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Dark Souls IIIArchipelago randomizer mod

Shuffle Lothric's items across worlds, optionally mix up enemies and bosses, and follow your connection through a dedicated in-game Archipelago overlay.

Maintained by fswap, nex3

Installation guide Maintainer repository

Reviewed build: 4.0.2
OS: Windows, Linux / Proton
Last reviewed: 8 Sept 2026
Installation: Manual installation

How the game changes

Overworld pickups, shops and enemy drops join the item pool; many missable or minor checks are excluded from progression by default.
Configure starting equipment, optional enemy randomization and which areas can contain progression.
The bundled APWorld adds customizable boss goals and DeathLink amnesty.
The 4.x client separates saves by seed and provides in-game chat, connection status and reconnect controls.

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Before you start

Use the current fswap client and maintainer guide, not the older 3.x setup still linked from some Archipelago pages. The documented game version is 1.15.2.
Some new options require the APWorld bundled with this client. Generate the local randomizer data before launching the modded game.
Optional enemy randomization can create broken encounters or crashes. The maintainer documents disabling it while preserving item placements.
Linux has a dedicated package, but the static randomizer requires .NET under plain Wine. Public Linux startup reports remain open; support is documented, not independently tested here.
Use the supplied ModEngine3 launcher and its offline game protections. Do not treat this as ordinary online Souls co-op.

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