Prepare to die again - Of Ash and Dust
⚪ Last updated 2021Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 95 Gameplay Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod is a huge lore-friendly expansion that tries to make you experience a fresh but also familiar Dark Souls!
There are new enemy positions, new bonfire positions, new enemies, new quests, new NPC positions, new spells, new armor sets, new rings, new weapons, new events, new items and much more. There are more than over thousand changes plus brand new content! So just discover it for yourself ;)
DarkSouls: Prepare to Die Again has been on a long journey over the years, from inception as a Scholar of the First Sin-esque expansion of Dark Souls 1 to a complete rework of the scope of progression and regaining that feeling of the first run through your journey across this gaming classic. Much has now been adapted - from the addition of new spells to upgraded bosses and areas given much more meaning and a sense of cohesion across both the first and second half of the title.
Cut content has been restored, questlines brought to new glory and now also adapting your playthrough of the game... there's more to discover, more to see, all in a fashion that rings true to the design and philosophy of that original playthrough.
There are changes made to the game version number. That means that you can only connect to other players using this mod. Vanilla players are uneffected. Please not that the online experience might not be perfect due to not being tested that much.
This is the version for Dark Souls: Prepare to die edition. You can find the remastered-version here: https://www.nexusmods.com/darksoulsremastered/mods/292
You have to unpack your Dark Souls files for this to work. (Step 1!)
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[]Download my files and make sure that you have unpacked your files by using this tool: https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls/mods/1304/
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]Navigate to your Dark Souls-DATA folder[]Make sure to have a backup of this folder
[]Open the DATA-folder of my mod and copy EVERYTHING of it into your DATA-folder
[]Override your old files with mine
[]Launch Dark Souls via Steam
Until now I have spent almost three years in creating and updating this mod so I hope that you like it! If so feel free to endorse my mod, share it with your friends or tell me how much you liked it! You can also donate something if you want to, by using this link:
https://www.paypal.me/FTRichter
You can also become a Patron here:
https://www.patreon.com/fennrix
Huge shoutout to FreeFallin, Gi
Prepare to Die Again - Of Ash and Dust is a gameplay overhaul for Dark Souls that aims to deliver a fresh experience by changing many aspects of the game. It targets veterans seeking a new challenge, with 2,150 endorsements and 77,368 downloads. Last updated February 2021, the mod offers a broad overhaul but no specific feature breakdown.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 2,150 endorsements—this isn't a niche experiment.
- 77,368 downloads means plenty of players have taken it for a spin.
- Gives veterans a reason to jump back into Dark Souls with fresh eyes.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2021, so no updates for recent fixes or community patches.
- A full gameplay overhaul means it will clash with other mods that alter similar systems.
- Because it changes so much, you may lose the vanilla balance you know.
For Dark Souls veterans bored of the vanilla experience who want a fresh challenge. For tinkerers who don't mind a sweeping overhaul and want to rediscover the game. Skip if you want vanilla balance or small tweaks—this changes a lot.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Disable other gameplay mods before installing—this overhaul touches many systems and will conflict.
- Start a clean save to experience the changes as intended.
- Expect a learning curve: enemy placements and mechanics are changed, so treat it like a first playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Darksouls Mods
- Author
- Lionblade Studio
- Version
- 9.4.2
- Downloads
- 77,368
- Endorsements
- 2,150
- Category
- Gameplay Changes
- Created
- 12/18/2017
- Updated
- 2/27/2021
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