Flames of Old is a graphics mod for DARK SOULS 2: SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN that gives DARK SOULS 2 a fresh new look, and in the process, significantly changes the game. , shaders, and map design, resulting in a striking visual upgrade; Stayd was inspired by pre-release rendered images and aims for "graphics on par with what was released prior to release." They show off some pretty impressive screenshots on Twitter. Much of the lighting work radically changes the way the game looks, alleviating the very flat color palette of many environments. There have also been some minor tweaks, such as removing trees from the upper left to reveal a winter shrine to increase the scale of the area:

Stayd also intends to create a separate enemy placement mod that will work with the new map to "repair the rough edges of the game." Work on this mod is being streamed on Twitch, which seems to be the best place to get a sense of the overall mod creation process. Below I've pieced together some before-and-after images, but keep in mind that these are previews of the work in progress, according to the modder's own description.