The Dark Souls 3 seamless co-op mod is here, letting you further hone your teamwork skills before Elden Ring Nightreign launches
The Dark Souls 3 seamless co-op moddodge-rolled out of cover just a few weeks ago, from the same modding talent that added seamless co-op toElden Ring and, most recently,Armored Core 6. It wasn't clear at the time when Dark Souls 3 would be getting its co-op mod. But it turns out the answer was 'very soon'. Now, the Dark Souls 3 seamless co-op mod is formally available to download, even if it isn't 100% finished just yet.
Over onNexusMods, creator Yui provides precise details of what the mod does: «Simply put, the mod allows you to play with friends throughout the entirety of the game with no restrictions.» Players who join a game with the mod activated will no longer be sent home under the usual conditions, such as dying or defeating bosses, while «all fog walls/barriers that usually restrict the multiplayer zone are gone.» NPC dialogue has been synchronised for all players, and game progression is maintained for all players even after they return to their own worlds. Just like the Elden Ring seamless co-op mod, it sounds pretty comprehensive. It also supports up to five players in the same world, which is impressive.
Outside of its key features, Yui notes the mod «undoubtedly makes the game easier» and as such strives to offset this by letting players customise difficulty scaling, while also preventing certain workarounds the mod would facilitate by default. If a player dies in battle, for example, then they become a spectre until the fight is over, rather than immediately respawning at a bonfire, thereby allowing them to rejoin the fray. Moreover, if a player uses a bonfire during a boss fight, the game removes all players from the boss room, stopping them getting a cheeky estus top-up in the middle of a brawl.
Alongside coop, the mod also supports invasions, but this has to be activated in the game's .ini file first. The mod prevents connection to FromSoftware's matchmaking servers to stop players from using it being banned, so presumably you're limited to
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