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Dark Souls 2 just got real-time path tracing — not a ReShade preset, not a filter,
not RTX Remix. One modder named Ganaboy completely replaced the game's renderer with
a custom-built path tracer, adding DLSS 4, FSR 4, HDR, volumetric fog, and real-time
shadows from every torch, bonfire, and glowing item in the world.
This is the lighting DS2 was always supposed to have. And it runs better than most
modern path-traced games.
In this video I cover the full history of the DS2 lighting downgrade, what path
tracing actually does, how DLSS 4 and FSR 4 make it playable, and full benchmark
estimates across GPUs from the RTX 3060 to the RTX 5090 — at 1080p, 1440p and 4K.
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📥 DOWNLOAD
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DS2LightingEngine SotFS — Nexus Mods (stable):
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1146
Official Discord (path tracing beta builds):
https://discord.gg/uwaXYDmTyS
You need: Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (Steam)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/335300
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⏱ CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
1:54 - Why this mod needed to exist
7:31 - DLSS 4, FSR 4, and HDR
9:44 - The benchmarks
11:00 - Should you install it?
13:34 - Outro
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🎥 SOURCES / B-ROLL
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Dark Souls II | Path Tracing Mod Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_V7sPyNnhQ
Dark Souls II Path Tracing — First Impressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd5r4N9QKqw
Path tracing in Dark Souls 2 with DS2 Lighting Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8kru7fLVLI
Dark Souls 2 Path Tracing and DLSS 4.5 — RTX 5080 Benchmark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbZsOMWKrqs
Comparing Dark Souls II Path Tracing Mods — Crestfallen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWZbX-qV3w
Dark Souls 2 Lighting Engine Mod — Digital Foundry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnKubRQMP-0
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Mod created by Ganaboy. All credit to the DS2LightingEngine modding community.
#DarkSouls2 #PathTracing #DLSS4
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