Dark Souls 2 Lighting Engine Mod - Modernising And Enhancing An Overlooked Classic

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There's never been a better time to revisit Dark Souls 2. The ambitious DS2 Lighting Engine mod on PC adds a suite of upgrades including volumetric fog, world shadows, and high grade ambient occlusion - plus Nvidia DLAA and AMD FSR support. Better still, the Lighting Engine allows others in the modding scene to implement their own changes to the game - with impressive results that would fit our expectations of an official remaster. Tom goes in-depth on the upgrades compared to the original game.

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00:00:00 Introduction/Dark Souls 2 Tech Overview
00:02:49 Volumetric Fog Upgrades
00:05:08 PCSS Shadow Upgrades
00:06:11 Lighting Upgrades
00:07:52 Nvidia's DLAA Support/Terrain Optimisation
00:09:18 Performance/Modding Support
00:11:38 Final Thoughts




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