Dark Souls Remastered Archipelago vs Hollow Knight Randomizer 4

Dark Souls Remastered Archipelago (DSAP) is a free, open-source Archipelago multiworld randomizer and client for Dark Souls Remastered. It shuffles eligible item locations into a shared pool, so an item may appear elsewhere while its original location receives a replacement. Fogwall Sanity is enabled by default: required pool items can keep fog walls locked, and passing through a wall counts as a check. Players can configure starting equipment, weapon upgrades or infusions, location and region exclusions, and other randomization settings. Goals include defeating Gwyn, all 26 bosses, Manus, or Ornstein and Smough. Setup requires Archipelago Launcher 0.6.7 or newer, the dsr.apworld file, and the Windows x64 client; worlds can be hosted through the launcher or Archipelago.gg. Windows support covers the Steam release identified in the project notes. Linux use through Proton is preliminary. The implementation is beta and unstable, with occasional crashes and fog-wall key issues. The client must stay running during play, and the guide warns against FromSoftware network connections.

Hollow Knight Randomizer 4 is a free Windows mod that changes item placements and transitions for Hollow Knight patch 1.5 and later. Item pools can include skills, charms, keys, shards, relics, maps, grubs, and boss essence. Transition settings range from no randomization to Map Area Randomizer, Full Area Randomizer, and Room Randomizer. Additional options include Randomize Swim, Randomize Nail, Split Claw, Split Cloak, and Split Superdash. Players can save and load settings profiles, and generate shareable codes for base randomizer settings; codes correspond to a specific mod version. RandoSettingsManager can synchronize randomizer settings and most connection mod settings, with an internet connection required for its codes. The mod writes tracker, helper, and spoiler logs to the Randomizer 4 folder in the save directory. It requires Hollow Knight Modding API for patch 1.5 or later, MenuChanger, ItemChanger, RandomizerCore, and RandomizerCore.Json. It does not support Hollow Knight patches 1.4.3.2 or earlier. Benchwarp and QoL are strongly recommended and may be necessary for some logic or modes. The repository identifies the license as LGPL-2.1.