Dec 19, 2019
Patch #15 Hotfix 1
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
Patch #15 Hotfix 1 19/12/2019

  • Fixed burning in duels
  • Grad buffed for defenders slightly
  • Fixed a crash
  • Being kicked in shield held mode no longer stuns but flinches instead
  • Shields can now sprint in held block mode (previously limited to walk) but movement is still slowed down (same as previous held block)
  • Fixed a bug with shields where they could ‘store’ ripostes for later use
  • Fixed Horde shielder AI
  • Fixed a random flap sound playing when joining an Invasion game
Dec 19, 2019
Hundreds of hours were poured into this Mordhau in-game fan film
MORDHAU - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Cox)

There is drama within every Mordhau battle, but most of them don’t feature betrayal, family, and boisterous pub goers. All are prominent in the latest work from “Frost The Canadian”, a film maker dedicated to creating in-game epics with stupid sword boys. It’s machinima, except better than usual because you know everyone you see is a real person making use of Mordhau’s daft voice lines and emotes.

Come and watch this tale of sad blue people chopping up sadder red people. May it distract from modern times.

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Dec 18, 2019
MORDHAU Patch #15
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
This patch contains a little bit of everything. Two new Invasion scenarios, one on Grad and one on Crossroads, three new skins, and a new structure for the toolbox. We’ve reworked shields to be more in line with how parrying works, and their rebalanced held blocks are now only available by holding the mode switch (default R) button. This allows held blocks to be used to hold choke points while making it less desirable in 1v1.

And of course, what better way to wish you happy holidays than by sprinkling the patch with some time-limited festive content. Happy holidays!



Mjölnir Maul Skin


Basket Hilt Arming Sword Skins


Brute Bardiche Skin


Firepit - ignites projectiles like arrows, ballista bolts and catapult rocks that are in proximity



Patch #15 Changelog 18/12/2019



Gameplay
  • Festivities
  • Added second Grad Invasion variant, with blue being the attackers
  • Added Crossroads Invasion map
  • Reverted Catapult Nerf
  • Split weapon bundle crates into two on and moved them closer to the attacker’s spawn on Feitoria Invasion
  • Added Fire pit for Toolbox, can be used to ignite arrows, catapult, ballista and deployable ballista projectiles
  • Mortar projectile ragdolling radius reduced slightly
  • Added Arming Sword basket hilt skin, 3 variations
  • Added Brute Bardiche skin
  • Added Mjolnir Maul skin
  • Adjusted original maul skin scale as it was stretched
  • Buckler/Targe can now be thrown by holding R

Combat
  • Kick is now 10ms faster, drains 10 stamina on hit and can be parried
  • Block/parry no longer forces slow kick
  • Switching weapon modes is now 50ms faster
  • Held block shields reworked - now have a longer timed parry as default. Held block can still be activated by holding R, has no knockback and very low stamina drain, but heavily slows down movement speed and greatly increases blocking turncap as well as having a raise/lowering recovery. Allows riposting, but no normal attacks.
  • Kicks no longer have extra ghost range vs shields
  • Jumping/climbing no longer cancels hp regen
  • Reduced Max behind parry angle slightly to fix some extreme cases of backparries
  • Fixed bug where ripostes would get stopped by a clash against a non riposte
  • Removed general shield movement slowdowns
  • Updated CombatTest map with some highly experimental combat changes, added SKM Variant

Weapons & Equipment
  • Spear can now force rearing on horses when stabbing from the front
  • Buffed spikes slightly
  • Reverted billhook movement slowdown nerf. Now 50% again

Visuals & Misc
  • Updated German localization
  • Siege tower score now ticks more frequently but awards less points on INV_Feitoria.
  • Improved bandage use animation
  • Improved lowerbody fall animation
  • Fixed characters jittering up/down when standing on certain surfaces
  • Increased score for objectives

Sounds
  • Blocks/parries/chambers now play a more bassy sound on top for the local player
  • Raised time to start screaming due to falling from 1 to 1.25
Nov 29, 2019
Patch #14: Hotfix 3
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
Just a small client side patch that fixes the tutorial from being non-completeable due to the catapult not reaching far enough.

Sorry about that!
Nov 28, 2019
Patch #14: Hotfix 2
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
Patch #14 Hotfix 2 Changelog 28/11/2019

Performance
  • Fixed texture streaming issues and performance drop associated with it, for real this time
Gameplay
  • Fixed dodge not working in some cases
  • Adjusted catapult rock movement to be a bit shorter to avoid people shooting out of spawn protection
  • Adjusted shield high block animation, no longer puts shields above head and now covers body more without extending forward too much which could be abused, fixes the broken looking blocks when a shielder is looking up
  • Longsword strike main mode windup speed buffed 10ms (now 25ms total compared to patch 13)
  • Billhook immobilize slowdown reduced from 50% to 40%
  • Shortspear miss recoveries to 500ms
  • Arming sword strike combo slowed down 25ms again
  • Parry turncap slightly less strict
  • Undercut glance now more lax, will trigger less on "normal" drags
  • Reverted 5% global attack turncap change
  • Huntsman window for receiving extra damage after you’ve switched from a ranged weapon reduced to 3 seconds (from 4)
  • Fixed a bug involving certain objective barrels being catapulted


Nov 26, 2019
Ongoing Texture Streaming and performance issues
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
Our recently deployed Hotfix did not fix the ongoing issues with blurry textures and decreased overall performance on some hardware configurations.

However we are happy to announce that we have tracked down a bigger underlying problem and are already working on another hotfix.
Unfortunately the solution requires us to re-build lots of data for all our maps, which is an automated but sadly lengthy process.

We estimate that all maps will be fixed in 3-4 days. Until then we might be able to hotfix levels like Feitoria earlier, as these issues are most apparent on the bigger maps.

Once again, sorry for the inconvenience.
Nov 26, 2019
Patch #14: Hotfix 1
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
Patch #14 Hotfix 1 Changelog 26/11/2019

Performance
  • Fixed Taiga performance drop
  • Fixed texture streaming issues and performance drop associated with it

Gameplay
  • Reverted the drag attack compensation change since it had unintended consequences
  • Added new undercut drag prevention change to address this move specifically. This causes undercut drags that hit late to glance off, same with undercuts that were used to reverse hit enemies.
  • Kick miss stamina cost reduced to 10
  • Buffed archery projectile speeds (Recurve bow 5000 -> 5400, Longbow 5600 -> 6000, Crossbow 6100 -> 6500)
  • Adjusted recurve bow sway significantly
  • Adjusted longbow sway slightly
  • Recurve bow now 1 point cheaper

Visuals & Misc
  • Fixed player name display appearing even when aiming a bit too far away from the player
Nov 25, 2019
Texture Streaming and Taiga FPS issues
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
We are aware of the texture streaming issues as well as the bad performance in the Taiga cave area and will try to deploy a hotfix within 24 hours.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
Nov 25, 2019
MORDHAU Patch #14
MORDHAU - elwebbaro
This patch includes a large number of optimizations intended to improve overall FPS and reduce stuttering, especially during combat and on large player counts, as well as reduce load times. Also included are combat changes aimed at differentiating existing weapons more and at addressing overall balance. Finally, Feitoria has had its layout revised to make the ending more climactic.

Gameplay
  • Substantial CPU optimizations across the board to improve overall FPS and remove stutters and hitches during gameplay, especially on larger player counts
  • Optimized and improved loading times
  • Workaround for server information update error
  • Reworked Feitoria Invasion layout
  • Disabled dodging with barrels
  • Changed how deliverables work, it is now possible to drop them and pick them up (for attackers), and defenders can hold interact to destroy them
  • Disabled climbing on oil cauldron, ammobox, rock spawn, rock basket
  • Time to decline objective participation from 6s to 4s
  • Fixed a case where dying on ladder in Horde wouldn’t remember your equipment
  • BR/HRD Ladders on Grad now raise-/droppable
  • King-type objectives (Invasion) are now invulnerable until the first player could've possessed them (prevents rushing to take advantage of AI)
  • Traps and pavises no longer allowed to be placed on destroyables (which when destroyed would cause them to float)

Combat
  • Parry/Chamber box is now bigger - now significantly wider horizontally, fixing cases of attacks going through parries. Now always covers the legs and feet vertically, this fixes the broken toe stabs and makes it much easier to deal with overhead drags to the legs. - also affects shields, although less. Parry knockback reduced slightly
  • Parry turncap slightly more strict
  • Global attack turncaps 5% more strict
  • Trying to change attack direction during a strike release too many times will now get compensated by the game - this fixes (or attempts) the broken drags such as sky drags, waterfalls/wessex etc and promotes playing more “normal”
  • Attack lunge now decreases gradually after 105cm weapon range (Longsword) - this means that the longest weapons now have the least amount lunge
  • Miss recovery is now based on weapon length and speed or “weight” - this means that short one handed weapons now have significantly less miss recovery, making them much more nimble and lighter in use. Longer weapons have more, making misses more punishing.
  • Blunt weapons now have crippling effect - this means that being hit by a blunt weapon now slows you down more when being flinched and causes more camera shake/stun effect - comes in two tiers, strength depending on the attack and weapon. Tier 1 slows down 12.5%, Tier 2 slows down 25%
  • Billhook now has immobilize on the attacks that pull. This heavily slows down enemies and allows you to control them much easier
  • Stab knockback is now straight and more predictable
  • Huntsman now works differently and is no longer based on quiver, now only applies to enemies with a bow/crossbow in hand. This means that when switching to a melee weapon from a ranged weapon, after 4 seconds you no longer take the huntsman bonus damage, allowing archers to go melee without being oneshot from huntsman.
  • Fixed active parry blocking from behind
  • Plate leg armor now doubles kick damage
  • Kicks no longer have headshot damage
  • Kicks no longer drain stamina
  • Following up a feint with a stab will now have 50ms more lockout - this should fix most unpunishable stab feints

Weapons & Equipment
  • 1H Axe strike windup 25ms faster
  • 1H Axe recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Arming sword strike combo is now slightly faster and has a bit more raw damage
  • Arming sword recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Warhammer recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Warhammer main mode strike torso damage increased by 5
  • Quarterstaff now has 400ms recoveries
  • Quarterstaff alt mode strike damage now the same as the main mode, strikes now have 75ms faster combo speed
  • Maul miss recovery to 600ms
  • Cleaver miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Cleaver stamina negation nerfed by 1
  • Cleaver stab no longer flinches
  • Cleaver now takes 20 stamina to chamber instead of 15
  • Dagger miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Dagger now takes 20 stamina to chamber instead of 15
  • Shortsword miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Shortsword stamina negation buffed by 3
  • Shortsword now takes 20 stamina to chamber instead of 15
  • Falchion miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Heavy Handaxe miss recoveries reduced to 500ms
  • Mace strike windup 25ms faster
  • Mace stab windup 50ms slower
  • Mace miss recoveries to 600ms
  • Rapier miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Bastard sword 1H stamina negation nerfed to 12
  • Bastard sword 1H stamina on hit reduced to 6
  • Bastard sword 2H miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Messer 2H miss recoveries reduced to 550ms
  • Messer stab windup slowed down 25ms
  • Shortspear miss recoveries to 600ms
  • Shortspear can no longer combo
  • Shortspear point cost reduced to 3
  • Billhook strike pull distance increased
  • Longsword stamina negation buffed to 13
  • Longsword main mode miss recoveries reduced to 550ms
  • Longsword main mode strike windup 15ms faster
  • Longsword alt mode miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • Longsword alt mode strike windup 25ms faster
  • Estoc main mode miss recoveries reduced to 600ms
  • Estoc main mode stab windup 25ms faster
  • Chambering with Estoc now costs 10 stamina instead of 15
  • Estoc alt mode miss recoveries reduced to 400ms
  • War Axe miss recoveries reduced to 600ms
  • Poleaxe main mode miss recoveries to 600ms
  • Poleaxe main mode strike windup 25ms faster
  • Poleaxe alt mode strike can now repair toolbox buildings
  • Executioner sword stab headshot bonus damage removed
  • Executioner sword miss recoveries increased to 800ms
  • Bardiche main mode miss recoveries to 600ms
  • Eveningstar alt mode miss recoveries to 600ms
  • Spear main mode strike miss recovery to 800ms
  • Spear main mode stab now has more hit knockback
  • Halberd alt mode miss recoveries increased to 800ms
  • Greatsword halfswording miss recovery for stab now 400ms, for strike 550ms
  • Greatsword halfswording stab now has 25ms faster windup and 25ms faster combo
  • Zweihander main mode stab 25ms slower and slightly stricter turncap
  • Zweihander halfswording stab now has 25ms faster combo, miss recovery to 400ms, swing miss recovery to 550ms
  • Quiver no longer has invisible movement debuff
  • Horde shields no longer slow you down
  • Raised initial fire damage very slightly
  • Fire no longer damages buildings outside of the actual fire
  • Adjusted 2H rock AOE structure damage

Visuals & Misc
  • Added two long beards and a moustache
  • Players with the same name will now get a sequential number appended to the name, preventing confusion and abuse
  • Characters will now start screaming when they're falling for longer than 1s, does not happen if you have the cat perk
  • Added m.ShowServerInScoreboard (also found in options) which allows to disable the name showing up on scoreboard, useful to prevent stream sniping
  • Friendly bear traps now show a marker when near
  • Chain coat now takes metal color
  • Fixed a dropped ladder mesh on Grad clipping the ground
  • Fixed floating planks on HRD_Grad
  • Darkened eyes on slitted kettle and sallet a bit
  • Fixed motion blur settings on Feitoria
  • Improved hitmarker sound on torso and leg hits

Sounds
  • Adjusted hitmarker sound
Nov 25, 2019
This Mordhau mod will let you whack players with lutes to form bands
MORDHAU - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Cox)

For as long as Mordhau‘s had lutes, its had people willing to play them in the midst of war. Bards are a common site on battlefields, uniting friend and foe through instruments that can play proper notes and everything. It’s taboo to touch them.

With a lute equipped, you can mangle out a tune by waggling your mouse up and down – but you can also use a mod called LuteBot to automatically play actual songs. A new version called LuteMod is in the works, which will let aspiring minstrels whack other aspiring minstrels with their lutes in order to form bands. It’s all appropriately medieval.

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