DS2FX Core 0.5.47-alpha.1 — Seamless 0.0.6 support

Adds exact-version support for official Seamless Co-op 0.0.6 while retaining reviewed earlier versions. Unknown or modified Seamless binaries remain rejected. Core and Wayfarer's Lantern remain usable in solo offline mode without Seamless.

This is the same Core archive prepared for Remastered installer 1.2/1.2.1. The corrected installer 1.2.1 downloads this ZIP directly from GitHub; no Nexus or Patreon Core attachment is required.

Validation: native contract and automatic-mode fixtures passed during 1.2 preparation. Long-session, remote-peer and shutdown stability are not certified by these checks.

SHA256: A265E5F8067AC2E78149E3D4069874BC89C9A5CF84C1413C923A3EE316BE0435

DS2FX Core 0.5.46-alpha.1

Core 0.5.46-alpha.1

Fixes older-character loading with Seeker of Fire by installing the selected
content routes before the official Seamless game child enters its executable.
Full HUD, Lantern and graphics initialization follows the existing startup gate.
Official Seamless launcher, DLL, networking and saves are unchanged.

The older FROST reference character loaded and reloaded with Seeker, Remastered
HUD, Wearable Lantern, DS2LE, OptiScaler and ReShade enabled. The custom HUD drew
in-game and the Lantern lit and stowed correctly. Owned routing, startup-hold,
fast and delayed launcher fixtures passed. This remains an experimental release.

Known limits: an access violation (0xC0000005) was recorded when closing the
full reference game, also present in an earlier Core 0.5.42 run. Shutdown and
long-session stability remain under investigation. Routine Seamless welcome
suppression stays disabled; remote Lantern replication and multiplayer
certification remain unimplemented/unproved.

Install this standalone Core first, then prepare HUD/Lantern with their included
Prepare-Mod.cmd, or use the matching Remastered installer. Exit the game and
finish Root Builder Clear before updating MO2 packages. Preserve your settings,
profiles and saves. Keep participating peers on matching content/settings.

SHA256 for DS2FX-Core-0.5.46-alpha.1.zip:
444d85ae1e8c8bbf874a0cccc5089d2881cf02e2329cd525cc48cbf73178d2cb

A.I. use: AI tools assisted development, testing and documentation. FROST FX
directs and reviews the work; live checks and remaining limits are stated above.

DS2FX Core 0.5.42-alpha.1

DS2FX Core 0.5.42-alpha.1 keeps the public graphics bridge in Core and avoids an unnecessary hardware swap-chain probe when the existing manual ReShade68 backend is loaded. Both solo and Seamless builds include the change. Standalone callbacks remain available without graphics mods.

Download DS2FX-Core-0.5.42-alpha.1.zip below. Manual users follow its README and Start-DS2FX.cmd. MO2 users install through Root Builder and launch Tools/ds2fx_loader.exe through MO2. Exit the game and finish Root Builder Clear before updating. Keep saves and Forge settings.

Separate optional mods:

• DS2 Wearable Lantern: 1.0.9 restores required bonfire-delivery metadata. Prepare its local assets before installation.
• DS2 Remastered HUD: 0.1.28; keep the game's HUD enabled.

The Remastered modlist is optional. Its installer prepares reviewed gameplay-overhaul compatibility locally; do not combine arbitrary regulation replacements manually. Game-derived assets and icon caches are not bundled with this Core archive.

Validation: public native source build and three graphics/HUD fixtures passed; actual archive installation and Seeker-pair generation passed. One reference character and custom HUD loaded successfully. Intermittent in-world stalls remain under investigation. This experimental release does not certify long-session stability, HDR, arbitrary graphics stacks or multiplayer. Original-server online play is unsupported; remote Lantern replication is unimplemented.

A.I. use

AI tools assisted development, documentation and some visual artwork. FROST FX directs and reviews the work; validation limits are stated above.

DS2FX Core 0.5.41-alpha.1 - Standalone Framework and SDK

DS2FX Core by FROST FX for supported Windows x64 Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin 1.0.3.0.

Download DS2FX-Core-0.5.41-alpha.1.zip below. Includes the shared loader, Forge configuration, public D3D11 graphics bridge, developer SDK and local asset builder. Read README.txt in the archive for manual and MO2/Root Builder setup. No Remastered modlist is required.

Optional mods: DS2 Wearable Lantern and DS2 Remastered HUD. Download these separately from Nexus.

SHA-256: c888d2b5c7fbbca0dc193d913158553a67ba71f40dca9a44b461a4aee4124cca

Experimental release: native/GPU fixtures and loader/package checks passed. Fresh standalone game lifecycle and two-player certification remain outstanding. Original-server online play is unsupported; official Seamless is separate and version gated. Remote Lantern replication is unproven.

Native source and build instructions are in this repository. The separately licensed managed asset utility includes complete corresponding source and dependency sources in Asset-Tool-Source.zip. No game-derived caches, complete game archives or third-party game runtimes are included.

A.I. Use: AI tools assisted with development, documentation and some artwork. FROST FX directs and reviews the work; test limits are stated above.