Description:

Dark Souls II is regularly pointed out as the Dark Souls with the easiest bosses, it has always been a debate within the community and in this mod I have tried to improve that detail.

Taken from the base template of the original creator Jgwman, the difficulty of the easiest bosses (with the help of an impromptu survey with a minimum of 30 participants) or that required a higher difficulty (according to their relevance or role in the game) was readjusted as balanced as possible, in addition to generate a meaningful and fun challenge.

If you are interested in participating in such a survey, here is the link! (this in Spanish)

Each boss fight has been tested in different ways with different builds. I have made two versions, the BOSS version and the OLDAGE version. The BOSS version only changes the difficulty of the bosses. The OLDAGE version changes the difficulty of bosses, balances the difficulty of enemies that are too easy or hard and restores the difficulty of nerfed enemies from the first Dark Souls.

There is a small bug, when increasing the speed of the animations, all the grappling animations of the bosses are broken since they are out of sync, this does not affect the game at all and is purely aesthetic.

OLDAGE version, enemies changes:

Enemies with difficulty changed:

• Gyrm warrior - buff
• Lion warrior - buff
• Syan soldier - buff
• Old knight - buff
• Ice stallion - nerf
• Alonne knight - nerf
• Alonne knight captain - buff
• Dragon acolyte - buff
• Hollow peasant - nerf
• Hunting dog - buff
  

Enemies re-buffed from the first Dark Souls:

• Dogs
• Skeletons
• Rat
  

How to use:

• Download the mod file, extract and choose the version of your choice.
• This mod requires Cheat Engine to work, if it doesn't have it download and install it. cheatengine.org
• Start the game.
• Once the Cheat Engine is installed, open the downloaded .ct (cheat table) file and select the "Yes" option.
• If you have Cheat Engine installed it will automatically open your file there.
• Look for a small box at the bottom where it says "open."
• After a couple of seconds, where Cheat Engine will mark as "not responding", the mod will be activated. Ready ✨?
  

For more details you can consult the page of the creator of the original mod: SotFS SpeedDemon

Important recommendation:

It is highly recommended to combine this mod with the Player Enhancements mod, which improves many player parameters, such as ADP, ring buffs, stamina etc. and also with the Better Music Overhaul mod which gives a totally different feel to boss fights with original soundtracks inspired by Dark Souls III and Bloodborne.

Credits:

This would not be possible without the creation of the original mod by:

• Jgwman63