⚔️ Balrond Dual Mastery - Mod Documentation

Overview

Balrond Dual Mastery introduces a new combat mechanic to Valheim that allows players to dual wield two one‑handed weapons simultaneously while progressing through a dedicated Dual Wield skill.

Inspired by the Smoothbrain's DualWield mod and Rusty's Dual Wielder mod, this implementation focuses on separate weapon calculations, skill-based scaling, and a custom attack animation system designed specifically for dual wield gameplay.

Players can equip two one‑handed weapons and perform attacks using a special dual wield animation that combines both weapons into a single combat flow that speed,rang and angle depends on weapons used.

As players gain experience with the Dual Wield skill, the effectiveness of the off‑hand weapon gradually improves.

⚠️ This mod must be installed on both the server and all clients for multiplayer environments.

✨ Key Features

• ⚔️ Dual wield two one‑handed weapons
• 🧠 New Dual Wield skill that improves off‑hand weapon damage
• 🎬 Custom dual wield attack animation
• ⚖️ Independent damage calculation for each weapon
• 🔋 Secondary attack with increased stamina cost
• 🗡 Off‑hand penalty that improves as the skill levels up
• 🌐 Translation support
• 🔧 No configuration required

⚠️ This mod is not compatible with other dual wield mods.

⚔️ Dual Wield Skill

The mod introduces a new skill called:

DualWield

This skill determines how effective the off‑hand weapon becomes during combat.

Off‑Hand Damage Scaling

When dual wielding, the left‑hand weapon receives a damage penalty.

• At Skill 0 → Off‑hand damage = 50%
• At Skill 100 → Off‑hand damage = 75%

The scaling increases gradually as the skill improves.

This system ensures that dual wielding starts weaker but becomes more effective with practice.

⚔️ Combat Behavior

Primary Attack

• Uses a custom dual wield animation
• Both weapons attack in sequence
• Damage from each weapon is calculated independently
• Off‑hand weapon damage is reduced based on the skill modifier

Secondary Attack

The secondary attack changes behavior when dual wielding.

• ❌ Weapons lose their original special attack
• ⚡ Secondary attack is same as primary but removes the off‑hand penalty
• 🔋 Higher stamina cost is applied

This creates a risk vs reward mechanic where players can spend additional stamina to deal full dual weapon damage.

🗡 Weapon Rules

• Players can equip two one‑handed weapons
• Both weapons will participate in the attack animation
• Off‑hand weapon damage is reduced by default

Spear Exception

Spears behave differently when used with dual wielding.

• If a spear is equipped with another one‑handed weapon:
  • The spear becomes the dominant weapon
  • Combat behaves like vanilla spear usage
  • After throwing the spear, the off‑hand weapon automatically moves to the main hand

This prevents conflicts with Valheim's spear mechanics.

⚠️ Compatibility Notes

• ✔ Works in singleplayer
• ✔ Works in multiplayer
• ✔ Requires installation on server and clients
• ✔ Compatible with translation systems

Not compatible with:

• ❌ Other dual wield mods

Running multiple dual wield systems at the same time will cause conflicts.

📂 Installation

Install using your preferred mod manager or manually place the files into:

BepInEx/plugins

If the mod includes translations:

BepInEx/config

Restart the game after installation.

💬 Support & Feedback

Join the community:

Balrond's Den Discord
https://discord.gg/Jfp8T5N7Pv

Support development:

https://ko-fi.com/balrond1020

🧾 Changelog