Hey Operators,

This update is what we’re jokingly calling the Dark Souls 2 “You Are Getting Jumped” patch, because enemies just got a lot meaner. That’s right, all damage values on enemies have been increased across the board. Every hit now feels sharper and more dangerous. Bring your A-game or get ready to re-spawn more often.

What’s Changed?

Here’s a rundown of the major changes in Update #7:

1. Enemies Hit Harder All enemy attacks have been buffed. Even routine encounters might feel like a full-on boss fight. You’ll need to pay more attention to your positioning and timing. Healing and defensive items are no longer optional.

2. Weapon Upgrades and Swaps Commando players can now swap their primary and secondary weapons correctly without accidentally switching to the Sniper. Weapon swapping now respects the upgrades you actually choose, so your SMG and Shotgun stay exactly where you expect them.

3. Level 1 Music Gets a Makeover You can now choose which Level 1 soundtrack to play. Feeling moody? Go with ConcreteHills. Feeling chaotic? DoomWaterParking is ready for action. Music can also be paused, swapped, and even cycled through debug keys for a little extra fun.

4. UI and XP Improvements XP pickups now include pitch scaling, so collecting XP quickly feels more satisfying and intense. Perk points and level-ups now appear cleanly in your UI without needing extra debug tweaks.

5. Quality of Life Tweaks Hordling and Biomancer death sounds now randomly pick from a pool of clips with slight pitch variation and offsets for more variety. Grenade explosions, metal creaks, and other SFX now correctly respect available audio channels so sounds don’t cut each other off.

6. Miscellaneous Developer Fun We call this the Dark Souls 2 patch because if you thought the game was easy before, it isn’t anymore. Debug keys for instant leveling and swapping Level 1 music are still active because testing higher difficulty is fun and a little chaotic.