Modder ‘fromsoftserve’ has just released his Visual Overhaul Mod for the third Dark Souls game, Dark Souls 3. This mod aims to completely overhaul the game’s graphics. So, let’s take a look at it.
DS3 Visual Overhaul LOD removes the object and texture pop-ins that plagued the game. Moreover, it modifies reflectance maps to fix overly metallic look, and enhances the SSAO. The mod also improves pointlights by modifying their falloff, and adds dynamic shadows.
It’s also worth noting that the mod removes the hero light that was used on the main character and the enemies. As such, all characters will now feel more grounded in the environment. Plus, it removes vignette and colorgrading, and it adjusts lightmap usage of normalmaps.
In future versions, the modder will upscale all textures in the game and save them as BC7 texture compression. Furthermore, he will add parallax occlusion mapping to more surfaces.
All in all, this mod will make Dark Souls 3 look better than ever. In a way, this is what a “remaster” of it could look like. So, if you’re planning to replay DS3, I suggest downloading and using this mod.
Speaking of Dark Souls 3, I also suggest downloading the demo for Dark Souls: Archthrones. Dark Souls: Archthrones is a cool Demon’s Souls-inspired mod for Dark Souls 3. You can also use this mod to play DS3 in first-person mode. Finally, you can download this Bloodborne-inspired mod.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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