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  • Version 0.5 - Enhanced lighting and shadows

    Version 0.5 has a couple of big improvements.

    The first one is available only to people who use the ModEngine method (prob most people). The shadowmap resolution is now greatly increased. Here is what the values are set to by default (in modengine.ini):

    directionalShadowResolution = 16384
    dynamicAtlasShadowResolution = 16384
    dynamicPointShadowResolution = 4096
    dynamicSpotShadowResolution = 8192

    It is not recommended to set dynamicPointShadowResolution or dynamicSpotShadowResolution higher than these values, or some of the corresponding shadows will start to break down. If these values are too high for your hardware and you are experiencing performance issues, you can lower the values. If you still want a big improvement but not go compl...

  • Version 0.4 released - Improved lightshafts and DoF

    A big new update for InfiniDetail. All credit goes to Ragevitamins (author of the excellent Dark Souls 2 Lighting Engine mod/framework) for giving me this specifically for this mod.

    The stock shaders that Dark Souls 2 Scholar Of The First Sin uses for postprocessing effects like lightshafts have been enhanced. Sample count has been increased from 8 (the default game cap, rather low by today's standards) to 24. This leads to less pixelated lightshafts as you can see in this picture.

    However, while playing the game, I noticed that there have been more improvements as a result of this change.

    Depth Of Field (DoF) looks significantly better now. It produces an almost bokeh-like effect now in the distance. Normally my personal preference for playing any of th...

  • Dark Souls II: Scholar Of The First Sin InfiniDetail

    Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin - InfiniDetail

    This mod does the following:

    Reduce/eliminate texture LOD (Level of Detail)
    Increase draw distances, less pop-in of mappieces and objects
    Draw some mappieces that were inside the level files but never rendered ingame

    This mod takes a conservative and disciplined approach. It does not seek to alter
    the game's look, it does not add additional lighting, it does not remove spot lights or
    remove baked shadows. In other words, it tries to look authentic to the original game,
    and yet a still noticeable visual upgrade.

    NOTE: Mappieces that have shadow source/target disabled have not been altered.
    There will be a second version of the mod in the future that wil...

  • 2.0 Shield Locations (Though not perfectly accurate just stuff recorded)

    Light Shields

    Buckler - Found in Forest of Fallen Giants 

    Small leather Shield - Found in Majula 

    Target Shield - Found in Lost Bastille 

    Crimson Parma - Found in No Man’s Warf

    Iron Parma - Sold by Maughlin

    Foot Soldier’s Shield - Found in Forest of fallen giants

    Manikin Shield - Found in Harvest Valley 

    Golden Falcon Shield - Found in Shrine of Amana

    Benhart’s Parma - Rewarded from Benhart, or Kill him

    Llewellyn’s Shield - Rewarded from Wellager 

    Cleric’s Parma - Found in Heide’s Tower of Flame

    Cleric’s Small Shield - Found in Brightstone Cove Tseldora 

    Magic Shield - Found in Undead Crypt

    Curse Bone Shi...

  • 2.0 Armor and Equipment Placement (Though not perfectly accurate just stuff recorded)

    Armor sets

    Agdayne’s set - Get from Agdayne, or kill 

    Pate’s set - Buy from Maughlin

    Black Leather set - Found in Huntsman’s Copse

    Wanderer set - Found in Majula. 

    Hunter hat/Leather set - Found in Forest of Fallen Giants

    Hunter’s Hat (Alt) - Found in Giant Memories 

    Durgo’s hat - found in Drangleic Castle

    Knight set - sold by Maughlin, found at heide.

    Elite Knight set - Found at forest of fallen giants

    Tattered Set - Found in No Man’s Warf

    Brigand Armor - found in Brightstone Cove Tseldora 

    Imported set - Start with it, found in shrine of amana

    Traveling Merchant set - Sold by Magerold 

    Havel set - Found in...

  • 2.0 Weapon Locations (Though not perfectly accurate just stuff recorded)

    Daggers

    Dagger - Found in Things Betwixt 

    Royal Dirk - Sold by Chancellor Wellanger

    Black Flamestone Dagger - Found in the Gutter

    Parry Dagger - Found in Brightstone Cove Tseldora 

    Bandit’s Knife - Found in Forest of Fallen Giants 

    Mytha’s Bent Blade - Transpose Mytha’s Soul from Straid

    Shadow Dagger - Found at Earthen Peak

    Broken Thief Sword - Found in Majula

    Manikin’s Knife - Found in Harvest Valley 

    Umbral Dagger - Found in Iron Passage 

    Blue Dagger - Found in Brume Tower

    Retainer’s Short Sword - Drop from Retainer

    Straight Sword 

    Shortsword - Found in Majula

    Longsword - Sold by Lenigrast, foun...

  • 2.0 Ring Location (Though not perfectly accurate just stuff recorded)

    Agape Ring - Majula

    Life Ring - Starting Gift, In a chest after unpetrafying Rosabeth in Shaded woods. Get from mimc in drangleic castle. 
    (Note +1 is base, +3 is now +1)

    Chloranthy Ring - Found in Shrine of Amana, +1 can be found in Eleum Loyce and having the ice broken.
    (Note +1 is now base, +2 is now +1)

    Havel’s Ring - Lost Bastille, hidden room behind Pharros door.
    (Note +2 is now +1, was known before as Royal Solder Ring)

    Ring of Favor - Get it upon completing Raulmound’s questline in giant Memories, or kill him
    (Note Third Dragon Ring is now base)

    Ring of Steel Protection - Found in Iron Keep chest
    (Note +2 is now base)

    Spell Quartz Ring - Found in Shaded Ruin, Sold by Straid +1...

  • 2.0 Spell Locations (Though not perfectly accurate just stuff recorded)

    Sorceries

    Soul Dart - Starting Class, sold by Melentia, found in forest of fallen giants

    Soul Arrow - Starting Class, sold by Carhillion, found in Forest of Fallen Giants

    Great Souls Arrow - Found before Heide’s Tower of Flame, sold by Carhillion

    Heavy Soul Arrow - Sold by Carhillion, found in huntsman’s copse

    Great Heavy Soul Arrow - Sold by Carhillion

    Homing Soul Arrow- Sold by Straid

    Heavy Homing Soul Arrow - Sold by Straid

    Homing Soul Mass - Found in Shrine of Amana 

    Homing Crystal Soul Mass - Found in Frigid Outskirts

    Soul Spear - Found in Shaded Ruin, bought from Carhillion after unlocking Shrine of Winter door, found in brume tower.

    Crystal Soul Sp...

  • 2.0 Key Items Estus and Sublime placement

    Soldier key - Defeat Last Giant

    Undead Lockaway key - Found after Chariot boss

    Forgotten Key - kill lost giants in black gulch

    Eternal Sanctum key - found past the Cave of the Dead in Shulva

    Bastille Key - In Covetous Demon boss room after defeating it

    Fang Key - Found ina chest in Shaded Woods in the misty forest, an area before the Shaded Ruins bonfire

    Kindling Rite - Obtained from Ancient Dragon via killing or talking. Required for ending. (install latest 2.0.1 to fix boss fight or else softlock)

    Soul of a Monarch - Important special souls used to defeat Vendrick. Obtained from Sinh, Fume Knight, Ivory King, Giant Lord, and Darklurker 

    Ashen Mist Heart - Found in a chest after Lost Sinner  ...

  • thanks for the download

    thanks for the download please let me know how you enjoyed its change. i hope that you do find pleasuring in the grinding to gather enough resources to venture into later game areas without the fear of death. 

    this mod is intended for experienced players only....

  • wip

    please feel free to report any bugs ill fix asap...

  • Dark Souls 2 SOTFS Selfless giver achievement (max-out to covenants)

    just offer the remaining 27 medals to the covenant in the area u spawn in lol

    HOW TO INSTALL: 
    WARNING: Installation isn't simply copy-pasting. Read the few steps or it won't work.
    1- Locate your saved game : go to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\DarkSoulsII\01100001018e7410;
    2- Backup your saved game : copy-paste it and rename it something like DS2SOFS0000 - Original.sl2;
    3- Don't overwrite your old file yet, instead, start Dark Souls II SOTFS;
    4- Open the "Continue" screen with your own characters present but don't click on one;
    5- Now, overwrite your old saved game with the new downloaded file;
    6- Try to load one of your own characters, it will fail, telling its corrupted or something;
    7- Start a new cha...

  • Lost Reskins readme txt

    Modder: RottingGem88
    Name: "Lost" DLC Promotional Weapon Reskins
    Source: http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/weapon-reskins
    Replaces textures for the following weapons:
    Murakumo
    Blacksteel Katana
    Longsword
    Great Club
    Rapier
    Greataxe
    Caestus
    In 2015, from Feb 5-12, four weapon reskins were available from the fancy chest in the basement of the Majula Mansion, as part of promoting the new DLCs. There is no way to aquire them in normal gameplay in the SotFS edition. So here's the next best thing! (Also includes 3 patched-in but unreleased weapon skins because I'm a sucker for rediscovered cut content.)
    Gives you the Black Murakumo, Whitesteel Katana, Bluemoon Longsword, Bloodied Great Club, Golden Greataxe, Black Rapier, and Red...

  • 1.8 Weapon overhaul changes documentation (outdated)

    Weapon changes 1.8
    Straight Swords
    - Heide Knight Sword
    - Red Rust Sword
    - Sun Sword
    - Puzzling stone sword
    Great Swords
    - Moonlight GS
    - Thorned GS
    - Ruler's Sword
    - Majestic GS
    Ultra GS
    - Black Knight UGS
    - Smelter Sword
    - Pursuer's UGS
    - King's UGS
    - Crypt Blacksword
    - Fume UGS
    - Aged Smelter Sword
    - Ivory King UGS
    Curved Sword
    - Arced Sword
    - Curved Dragon Sword
    - Ebony Murakumo
    Katana
    - Chaos Blade
    - Whitesteel Katana
    - Bewitched Alonne Sword
    Rapier
    - Spider Silk
    - Ricard's Rapier
    - Dark Sting
    Axe
    - Butcher's Knife
    - Dragonslayer's Axe
    - Giant Stone Axe
    - Golden Axe
    ...

  • Linux install guide

    1. Download the mod from the 'Download' tab or the GitHub mirror.

    2. Extract the package you downloaded, and move the following files to your Dark Souls II folder, and enter the Game folder.
    * You can access the folder by right clicking Dark Souls II: SotFS in your Steam library, and choosing Manage => Browse local files.
    For example, a typical install would be in: "/home/username/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin/Game/"

    3. Edit "BlueAcolytePreferences.ini" to your liking.

    4. Right click Dark Souls II: SotFS in your Steam library, and choose Properties => General => Launch options. Add the following launch command: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="DINPUT8=n,b" %command%

    5. Run the game through S...

  • Changes in v1.25 and v1.26

    Hi everyone, there were an absolute ton of changes in v1.25, and I wanted to add a post to talk about each portion of the changelog that might need more explaining:

    (note - v1.26 fixed an issue with summon signs introduced in v1.25)

    Fixed a bug that caused bottom-left and bottom-right aligned display's wex icon and session timer overlap

    This was just an alignment issue, and should be fixed now. No one mentioned it but it was pointed out to me in testing and it was a bit annoying. The alignment of each overlay position should now be more consistent

    Fixed a bug that caused a crash dump to be generated on exit

    When the mod exits and unloads, I forgot to stop one portion of the mod before unloading it. This is now fixed

    Fi...