Short guide to help you understand clinch mechanics.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Guides:
Mechanics
Sorted out how clinch works and want to share this info with beginners. As it is not described in in-game help notes, might be useful for those who just started the game.
To get in a clinch you need to close the distance with your opponent which triggers clinch automatically.
To win the clinch you HAVE to press one of the attack buttons as soon as possible after getting in a clinch (main attack- LMB, peircing/alternative attack – RMB or special attack – F).
Chances of winning the clinch depend on the difference between yours and your opponent strength and perks (maybe from the type of an armor and general combat skill).
So don’t think you do something wrong when you lose all clinches at the beginning. I’ve started to get an upper hand in some clinches when i hit 10-12 strenght and got the “Clinch Master” perk in the strength tree.
Here is the description of the possible attacks in a clinch:
Unarmed
- Main – push in head with left hand
- Piercing – knee kick to the head
- Special – twist the elbow
Weapon with no shield
- Main – kick and push
- Piercing- hit with the fist/handle of a weapon
- Special – push with hand
1h + Shield
- Main – kick and push
- Piercing- hit with the handle of a weapon
- Special – hit with the fron edge of a shield
Many thanks for this, it’s really helpful.