A brand new Darkish Souls 3 lighting software is giving modders the facility to make next-gen facelifts of the FromSoft basic
FromSoftserve on YouTube posted a preview of his upcoming Darkish Souls 3 lighting engine mod on July 6, showcasing an in-depth have a look at DS3 re-imagined with vastly improved lighting and textures.
FromSoftserve’s mod is constructed on high of the DS3LightingEngine, which permits for deep customization of sunshine mechanics. DS3LightingEngine can be a piece in progress, however the modder, Ragevitamins, stated in an replace that will probably be completed in This fall of this yr.
FromSoftserve’s mod is not obtainable simply but, however they beforehand launched a number of different mods for the Souls video games, together with an intensive Darkish Souls: Remastered overhaul and an identical visible overhaul for Darkish Souls 3. Every has garnered hundreds of distinctive downloads on NexusMods.
If these are something to go on, FromSoftserve’s subsequent DS3 mod is certain to impress. At the least, the close to 40-minute demo of it does. The mod additionally options upscaled textures with fashions which were manually up to date for improved reflections and shadows.
FromSoftserve additionally revised Darkish Souls 3’s degree of element (LOD) system, noting that they “mainly simply turned it off” so the sport masses excessive element fashions by default. Using LOD might have made extra sense when DS3 launched practically 10 years in the past because it helped enhance efficiency (on the expense of graphics high quality), however, as FromSoftserve factors out, graphics playing cards have improved sufficient that it’s not actually vital anymore until you are utilizing an older GPU.
The demo appears nice to date, however it’s nonetheless a piece in progress. FromSoftserve famous within the video that there is nonetheless work to do fixing bugs (just like the participant lantern, which at the moment would not present up) and getting the improved lighting to mesh effectively with the sport’s built-in lighting mechanics, amongst different issues. The mod would not actually have a title but. So, you could be in for a wait for those who’re itching to attempt it out.
FromSoftserve talked about within the video that they’re engaged on mods full-time, so you’ll be able to assist them on Patreon or Ko-Fi if you wish to contribute to this undertaking. Within the meantime, you may as well take a look at their different Darkish Souls mods on NexusMods.