Reviewing MY OWN SWORD!!! Imperious full design analysis and Calimacil replica review 

As expected!

I was just about suggesting it in Discord XD

HEEEY!!! Well we might just have to work something out ^_^ Keep up the great work fellas!

How hard is to make aluminium sword with steel edges ? ( or is it impossible ? )

That would be an interesting video to watch

great as long as we don't add the artist as well

One is fanboying over the other, and both are fanboying over Calimacil's ability to pull it off so well.

@@demoncet1998 yeah

@@demoncet1998 Yeah, you might as well summon Jazza at that point.

Ha! Well if that’s not a confirmation I don’t know what is

I don't have any friends because they are ashamed of the videos I upload. Are they really that bad, dear sir

Probably on par to when he saw That Works comment on this video x)

@@AxxLAfriku bad, I think they’re hilarious LoL, that’s a compliment

add to that him finding out his design was among the first to incorporate a tip like that.

It's weightless by design, every other weapon in game has weight, the creator just removed Its weight to be book accurate

@@finnsweeney2604 It’s VR. Everything in VR is weightless. Unless the controllers have started using mass effect field technology while I wasn’t looking.

@@AngryBoozer nah, nah, I mean that the game lags your character's arm behind if its a heavy object to simulate the weight. Though I understand why it would seem like that I did word that pretty badly

@@AngryBoozer If you use a greatsword and you have weapon physics on hard instead of soft (or whatever the settings were),you won’t be able to hold it with one hand, it’ll forcefully bend your avatar’s wrist. If you swing it it’ll lag behind. Thats what they mean by weight.

Phalanx shad

i'm new here, but love the dozen or so videos i've seen thus far - is shad aware of the US home shopping network infomercials from the 90's/00's selling mall ninja shit??? - because this gave off strong vibes of that, but self aware, and actually a quality product... but still i just watched a half hour infomercial of a dude selling swords lol

My first instinct was also "sword breaker!"

Same!

So far only one with a graphic novelization on the way. Finished the book in 25ish hours for the first read through, which dosen't happen all that often for me, maby 30 to 50 times total that I can remember, out of thousands. Yes 1,064 during the 3 years of high school and 2 years of junior high.

@@jmoneyjoshkinion4576 dang I should check it out…

It’s a good read

If you like Brandon Sanderson's stuff then you'll probably like shadow of the conqueror. It goes pretty hard on the antihero redemption arc. I highly recommend it.

I listened to it on audible and it was great! The main character is a riot

I had the same cravings as you. When I saw the Kickstarter, I had just gotten a raise and decided to treat myself. I knew it would probably come to the public eventually but I had fallen in love with Imperious and couldn't of stopped myself even if I wanted to.

Would a layer of pyrite be possible?

@@blackmephistopheles2273 I have no real knowledge of metallurgy. My uneducated guess is that bonding a brittle mineral to an elastic metall would not work well, though. Adding a layer of brass or gold would probably be far easier.

@@blackmephistopheles2273 pyrite is extremely weak though isn’t it?

@@sparkthefloofyprotogen3556, minerals are typically ceramics (rock) and as a group of materials, they are almost uniformly brittle. It's extremely unusual to find a non-brittle ceramic and it almost always takes special processing or composite crafting to use them in functions that require non-brittle materials. To better describe what "brittle" means, you need to understand the difference between the mechanical terms of "strength" and "toughness". Strength is how inelastic a material is, requiring more force to stretch or compress. Plastic is weak, metal is pretty strong, and ceramics are often extremely strong (generally speaking). Toughness is how much warping a material can withstand before failing. Plastics are very tough compared to their strength, metals are extremely tough in general, and ceramics are not tough at all (aka brittle). So with those terms in mind, pyrite is moderately strong, but brittle like other ceramics. If it was applied to the outside of a tool that is needed for tough and strong work (like a sword), then it could withstand the first few blows, but it would begin chipping off your sword pretty quickly with every additional use. Now, if you're looking for a strong, golden metal, then I would point you at the copper-beryllium alloy, which if memory serves has the same strength as stainless steel but with exceptional corrosion resistance. If you're looking for a metal that could feasibly replace titanium as a cheap alternative with nearly the same properties, then I would point you to the new ductile steel-aluminum alloy. Historically, this alloy has been known for being as strong and light as titanium at 1/10th the price... but brittle (a fatal flaw). However, a university recently discovered that with the addition of about 23% various trace metals it avoids the brittle phases and compounds, and retains its ductility and flexibility. Now it just needs a new surface layer that improves its corrosion resistance and we'll have an industry-disrupting material. For instance, every car could get over 100 mpg with this kind of building material.

@@sparkthefloofyprotogen3556 normally, sure. However, since it's IRON sulphide, and iron, like Liam Neeson "has a particular set of skills"....

It's oogly af and it looks like something Poseidon would buy at the adult shop if he was a chick when she wanted to create rogue waves.

@@itsyourenotyour9101 But that’s an aesthetic opinion, not a functional one. A weird looking sword can still cut.

That was pretty much my thought. The structure was a little embellished compared to what one would want in mass production, but I didn't see anything functionally wrong with the design. Makes a fine sword for a standout character in a visual medium.

Its esientially a short rapier. Properly made from steel it will be in a useable weight range if not a bit of a chopper

The spiked guard looks like it would easily snag on the wearer's clothing or stab it's wearer while worn. Imagine trying to draw in a hurry and it catches your left sleeve or cloak. Or stabbing yourself while trying to sit down One can still appreciate its tactical utility in combat however

I do recommend the book though. Especially if you like Brandon Sanderson’s work. Shad seems to have been greatly inspired by Sanderson.

There are german LArpsuppliers who could do this for you. Even with (personal opinion) better looking blades and better made handles than Calimacils

Were you a crystal light sword user in a previous life?

that's so nice to hear. I don't wanna be annoying but I would just suggest that if you really do find yourself having a good time with this audiobook maybe try some other popular fantasy books in audio form after this? You never know. You might end up really liking it! Some of the stuff that inspired Shad is Brandon Sanderson's works, so Mistborn or the Stormlight Archives, The Wheel of Time (which is narrated by the same people, I'm going through it now and they did an awesome job!), and of course, the grandfather of it all, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. I would just encourage you to keep going after you finish Shad's book. There are so many wonderful stories that have yet to be adapted and you can only get by reading or listening to them. Either way, happy to hear a new person is enjoying the medium. Cheers!

Understandable. I also used to dislike reading. I got into reading more with visual novels while I was off work with an injury. They were the only games I could play in bed and put down any time. I like anime so I transferred to manga and light novels. Shadow of the Conqueror was my first audiobook and that was my gateway into longer novels like Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I find I comprehend some words better when I hear them and the informal writing in light novels is much more comprehensible to me while reading. In the latter case I read much faster so its less of a chore and I dont stop to reread a sentence or two to understand it. You may be the same in this regard.

@@TheDiabeticGameMaster Yeah, I’ve heard a lot of good things about the wheel of time and the lord of the rings, so I think I will likely give those a try as well. Listening to audiobooks has been so much easier than trying to read a book normally though, so I’ll definitely get them in that format. It’s so much more engaging, and I don’t have to deal with eye strain or wear my glasses which is great :D

Lars Anderson has that as his Zombie Hunter Arrows. And yes, it does have some inspiration from bird hunting

Come to think of it, yeah. Ever seen some of the early tompson SMGs? Their recievers were "blued" Not as blue as imperous, but bluer than their later incarnations. Hell. You can go through a process, with aluminium to make it whatever colour ya want. Not sure if it works on steel, but would be a cool way to do things.

@@Destroyer_V0 To my knowledge, there are at least two ways how you can blue steel: either by blueing it through temperature or through treating it with chemicals. If memory serves right, Men at Arms did this for LotRs Sting (and I think for the Minecraft diamondsword).

ah. I'd forgotten I needed to watch that.

Aluminium could be see-through, that's sort of crystal like...transparent aluminium us used for bulletproof glass, iirc.

@@daddyleon transparent aluminum is more of an aluminum based ceramic than actual aluminum. Its aluminum oxynitride. Instead of blueing aluminum you would anodize it. Anodized aluminum can result in many different colors. It's a cool process. I recommend looking it up.

Brandon Sanderson's 10 year anniversary books I believe. If you're talking about the ones to the right of EotW. Fantastic books, everyone needs to read them.

@@zenex1741 Indeed, thanks 😊

@@zenex1741 The pricing for the The Mistborn Trilogy, Dragonsteel Limited Editions is a bit hefty, more than 1300 US$

I can see Shadow of the Conqueror, Les Mis, and The Way of Kings Prime

@@silversurfer8818 I mean you could just buy the paperbacks :P

Some of the designs dont conform to people s soul memories. Some swords are familiar to souls and thus they feel an affinity for it. Crystal swords would be thinner and lighter. Much like a lightsaber.

I feel the same way, specially as I age I prefer simple, business like weapons. Still love some fantasy weapons or even ornate ones (the Dragonslayers from Berserk will ever had a place in my heart), but stuff like munition swords,daos and machetes have that air than makes them gorgeous to my eyes. One of my prefered swords is the 1728 cavalry sword, just the right amoung of decoration to practicality.

@@karimsonsafehold9233 How can a sword be familiar to a soul? It's a sword.

@@KingNedya if souls take trips to and from, as some believe, you may remember fondly a certain pattern from previous trips

@@iwatchyoutubealot I still don't see how swords relate to that. Especially concerning fantasy swords, because the point is that they didn't exist in real life, so you can't recognize something that's never existed before. Plus, as utterly fascinating as I find the idea of souls (I even use them _very_ extensively in my own writing), I don't really think I personally believe in them.

That's probably the best part of imperious, to calamacil? It could more or less serve as a prototype for more rapier like weapons, and also further refine their existing stuff.

Yes, I knew ther must be an example of it. Thanks for saving me the research. also you have a couple typos there you might want to fix.

@@Brex10 tbh its not my native language, typing in it is hard for me lmao

@@fregulski8268 I understand, just pointing it out, even as someone who is native to the language mistakes like that are easy to make, no worries.

@@Brex10 ez, thanks for spotting them tbh, o7

soooo humble. He still comes across to me (in this one) like a TV telemarketer. Good business for Kalamassil, that name was dropped so often they should get lots of calls. I hope that the innovations they invested in, pay off when doing mass-production.

You can have a partner use Imperious with the background of being a former enemy to you but y’all have become allies (possibly reluctantly). That way you can keep your aesthetic and build some mythos to rocking with someone with the opposite aesthetic. Or you could give it to a lady friend and model yourselves as warrior priests to the sun and moon gods.

But Shad says it's available in a steel-looking finish.

There’s still the sun emblem and coloring of the hilt, though

@@dillonherrington2553 Theoretically if you don't mind making some... ehem, alterations, you could remove the spikes.

I suppose you’re right, Unknown AU Chara, lol

One must self reflect to see one's flaws

I have custom made LARP swords with carbon cores. At 105 cm length, such a weapon with a core thinner than 6mm becomes a floppy noodle. 6mm is safe but flexes a lot, 7mm is the sweet spot. 8mm is rigid enough to parry heavy LARP lances. A 2mm carbon fibre blade might have some rigidity in the plane of the blade, but it will be very floppy in the other. A carbon fiber blade as you suggest will never be LARP safe either. They will end up shattering when repeatedly impacting another carbon fibre blade, sending bits of carbon fibre all around. And they are hard and will hurt badly when impacting unprotected targets.

@@KoenvanGorpAstronomy I meant cosplay, not role play. I was just typing it while Shad was talking about LARPing.

@@kevinj9059 Fair enough, for cosplay carbon fiber would work.

I kinda want to as well for hipster cred so I can say I liked it before it was big lol.

Alternatively, you could just round off the tips of the conical "sun rays" to make them a bit safer. It will have the added benefit of making them lighter, but just as functional as before.

Well kinda you see if you smith a sword that way with the intent to make you a better swordsman wielding this sword makes you a better swordsman but it also kinda can kill you as it is connected to the live of the smith

If it is based on Fey lore from Ireland for example it nullifies magic rather than absorb it.

@@sergeantsharkseant infusing a weapon with the life power of a magician could be a different case I reckon but it's an interesting idea

@@02UltiMATE02 If I remember correctly, he used the term absorbing/sucking in, and I think one can conclude that the magic will still be present in the metal item

I may be mistaken but i think the sword is actually made of Wood but the sunforging makes it incredibly powerful. Mayhaps i forgot or misheard something during my listen to the audiobook, but i thought that was one of its secrets, which i think there are still a few about the sword that were not revealed in the first book.

Hope so. Also tf Jihan. edit: it's a bot.

@Malaeka Jihan🌟 get out of here bot.

Tbf, Dark Souls has its fair share of flamboyant and colorful weaponry and swords. Queelags sword and the Moonlight Greatsword both come to mind.

I think if it was a lighter blue it might look a bit better and you can definitely get colors out of metals like blue. However we also don't have a way to make a crystalline sword so paint jobs are probably the closest to getting it looking semi realistic.

Same issue, take a look at the steel color one on calimasil, looks great.

Couldnt agree more, throwing a sword(even a damaged one) seems to be a major mishandling.

The entire point of LARP toys is to act in ways that are usually deadly, without getting hurt, because the toys absorb the forces. Thus a LARP toy that can cause hurt is contrary to it's purpose and it's basic promise to users.

But with enough intent behimd the user it could still be used to hurt someone, even if it couldnt do so in a mortally wounding way. It is still a weapon and the user is in control of it.

​@@johndododoe1411 You shouldn't expect LARP-weapons to have absolutely no potential to do damage. That might be the ideal, but mosts ideal are factually unattainable and this one is no exception. And as with any other object, those who use them should always be mindful as what can be done safely and what shouldn't be done because of the potential unintentionally harm people.

@@RisefromyourGRAVE It seems that you're saying that it works by intention, so likely creating it with the desire to kill should be enough.

​@@daindreska8206 Well it's more what it's designed to do. You can intend a sword to be a fluffy pillow all you want but that's just not what a sword is designed to be. A strand of anything is just too ambiguous of an object, so it likely wouldn't be better at anything specific, except maybe sew things together if it's sewing thread. I guess you could make a garotte, but that's made for strangling and not cutting.

@@Koushakur If the sword shape is absolutely necessary do you think it could be made of thin paper. Many types are less than 0.1mm which would make for exceptionally easy cutting if made solid.

@@daindreska8206 @Duker maybe the retcon should have been making it from glass?

@@RisefromyourGRAVE We do know that people can be sun-forged, so that's at least one example that something flexible might remain flexible. On the other hand super thin metal would be ridiculously flexible but obviously that is not the case with the swords depicted in his book. If we knew the reason he switched materials it would probably help a lot with figuring out how this all works.

I thought the same thing

One way to nerf a protagonist i Guess :b plot Armor only work against enemies, but not himself