From Software Dark Souls III Archthrones (Dark Souls III mod)

[SayMyName]

Archthrones is a brand new story set before the events of Dark Souls III and a comprehensive total overhaul mod, complete with its own lore that is informed by the deepest secrets of the Dark Souls mythos. New enemies, bosses, armor, weapons and spells are only the beginning.

The design of the game has been inspired by Demon's Souls's level structure. With the richness of NPC questlines and depth of our own level design, the player will find engaging complexity within the varied worlds. Relive some of the most memorable areas of the entire trilogy within one mod, with reinterpretations of iconic characters and some interpretations you've only seen in item descriptions. All made possible by a talented team that includes experienced concept artists, writers, programmers, composers, and voice actors within the Souls community.

Experience a world where you, The Emissary, must hunt down the Gods of yore. Pulling from every single game in the series and including mechanics and animations from other accomplished Fromsoft games, the team has also worked on highly memorable boss battles and complex combat encounters.

Devlog 1 (Infusions and scalings)



Devlog 2 (Block, guard counter, kicks)



Devlog 3 (Moveset changes, light armor buff, weapon class rebalance)



Demo avaiable for download
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls3/mods/1765

What did you guys think about it? I liked the demo but I'm not sure about the focus on directional attack combos, because I really found the controls for kick and feints quite janky in Dark Souls 3 where I move and play unlocked a lot more. I did like the level design.

 

[ind33d]

Should have just made Diablo 3 rifts with Dark Souls gameplay

 

[Cheesedragon117]

Do we really need a thread for a mod? I could have sworn these guys went the paid mod route a while ago. I wasn't terribly impressed by the beta footage I saw, but it's nice to hear it's still 100% free, at least.

 

[SayMyName]

Do we really need a thread for a mod?

Fair enough . The modding thread for Dark Souls was dead and buried and with no updates in a long while. This also looks like a mod that is coming out "soon" as they post regular updates. I just felt like it would be cool to discuss the changes and how the mod feels compared to vanilla Dark Souls. I think a total conversion that is actually a new game in itself aligned with the lore is somewhat of an oddity and warrants its own thread more than any normal mod which just rehashes a game.

I could have sworn these guys went the paid mod route a while ago. I wasn't terribly impressed by the beta footage I saw, but it's nice to hear it's still 100% free, at least.

If that was the case I would never have made the thread.

 

[SayMyName]

Should have just made Diablo 3 rifts with Dark Souls gameplay

Literally what Nightreign is. Nightreign is even slower and more grounded in terms of attacks and range just like Dark Souls 3.

 

[SayMyName]

Weapons showcases, including new skills and a completely new moveset made from the mod team