Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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A brief installation guide and demo video of the new public beta release of the path-tracing version of the Dark Souls II Lighting Engine Mod for the Scholar of the First Sin version of the game, which single-handedly transforms this game into one of the best looking video games I have ever seen.

00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Overview of Mods
04:07 - Lighting Mod Configuration Options
08:06 - Exploration Begins
14:40 - Character Lantern Intensity & DLSS/Mod Performance
17:25 - Interior Global Illumination
19:56 - Heide's Tower Exploration
21:45 - Camera Mod Exploration
30:20 - Dragonrider Boss Fight
34:49 - Forest of Fallen Giants
47:31 - Level Up & More Camera Mod
52:38 - Back to the Forest
1:08:00 - Majula Manor
1:16:00 - Tiny Souls II
1:16:59 - Outro

Download the public beta of the Path Tracing mod from the public Dark Souls II Lighting Engine Mod Discord server:
discord.gg/uwaXYDmTyS

'DS2LightingEngine SotFS' mod page on Nexus mods:
nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1146

'SOTFS Configurable Camera - FOV and Camera Auto Rotation Disabler' mod page on Nexus mods:
nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1448

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