Valor Mortis combat basics: parries, dashes and finishers

The developer adds new critical attacks for the Rapier and Saber. The notice supplies no trigger windows, damage values or new optimal setup; the older demo distinctions below remain dated context, not a test of these new attacks.

These are the developer's patch notes, not Kingy measurements. The notes give no frame counts or before-and-after numbers.

In the July demo update, the developer distinguishes the Rapier from the Sabre: the Rapier defends through perfect parries and can target weakpoints without a firearm. A tactic described for one weapon therefore should not be assumed to work identically with another.

That statement explains the demo design. It does not prove the final Rapier's damage, defensive timing or optimal setup. Check the weapon description in the build you are actually playing.

Developer feedback posts discuss clearer windups and audio cues, more distinct block/parry feedback, revised bindings and target-lock behavior. The later August update also identifies readability and hitbox range as improvement areas.

Those are development goals rather than measured results. Kingy's suggested first practice is to identify one attack's visual and audio cue, try the available defensive action, and compare a success with a failure. Keep the weapon and assist settings the same while learning.