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SM451
@sm451.bsky.social
Modder for a bunch of games like Dark Souls, Fallout NV/4/London, Mario 64, Balatro etc. He/Him/They/Them/Dont/Care. Pansexual. British (It's terminal I'm afraid).
Ain't no way I get recommended a clip of my own mod and see it has 1 Million views. That's actually insane. Especially for a 3am shitpost I made with way loss modding knowledge than I have now. I've got something to brag about at the christmas dinner table now lmao.

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POV: You Eat The Platinum Chip In front of Mr. House 😭
YouTube video by Atomic Media
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December 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Just beat HL2:Ep2 and nowadays if I find a game and it's engine interesting I try and learn the basics of modding. Messing around with fixing up textures and adding lights/props around the intro trainstation rn. Just a pet project atm but if everything doesn't explode maybe I'll add it to workshop.
December 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Sorry chat I'm not dead I just dropped off the face of the earth to get S ranks on Sonic Unleashed now I have an Xbox Series.

I'm sure you understand.
#sonicthehedgehog
December 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Started playing #elderscrolls #morrowind for the first time. This is probably a well known gag but I escorted a random guy on the road to a town 10 mins away with the promise of "Boots of Blinding Speed" only for the boots to cause 200% speed and 100% blindness.

Fucking amazing.
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December 10, 2024 at 5:21 PM
#IndianaJones game is pretty great imo, even if I'm not a fan of "movie games" like Uncharted or TLOU.

The recreation opening really got me hyped. I'd love to see more old movie recreations as tech demos with explorable sets. They'd make for amazing bonus features.

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Indiana Jones Scene Comparison - The Great Circle vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark
YouTube video by IGN
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December 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM
- Project Light Souls - #darksouls

The color of bosses in DSR are often super washed out. The harsh contrasty overexposed coloration is integral to DS1's style imo. Here's some comparisons of early bosses, DSR OGs being the lighter ones.
December 7, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Got an Xbox set up and disc copies of DS1 and DS2 running their 1.0 versions so I can compare them to PC and in the case of DS1 have a direct comparison for modding. Nostalgia really did blind me to how bad performance was on the 360 but visually I'm already seeing some improvements over DSR.
December 7, 2024 at 4:13 PM
- Project Light Souls - #darksouls

Testing putting Oolacile areas back into Darkroot as part of the inaccessible vista. So far looks very nice with Artorias's arena. Restored PTDE lighting also makes the fog hide the fact I had to the generic brick texture over it all lmao.
December 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM
- Project Light Souls - #darksouls

OH NO SHE'S HOT ❗❗

(pun entirely intended)
December 5, 2024 at 6:23 AM
- Project Light Souls - #darksouls

Quelaag's concept art design is pretty neat. It'd be crazyyyy if someone made their own version and put it in the game. Just a random thought.
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
So since I now have a DS1 OST disc I ripped it to flac and got curious if there was any difference to the in-game quality. Used Foobar ABX Comparator with Firelink theme and got 3/4 right blind identifying which version was which. I think there's a tiny difference but not worth implementing in-game.
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Lot has happened today. Found a DS1 Limited Edition copy for cheap, talked to the owner of the store for ages, he offered to hire me for repairs which I very well might take him up on. Bad news is some stuff of mine got stolen lmao but honestly that's expected around here. I'm safe and chillin.
December 4, 2024 at 1:57 PM
- Project Light Souls -

As much as the big content addons are cool I also want to fix a lot of the weird edge case bugs in the game. Very grateful for @illusorywall.bsky.social's content as they continue to be a great resource for soulsborne mechanic explanations while keeping it entertaining.
December 4, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Holy shit lmao.
December 3, 2024 at 2:06 AM
- Project Light Souls -

Been busy fixing a lot of minor background stuff in the last few days but Life Gems from peak, I mean, Dark Souls 2, are now in the game. It's the weakest of all the healing item ports I've done but it gets the participation award.
November 30, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Just found out supermarkets call gingerbread men "gingerbread people" now. Honestly? Good. I get a devious craving for christmas snacks and I will not discriminate. Tell me where the gingerbread folk are at and I'll descend like Attack on Titan.
November 27, 2024 at 8:06 PM
#ImmerScreen Loved the payoff of seeing Ceci struggle with melee after always playing mage builds and finally seeing the raw power of BONK
November 27, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Reposted by SM451
why the hell is the whale smiling
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
- Project Light Souls -

Changed the lighting in Firelink to be sort of a half step between PTDE and Remastered. Also starting the process of going through the map and trying to make each little encounter more memorable while still keeping true to the original look and combat flow.
November 24, 2024 at 12:25 AM
- Project Light Souls -

Version 2.1 is now released with the finalized Fluted Set and some other cool stuff. With this update I've also added a github page. It means I can add features asap instead of in bulk releases but I'll keep doing that on nexus too.

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GitHub - SM451Modding/ProjectLightSouls: Modded Expansion for Dark Souls Remastered
Modded Expansion for Dark Souls Remastered. Contribute to SM451Modding/ProjectLightSouls development by creating an account on GitHub.
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November 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Commissioning art with vbucks feels like I should get an irl xbox achievement popup rn.
November 23, 2024 at 4:57 PM
0 Celsius and below right now. I've got a bad blood circulation syndrome and my boiler chooses right now to crap out on me. Listening to that "rain down on me" part of Paranoid Android rn. "It is what it is" levels are at critical.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Just beat Half-Life 2 for the first time.

Didn't love the gameplay as the last third gave me major combat fatigue. Everything else is top notch even today: Art Direction, Character Animation, Graphical Shaders, World Design, etc

I love it as a piece of art and history, not really as a game.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:15 AM
- Project Light Souls - #darksouls

Retooling the Kiln by removing the black knights and just having it be a somber walk to Gwyn with echos of fallen bosses looking down on you. Also retimed Gwyn's theme to have an intro leading into plin plin plon.
November 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM
- Project Light Souls -

A very minor thing I want to do once I start doing map changes to the rest of the game is making bonfires fit into their scenery better. Just a few bits of debris surrounding them to make them more than just mounds of ash somehow rising out the ground.
November 22, 2024 at 3:13 PM