Sekiro: Inner Demons is an ambitious gameplay overhaul mod for experienced Sekiro players seeking new and exciting challenges. The mod focuses on AI modulation, in version 1.1.5, most main story bosses are fully reworked and several existing minibosses are modded. A handful of new, experimental minibosses have been added to the game.
Who is this mod for?Sekiro: Inner Demons rewards skilled play, with an emphasis on mastery of sword combat and flow. This mod is not intended for players who rely on prosthetic spam to win fights. Perfect deflects and deflect counter-attacks will be essential to be victorious.What's changed?
The following bosses are reworked in this mod:
- Gyoubu The Demon
- Master Butterfly
- Dragonseeker Genichiro
- Guardian Ape
- The Phantom Priestess
- Sinful Priestess
- Great Shinobi Owl of The Ninja Army
- Foster Father
- Sakura Dragon
- Emma, Daughter of The Great Sage
- Demon of Hatred
The following minibosses are reworked in this mod:
- Leader Shigenori Yamauchi
- General Naomori Kawarada
- General Tenzen Yamauchi
- Seven Ashina Spears - Father Gaslight's Cousin
- Dragonspring Brute
- Shady Bamboo Monkey
- Shinobi Hunter Enshin of Misen
- Juzou The Drunkard
- Ministry Elite - Greg of the Twin Fangs
- Ministry Elite - Akiyama of the Twin Fangs
New Mechanics:
- Nightjar Slash Reversal deflect frames -- with the right timing, you can now deflect your would-be opponents with style!
- Sakura Dragon Wave Reflect -- with any sword-based combat art equipped, focus the energy of the Sakura Dragon's powerful wind waves into your sheath, and unleash a god-like counter move to deal damage to the guardian of the divine realm from afar.
Other miscellaneous changes:
- All in-game tutorial pop-ups have been removed.
- Flurry attacks such as Floating Passage are now consistently deflectable without necessitating the umbrella.
- The Homeward Idol now takes 1 second to use instead of 7 seconds.
- Living Force can now be used to parry fire-based attacks without taking chip damage or incurring burn build-up, at the cost of 50% of your max HP.
- All variants of the Shinobi Firecracker prosthetic now cost 7 emblems.
- The Loaded Umbrella now costs 3 emblems. The magnetic variant costs 4, and the Suzaku and Phoenix umbrellas now cost 5 emblems per use.
- The placements of the goons in Juzou's gank squad have been reworked such that it is now possible to stealth kill them all before having to fight him.
- A sprinkling of new enemies have been added to the Hirata Estate and Ashina Reservoir.
- The goons in the tutorial are now tankier.
- As mentioned above, many of the existing main story bosses have been renamed.
- Several translation issues in the English subtitles have been fixed.
How To Download and Install Manually
This mod requires Mod Engine, a tool by Katalash, in order to be played. Please ensure you have downloaded and configured Mod Engine. To download, navigate to the "Files" tab and download the latest release under the "Main Files" category. Extract the .zip archive using your extraction tool of choice. The extracted archive will contain a README file and a folder named "inner_demons" that itself contains a "mod" folder that contains all of the mod files. Copy and paste the "mod" folder into your Sekiro game directory and configure Mod Engine to read from that folder. If you have manually installed mods before, I would recommend renaming the "mod" folder to something unique before dropping it into the Sekiro directory.Special Thanks
This mod would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people:Ionian -- Creator of Sekiro: Resurrection. Inspired me to start modding and was my original modding sensei.
Igor -- Talented modder and modding guru. Helped implement new mechanics and Quality-of-life features. His knowledge was invaluable.
MyMaidisKitchenAid -- Modding expert. Provided knowledge and troubleshooting assistance.
INDOMIE SUPREME -- Creator of the custom title screen and "Death" logo used in the mod. Playtester.
jabwu -- Thorough playtester and first Patreon supporter!
Bobug -- Design consultant. Playtester. What's in store?This mod is an ongoing project. I intend to overhaul all the main story bosses and minibosses, and to add plenty of new and exciting content. Keep your eyes peeled for the next few updates because Isshin, The Sword Saint is on the horizon!Want to support what I do?
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