About this mod
Skip the tutorial! Skip the PVE! Make a tournament-ready character from scratch in less than ten minutes! This mod aims to make getting into high level pvp a fast and simple task while providing a refreshing and streamlined pvp experience optimized for competitive or casual play without the need for external tools.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
You can do this by making a copy of DRAKS0005.sl2 (Located in Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls) and then renaming the copy to something you can remember for later. You frankly won't need a mule or prepared save for this mod, though, so you can always just rename DRAKS0005.sl2 to back up your save and allow the game to generate a fresh one.
!!!YOUR GAME NEEDS TO BE UNPACKED IN ORDER TO PLAY!!!
If you have a bunch of dvdbnd files in your DATA folder, you must download and run UnpackDarkSoulsForModding.exe while it is in your DATA folder before installing this mod. See Requirements.
The use of this mod is generally intended to expedite and enhance character building along with duels and fight clubs - please use this mod responsibly, as it is completely compatible with un-modded PTDE.
NEW PVP ARENAS
Each Arena can be accessed via Wishbone (Custom Arenas).
- Final Destination - 1:1 scale of the Undead Burg arena, but without pillars, gaps in the walls, or shit all over the floor.
- Handy Place - a circular arena with no walls. Perhaps the new competitive standard. Careful not to fall!
- Super Bowl - a circular arena surrounded by a moat of lava. Leaving the arena is permitted.
NEW NPC
Dasmins is a unique and fully voiced NPC who sells every consumable, every ring, every key item, infinite copies of every spell (except covenant spells, he only sells one of each), and every single piece of weapon/piece of armor (maxed out upgrades, every infusion). All weapons/armor are fully upgraded and infused with crystal where applicable. He can also teach you every emote in the game. Careful not to piss him off. His AI is okay but his magic damage is multiplied by 69.
NEW BOSS
Super Secret Havelmom Great Club boss is impossible to beat! Or is he......? I'd tell you how to find him, but... well... *cough* it's a secret lol. If you do end up finding him, well done... well... he's in the well guys.
NEW ITEMS
- Dragon Blood is an infinite use consumable which allows toggling Undead/No Death on and off. This item will visually indicate when HP has reached 1 while active and then fully heal its user while also restoring spell use completely. This item is awarded if the character does not yet own it. Does not protect from particularly nasty falls.
- Left Foot is an infinite use consumable which replaces Firebomb. It deals 666 magic damage to anything within 100 meters. Makes setting up fight clubs lightning quick, but be careful not to spam; doing so will kill any NPC. Found anywhere Firebombs are normally found.
- Wishbone is an infinite use consumable which allows warping to every bonfire in Lordran. This item is awarded if the character does not yet own it.
- Eye of Undeath is an infinite use consumable and its use is restricted to the custom arenas. Only the host can use it. Reward for defeating Havelmom Great Club. Using it will spawn a simplified version of the Havelmom Great Club boss directly in the center of the arena for 30 seconds. Only one use per loading screen.
FEATURES
- Skips the Asylum entirely. Upon character creation, the player will be warped to Firelink and will be awarded most items a pvp character would need (most consumables, all key items, all rings relevant to any pvp character, 999 of every arrow/bolt, etc.). Grab your gear from Dasmins, level up at the bonfire, then wishbone to the arenas!
- Red Sign Soapstone, Blue Eye Orb, Red Eye Orb, and Cracked Red Eye orb no longer require you to be in human form.
- Blue Eye Orb, Red Eye Orb, Eye of Death, and Cat Covenant Ring no longer have covenant requirements.
- Eye of Death can now be used by hosts engaged in multiplayer.
- Infinite Durability for all weapons/armor.
- Permanent 99 Humanity.
- A ludicrous amount of souls will be awarded to the player upon every death.
- Gesture Cancel.
- Certain consumables are now infinite use: Green Blossom, Divine Blessing, (Blooming) Purple/Bloodred Moss Clump, Purging Stone, Egg Vermifuge, Repair Powder, (Poison) Throwing Knife, (Black) Firebomb, Dung Pie, Alluring Skull, Lloyd's Talisman, (Charcoal/Gold/Rotten) Pine Resin, Humanity, and Prism Stone.
- Divine Blessings now restore spells and remove the effects of Green Blossom.
- Bloodstains are no longer a thing.
- Oswald Exoneration will now occur upon every death.
- Reverse Hollowing function is now instant at a bonfire.
- Twin Humanities is now Restore Humanity - reverses hollowing (infinite use, not useable in MP).
- Newly created characters will receive basically every relevant key item, consumable/useable, arrows/bolts, and rings. Some items which have not been included can be immediately picked up in Firelink (e.g., Humanity on the well, Firebomb in the ruins) or purchased from Dasmins.
- Community Easter Eggs added (2).
- Auto-Traversal™ is a slightly buggy way to expedite fight club rotation. It's kind of a work in progress, and it has a 95% chance to not do anything quirky.
TIPS
Lloyd’s Talisman is now capable of penetrating collision for 0.1 seconds. This allows hosts to initiate fights in the arenas, since their dugouts are surrounded by invisible walls.
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
If you haven't already, BACK UP YOUR SAVE FIRST. You can do this by making a copy of DRAKS0005.sl2 (Located in Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls) and then renaming the copy to something you can remember for later. You frankly won't need a mule or prepared save for this mod, though, so you can always just rename DRAKS0005.sl2 to back up your save and allow the game to generate a fresh one.
NOTE: If your game has already been unpacked, you may skip steps 1-3. You'll know if it needs to be unpacked if your DATA folder has a bunch of dvdbnd files in it.
1. Place UnpackDarkSoulsForModding.exe inside the DATA folder of your current Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition installation.
2. Run UnpackDarkSoulsForModding.exe as an administrator while it is in your DATA folder (Right-Click > Run as administrator).
3. Allow the script to initialize and then answer Y to the prompt (type Y, then press ENTER). The unpacker will take up to several minutes to do its thing. Please allow it to finish before closing the window.
4. Drag/Drop the included DATA folder into your current Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition installation. Replace everything.
5. Launch the game and enjoy.
UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Drag/Drop the contents of the Uninstall folder into your current Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition installation. Replace everything.