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<div class="hf-directory-title">The hitbox is simpler than the soldier model you see on screen.</div>
<div class="hf-directory-text">Holdfast does not use a perfect limb-by-limb hit shape for every pose. For normal player combat, think of the target as a simple body collider that follows the player stance and position, with weapon spread, movement, latency, and timing deciding the rest.</div>
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<div class="hf-directory-fact"><span>Best mental model</span>A simple capsule or box-style body collider.</div>
<div class="hf-directory-fact"><span>Animations</span>Weapon and body animations do not reshape the hitbox by themselves.</div>
<div class="hf-directory-fact"><span>Stances</span>Crouching, and likely sitting, change the character's stance and therefore the space they occupy.</div>
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This page is about player hit detection in normal combat. Horses, ships, artillery, buildables, and world objects use their own collision rules.
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The player hitbox is best understood as a simple body collider rather than a detailed outline of the uniform, arms, weapon, backpack, or headgear. In practice, this means:

* A tall hat, plume, weapon, or flapping coat should not be treated as a guaranteed hit area.
* The safest target is the center mass of the body, especially with muskets and pistols.
* Close misses around limbs, weapons, and decorative clothing can look strange because the visual model is more detailed than the collider.
* A shot that appears close on your screen may still miss because of weapon spread, projectile travel, movement, and server timing.

There is no official in-game hitbox overlay, so this page describes the useful player-facing behavior rather than a pixel-perfect diagram.
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Animations and stances are easy to confuse. The important distinction is that a combat animation is not the same thing as a new hitbox shape.

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{{!}} '''Running, reloading, aiming, or swinging''' {{!}}{{!}} The animation changes how the soldier looks, but it does not create a custom hit shape for every moving limb.
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{{!}} '''Crouching''' {{!}}{{!}} Crouching changes the player's stance and lowers the space the player occupies.
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{{!}} '''Sitting''' {{!}}{{!}} Sitting should be treated similarly to crouching: the visible stance changes, so the practical target changes too.
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{{!}} '''Gestures and roleplay animations''' {{!}}{{!}} Do not rely on decorative animation movement as cover. Aim for the main body position.
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If a player leans visually through motion, turns during a swing, or performs an emote, aim at the body mass rather than chasing the weapon, arms, or cloth.
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Hitbox behavior matters most when the target is moving, crouched, partly behind cover, or fighting at close range.

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'''For firearms:''' center-mass shots are the most reliable. Muskets and pistols have enough spread that aiming at the edge of a model is rarely worth it. Rifles and carbines reward more precise aim, but the same basic target priority still applies.

'''For melee:''' block direction, release timing, reach, and player position are more important than the exact visual path of the blade or bayonet. If a strike looks like it barely clipped someone, the server is resolving the attack from the combat state, not from every animated point on the weapon.
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Use these habits when a shot or swing feels confusing:

* Aim for the torso unless you have a clear, close, controlled shot.
* Do not aim at hats, weapons, loose clothing, or the outer edge of an animation.
* Against crouched players, lower your aim to match the body, not the standing head height.
* When fighting through fences, windows, palisades, ship rails, or rocks, assume the world collision may matter as much as the target.
* If you are missing a moving player, lead less by the visible limb position and more by the player's center path.
* In melee, keep your crosshair and movement focused on the opponent's body rather than the weapon trail.
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Relevant combat and collision changes:

* '''0.40:''' Crouched strikes remained in hold position longer, making crouched melee timing more readable.
* '''1.x:''' Horse collision and horse hitbox adjustments improved mounted interaction reliability.
* '''4.00:''' Age of Sail-era player animation and networking improvements made the visible character line up more closely with the live hit area than older builds.
* '''5.x:''' Weapon balance, projectile readability, melee timing fixes, and controller indicators improved how combat feedback feels, even though the basic player hitbox remains a simple body collider.
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Xarkanoth at 17:00, 7 July 2026