Dark Souls 2 Gear Renewal Project
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #2 of 14 Weapons and Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Complete Rework of vanilla Weapons and Armors, adding full PBR Material pipeline and making them fully compatible with DarkSouls2Lighting Engine Rendering features fixing all Specular inconsistencies on gear in the default DS2LE Preset. Vanilla Albedo, Normal, Gloss and Specular maps were upscaled to 4096x4096 resolution and Specular maps converted to Metallic map workflow for full PBR compatibility.
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The Renewal Project now features full ModOrganizer2 support.
Mod Organizer installation instructions:
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The Renewal Project now features full ModOrganizer2 support.
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[]Install ModOrganizer2 and the Dark Souls 2 ModOrganizer2 Plugin
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]Follow the Dark Souls 2 ModOrganizer2 Plugin set up instructions to create a Portable instance for Dark Souls 2[]install DS2LightingEngine SOFTS (This can be done through MO2, or manually. Try the manual install only if you are facing issues.)
[]Download this mod main files and install. (Textures AND Config files if provided)
[]Renewal Project features FOMOD installers for easy installation, pick the desired modules from the FOMOD menu.
[]Load Order should be as follows:
Renewal Project Textures
Renewal Project Normal
Renewal Project Specular
Renewal Project Update
Gear Renewal Textures
Gear Renewal Normal
Gear Renewal Specular
Gear Renewal Update
Config Files
Manual installation instructions:
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[]Download this mod main files and extract them. (Textures AND Config files if provided)
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]Look for the "tex_override" folders containing the texture . DDS and .cfg files inside the "fomod" folder you just extracted (Note: for All In One (aio) versions many different folders might be provided pick only one for each module category)[]Copy all . DDS files inside your "Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin\Game\tex_override" folder, Override if prompted.
[]If Update downloads are provided this should be installed AFTER the main files.
[]If Config files are provided they NEED TO BE INSTALLED (.cfg files are installed in the tex_override folder)
[]For reference on installing order of all Renewal Project modules, check Step 6 (Load Order) of the ModOrganizer Installation Instructions.
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This mod upscales over 2000 Albedo, Normal, and Specular map textures to 4k for Dark Souls 2, converting all gear to the DarkSouls2LightingEngine PBR material pipeline to fix rendering issues on armor and weapons. It's a comprehensive visual overhaul for players seeking higher fidelity textures.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive texture overhaul covering every gear piece (over 2000 textures).
- Fixes rendering issues, making armor and weapons look correct under the lighting engine.
- Community-tested with 118 endorsements and over 11k downloads.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires DarkSouls2LightingEngine to work, which may be an extra setup step.
- 4k textures will hit performance hard on lower-end GPUs.
- Potential conflicts with other texture mods that alter the same files.
For Dark Souls 2 players who want the best possible visual fidelity and are willing to install the required lighting engine mod. If you're on a low-end PC or prefer vanilla textures, skip this—it's a heavy performance investment.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure DarkSouls2LightingEngine is installed and working before adding this mod, or textures may not display correctly.
- Use a mod manager like Mod Organizer 2 to keep track of file overwrites and easily revert if needed.
- If you experience stuttering, consider using a texture downscale tool to reduce the 4k textures to 2k for better performance.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Darksouls2 Mods
- Author
- AnemoiaWorks
- Version
- 0.51
- Downloads
- 11,727
- Endorsements
- 118
- Category
- Weapons and Armour
- Created
- 8/12/2025
- Updated
- 3/9/2026
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