Dark Souls II Mod Loader

Dark Souls II Mod Loader A tool that replaces the file loading mechanism with a custom implementation. This allows shenanigans like dumping files to disk and replacing requested files with customized ones at runtime. Project source and latest releases are available at: https://github.com/Atvaark/Dark-Souls-II-Mod-Loader

Installation

• []Download the latest release from here or https://github.com/Atvaark/Dark-Souls-II-Mod-Loader/releases[/] []Unpack the zip file somewhere[/]

Configuration General settings are stored in DarkSoulsIIModLoader.ini. The available options are:

• []dump_files: When enabled the mod loader also saves all requested files to disk. Which files were dumped is logged to DarkSoulsIIModLoader.dump.log.[/] []dump_directory: When uncommented specifies in which directory files will be dumped. When not specified the default dump directory is in the folder that contains the mod loader.[/] []replace_files: When enabled the files specified in DarkSoulsIIModLoader.mods.ini are replaced.[/] []mods_directoryWhen uncommented specifies in which directory the mods will be found. When not specified the default mods directory is in the folder that contains the mod loader.[/] []log_hashes: For debugging and research purposes. When enabled logs every attempt of the game trying to hash a file name to DarkSoulsIIModLoader.hash.log. [/]

Mod settings are stored in DarkSoulsIIModLoader.mods.ini. Each file that should be replaced is specified using the following format: archive_file_name;replacement_file_path Valid archive_file_names can be read from the dump log. The replacement_file_path is relative to the mods_directory. Replacements can be disabled by commenting them out with a # character. Example: text:/Text/English/TitleMenu.fmg;text\Text\English\TitleMenu.fmg

Running

• []Run DarkSoulsIIModLoader. Injector.exe (administrative rights might be required)[/] []Start Dark Souls II[/]

Warning The mod loader works by changing how the game's code works (Like DSFix and GeDoSaTo). Therefore use this tool at your own risk.