Valheim Foresight

A combat threat assessment mod that enhances your situational awareness by displaying color-coded threat indicators on enemy nameplates. Know at a glance whether you can safely block, need to parry, or should avoid direct engagement.

Features

Real-Time Threat Assessment

Valheim Foresight calculates the effective damage of enemy attacks based on multiple factors:

• Enemy base damage and level
• World difficulty multipliers
• Player count scaling
• Your current armor and shield stats
• Block power vs. Parry power

Four Threat Levels

The mod displays threat levels through color-coded enemy names:

Intelligent Difficulty Scaling

Foresight accounts for Valheim's dynamic difficulty system:

• World progression modifiers
• Multiplayer scaling based on nearby players
• Biome difficulty
• Enemy star levels

Performance Optimized

• Caches threat calculations to minimize performance impact
• Automatic cleanup of distant/dead enemies
• Configurable update intervals

Installation

Requirements

• BepInEx 5.4.2202+
• Valheim

Using a Mod Manager (Recommended)

1. Install r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager
2. Search for "Valheim Foresight"
3. Click Install

Manual Installation

1. Download and install BepInExPack for Valheim
2. Download the latest Valheim.Foresight.dll from releases
3. Extract and place Valheim.Foresight.dll into BepInEx/plugins/ folder
4. Launch the game

Configuration

Configuration file is generated at BepInEx/config/coffeenova.valheim.foresight.cfg after first launch.

Available Settings

• Enable Logs - Toggle mod logging (default: true)
• Debug HUD - Show detailed threat calculation info (default: false)

Usage

Simply play the game normally! Foresight works automatically in the background:

1. Enemy nameplates will be colored based on threat level
2. Check the color before engaging
3. Adjust your combat strategy accordingly

How It Works

Damage Calculation Pipeline

1. Base Damage Detection: Extracts weapon damage from enemy's equipped items or attacks
2. Difficulty Multipliers: Applies world difficulty and player count scaling
3. Defense Simulation: Calculates effective damage after your block/parry power
4. Threat Classification: Compares effective damage to your current HP
5. Visual Feedback: Updates enemy nameplate color

Block vs. Parry

The mod distinguishes between blocking and parrying:

• Block: Uses your shield's base block power
• Parry: Uses 2.5x block power (configurable by shield type)

This is why some attacks show orange (Block Lethal) - they exceed your block power but not your parry power.

Compatibility

Confirmed Compatible

• Server-side compatible (clients without the mod won't see threat colors)
• Works with enemy scaling mods that modify damage
• Compatible with HUD mods

Changelog

All notable changes to Valheim Foresight will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

2.0.1 - 2025-12-28

Fixed

• Fixed multiplayer bug where castbars were not displaying correctly for all players

2.0.0 - 2025-12-26

Added

• Attack Castbar System: Visual castbars display above enemy nameplates showing attack progress and timing
  • Customizable castbar appearance (size, position, colors)
  • Optional attack name and remaining time display
  • Configurable to always show or only during attacks
• Parry Window Indicators: Visual indicators on castbars showing optimal parry timing window
  • Orange indicator shows approaching parry window
  • Turns red when parry window is active
  • Configurable window size (default: 0.25 seconds before impact)
• Defense Strategy Icons: Visual icons recommend best defensive action (block/parry/dodge)
  • Shield icon for safe blocks
  • Parry icon for recommended parries
  • Dodge icon when blocking/parrying won't help
  • Fully customizable size and position
• Intelligent Attack Timing Learning System: Automatically learns and predicts enemy attack timings
  • Pre-learned timing database for 60+ common enemy attacks
  • Adaptive learning algorithm improves predictions over time
  • Maintains statistical data (mean, variance, sample count) for each attack
  • Stores learned data in human-readable YAML format
• Attack Timing Editor UI: In-game editor for managing attack timing data
  • View all learned and prelearned attack timings
  • Edit timing values manually
  • Reset attacks to prelearned defaults
  • Toggle learning on/off per attack
  • Access via configurable hotkey (default: F7)
• Attack Override System: Configure custom attack timings via config file
  • Override specific attack durations
  • Ignore attacks (hide castbar)
  • Map animation aliases for variant attacks
  • Disable parry indicators for specific attacks
• Enhanced Configuration Options: Extensive new config settings
  • Separate sections for threat icons, castbars, attack timing, and colors
  • All colors fully customizable (RGB with alpha)
  • Position and size adjustments for all visual elements
  • Configuration manager integration with proper categorization

Known Issues

• Timing predictions may be less accurate for first few observations of new attacks
• Some boss attacks with complex multi-phase animations may require manual timing overrides
• Parry window may not align perfectly for attacks with highly variable timing

1.0.1 - 2025-12-22

Fixed

• Fixed multiplayer bug where threat was calculated incorrectly
• Fixed mob level not being applied for threat calculation

1.0.0 - 2025-12-12

Added

• Four-tier threat assessment system: Safe (White), Caution (Yellow), Block Lethal (Orange), Danger (Red)
• Color-coded enemy nameplates: Visual indicators show threat level at a glance
• Block damage estimation: Calculates effective damage when blocking attacks
• Parry damage estimation: Simulates damage reduction from successful parries
• World difficulty scaling: Accounts for game progression and world modifiers
• Multiplayer scaling support: Adjusts calculations based on nearby player count
• Configurable settings: Enable/disable logging, debug mode, and detailed attack analysis
• Performance optimization: Threat calculation caching and automatic cleanup system