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About this mod
Light overhaul featuring upgraded classes, new starting gifts, more merchant wares and enhanced gameplay.
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Description
Welcome to the Plus Mod page, a light overhaul mod for DS2 made to enhance the player experience with several QoL improvements!
From new classes based on upgrades from vanilla, new meaningful starting gifts choices, several merchant expansions, and more!
Designed to work in a fresh save and, as with other DS2 gameplay mods, it's recommended to play offline to prevent online ban.
The mod already activates offline mode by itself, but you can also check out this Steam Guide for more information.
Gameplay Changes
- Player character's movement improved, for more swift and agile feeling gameplay/combat. They are as follows, all in slight increases:
Overall move speed, less stamina consumption, roll/dodge speed, jump height, ladder climbing speed and fall damage threshold.
- A few early game weapons now have 5 more points of durability (e.g. Scimitar, Falchion, Infantry Axe, Foot Soldier Sword).
- Pyromancies had their total amount of casts increased, mostly resembling DS1's (e.g. Combustion 10>15, Fire Orb 4>6).
- Select equipment has had their descriptions and/or names changed (e.g. 'Iron Parma' is now 'Eastern Parma').
- Axes now holster to the hip instead of the back, being more consistent with the other Souls entries.
(Moveset, damage and stat requirements of all weapons remain the same as vanilla)
Improved Classes
Freelancer
Revamped Warrior class now starting with one weapon of each physical type and better stats (including much better roll I-frames).
SL14
VGR: 8
END: 6
VIT: 6
ATN: 3
STR: 15
DEX: 12
ADP: 7
INT: 5
FTH: 5
Equipment: Standard Helm/Leather Set, Longsword, Morning Star, Rapier, Eastern Parma
Items: Lifegem x10, Poison Moss x5
Crusader
A proper Knight class with their robust armor, 100% physical block shield and a pre-upgraded sword for unmatched durability.
SL14
VGR: 12
END: 6
VIT: 8
ATN: 4
STR: 12
DEX: 7
ADP: 8
INT: 3
FTH: 5
Equipment: Full Knight Set, Broadsword (+2), Royal Kite Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Repair Powder x3
Mercenary
The Swordsman class reworked into a falconer Mercenary based on DS3's, very agile while still having high dexterity.
SL12
VGR: 5
END: 8
VIT: 4
ATN: 5
STR: 7
DEX: 16
ADP: 10
INT: 6
FTH: 4
Equipment: Full Falconer Set, Scimitar (+1) x2, Short Bow, Golden Falcon Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Throwing Knife x10, Wood Arrow x55
Outlaw
Much stronger Bandit, sporting higher physical damage with their axe while still retaining ranged options with their crossbow.
SL12
VGR: 10
END: 7
VIT: 10
ATN: 3
STR: 17
DEX: 6
ADP: 5
INT: 2
FTH: 4
Equipment: Full Bandit Set, Battle Axe, Light Crossbow, Wooden Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Firebomb x10, Heavy Bolt x35
Bishop
Not changed much from vanilla Cleric, has a few general upgrades so that it feels much better to play right from the start.
SL12
VGR: 9
END: 3
VIT: 7
ATN: 10
STR: 12
DEX: 5
ADP: 3
INT: 4
FTH: 12
Equipment: White Priest Robe/Imported Garments, Mace, Cleric's Sacred Chime, Blue Wooden Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Gold Pine Resin x3
Spells: Heal
Scholar
More combat capable Sorcerer, with their combination of thrusting sword and shield mostly reminiscent of DeS's Royalty class.
SL12
VGR: 5
END: 4
VIT: 3
ATN: 12
STR: 5
DEX: 12
ADP: 6
INT: 14
FTH: 4
Equipment: Black Hollow Mage Robe/Imported Garments, Mail Breaker, Sorcerer's Staff, Small Leather Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Aromatic Ooze x3
Spells: Soul Arrow
Vagrant
Good old Pyromancer class from yore, with a different name signifying their hardships to keep the art of fire alive after DS1.
SL10
VGR: 7
END: 6
VIT: 4
ATN: 14
STR: 9
DEX: 3
ADP: 6
INT: 7
FTH: 7
Equipment: Full Tattered Cloth Set, Infantry Axe, Pyromancy Flame (+1), Crimson Parma
Items: Lifegem x10, Charcoal Pine Resin x3
Spells: Fireball x2
Deprived
Still mostly the same as their vanilla Deprived cousin, few equipment but the honor of also keeping a Pharros' Lockstone.
SL01
VGR: 6
END: 6
VIT: 6
ATN: 6
STR: 6
DEX: 6
ADP: 6
INT: 6
FTH: 6
Equipment: Prisoner's Hood/Waistcloth, Broken Straight Sword, Foot Soldier Shield
Items: Dung Pie x10, Pharros' Lockstone
Starting Gifts
Nothing: Nothing.
Magical Ring: Life Ring is now replaced with the Dispelling Ring.
Journey Wares: Improved to Human Effigy x5 and also gives Homeward Bone x5.
Healing Wares: Lifegem/Poison Moss vanilla, Radiant Lifegem x5, Old Radiant Lifegem removed.
Firebomb Pack: Replacing the Homeward Bone gift, this option grants Firebomb x7 and Black Firebomb x5.
Tree Products: Improved to Seed of a Tree of Giants x2 and this option also gives one Fragrant Branch of Yore.
Ascetic Spices: Besides the vanilla Bonfire Ascetic, this option also grants one of each simpleton/skeptic spice.
Smooth Stones: Improved to Small Smooth & Silky Stone x3, Smooth & Silky Stone x2, Petrified Something vanilla.
Merchant Wares
Several merchants now have upgraded stocks, both when first met and some revealing even more wares as progress is made.
The changes are numerous, so here's a full organized list right inside the spoiler tag below:
Drop Rates
For the final change featured, a few drop rates of select items has been improved to aid during farming runs, they are as follows:
- H.Falconer/M.Overseer = Sunlight Medal (10%).
- Coal Tars (Black Gulch) = Large Titanite Shard (25%), Titanite Chunk (15%).
- Flame Salamanders = Fireball (15%), Fire Orb (10%), Great Fireball (5%).
- Dragon Aerie Knights = Black Dragon Sword/Warpick/Greataxe (10%), Black Dragon Shield (5%).
- Charred Loyce Knights = Loyce Souls (10% to 15%).
Installation
Simply extract all the files into your main Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin folder, where the main executable is, and you're good to go.
There's no need to make any backups, since the mod uses it's own separate files to work, and can be easily removed to go back to vanilla.
Usage
Mod Engine (C) 2019 by Katalash.
Recommended: Mouse Lag Fixer by _DTG_ to remove input lag of mouse controls and make gameplay much more smoother.
✨Enjoy As Always✨
Welcome to the Plus Mod page, a light overhaul mod for DS2 made to enhance the player experience with several QoL improvements!
From new classes based on upgrades from vanilla, new meaningful starting gifts choices, several merchant expansions, and more!
Designed to work in a fresh save and, as with other DS2 gameplay mods, it's recommended to play offline to prevent online ban.
The mod already activates offline mode by itself, but you can also check out this Steam Guide for more information.
Gameplay Changes
- Player character's movement improved, for more swift and agile feeling gameplay/combat. They are as follows, all in slight increases:
Overall move speed, less stamina consumption, roll/dodge speed, jump height, ladder climbing speed and fall damage threshold.
- A few early game weapons now have 5 more points of durability (e.g. Scimitar, Falchion, Infantry Axe, Foot Soldier Sword).
- Pyromancies had their total amount of casts increased, mostly resembling DS1's (e.g. Combustion 10>15, Fire Orb 4>6).
- Select equipment has had their descriptions and/or names changed (e.g. 'Iron Parma' is now 'Eastern Parma').
- Axes now holster to the hip instead of the back, being more consistent with the other Souls entries.
(Moveset, damage and stat requirements of all weapons remain the same as vanilla)
Improved Classes
Freelancer
Revamped Warrior class now starting with one weapon of each physical type and better stats (including much better roll I-frames).
SL14
VGR: 8
END: 6
VIT: 6
ATN: 3
STR: 15
DEX: 12
ADP: 7
INT: 5
FTH: 5
Equipment: Standard Helm/Leather Set, Longsword, Morning Star, Rapier, Eastern Parma
Items: Lifegem x10, Poison Moss x5
Crusader
A proper Knight class with their robust armor, 100% physical block shield and a pre-upgraded sword for unmatched durability.
SL14
VGR: 12
END: 6
VIT: 8
ATN: 4
STR: 12
DEX: 7
ADP: 8
INT: 3
FTH: 5
Equipment: Full Knight Set, Broadsword (+2), Royal Kite Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Repair Powder x3
Mercenary
The Swordsman class reworked into a falconer Mercenary based on DS3's, very agile while still having high dexterity.
SL12
VGR: 5
END: 8
VIT: 4
ATN: 5
STR: 7
DEX: 16
ADP: 10
INT: 6
FTH: 4
Equipment: Full Falconer Set, Scimitar (+1) x2, Short Bow, Golden Falcon Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Throwing Knife x10, Wood Arrow x55
Outlaw
Much stronger Bandit, sporting higher physical damage with their axe while still retaining ranged options with their crossbow.
SL12
VGR: 10
END: 7
VIT: 10
ATN: 3
STR: 17
DEX: 6
ADP: 5
INT: 2
FTH: 4
Equipment: Full Bandit Set, Battle Axe, Light Crossbow, Wooden Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Firebomb x10, Heavy Bolt x35
Bishop
Not changed much from vanilla Cleric, has a few general upgrades so that it feels much better to play right from the start.
SL12
VGR: 9
END: 3
VIT: 7
ATN: 10
STR: 12
DEX: 5
ADP: 3
INT: 4
FTH: 12
Equipment: White Priest Robe/Imported Garments, Mace, Cleric's Sacred Chime, Blue Wooden Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Gold Pine Resin x3
Spells: Heal
Scholar
More combat capable Sorcerer, with their combination of thrusting sword and shield mostly reminiscent of DeS's Royalty class.
SL12
VGR: 5
END: 4
VIT: 3
ATN: 12
STR: 5
DEX: 12
ADP: 6
INT: 14
FTH: 4
Equipment: Black Hollow Mage Robe/Imported Garments, Mail Breaker, Sorcerer's Staff, Small Leather Shield
Items: Lifegem x10, Aromatic Ooze x3
Spells: Soul Arrow
Vagrant
Good old Pyromancer class from yore, with a different name signifying their hardships to keep the art of fire alive after DS1.
SL10
VGR: 7
END: 6
VIT: 4
ATN: 14
STR: 9
DEX: 3
ADP: 6
INT: 7
FTH: 7
Equipment: Full Tattered Cloth Set, Infantry Axe, Pyromancy Flame (+1), Crimson Parma
Items: Lifegem x10, Charcoal Pine Resin x3
Spells: Fireball x2
Deprived
Still mostly the same as their vanilla Deprived cousin, few equipment but the honor of also keeping a Pharros' Lockstone.
SL01
VGR: 6
END: 6
VIT: 6
ATN: 6
STR: 6
DEX: 6
ADP: 6
INT: 6
FTH: 6
Equipment: Prisoner's Hood/Waistcloth, Broken Straight Sword, Foot Soldier Shield
Items: Dung Pie x10, Pharros' Lockstone
Starting Gifts
Nothing: Nothing.
Magical Ring: Life Ring is now replaced with the Dispelling Ring.
Journey Wares: Improved to Human Effigy x5 and also gives Homeward Bone x5.
Healing Wares: Lifegem/Poison Moss vanilla, Radiant Lifegem x5, Old Radiant Lifegem removed.
Firebomb Pack: Replacing the Homeward Bone gift, this option grants Firebomb x7 and Black Firebomb x5.
Tree Products: Improved to Seed of a Tree of Giants x2 and this option also gives one Fragrant Branch of Yore.
Ascetic Spices: Besides the vanilla Bonfire Ascetic, this option also grants one of each simpleton/skeptic spice.
Smooth Stones: Improved to Small Smooth & Silky Stone x3, Smooth & Silky Stone x2, Petrified Something vanilla.
Merchant Wares
Several merchants now have upgraded stocks, both when first met and some revealing even more wares as progress is made.
The changes are numerous, so here's a full organized list right inside the spoiler tag below:
Spoiler:
Blacksmith Lenigrast
- Weapons: Now always sells Shortsword (∞).
Maughlin the Armourer
- Armor: Now always sells Infantry Helm (∞).
- Armor: After spending 1000 souls, will then start selling Full Steel Set (∞).
Crestfallen Saulden
- Way of Blue: Covenant rewards changed to Brightbug (rank 1), Ring of Steel Protection (rank 2), Estus Flask Shard (rank 3).
- Dying 100 times/drop: gift changed from Ring of Steel Protection to Elizabeth Mushroom x20.
Rosabeth of Melfia
- Weapons: Now always sells Dagger, Whip (∞) - Pyromancy Flame, Bone Staff (1).
- Items: Now always sells Poison Moss and Common Fruit (10).
- Spells: Quantity increased of Fireball (3), Fire Orb (2), Combustion (3), Poison Mist (2). Now always sells Great Fireball (1).
- Spells: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Flame Weapon (1).
Steady Hand McDuff
- Weapons: All available weapons had their starting available stock increased to two.
Head of Vengarl
- Weapons: Now always sells Royal Greatsword and Zweihander (∞).
- Items: Now always sells Triclops Snake Troches (10).
- Armor: After defeating Vengarl's Body, will then start selling Full Lion Warrior Set (∞) and Red Lion Warrior Cape (1).
Felkin the Outcast
- Weapons: Now always sells Silverblack Spear and Sickle (∞).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Rogue Set (∞).
Blue Sentinel Targray
- Wares: Now always sells Full Heide Knight Set and Sword (∞).
- Wares: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Full Insolent Set and Shield (1).
Straid of Olaphis
- Wares: Now always sells Witchtree Branch and Bellvine (1).
Lonesome Gavlan
- Wares: After relocating to Doors of Pharros, will then sell all Gyrm sets/weapons (∞) and Gyrm Warrior Greathelm (1).
Weaponsmith Ornifex
- Weapons: Now always sells Shotel, Washing Pole, Mail Breaker, Parrying Dagger (∞).
Titchy Gren
- Weapons: Now always sells Bloodied Whip (∞) - Lizard and Bat Staff (1).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Prisoner Set w/Alts (∞).
Laddersmith Gilligan
- Ammo: Now always sells Wood Arrow (∞), Fire Arrow (50).
- Weapons: Whip changed to Notched Whip, now always sells Scimitar, Varangian Sword and Shield, Sea Bow (∞).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Hunter/Leather Set, Full Varangian Set, Full Desert Sorceress Set (∞).
- New available wares go at a slight discount while still on Earthen Peak, just like in vanilla.
Magerold of Lanafir
- Weapons: Now always sells Bandit Knife, Axe and Greataxe (∞).
- Items: Now always sells Red Leech Troches (10).
- Wares: After the way to Drangleic Castle is open, will then start selling Full Manikin Set and weapons (∞).
- Wares: After defeating Throne Watcher and Defender, will then start selling Full Drakekeeper Set and weapons (∞).
Chancellor Wellager
- Wares: After defeating Looking Glass Knight, will then start selling Llewellyn Shield (1).
Grave Warden Agdayne
- Wares: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Full Shadow Set, Dagger and Malformed Claws (∞).
Royal Sorcerer Navlaan
- Armor: After defeating Fume Knight, will then start selling Full Fume Sorcerer Set (∞) and Black Witch Domino Mask (1).
Merchant Hag Melentia
- Weapons: After the way to Drangleic Castle is open, will then start selling Pickaxe (1).
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Blacksmith Lenigrast
- Weapons: Now always sells Shortsword (∞).
Maughlin the Armourer
- Armor: Now always sells Infantry Helm (∞).
- Armor: After spending 1000 souls, will then start selling Full Steel Set (∞).
Crestfallen Saulden
- Way of Blue: Covenant rewards changed to Brightbug (rank 1), Ring of Steel Protection (rank 2), Estus Flask Shard (rank 3).
- Dying 100 times/drop: gift changed from Ring of Steel Protection to Elizabeth Mushroom x20.
Rosabeth of Melfia
- Weapons: Now always sells Dagger, Whip (∞) - Pyromancy Flame, Bone Staff (1).
- Items: Now always sells Poison Moss and Common Fruit (10).
- Spells: Quantity increased of Fireball (3), Fire Orb (2), Combustion (3), Poison Mist (2). Now always sells Great Fireball (1).
- Spells: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Flame Weapon (1).
Steady Hand McDuff
- Weapons: All available weapons had their starting available stock increased to two.
Head of Vengarl
- Weapons: Now always sells Royal Greatsword and Zweihander (∞).
- Items: Now always sells Triclops Snake Troches (10).
- Armor: After defeating Vengarl's Body, will then start selling Full Lion Warrior Set (∞) and Red Lion Warrior Cape (1).
Felkin the Outcast
- Weapons: Now always sells Silverblack Spear and Sickle (∞).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Rogue Set (∞).
Blue Sentinel Targray
- Wares: Now always sells Full Heide Knight Set and Sword (∞).
- Wares: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Full Insolent Set and Shield (1).
Straid of Olaphis
- Wares: Now always sells Witchtree Branch and Bellvine (1).
Lonesome Gavlan
- Wares: After relocating to Doors of Pharros, will then sell all Gyrm sets/weapons (∞) and Gyrm Warrior Greathelm (1).
Weaponsmith Ornifex
- Weapons: Now always sells Shotel, Washing Pole, Mail Breaker, Parrying Dagger (∞).
Titchy Gren
- Weapons: Now always sells Bloodied Whip (∞) - Lizard and Bat Staff (1).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Prisoner Set w/Alts (∞).
Laddersmith Gilligan
- Ammo: Now always sells Wood Arrow (∞), Fire Arrow (50).
- Weapons: Whip changed to Notched Whip, now always sells Scimitar, Varangian Sword and Shield, Sea Bow (∞).
- Armor: Now always sells Full Hunter/Leather Set, Full Varangian Set, Full Desert Sorceress Set (∞).
- New available wares go at a slight discount while still on Earthen Peak, just like in vanilla.
Magerold of Lanafir
- Weapons: Now always sells Bandit Knife, Axe and Greataxe (∞).
- Items: Now always sells Red Leech Troches (10).
- Wares: After the way to Drangleic Castle is open, will then start selling Full Manikin Set and weapons (∞).
- Wares: After defeating Throne Watcher and Defender, will then start selling Full Drakekeeper Set and weapons (∞).
Chancellor Wellager
- Wares: After defeating Looking Glass Knight, will then start selling Llewellyn Shield (1).
Grave Warden Agdayne
- Wares: After defeating Velstadt, will then start selling Full Shadow Set, Dagger and Malformed Claws (∞).
Royal Sorcerer Navlaan
- Armor: After defeating Fume Knight, will then start selling Full Fume Sorcerer Set (∞) and Black Witch Domino Mask (1).
Merchant Hag Melentia
- Weapons: After the way to Drangleic Castle is open, will then start selling Pickaxe (1).
Drop Rates
For the final change featured, a few drop rates of select items has been improved to aid during farming runs, they are as follows:
- H.Falconer/M.Overseer = Sunlight Medal (10%).
- Coal Tars (Black Gulch) = Large Titanite Shard (25%), Titanite Chunk (15%).
- Flame Salamanders = Fireball (15%), Fire Orb (10%), Great Fireball (5%).
- Dragon Aerie Knights = Black Dragon Sword/Warpick/Greataxe (10%), Black Dragon Shield (5%).
- Charred Loyce Knights = Loyce Souls (10% to 15%).
Installation
Simply extract all the files into your main Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin folder, where the main executable is, and you're good to go.
There's no need to make any backups, since the mod uses it's own separate files to work, and can be easily removed to go back to vanilla.
Usage
Mod Engine (C) 2019 by Katalash.
Recommended: Mouse Lag Fixer by _DTG_ to remove input lag of mouse controls and make gameplay much more smoother.
✨Enjoy As Always✨