Half Sword: How to Wear Vambraces
Vambraces and cuisses in Half Sword require the correct under layers before they can be equipped. To wear vambraces or cuisses, you must be wearing an arming doublet with no chain sleeves and the correct arming hosen, then hold the armor piece in your hand and hold the matching hand button to equip it. If those conditions are not met, the slots stay blocked and the armor will not attach.
How To Equip Vambraces In Half Sword
Vambraces attach to your arms through arming points on the arming doublet. Pick up the vambrace and hold it in your left or right hand. Hold the matching hand button to equip it.
If nothing happens, your arming doublet is blocking it. The most common issue is chain sleeves still attached. Vambraces cannot be worn over chain sleeves.
Required Clothing For Vambraces
You must wear an arming doublet to unlock the arm armor slots. That arming doublet must be clean of chain upgrades on the arms.
Arming doublet equipped
Chain sleeves removed
No arm armor already occupying the slot
Chainmail on the torso is fine. Only the arm chains cause problems.
How To Equip Cuisses In Half Sword
Cuisses attach to the thighs using arming points on the correct leg clothing. Pick up the cuisses and hold them in your hand. Hold the matching hand button to equip.
If the thigh slots look blocked or covered, your leg clothing is wrong.
Required Clothing For Cuisses
Only specific hosen allow thigh armor. Many trousers and pants block cuisses entirely.
You need the arming hosen, which are all named hosen but easy to spot.
Arming hosen equipped
Built in shoes or soles on the hosen
No conflicting leg armor already equipped
If your pants do not have built in footwear, they are likely the wrong type.
Removing Blocking Armor Pieces
Some armor pieces must be removed or altered before vambraces or cuisses will work.
Remove chain sleeves from arming doublet
Remove conflicting leg armor
Alter gear at the armorsmith if needed
Once removed, the armor slots unlock visually and function normally.
Final Blurb
Vambraces and cuisses in Half Sword are not bugged, they are layered. Wear the correct arming doublet, remove chain sleeves, use proper arming hosen, and equip the armor by hand. Once the layers are right, the system works every time. Until then, the game silently judges your fashion choices.
FAQ
Why are my arm or thigh slots blocked
You are missing required under garments or have chain or armor blocking the slot.
Can I wear chainmail and vambraces together
Yes, as long as the chain is not on the arms.
How do I remove chain sleeves
Use the armorsmith to alter your arming doublet.
Why do some hosen not work
Only arming hosen with built in shoes allow cuisses to be equipped.
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