Description
☠️ Dark Souls Death Screen Remake
Bring the iconic YOU DIED experience from Dark Souls into World of Warcraft! This addon recreates the legendary Dark Souls death screen, turning every character death into a dramatic and unforgettable moment.
Whether you're falling to a powerful boss, an unexpected enemy, or your own mistakes, every death deserves its own soundtrack.
✨ Features
- Authentic Death Screen - Recreates the iconic Dark Souls YOU DIED screen.
- Multiple Animations - Choose between Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 2 animation styles.
- Sound Effects - Enable or disable the death screen sound.
- Custom Textures - Use the original YOU DIED texture, the alternative THANKS OBAMA texture, or your own custom image.
- Bonfire Animation - Test the bonfire animation whenever you want.
⚙️ Slash Commands
All addon settings can be controlled using the /dsds command.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/dsds on |
Enables the death screen. |
/dsds off |
Disables the death screen. |
/dsds version [1/2] |
Switches between Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 2 animation styles. Without an argument, cycles through available versions. |
/dsds sound [on/off] |
Enables or disables the death screen sound. Without an argument, toggles the current setting. |
/dsds tex |
Switches between the YOU DIED and THANKS OBAMA textures. |
/dsds tex [path] |
Attempts to load a custom texture from the specified path. |
/dsds test |
Displays a test version of the death screen. |
/dsds test bonfire |
Displays the death screen with the bonfire animation. |
🎨 Custom Textures
You can replace the default death screen texture with your own image.
Texture requirements:
- Image dimensions must be powers of 2 (for example, 512×256).
- Supported texture paths are relative to your main World of Warcraft directory.
- Use double backslashes (
\\) in the file path.
Example:
/dsds tex Interface\\Addons\\DarkSoulsDeathScreen\\media\\YOUDIED.tga
📜 Credits
Dark Souls Death Screen Remake is based on the original Dark Souls Death Screen addon. Full credit for the original concept and initial implementation goes to _ForgeUser3447963.


