Darkest Souls

Darkest Souls is inspired by the Souls Series games and their dark fantasy setting, and it aims to add a demanding progression system built on exploration and combat. Weapons carry special attacks and abilities that form a magic system, and new enemies are added to fight. Each weapon differs in attack speed, range, damage, poise damage, movement speed, knockback and intensity. Some special attacks can hit several enemies at once, and the number of enemies hit depends on the attack's own range.

The mod adds a blood loss mechanic. Blood loss builds up over time, and once it passes a set value it deals a large share of the target's health and resets. Some enemies inflict the ailment through their attacks, and some weapons inflict it as an intrinsic property. Poise works differently: a mob whose poise reaches zero is stunned for a few seconds, and only the mod's custom weapons damage poise. Darkest Souls requires Geckolib, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files cover 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21 and 1.21.1, with the Forge build 1.2.2.5 and the NeoForge build 1.2.3.3 both current for 1.21.1.