Dark Souls Remastered PvP Watchdog
⚪ Last updated 2019Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #10 of 50 Utilities mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is a mod which aims to negate the impact rampant cheating normally exerts on online play. This mod was made because, as fans of the souls series, it's painful to watch cheaters running around ruining people's experiences with the game.
Why make the mod now? It was enjoyable to do, and also a learning experience.
Features
Watchdog has multiple features designed to protect your character and world from cheaters, some of these features include:
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[]Protection against multiple networking crashes
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]Protection against malicious effects, such as curse and egghead, applied by other players[]Friendly NPCs cannot be killed by other players
[]Critical game progression flags are protected
[]While in a session, save game backups are made
[]As the host, players with invalid stats can be kicked from your session (Hotkey is set to F5)
An optional save-backup restore feature is also available, you can download it from the GitHub mirror. It was falsely flagged on NexusMods, you're welcome to see the source of that here:
https://github.com/EnlistedD/DS1R-Watchdog-Autosave
Installation
Simply drag and drop the contents of the folder downloaded from this mod page into your steamapps\common\DARK SOULS REMASTERED directory (where the DarkSoulsRemastered.exe is located), then configure the .ini file to your liking.
To remove the mod, just delete the files.
FAQ:
Q) Can this mod ban me?
The in-game anti cheat has been disabled for the purpose of this mod and it has been tested for many weeks/ban waves with no resulting ban. Saying this, use this mod at your own risk.
Q) Does this benefit other cheaters or give an advantage in PvP?
Q) I'm experiencing a bug with the mod?
Sorry about that, make a post or bug report about it and we'll look into it.
Q) Can I see the source code?
No, unfortunately we had to bypass the in-game anti cheat made by FromSoftware to make this mod safe for online use, this means that we've had to add our own anti cheat to deter cheaters from using this mod; Releasing the source would compromise the effectiveness of watchdog.
Q) I have a question not here / have a suggestion for a future update
We'd like to hear it, make a post in the forums or send me or EnlistedD a DM and we'll try to get back to you.
Q) How do I work the save backup/restore feature?
There is a helpful ReadMe included in the "Watchdog Save" folder
Q) What can't it do?
Dark Souls Remastered PvP Watchdog is a utility mod that reduces the impact of cheaters in online play. It has 245 endorsements and over 5,000 downloads, last updated in September 2019. For players who want a cleaner PvP experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement count (245) shows the community trusts it.
- Over 5,000 downloads means plenty of players have tried it.
- Focused purpose: cuts down on cheater interference in PvP.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019, so it may not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- No detailed feature list, so you're going in blind on what exactly it does.
- Potential conflicts with other online-related mods or anti-cheat systems.
For Dark Souls Remastered players who are tired of getting invaded by cheaters and want a tool to level the playing field. Skip if you're purely offline or don't care about PvP integrity.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're playing the Remastered version, not the original Prepare to Die Edition.
- If you use other mods that affect online play, test them together to avoid conflicts.
- Keep an eye on the mod page for any community patches if the game updates.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Darksoulsremastered Mods
- Author
- Yui
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 5,161
- Endorsements
- 245
- Category
- Utilities
- Created
- 9/8/2019
- Updated
- 9/8/2019
🔧 How to Install Dark Souls Remastered Mods
Download from Nexus Mods.
📖 Full step-by-step install guide for Dark Souls Remastered →
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