Again in February some superb footage emerged of path tracing implementation in Darkish Souls 2. On the time I used to be fairly impressed, however I did not have my fingers crossed that the formidable mod—which is an replace to the beloved DS2Lighting Engine Mod—can be out there to the general public anytime quickly.
I used to be unsuitable: the DS2LightingEngine mod on Nexus Mods was up to date at the moment with path tracing applied. It is appropriate with the Scholar of the First Sin model of Darkish Souls 2.
The mod truly launched on Discord late final month however is now extra broadly out there on Nexus for individuals who may not be actively following its improvement. It is a beta, so you must count on some hiccups right here and there, but it surely’s a powerful feat and it brings the usually scrappy-looking RPG to life.
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It is value mentioning, as per mod creator Ragevitamins on the DSLightingEngine Disord, that path tracing will inevitably make Darkish Souls 2 more difficult, which I am positive is music to the ears of sickos the world round. If there aren’t mild sources the sport’s going to be darkish, which means you will want to make use of in-game mild objects like Prism Stones, torches, or the Solid Gentle spell if you cannot see something. “If there’s a cave with out [a] doable mild supply, it means you should be ready for the darkish.”
That is high-quality: if you do not need punishing life like lighting the sooner, non-path tracing model of the mod continues to be out there on Nexus. However if you happen to do use path tracing, Darkish Souls 2’s once-touted survival parts come to life with tech that FromSoftware wouldn’t have had entry to in 2014.
Whereas improvement continues—this new model of the mod is in any case in beta—it is an amazing consequence for Darkish Souls 2, which the modding neighborhood has obsessed over for 12 years by dint of its famously lacklustre launch state. Pre-release footage of the unique sport confirmed dynamic lighting the likes of which was utterly absent within the ultimate sport; modders haven’t solely added these options over time, however improved on them exponentially.
If you wish to see the mod in motion, YouTube LobosJr demonstrates it, with the added bonus of getting a randomisation mod put in:
DS2 SOTFS Randomizer w/ NEW Lighting (Path Tracing) – YouTube
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