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.
⚠️ This mod is not compatible with other dual wield mods.
The mod introduces a new skill called:
DualWield
This skill determines how effective the off‑hand weapon becomes during combat.
When dual wielding, the left‑hand weapon receives a damage penalty.
The scaling increases gradually as the skill improves.
This system ensures that dual wielding starts weaker but becomes more effective with practice.
The secondary attack changes behavior when dual wielding.
This creates a risk vs reward mechanic where players can spend additional stamina to deal full dual weapon damage.
Spears behave differently when used with dual wielding.
This prevents conflicts with Valheim's spear mechanics.
Not compatible with:
Running multiple dual wield systems at the same time will cause conflicts.
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.
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