Game mode: Single-player Type of issue: Bug Server type: Region:
Like the title says, I were trying to knock out a T4 thrall…but I didn’t see how the red bar were decreasing faster, because, normally, the red bar doesn’t move when using truncheons so I didn’t pay attention to it.
Ok it wasn’t a massive damage but enough to kill a thrall with just a quarter of blue bar…and a lot of effort…And that leads me to saying that “non-lethal” (now more lethal than ever) weapons deal less concussive damage than before and now deal health damage.
I did test it with Truncheon and Steel Truncheon against Exile T1, T2, T3, T4 and Darfari T3 and T4.
If I want to capture a thrall I need to evade combat to let thrall to heal numerous times before KO.
Please provide a step-by-step process of how the bug can be reproduced. The more details you provide us with the easier it will be for us to find and fix the bug:
Take a truncheon
Hit a T4 thrall
See how the blue bar decrease extremely slow and red bar disappear
Just a quick question do you happen to hold ctrl when hitting with the truncheon? I’ve noticed this being an issue when I am trying to block and hit with the truncheon. If I see the health bar going down, I stop hitting/pressing for a moment and continue afterwards.
Furthermore, do you have blunted fittings on your truncheons?
I know, but I can’t add blunted fittings if I don’t have them yet…unless I enter in admin mode, then I can…
The concussive damage is lower than before and the health damage is there now, with the same exact “damage to NPC” in server options it take more time to leave the thrall KO and I need to stop the fight to let it regen the health bar…
BUT: It shouldnt kill NPCs.
(Three T4 and some other TX thralls later) BUT: it does…it is like the “The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon” with a truncheon but it does…
I play vanilla single player and haven’t noticed a damage issue with truncheons. In fact, it took using a 2nd equipped wooden truncheon (no fitting) to knock out a t3 Stygian fighter in Sepermeru. The only thralls I recall having to use a 2nd truncheon on before the update were the t4’s.
I’ve noticed that on higher-end thrall, using the basic truncheon doesn’t deal enough concussive damage compared to health damage. I’ve killed multiple thralls with truncheons, before and after the update, granted after the update has mostly been me forgetting I had my horse following me. I’ve noticed that unless you’ve got the first or second strength perk. whichever one is the increased blunt damage, you occassionally will kill some thralls.
I don’t have the first strenght perk (+100% blunt damage) yet but it is the first time I see the health bar moving while using a truncheon (first one, iron one or steel one). I’m playing Conan Exiles since February.
I’ve been having the problem since I started playing last year, killed plenty of thralls I wanted, I mean, realistically, a truncheon could kill someone, but since the point of it in-game is for knocking people out, it probably shouldn’t have any health damage to it at all. also feel compelled to say that this happens to me on PS4, so it’s apparently a cross-platform problem
Unequip the shield… From everything I’ve seen so far, that’s the main issue… If you have a shield equipped, it adds some amount of damage of its own to the attack, hence making it possible to out-dps the knocking out.
Edit: Oh, I didn’t see that you’d stated you go without shield o.o damn, then Narelles suggestion about a blunted fitting is all I can say… I’ve not managed to kill a thrall at all with a truncheon, unless I’ve had a shield equipped. That’s just me personally, ofc…
even when I don’t use a shield, I’ve seen the problem persist. I’ll admit that 9 ties out of 10, I do just hold guard and tap the attack button, but even when I don’t use a shield, I’ve noticed them dying. So, while that may be one issue of the problem, it’s not the entire problem.
I don’t even have the “Bindings” equipped, just a truncheon…but I think you don’t attack with the shield when you have a truncheon equipped or at least I don’t remember to attack with it
Since you are on SP, did you tweak any settings, or what “level” are you playing. The thrall HP may be reduced, or your damage may be more than “normal”.
Custom, I didn’t see an option to change Thrall’s HP and I did test with the “Player to NPC damage” with the same results (potential thrall dead)…and no mods to change damage or add weapons.
What stat layout are you normally in when thralling? Anything over 10 (1st perk) may be excessive for the low level thrall areas. And possibly, are you using heavy or light attack (both are the same animation for truncheons, but heavy may do more damage???). Otherwise, i am at a loss, as i have not had the issues, but i play officials, so maybe settings are different than most SP games.
