archer firing right after being killed.
Fixed stones not doing damage when wielding them.
Fixed duplicated hands when opening the menu and grabbing a knife.
Fixed skeletons and mummies getting duplicated sometimes in the second stage of the Challenge Arena.
Fixed enemies on the boat falling to the water day 4 before boarding.
Fixed food falling from the boat.
Fixed error that would register a double trigger if pressed in both controllers at the same time.
Fixed arrow blood spurt not being attached to the body sometimes.
Fixed recently spawned arrows not dealing damage.
Fixed AI not aligning properly to player position when circling you.
Fixed Hold grip would automatically swap weapons by just touching another weapon.
Fixed text description of the arena menus.
Fixed bug that would send 0 as a valid result to the chariots leaderboard.
Fixed arrows still doing damage after they hit something and being completely stopped.
Fixed cell´s music volume not being affected by settings.
Fixed tiger attacking with a wrong orientation sometimes.
Fixed quadruple clicks needed to reverse the grip when the weapon was initially grabbed reverse gripped.
This update is the first of a series of updates that will improve the combat engine and prepare the game for its official release from Early Access during Q4 2018. The work is now going to focus on improving two-handed weapons, making each weapon unique (special abilities, different values for stabbing, slashing and bludgeoning, and using any part of the weapon to inflict damage), the work on Day 7 and much more :) As always please let me know what you think, if you find any bugs, suggestions, etc. here, in the forums or in our discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
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06 Jul 2018Developer post
Update 1.26 - Day 2 and bow improvements
Hello! Time for a new Gladius update! This one is much smaller than v1.25, but it comes with some important improvements, especially the new Day 2, the bow mechanics, and a fix to the endless mode ladder scoring system. Day 2 scenario improved Changed the scenario to an Egyptian
Hello! Time for a new Gladius update! This one is much smaller than v1.25, but it comes with some important improvements, especially the new Day 2, the bow mechanics, and a fix to the endless mode ladder scoring system.

Day 2 scenario improved

Changed the scenario to an Egyptian temple! The fights against mummies and skeletons take place in smaller areas within the temple, and the fight against the Minotaur on the arena.
The minotaur now bursts through the gates in stage 3 and now looks at the player from behind the gate.
Fixed bug that would stop spawning mummies after repeating the level several times. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433138054
Bow mechanics improved

The arrow is now positioned to the left side or the right side of the bow depending on the main hand. If you grab the bow with your left hand, the arrow will be on the left side of the bow, and if you grab it with your right hand will be on the right. Thanks [-NoE-] CODY3446 for reporting this one!
The bow now rotates with your hand following the perpendicular axis. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1433142393
General improvements

Day 3: Added notification to tell players to break the stone with the hammer and moved the hammer closer to the player.
Team fights has the option to activate the Gore mode (1 hit kills the enemy)
You can now save your team configuration as the default configuration.
Fixes

Fixed bug that in some cases would set the difficulty bonus to 160 in the endless mode. Sorry, but because of this issue I had to remove some leaderboard records (they were simply impossible to beat).
Fixed killing your own horse in the chariots would leave the player in limbo. Now if one of your horses dies, you die as well.
Fixed end of combat stats panel not being clickable some times. The panel will now follow your gaze if you look away. This fixes a bug that wouldn't let you continue if the panel appeared behind a solid object.
Cheers!
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21 Jun 2018Developer post
Update 1.25 - Massive update!
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here! This one is probably the biggest update since we started early access. It brings a lot of improvements and fixes, and some of these considerably change gameplay in all game modes. That's why as of today, all leaderboards will be wiped
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here! This one is probably the biggest update since we started early access. It brings a lot of improvements and fixes, and some of these considerably change gameplay in all game modes. That's why as of today, all leaderboards will be wiped so the rankings reflect players performance under this new system. Here it goes!

Combat improvements

Increased enemies animation speed in normal difficulty by 10%.
Your helmet breaks when you don't have any armor left, making more "visible" the need to grab a new one.
While you still have your helmet on, if you are hit by an enemy your vision will blurry but not become red.
Increased a bit the blurry time when hit.
Engage system will unlock when enemies are knocked out.
Engage system is not experimental anymore and can be activated at the difficulty menu.
Enemies in the blood arena now have full health instead of 1/2 like before.
Ragdoll on hit is not experimental anymore and is now active by default. This makes the gladiators sometimes fall unconscious to the floor if you hit them on the head, on the leg while they kick you, or if you hit them hard sometimes. This is specially useful against a group of enemies, as you can stun one of them whil you kill the other one. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1417378931
Enemies will be pushed back a little bit if you hit their armor, helmet or shield. This makes combat against armored enemies more responsive.
Added grunt sounds when hitting the enemy armor or helmet.
Added body armor to your own avatar for increased sense of presence. It does not increase your hp points, for now.
Shields now break after some hits and visibly deteriorate when they are at 50% and 20% HP.
Enemies will drop their shields sometimes when they die (like they already do with their swords).
UPDATED: Nerfed skeletons damage to 10 from 20 and slowed them down when they are in close range.
New scene and starting point! The cell

By default, you will now start the game at your cell in the gladiator school. The cell has the new main menu always open, which makes easier to start a new game.
The starting point is also configurable, so if you prefer to start at the armory like before, you can do it just by changing the starting point in the options menu.
Main menu UI Revamped

Restructured the content to make it easier to navigate.
Added new Leaderboard section with all leaderboards and your stats summarized (the summary section is work in progress)
Added a new "Your stats" section. You will have a summary of your positions in the leaderboards and your fame level.
You now have your name, rank, gold and fame visible in the main menu.
Added new difficulty section in the options menu to select the different parameters that effect the difficulty bonus.
New leaderboards!

Completely removed old leaderboard system from the game and implemented a new one, which will give me much more flexibility in the future.
You can now see your position in the in the global ladder (you could only see top players before this update)
You can now see how you compare to your steam friends!!
Also, very important, you have leaderboards next to the main stats panel at the end of each fight in the games or in the arena.
New Scoring System: Difficulty bonus

The difficulty bonus is applied to the final score of The Games, Endless and Challenge and allows us to compete in a global leaderboard using different difficulty and locomotion settings.
The new system to calculate the points on the leaderboard will take the money you get from a match and multiply it by the difficulty bonus. The difficulty bonus is calculated by adding the following parameters: - Difficulty level: 0.5 points for Easy, 1 point for Gladiator, 1.5 points for Hero. - Locomotion: 0 points for teleport, 0.2 points for Trackpad, 0.5 points for arm-swing. - Engage mode 0 points if it´s off, 1 point if it´s On. For instance, if you select Hero+Trackpad+EngageOff = 1.5+0.2+0 = x1.7 Difficulty bonus.
This system applies to The Games, Endless and Challenge Leaderboards. Chariots already have their own system for scoring based on time and difficulty.
The Games: Points are now accumulated between days if you continue playing. The only way to be the top player in the leaderboard is to complete all 7 days in a row.
New Fame System (beta)

Added a ranking system of 16 levels that will rank you depending on how much the crowd loves you.
For now, the fame system only ranks you, but the idea is to use your fame for unlocking levels, etc. For instance, you will not be able to fight in the Colosseum without being at least a Slave.
You gain or lose fame every time you fight in the colosseum or in the arena games (endless, challenge or chariots).
Weapons

The Barbarian sword has now a x2 bonus vs armor and shields
Reduced Mace damage to exposed parts to 12 and vs armor (48)
Added a Scythe: 6000 gold at the market. Works like the halberds but will always behead the enemies. Thanks to 불법 Loli Nutcake for the idea! :D
Added a new small shield that has 600 hp (the hardest in the game). Available at the market.
New sound effects

Added over 200 new sound effects to improve overall sound quality of the game.
Added sound effects and sounds when enemies drop to the floor: Effect added to archers, gladiators, sword masters, barbarians, legionaries, fighters, mummies and skeletons
New sword drop sounds
Changed sounds of gates chains
Cheering will continue in the Blood Arena between waves.
Improved legionaries sounds (attack, pain, die)
Improved gladiators sounds (attack, pain, die)
Improved archers sounds (attack, pain, die)
Improved sword masters sounds (attack, pain, die)
Improved barbarian sounds (attack, pain, die)
The stadium crowd will now celebrate your death.
Crowd raised volume a bit. 07. 09
UPDATED: Improved sounds when hitting the floor with the sword.
UPDATED: Added sounds and effects to shield bash animation
Tutorial (BETA)

Added a complete new tutorial that walks you through the basic concepts and controls in Gladius. The tutorial includes a section to practice dismemberments, and most importantly, stabbings.
This is a first version that I plan to improve in the next update. Please If you find any issue let me know.
Training Team Fights revamped!

It's now possible to play unbalanced teams (e.g. 3 vs 5)
You can play against 2 teams (e.g. 2 vs 2 vs 2 )
You can also select each type of enemies per side (e.g. you can set a team of 2 tigers vs 4 archers and a mino.)
Teams now spawn on opposite corners of the arena.
Added two modalities: - Timer 5 or 10 minutes (you respawn every time you die until the timer is up ) - Default - Endless (until you die )
In both modalities the team with more kills at the end wins. Killing your own team mates does not count (of course :). Thanks for the feedback Ubi!
General Improvements

Improved animation blending of all enemies.
Modified Weapon Lock icons positions so they are more visible with the rift ( -90 vs - 45 degrees + Position)
Added text to lock icons to tell users how to unlock their weapons depending on their grip configuration.
Changed teleport visualization from straight line to arc.
Teleport in Oculus now works by just pressing the thumbstick up in addition to A/X buttons.
Added stats panel at the end of the games instead of starting again the game. You now get money just by playing it, but you risk losing fame if you lose.
Improved lighting in all levels.
Added warning before you start a fight without weapons.
Chariots starting position closer to the handles.
Chariots crash when gear > 3 (before they crashed if gear > 2), so it's a bit easier now.
Chariots weapons configuration changed: you now get 2 quivers and 3 pilums.
Chariots crowd will cheer every time you complete a lap, when you kill someone, or when you destroy a chariot. Also turned up the volume.
Chariot handles collision boxes improved.
Chariot handles make sound when you grab them.
Moved starting position in Day3 so you are closer to the bow.
Added the selling basket to the market for easier selling.
Optimized poly count of the temple in the gladiator school to just 2k.
Spectator screen is disabled by default for better performance and is properly recovered from saved settings.
Updated control helpers.
UPDATED: Added hitting on the standing leg of an enemy while they try to kick you while will send them to the floor.
UPDATED: Moved catapult in Day5 so enemies can attack you.
UPDATED: Improved attack distance in mid range situations.
UPDATED: Improved fighters animations and added a left hand punch to the list of available attacks.
UPDATED: Added warning you need more space for engage mode.
UPDATED: Added warning to sell basket explaining that only works for previously bought items.
UPDATED: Added LOD to the market trees.
Fixes

Fixed some shields getting huge after storing them on the item locker.
Fixed bow disappearing from you hand when starting the endless mode
Added torchs in day 2 for more ambiance and additional weapons. Since skeletons and mummies don't spawn any shields when they die.
Fixed stones being able to stab.
Fixed Day 3 not showing the rope attached to the player.
Fixed orientation of Parma and Cetratus Shields.
Fixed weapons launching out of the arena when in slowmo.
Fixed going directly to blood arena from the armory would make a lot of weapon noise sometimes.
Fixed quiver still showing one arrow when was already depleted.
Fixed gladiators getting up from ragdoll still moving.
Removed old bow from the archery range.
Fixed tigers not hitting the player sometimes.
Fixed using hold grip setting and arm swing locomotion, when holding your weapons with the grip button, you'll be unable to use Arm-swing locomotion until you release the grip button, thus losing your weapons.
Fixed belt rotating in weird ways when you looked at the floor.
Limited gladiator's mutilated bodies from flying away.
Fixed pressing trigger while pressing grip and grip mode = hold would release the weapon.
Fixed pressing grip while trigger and grip mode = hold would release the weapon.
Fixed Hold grip + Teleport locomotion not working
Oculus - Fixed Pilum not going into throwing position on the Rift (Or using sticky setting and trying to change to throwing stance with your pilum, it doesn’t work.)
Oculus - Chaperone bounds not showing up correctly.
Oculus - Fixed "start here" paper text for oculus rift.
Oculus - Fixed help menu for oculus rift.
Oculus - Fixed Shield1 attachment position.
Oculus - Fixed the chariot handles grabbing position
Oculus - Fixed Sprint sometimes only sprints a little bit ç
UPDATED: Fixed distances of attack of all enemies so they always can hit you.
UPDATED: Fixed bow not working properly when grip = hold.
UPDATED: Fixed being able to stab through the shield.
UPDATED: Fixed weapons would store on the belt while the game was on pause.
UPDATED: Fixed crash in the challenge arena by temporarily removing tigers from list of possible enemies.
UPDATED: Fixed MazeCrawler and Scorpio not dealing any damage.
UDPATED: Fixed mummies not spawning sometimes in day 2.
Update to UE 4.19

Upgraded to Unreal Engine UE4.19.2.
Added support for NVIDIA Ansel.
The default settings set to vr pixel density of 0.8 and mirror screen disabled.
Vive PRO is now supported.
Adjusted graphics settings to the new UE4 system.
Screen percentage is always set to 100
IMPORTANT: Spectator screen now disabled by default. I noticed a significant performance improvement when disabling it. You can enable it back in the graphic settings if you need to capture footage.
New VR Pixel density = 100. Works like supersampling.
Fixed Assertion failed: !IsUnreachable() https://forums.unrealengine.com/development-discussion/vr-ar-development/1444158-error-with-vr-assertion-failed-isunreachable
With this update we are getting close to finish the early access period. If you have any additional feedback/ideas please let us know as soon as possible. We can still try to include it in the final version before we release the game in aprox. 3 - 4 months from now. As always, thank you very much for your support! please let me know what you think either here, in the forums or in our discord channel: https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Cheers!!
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09 Apr 2018Developer post
Update 1.24 - Day 6: Maze!
Hi everyone! Time for another update! This one brings a new level, "Day 6: Maze" and several improvements and bug fixes, specially in Day 4. Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL! In this new level you have to find the exit to two increasingly complex dynamic mazes. Each time you play, their lay
Hi everyone! Time for another update! This one brings a new level, "Day 6: Maze" and several improvements and bug fixes, specially in Day 4.

Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL!

In this new level you have to find the exit to two increasingly complex dynamic mazes. Each time you play, their layout changes. In this level you also have two friendlies that will help you survive.
Stage 1: You have to find the key in the maze and then find the exit. You will see a minimap of the maze at the entrance to help you navigate through it.
Stage 2: Same as before, but this time with a much larger maze. Be careful, in this maze there are maze crawlers everywhere (new unit).
Stage 3: Kill the final boss. Scorpio!
Day 5 improvements:

Food will spawn closer to the player.
Day 4 improvements:

Adjustments to Novice difficulty level: - Removed the archer in Stage 1. You just need to kill the last gladiator to pass the stage. - Removed one archer in Stage 2. - The ballista won't fire at you anymore. - Reduced the frequency of enemy spawns in the last stage to 15s instead of 10s before.
Adjustments to Gladiator difficulty level: - Reduced the frequency of enemy spawns in the last stage to 12s instead of 10s before.
The ballista now supports double grabbing, i.e. you can aim with one hand and load it with the other.
Food will always spawn on the boat or on the platform, it doesn't fall to the water anymore.
AI:

Friendlies have now a "defend player" modality. This is only active in Day 6 for now.
General improvements:

Added a warning at the lobby to make sure you have 2x2m of clear space around you. This has been brought several times by some players.
Bow and arrow now only appear after completing day2 to give a more gradual introduction to new weapons.
The Katana now is unlocked after completing day 4 in gladiator difficulty.
Keys now emit a beacon to make them more visible in the level.
Initial resolution set to 130 Screen Percentage by default.
Added performance monitor. If active, will check the FPS and show a warning if they go below 90fps. You can disable this option in the options menu.
Weapons on the floor now have a snapping distance of 20cm to make easier to grab them.
Added new Katana. If you already unlocked the katana you get the new one automatically.
Old Katana moved to market for sale 1800 gold
Added message to Day1, stage 4 indicating that you can only use swords against the sword master.
Fixes:

Fixed blood arena not starting when coming from the days.
Fixed the main menu not showing up sometimes after loading the armory or the market.
Fixed Fighters being identified as gladiators.
Fixed an annoying issue with the ballista. Sometimes you would grab the wheel and end-up aiming instead of reloading.
Fixed bug that would not include new weapons in the list of unlockable weapons.
Fixed Invisible ballista guy in Day 4.
Fixed hole on the last platform in Day 4 that would let the player inadvertently fall into the water.
Fixed boats not slowing down when in slowmo.
As always please let me know what you think either here, in the forums or in our discord channel: https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Cheers!
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09 Apr 2018Developer post
Patch 1.24 - Day 6: Maze!
Hi everyone! Time for another update! This one brings a new level, "Day 6: Maze" and several improvements and bug fixes, specially in Day 4. Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL! In this new level you have to find the exit to two increasingly complex dynamic mazes. Each time you play, their lay
Hi everyone! Time for another update! This one brings a new level, "Day 6: Maze" and several improvements and bug fixes, specially in Day 4.

Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL!

In this new level you have to find the exit to two increasingly complex dynamic mazes. Each time you play, their layout changes. In this level you also have two friendlies that will help you survive.
Stage 1: You have to find the key in the maze and then find the exit. You will see a minimap of the maze at the entrance to help you navigate through it.
Stage 2: Same as before, but this time with a much larger maze. Be careful, in this maze there are maze crawlers everywhere (new unit).
Stage 3: Kill the final boss. Scorpio!
Day 5 improvements:

Food will spawn closer to the player.
Day 4 improvements:

Adjustments to Novice difficulty level: - Removed the archer in Stage 1. You just need to kill the last gladiator to pass the stage. - Removed one archer in Stage 2. - The ballista won't fire at you anymore. - Reduced the frequency of enemy spawns in the last stage to 15s instead of 10s before.
Adjustments to Gladiator difficulty level: - Reduced the frequency of enemy spawns in the last stage to 12s instead of 10s before.
The ballista now supports double grabbing, i.e. you can aim with one hand and load it with the other.
Food will always spawn on the boat or on the platform, it doesn't fall to the water anymore.
AI:

Friendlies have now a "defend player" modality. This is only active in Day 6 for now.
General improvements:

Added a warning at the lobby to make sure you have 2x2m of clear space around you. This has been brought several times by some players.
Bow and arrow now only appear after completing day2 to give a more gradual introduction to new weapons.
The Katana now is unlocked after completing day 4 in gladiator difficulty.
Keys now emit a beacon to make them more visible in the level.
Initial resolution set to 130 Screen Percentage by default.
Added performance monitor. If active, will check the FPS and show a warning if they go below 90fps. You can disable this option in the options menu.
Weapons on the floor now have a snapping distance of 20cm to make easier to grab them.
Added new Katana. If you already unlocked the katana you get the new one automatically.
Old Katana moved to market for sale 1800 gold
Added message to Day1, stage 4 indicating that you can only use swords against the sword master.
Fixes:

Fixed blood arena not starting when coming from the days.
Fixed the main menu not showing up sometimes after loading the armory or the market.
Fixed Fighters being identified as gladiators.
Fixed an annoying issue with the ballista. Sometimes you would grab the wheel and end-up aiming instead of reloading.
Fixed bug that would not include new weapons in the list of unlockable weapons.
Fixed Invisible ballista guy in Day 4.
Fixed hole on the last platform in Day 4 that would let the player inadvertently fall into the water.
Fixed boats not slowing down when in slowmo.
As always please let me know what you think either here, in the forums or in our discord channel: https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Cheers!
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18 Feb 2018Developer post
Patch 1.23 - Day 5: Siege of Troy!
Hi! New update! This one adds brings the new Day 5 plus a couple of other improvements and fixes. I hope you like it! Day 5: Siege of Troy Added a new Day to the campaign mode. In this Day you have to assault a fortress and rescue a hostage. It has 3 stages as usual: Stage 1: You
Hi! New update! This one adds brings the new Day 5 plus a couple of other improvements and fixes. I hope you like it!

Day 5: Siege of Troy

Added a new Day to the campaign mode. In this Day you have to assault a fortress and rescue a hostage. It has 3 stages as usual:
Stage 1: You have to kill all the enemies on the arena while catapults are firing at you. If a rock hits you (or any enemy) it will kill you instantly.
Stage 2: Enter the crocodile area and get the key that's on top of the platform. Once you get it open the door to move to the next stage.
Stage 3: You need to rescue the hostage that is hanging from one of the towers inside de fortress. You have 2 minutes to rescue her or she will die (and you with her).
Arena Challenge improvements:

Removed the Minotaur from list of possible enemies in the knives and stones levels.
Added food for easy and normal difficulties in the 6th level. Will spawn automatically.
Added an additional enemy per level in hard difficulty.
AI Improvements:

Improved the enemy targeting system. The closest enemy now attacks the player if the enemy with the attack token is too far away from the player.
New unit! Crocodile. They are fast, deal 35 damage (like tigers), but have less health than tigers (40 vs 100 ). They will show up in the training menu once you complete Day5.
General improvements

Added a new text panel next to the health bar that opens when a new Day starts in the campaign mode, explaining what to do at each stage. This panel activates in Day 4, Day 4 and Day 5.
Added a new control that makes sure you always have at least a sword in Day 1 - stage 4.
Turned up a bit the crowd volume when cheering
Fixes

Fixed custom enemy list not showing up ( in the training menu )
Fixed sound of lockers in the chariot when it's moving.
Fixed ballista bolts getting stopped by arrows.
Fixed players accidentally falling into the water in Day 4 when jumping from the platform to the boat if they had trackpad movement.
Fixed sinking boats floating in the air sometimes in Day 4.
As always, please let me know what you think either here or in the discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
Original post
18 Feb 2018Developer post
Update 1.23 - Day 5: Siege of Troy!
Hi! New update! This one adds brings the new Day 5 plus a couple of other improvements and fixes. I hope you like it! Day 5: Siege of Troy Added a new Day to the campaign mode. In this Day you have to assault a fortress and rescue a hostage. It has 3 stages as usual: Stage 1: You
Hi! New update! This one adds brings the new Day 5 plus a couple of other improvements and fixes. I hope you like it!

Day 5: Siege of Troy

Added a new Day to the campaign mode. In this Day you have to assault a fortress and rescue a hostage. It has 3 stages as usual:
Stage 1: You have to kill all the enemies on the arena while catapults are firing at you. If a rock hits you (or any enemy) it will kill you instantly.
Stage 2: Enter the crocodile area and get the key that's on top of the platform. Once you get it open the door to move to the next stage.
Stage 3: You need to rescue the hostage that is hanging from one of the towers inside de fortress. You have 2 minutes to rescue her or she will die (and you with her).
Arena Challenge improvements:

Removed the Minotaur from list of possible enemies in the knives and stones levels.
Added food for easy and normal difficulties in the 6th level. Will spawn automatically.
Added an additional enemy per level in hard difficulty.
AI Improvements:

Improved the enemy targeting system. The closest enemy now attacks the player if the enemy with the attack token is too far away from the player.
New unit! Crocodile. They are fast, deal 35 damage (like tigers), but have less health than tigers (40 vs 100 ). They will show up in the training menu once you complete Day5.
General improvements

Added a new text panel next to the health bar that opens when a new Day starts in the campaign mode, explaining what to do at each stage. This panel activates in Day 4, Day 4 and Day 5.
Added a new control that makes sure you always have at least a sword in Day 1 - stage 4.
Turned up a bit the crowd volume when cheering
Fixes

Fixed custom enemy list not showing up ( in the training menu )
Fixed sound of lockers in the chariot when it's moving.
Fixed ballista bolts getting stopped by arrows.
Fixed players accidentally falling into the water in Day 4 when jumping from the platform to the boat if they had trackpad movement.
Fixed sinking boats floating in the air sometimes in Day 4.
As always, please let me know what you think either here or in the discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
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15 Jan 2018Developer post
Patch 1.22 - Arena Challenge, new flail, trident and net, and claws!
Hello Gladiators! First update after a very needed holidays break! :) This update completes the "Arena" section of the game with the remaining game mode: arena challenge! I also added a few new weapons, improvements and fixes as usual. I hope you like it! NEW GAME MODE! Arena Cha
Hello Gladiators! First update after a very needed holidays break! :) This update completes the "Arena" section of the game with the remaining game mode: arena challenge! I also added a few new weapons, improvements and fixes as usual. I hope you like it!

NEW GAME MODE! Arena Challenge:

This game mode is set in the new gladiator school scene, and it's unlocked after you complete Day3. It's a very small arena, the game is fast paced, and forces you to use a sequence of weapons killing all enemies as fast as you can. The sequence is as follows:

Sword and shield
Two swords
One sword
Claws (New Weapon!)
Knives
Bow
War hammer
Stones
Flail (new version)
Halberd
Axes
Trident and net (New Weapons!)

Enemies can come through 2 doors only and have more hp than in the blood arena, and there are between 2 and 3 enemies per wave.
I added a new ladder in the lobby for this new game mode.
New Weapons!

Trident: Deals 35 damage, has two grip positions, and can be thrown like a spear. It's unlocked in the lobby if you complete the Arena Challenge in Gladiator or Hero difficulty.
Fishing Net: Immobilizes gladiators for 10 seconds. It's unlocked in the lobby if you complete the Arena Challenge in Gladiator or Hero difficulty.
Claws: They deal 45 damage, you can buy them in the market for 2500 gold each hand
Flail 2.0

Rebuilt the flail from the ground up with a different method.
Fixed flail getting stuck on the ground, mid-air on on the belt.
Fixed engage mode not working with the flail.
Fixed flail not damaging helmets and armor.
New hit and swoosh sounds.
New chain, no more ropes!
If you hit the enemy on the head they fall on the floor and are stunned for 3s.
General improvements

Stabbing minimum speed reduced to 200 (from 300). It should be easier to stab enemies now.
Added introduction scene. Only plays the first time, but you can request to play it again in the options menu. You will find a check-box to see it again when the game starts.
Improved beheading of archers, the heads now don't fly away and stay closer to the body.
Optimized belt geometry for better performance.
Enemies now receive damage while on the floor (on ragdoll).
Fighters in day4 now wear claws instead of daggers.
Improved market props (added shields, helmets and weapons).
Added guy to each shop, they don't talk, for now! :)
Changed dagger blade material so is more reflective.
Weapons make noise and dust if you hit the floor with them.
UI pointer automatically shows up when you point at the ladder panel (in the lobby).
Fixes:

Fixed bug that would rocket you to the sky if you tried to climb a ladder while the menu was open (Day4)
Fixed Blood arena not loading from the main menu. Only worked if selected from the lobby.
Fixed quiver: now grabbing arrows won't result randomly picking up the quiver too (Specially annoying in day 3 and the chariots)
Fixed spatha and greek axes materials not showing up correctly.
Fixed Blood Arena not being immediatelly available in the menu after completing day1.
Fixed mummy's head rotation when behead.
Fixed splash incorrectly appearing when jumping from a ladder in day 4 and trackpad locomotion was active.
Fixed bow grip for Oculus Rift.
Fixed secondary grips for Oculus Rift (katana and spartan sword)
Fixed stone resizing when was attached to the belt.
Fixed hand position after grabbing an arrow from the quiver in lock or sticky modes.
As always, please let me know what you think either here or in the discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
Original post
15 Jan 2018Developer post
Update 1.22 - Arena Challenge, new flail, trident and net, and claws!
Hello Gladiators! First update after a very needed holidays break! :) This update completes the "Arena" section of the game with the remaining game mode: arena challenge! I also added a few new weapons, improvements and fixes as usual. I hope you like it! NEW GAME MODE! Arena Cha
Hello Gladiators! First update after a very needed holidays break! :) This update completes the "Arena" section of the game with the remaining game mode: arena challenge! I also added a few new weapons, improvements and fixes as usual. I hope you like it!

NEW GAME MODE! Arena Challenge:

This game mode is set in the new gladiator school scene, and it's unlocked after you complete Day3. It's a very small arena, the game is fast paced, and forces you to use a sequence of weapons killing all enemies as fast as you can. The sequence is as follows:

Sword and shield
Two swords
One sword
Claws (New Weapon!)
Knives
Bow
War hammer
Stones
Flail (new version)
Halberd
Axes
Trident and net (New Weapons!)

Enemies can come through 2 doors only and have more hp than in the blood arena, and there are between 2 and 3 enemies per wave.
I added a new ladder in the lobby for this new game mode.
New Weapons!

Trident: Deals 35 damage, has two grip positions, and can be thrown like a spear. It's unlocked in the lobby if you complete the Arena Challenge in Gladiator or Hero difficulty.
Fishing Net: Immobilizes gladiators for 10 seconds. It's unlocked in the lobby if you complete the Arena Challenge in Gladiator or Hero difficulty.
Claws: They deal 45 damage, you can buy them in the market for 2500 gold each hand
Flail 2.0

Rebuilt the flail from the ground up with a different method.
Fixed flail getting stuck on the ground, mid-air on on the belt.
Fixed engage mode not working with the flail.
Fixed flail not damaging helmets and armor.
New hit and swoosh sounds.
New chain, no more ropes!
If you hit the enemy on the head they fall on the floor and are stunned for 3s.
General improvements

Stabbing minimum speed reduced to 200 (from 300). It should be easier to stab enemies now.
Added introduction scene. Only plays the first time, but you can request to play it again in the options menu. You will find a check-box to see it again when the game starts.
Improved beheading of archers, the heads now don't fly away and stay closer to the body.
Optimized belt geometry for better performance.
Enemies now receive damage while on the floor (on ragdoll).
Fighters in day4 now wear claws instead of daggers.
Improved market props (added shields, helmets and weapons).
Added guy to each shop, they don't talk, for now! :)
Changed dagger blade material so is more reflective.
Weapons make noise and dust if you hit the floor with them.
UI pointer automatically shows up when you point at the ladder panel (in the lobby).
Fixes:

Fixed bug that would rocket you to the sky if you tried to climb a ladder while the menu was open (Day4)
Fixed Blood arena not loading from the main menu. Only worked if selected from the lobby.
Fixed quiver: now grabbing arrows won't result randomly picking up the quiver too (Specially annoying in day 3 and the chariots)
Fixed spatha and greek axes materials not showing up correctly.
Fixed Blood Arena not being immediatelly available in the menu after completing day1.
Fixed mummy's head rotation when behead.
Fixed splash incorrectly appearing when jumping from a ladder in day 4 and trackpad locomotion was active.
Fixed bow grip for Oculus Rift.
Fixed secondary grips for Oculus Rift (katana and spartan sword)
Fixed stone resizing when was attached to the belt.
Fixed hand position after grabbing an arrow from the quiver in lock or sticky modes.
As always, please let me know what you think either here or in the discord channel. https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
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01 Dec 2017Developer post
Update 1.21 - AI improvements, Crowd bar and engage mode!
Hi everyone! New update!! This one introduces two new game mechanics as well as a lot of improvements in AI, combat, etc. NEW! Crowd Bar 1.0: The new crowd bar shows you how happy the crowd is at any time during combat, and works as follows: You receive points by: Hitting an enem
Hi everyone! New update!! This one introduces two new game mechanics as well as a lot of improvements in AI, combat, etc.

NEW! Crowd Bar 1.0:

The new crowd bar shows you how happy the crowd is at any time during combat, and works as follows:

You receive points by: Hitting an enemy: +5 points Regular kills: +10 points Stabbing: +20 points Dismember: +25 points Behead or cut in half: +35 points Cheer the crowd: +5 points but only when the crowd bar is negative
You lose points by: Passing Time: -1 points per second Boos: -10 points per second. You reset the 'boring counter' by hitting the enemy.
Once the bar is full you will hear a sound and then you have 3 seconds to claim your present from the crowd by cheering them (raising and lowering hands). The present can be: - Weapons - Food - Gold (500 gold each time) - Invincibility for 20s if you drink the flask
Once the crowd gives you the present the crowd bar goes to neutral again.
I plan to add more conditions to win and lose points in the coming versions, as well as more presents.

Crowd points: Changed the old system that counted cheers/boos at the end of the game. Now will show the average happiness during the combat and give you 1 coin for each point.
NEW! Engage mode (experimental)
- You can activate this new mode in the options menu, game section, or the initial menu. Disables locomotion if you hit an enemy, making the game harder and more physically demanding:
If you hit an enemy (shield, helmet or body), the engage mode activates and your locomotion is disabled for 10s.
If you hit the enemy again, the counter is reset.
If you kill the enemy, the engage mode is instantly disabled.
The only exception is the minotaur, engage mode is never activated against him.
Once the engage mode is active, you will see spears get up from the ground and act as counters. As the timer goes down they go lower until they are completely below ground.
AI Improvements

NEW! AI Parry: Enemies will now try to parry your attacks. This new system is activated for gladiators, legionaries, barbarians and sword masters. Their effectiveness depends on difficulty.
Gladiators and legionaries switch to one handed mode when they lose the shield. When in 1h mode, they will try to parry the attack instead of trying to block it with a phantom shield :D
Enemies go into block mode immediately if you block their attack. (not finished here, I will make them even more responsive in the future)
Added a random 7% height variation to opponents to add variety.
Increased the minimum force required to stun the enemy when hitting their helmet.
Increased hp for mummies and skeletons to 120 from 100.
Mummies damage increased to 35 from 20 previously.
Sword masters now have a chance to appear without body armor to add variety to the combat.
Added dust to gladiators, barbarians, and sword masters they run.
Training improvements:

Added new quick weapon selection system. It's intended to let you practice with all your weapons without having to go to the armory each time you want to change your equipment.
Fixed enemy speed selector and changed it to a slider for easier usage.
Training difficulty is now recovered from default difficulty in the game menu
General improvements

Snap turn now can be activated for HTC Vive in the options menu (Active by default). Just slide your finger on the trackpad to one of the sides.
Increased light map resolution on the floor. Shadows on the floor are now much more defined.
Modified texture of the Roman Empire Banner to make it less reflective.
Increased strength of vibration on movement in HTC Vive to add more weight to the weapon.
Weapons:

NEW! Ringeck: new long sword available at the market.
Reduced the size of the Viking shield and made it breakable.
Combat improvements:

Added blur effect when the enemy hits you.
Added heartbeat effect every time they hit you and your health is low
Added more variety to parrying sounds.
Spark size is proportional to weapon speed when parrying
Commentator now celebrates beheadings
Stab is fixed and now also works by pressing trigger
The knife Rotates when you throw it and is much easier to kill with it
If you hit an enemy sword yours is briefly disabled for 1s (This is necessary to make AI parrying work properly).
Menu improvements

New cursor makes much easier to aim
Vibration on hovering menu options
New UI style for combo boxes and tabs
End day menu now follows player´s head position
Fixes:

Fixed blood arena restarting the rounds if you approached the initial gate when starting the game from the menu
Fixed blood arena not resetting correctly via menu
Changed start rotation in the blood arena so it faces the emperor. This fixes the problem of dying and not recovering the correct position of the chaperone bounds.
Fixed secondary grab positions of Katana and Spartan sword for HTC vive.
Fixed bug that would spawn a broken shield when blocking a kick from a barbarian or sword master
Fixed engage mode and ragdoll on hit mode not persisting their values through sessions.
Fixed annoying bug: vibration would not stop in pause mode if you brought the controller close to your head.
Fixed barbarian sword alignment for oculus
Fixed impaled arrows, they would spurt blood even if not attached to an enemy
Fixed archer's head to show blood on the bottom
Fixed being able to punch enemies while the game was paused
As always please let me know either here or in our discord channel what you think about the update, the game, ideas, feedback, anything! :) https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Cheers and happy killing!
Original post
01 Dec 2017Developer post
Patch 1.21 - AI improvements, Crowd bar and engage mode!
Hi everyone! New update!! This one introduces two new game mechanics as well as a lot of improvements in AI, combat, etc. NEW! Crowd Bar 1.0: The new crowd bar shows you how happy the crowd is at any time during combat, and works as follows: You receive points by: Hitting an enem
Hi everyone! New update!! This one introduces two new game mechanics as well as a lot of improvements in AI, combat, etc.

NEW! Crowd Bar 1.0:

The new crowd bar shows you how happy the crowd is at any time during combat, and works as follows:

You receive points by: Hitting an enemy: +5 points Regular kills: +10 points Stabbing: +20 points Dismember: +25 points Behead or cut in half: +35 points Cheer the crowd: +5 points but only when the crowd bar is negative
You lose points by: Passing Time: -1 points per second Boos: -10 points per second. You reset the 'boring counter' by hitting the enemy.
Once the bar is full you will hear a sound and then you have 3 seconds to claim your present from the crowd by cheering them (raising and lowering hands). The present can be: - Weapons - Food - Gold (500 gold each time) - Invincibility for 20s if you drink the flask
Once the crowd gives you the present the crowd bar goes to neutral again.
I plan to add more conditions to win and lose points in the coming versions, as well as more presents.

Crowd points: Changed the old system that counted cheers/boos at the end of the game. Now will show the average happiness during the combat and give you 1 coin for each point.
NEW! Engage mode (experimental)
- You can activate this new mode in the options menu, game section, or the initial menu. Disables locomotion if you hit an enemy, making the game harder and more physically demanding:
If you hit an enemy (shield, helmet or body), the engage mode activates and your locomotion is disabled for 10s.
If you hit the enemy again, the counter is reset.
If you kill the enemy, the engage mode is instantly disabled.
The only exception is the minotaur, engage mode is never activated against him.
Once the engage mode is active, you will see spears get up from the ground and act as counters. As the timer goes down they go lower until they are completely below ground.
AI Improvements

NEW! AI Parry: Enemies will now try to parry your attacks. This new system is activated for gladiators, legionaries, barbarians and sword masters. Their effectiveness depends on difficulty.
Gladiators and legionaries switch to one handed mode when they lose the shield. When in 1h mode, they will try to parry the attack instead of trying to block it with a phantom shield :D
Enemies go into block mode immediately if you block their attack. (not finished here, I will make them even more responsive in the future)
Added a random 7% height variation to opponents to add variety.
Increased the minimum force required to stun the enemy when hitting their helmet.
Increased hp for mummies and skeletons to 120 from 100.
Mummies damage increased to 35 from 20 previously.
Sword masters now have a chance to appear without body armor to add variety to the combat.
Added dust to gladiators, barbarians, and sword masters they run.
Training improvements:

Added new quick weapon selection system. It's intended to let you practice with all your weapons without having to go to the armory each time you want to change your equipment.
Fixed enemy speed selector and changed it to a slider for easier usage.
Training difficulty is now recovered from default difficulty in the game menu
General improvements

Snap turn now can be activated for HTC Vive in the options menu (Active by default). Just slide your finger on the trackpad to one of the sides.
Increased light map resolution on the floor. Shadows on the floor are now much more defined.
Modified texture of the Roman Empire Banner to make it less reflective.
Increased strength of vibration on movement in HTC Vive to add more weight to the weapon.
Weapons:

NEW! Ringeck: new long sword available at the market.
Reduced the size of the Viking shield and made it breakable.
Combat improvements:

Added blur effect when the enemy hits you.
Added heartbeat effect every time they hit you and your health is low
Added more variety to parrying sounds.
Spark size is proportional to weapon speed when parrying
Commentator now celebrates beheadings
Stab is fixed and now also works by pressing trigger
The knife Rotates when you throw it and is much easier to kill with it
If you hit an enemy sword yours is briefly disabled for 1s (This is necessary to make AI parrying work properly).
Menu improvements

New cursor makes much easier to aim
Vibration on hovering menu options
New UI style for combo boxes and tabs
End day menu now follows player´s head position
Fixes:

Fixed blood arena restarting the rounds if you approached the initial gate when starting the game from the menu
Fixed blood arena not resetting correctly via menu
Changed start rotation in the blood arena so it faces the emperor. This fixes the problem of dying and not recovering the correct position of the chaperone bounds.
Fixed secondary grab positions of Katana and Spartan sword for HTC vive.
Fixed bug that would spawn a broken shield when blocking a kick from a barbarian or sword master
Fixed engage mode and ragdoll on hit mode not persisting their values through sessions.
Fixed annoying bug: vibration would not stop in pause mode if you brought the controller close to your head.
Fixed barbarian sword alignment for oculus
Fixed impaled arrows, they would spurt blood even if not attached to an enemy
Fixed archer's head to show blood on the bottom
Fixed being able to punch enemies while the game was paused
As always please let me know either here or in our discord channel what you think about the update, the game, ideas, feedback, anything! :) https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Cheers and happy killing!
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25 Oct 2017Developer post
Update 1.20 - Day 4: Naval Battle!
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here and brings a several improvements in hit satisfaction, performance, locomotion and a whole new level! I hope you like it! Day 4: Naval battle The new level is finally here! Experience what was like to fight in the Colosseum full of wate
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here and brings a several improvements in hit satisfaction, performance, locomotion and a whole new level! I hope you like it!

Day 4: Naval battle

The new level is finally here! Experience what was like to fight in the Colosseum full of water! The level has 3 stages as always:
Stage 1: Reach the boat and kill the archer with the giant ballista. The ballista automatically reloads every time you arm it.
Stage 2: Reach the big platform in the middle of the colosseum. To do it, pull the lever on your boat to move forward and sink other boats as they board you. Once you kill all the enemies in the boat, break the stone to move forward again.
Stage 3: Survive for 2 minutes! Be careful with the ballista that fires at you, if you stay still for too long it will kill you.
Note: If you fall in the water the Shark will kill you :)
Teleport Improvements

Added a limit to the maximum distance you can teleport in one shot. 4meters for Day 4, 10meters for the rest of the game.
The energy consumed each time you teleport depends on the distance you traveled. This opens new posibilities specially against archers, that were a hit or miss situation.
There is a minimum energy cost every time you teleport. So the consumtion chart is like this 0meters -> 30% Teleport Energy Cost | 10meters -> 100% Teleport Energy Cost
Just as a reminder, Teleport Energy Cost depends on the difficulty level: Easy = 10% of the energy bar, Gladiator = 30%, Hero = 50%.
Climb movement

Now is possible to climb ladders! This movement type is only possible in Day 4 for now, but I plan to add it to other levels from now on as it opens very interesting possibilities to have more varied combat situations.
Added momentum to climb movement.
Added vibration when gripping a ladder.
Improved "hit satisfaction"

Reduced "floatiness" of enemies.
Changed the "hit flesh" sound.
Added addicional blood slice spurts.
Added vibration on hit to Oculus touch.
Added vibration on movement to Oculus touch.
Graphics, antialiasing and performance

Added screen percentage 100 and 110 to the graphics menu.
Changed the Antialiasing options: Disabled, TAA, MSAA x2, or MSAA x4.
Changed the default settings to be screen percentage 100 and disabled antialiasing.
General improvements

Hands will not go into locked state if you are not holding a weapon.
The debug menu can now unlock day4.
Fixed skeleton in day 2 creating sparks in the middle of the arena.
Improved grabbing levers.
Added posibility to override group AI.
Fixes

Fixed hammer attachment position for oculus touch
Please let me know what you think about this new update and Day4, either here in the forums or in our discord channel: https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
Original post
25 Oct 2017Developer post
Patch 1.20 - Day 4: Naval Battle!
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here and brings a several improvements in hit satisfaction, performance, locomotion and a whole new level! I hope you like it! Day 4: Naval battle The new level is finally here! Experience what was like to fight in the Colosseum full of wate
Hi everyone! The new update is finally here and brings a several improvements in hit satisfaction, performance, locomotion and a whole new level! I hope you like it!

Day 4: Naval battle

The new level is finally here! Experience what was like to fight in the Colosseum full of water! The level has 3 stages as always:
Stage 1: Reach the boat and kill the archer with the giant ballista. The ballista automatically reloads every time you arm it.
Stage 2: Reach the big platform in the middle of the colosseum. To do it, pull the lever on your boat to move forward and sink other boats as they board you. Once you kill all the enemies in the boat, break the stone to move forward again.
Stage 3: Survive for 2 minutes! Be careful with the ballista that fires at you, if you stay still for too long it will kill you.
Note: If you fall in the water the Shark will kill you :)
Teleport Improvements

Added a limit to the maximum distance you can teleport in one shot. 4meters for Day 4, 10meters for the rest of the game.
The energy consumed each time you teleport depends on the distance you traveled. This opens new posibilities specially against archers, that were a hit or miss situation.
There is a minimum energy cost every time you teleport. So the consumtion chart is like this 0meters -> 30% Teleport Energy Cost | 10meters -> 100% Teleport Energy Cost
Just as a reminder, Teleport Energy Cost depends on the difficulty level: Easy = 10% of the energy bar, Gladiator = 30%, Hero = 50%.
Climb movement

Now is possible to climb ladders! This movement type is only possible in Day 4 for now, but I plan to add it to other levels from now on as it opens very interesting possibilities to have more varied combat situations.
Added momentum to climb movement.
Added vibration when gripping a ladder.
Improved "hit satisfaction"

Reduced "floatiness" of enemies.
Changed the "hit flesh" sound.
Added addicional blood slice spurts.
Added vibration on hit to Oculus touch.
Added vibration on movement to Oculus touch.
Graphics, antialiasing and performance

Added screen percentage 100 and 110 to the graphics menu.
Changed the Antialiasing options: Disabled, TAA, MSAA x2, or MSAA x4.
Changed the default settings to be screen percentage 100 and disabled antialiasing.
General improvements

Hands will not go into locked state if you are not holding a weapon.
The debug menu can now unlock day4.
Fixed skeleton in day 2 creating sparks in the middle of the arena.
Improved grabbing levers.
Added posibility to override group AI.
Fixes

Fixed hammer attachment position for oculus touch
Please let me know what you think about this new update and Day4, either here in the forums or in our discord channel: https://discord.gg/63PBXdQ Thanks!
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Updates & announcements

What's new in 1.0

Day 7

Final Scene

Community mods

Improvements and new stuff:

New Day: Pharaoh Palace!

New Unit

New Cell and fame improvements

Chariots

Market

Improvements

Fixes

Day7: Mount Olympus!

LIV Mixed reality supported!

New Units

Vive Trackers Support (BETA)- HUGE Thanks to JonJonJP!!

Improvements

Stabbing Improvements

New Weapons

Difficulty adjustments

Fixes

Training

Improvements

Tutorial

Difficulty adjustments

Fixes

Weapon Grip Improvements

Stabbing completely revamped!

Grabbing!

Weapon throwing improvements

Slow motion improvements

Improved Crowd!

AI Improvements

Day 4 Improvements

Improvements

New Weapons

Fixes

Day 2 scenario improved

Bow mechanics improved

General improvements

Fixes

Combat improvements

New scene and starting point! The cell

Main menu UI Revamped

New leaderboards!

New Scoring System: Difficulty bonus

New Fame System (beta)

Weapons

New sound effects

Tutorial (BETA)

Training Team Fights revamped!

General Improvements

Fixes

Update to UE 4.19

Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL!

Day 5 improvements:

Day 4 improvements:

AI:

General improvements:

Fixes:

Day 6 Maze: NEW LEVEL!

Day 5 improvements:

Day 4 improvements:

AI:

General improvements:

Fixes:

Day 5: Siege of Troy

Arena Challenge improvements:

AI Improvements:

General improvements

Fixes

Day 5: Siege of Troy

Arena Challenge improvements:

AI Improvements:

General improvements

Fixes

NEW GAME MODE! Arena Challenge:

New Weapons!

Flail 2.0