ParrySense
A client-side parry training tool for Valheim that provides post-impact timing feedback without changing combat mechanics.ParrySense
Learn the timing. Keep the skill.
ParrySense is a lightweight client-side parry training tool for Valheim.
It provides post-impact timing feedback to help you understand when you started blocking relative to Valheim's timed-block window — without changing combat mechanics or making parries easier.
⚔️ Features
- 🎯 Post-impact parry timing feedback
- ⏱️ Timing displayed in milliseconds
- 🔵 TOO EARLY
- 🟢 PARRY
- 🔴 TOO LATE
- 📊 Visual timeline showing Valheim's 250 ms timed-block window
- 🌐 English and French HUD localization
- ⚙️ Configurable HUD position and appearance
- 🎚️ Configurable early and late detection limits
- ⌨️ Toggle training mode with
F8 - 🖥️ Client-side only — no server installation required
🛡️ How It Works
Valheim considers a timed block successful when the block has been active for less than 250 milliseconds when the attack is blocked.
ParrySense observes the timing and displays feedback after the combat interaction.
| Timing | Result |
|---|---|
+360 ms |
🔵 TOO EARLY |
+250 ms |
🔵 TOO EARLY |
+100 ms |
🟢 PARRY |
0 ms |
Impact |
-150 ms |
🔴 TOO LATE |
Positive values mean that blocking started before impact. Negative values mean that blocking started after impact.
The visual timeline represents the real 250 ms timed-block window between 250 ms and Impact.
Timing markers outside the displayed range are visually clamped, while the actual measured timing is still displayed.
🎯 Philosophy
ParrySense is designed as a training aid, not a combat-assistance mod.
It does not:
- increase the parry window
- modify timed-block bonuses
- modify damage or stamina costs
- predict incoming attacks
- automatically block or parry
- alter enemy behavior
- change combat mechanics
Feedback is provided after the relevant combat interaction.
Learn the timing. Keep the skill.
📦 Installation
Mod manager
Install ParrySense through a Valheim-compatible Thunderstore mod manager such as r2modman.
BepInExPack for Valheim is required.
Manual installation
- Install BepInExPack for Valheim.
- Copy
ParrySense.dllintoBepInEx/plugins/. - Start Valheim.
The configuration file is generated automatically after the first launch.
⚙️ Configuration
General
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
Enabled |
true |
Enables or disables ParrySense. |
ToggleKey |
F8 |
Enables or disables the training HUD. |
HUD
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
PositionX |
45 |
PositionY |
160 |
DisplayDuration |
3.0 s |
PanelWidth |
360 |
PanelHeight |
75 |
BackgroundOpacity |
0.45 |
Training
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
TooEarlyLimit |
1.0 s |
Maximum time before impact that can be reported as TOO EARLY. |
TooLateLimit |
0.5 s |
Maximum time after impact that can be reported as TOO LATE. |
OutsideDisplayRangeMs |
250 ms |
Graphical range of each dotted area outside the parry window. |
🌐 Localization
The HUD automatically follows Valheim's selected language for the currently supported languages.
| English | French |
|---|---|
| 🔵 TOO EARLY | 🔵 TROP TÔT |
| 🟢 PARRY | 🟢 PARADE |
| 🔴 TOO LATE | 🔴 TROP TARD |
| PARRY TRAINING: ENABLED | ENTRAÎNEMENT À LA PARADE : ACTIVÉ |
| PARRY TRAINING: DISABLED | ENTRAÎNEMENT À LA PARADE : DÉSACTIVÉ |
Impact and 250 ms remain unchanged.
Currently supported:
- English
- French
🌍 Multiplayer
ParrySense is client-side only.
It does not modify the server or the underlying combat rules, so the server does not need ParrySense installed.
It is intended to work while connecting to a vanilla Valheim server.
⚠️ Limitations
TOO LATE detection is inferred from a recent attacker-sourced damage event followed by the start of blocking.
Because of this, some unusual damage interactions may potentially produce an incorrect late-block association.
Parry and early-block feedback are based directly on Valheim's block timing.
📋 Requirements
- Valheim
- BepInExPack for Valheim
📄 License
ParrySense is released under the MIT License.
