It’s not easy being an Unkindled in the world ofDark Souls 3. Bound by honor tobring the Lords of Cinder back to their thronesin the land of Lothric, it’s perhaps not unreasonable to try and seek out a little rest and relaxation from time to time. Happily, mod creator Mr_Wallace is more than able to oblige with his new sporty take on a couple ofDark Souls 3’s memorable locations.
Modding is nothing new for theDark Soulscommunity, ranging from tweaks and unofficial patches, to imports of characters from other games, and evenextending the already considerable arsenal available to include automatic weapons. This new offering is a little different, though as it radically changes two areas of the game to provide an arena for a little competition between players.
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Mr_Wallace’sLothric Olympicsmod redesignsDark Souls 3’s Archdragon Peak and the Undead Settlement to create a soccer pitch and a fiendishly difficult obstacle course, respectively. In the former, players can face off in 1v1 or 2v2 games of rock lizard soccer, overseen by a fifth player who works as a referee who summons the players and the ball. The players' light attack button now makes them kick, and with friendly fire and backstabbing enabled things can soon get pretty wild on the field as the competitors scramble to boot the lizard into the right goal.
The obstacle course, on the other hand, sends challengershurtling through the Undead Settlement, newly tweaked and repopulated with even more hazards and enemies than usual. Players can look forward to unexpected traps, deadly phantoms, toxic gas and a veritable minefield of skeleton cage enemies to name but a few of the obstacles in store. And that’s before factoring in the competition: each player gets a buff at the start of the race that grants them infinite FP, the stat used to cast magic and use skills, so if the Outrider Knights and skeleton cages don’t spell disaster, chances are a well-placed Soul Arrow or Chaos Storm might.
Mods offer a remarkable way for fans to stretch their creative muscles in their favorite games, and theDark Soulsseries is far from the only beneficiary. Famously, games likeSkyrimand the modernFallouttitles have had their longevity increased beyond the devs' wildest dreams thanks to the thriving modding community creating content that patches bugs, restores cut characters and items and in some cases evenconstructs entire questlines and new maps.
It’s not clear yet whether Mr_Wallace intends to add any more events to his mod, but withElden Ringstill without a firm release date perhaps it’s not surprising thatmanySoulsandSekiroplayers are finding other ways to amuse themselves. Even in its current form,Lothric Olympicslooks like a fun way to revisitDark Souls 3with a few friends.
Dark Souls 3is available now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
