Perfect Dodges for Hytale
Souls-style dodging: roll, dash or spin just as a hit lands to take no damage and earn a counterattack. By the author of Perfect Parries. Version 0.5.16.
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What this mod does
Perfect Dodges, by narwhals (author of Perfect Parries and Zephyr), adds a souls-style dodge with invulnerability to Hytale. If you dodge at the exact moment you were about to get hit, you don’t take that damage. The file name (0.5.16) is the mod’s version: it’s tagged for 0.6 and was uploaded on October 2, 2026.
What changes in combat
- Four animations: roll, dash, spin and flip. Which one plays depends on where the hit was headed (head, body or legs), or you can lock it to just one.
- After a perfect dodge you get a counterattack with a shorter window.
- Each dodge costs stamina and has a cooldown.
- You can dodge in midair if the server allows it.
Controls and settings
By default it’s triggered with the sprint key or with abilities 2 or 3; each player picks their method with /pd settings. The admin can tweak the cooldown, invulnerability duration, speed, stamina cost and air dodges in /pd admin or in the dodge_config.json file. The last two versions add a particle effect on well-timed dodges, counterattack-ready icons and more config options.
It pairs naturally with Perfect Parries (blocking) and Zephyr (movement) by the same author.
Update (Oct 12, 2026): with Update 7 (0.7) now out, the author has already released a compatible file: version 0.5.17 (October 12, 2026). What’s described on this page was tested with the previous version; check the author’s changelog in case anything has changed.
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Highlights and things to keep in mind
- More technical combat: well-timed dodges negate damage
- Highly configurable per player and per server
- Frequently updated (latest version from October 2, 2026)
- The version number (0.5.x) doesn't indicate the game version; the file is tagged 0.6
- It costs stamina: in long fights you have to pace yourself
- The author's videos show old versions of the mod
Requirements
- Hytale (Early Access) on PC, version 0.7
- No dependencies
How to install it
- Open the Perfect Dodges page on CurseForge and click Install to install it with the CurseForge app, or download the file Perfect Dodges-0.5.17.jar (version for 0.6) from the Files tab.
- If you download it manually, copy the file as is, without unzipping it, into the mods folder: on Windows %APPDATA%\Hytale\UserData\Mods.
- Open Hytale, right-click the world where you want to use it, tick Perfect Dodges in the mod list and save the world settings.
- On a dedicated server, place the file in the server's mods folder and restart it.
- In game, type /pd settings to choose how to trigger the dodge (sprint or abilities 2 and 3) and try it out against an enemy.
Version history
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0.5.1712 Oct 2026Current
File for Hytale 0.7 (Update 7)
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0.5.162 Oct 2026
Particles on well-timed dodges, new midair speed setting, better counterattack detection and a fix for a duplicated sound
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0.5.1519 Sep 2026
Counterattack-ready icons, option to dodge only while moving and new stamina and counterattack settings
Common problems
I press sprint and don't dodge
Check the trigger method with /pd settings. The old mode (sprint and walk on the same key) is still available, but it doesn't allow midair dodges.
How do I change the invulnerability duration or stamina cost?
With /pd admin or by editing dodge_config.json in the mod's config folder (you need admin permissions).
Is it compatible with Perfect Parries?
They're by the same author and designed to be combined: one for blocking and the other for dodging.
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