SL2 Files

Save files.

SL2 or SaveLoad2 files are BND4 files containing eleven USERDATA files. The first ten correspond to the ten save slots available in game.

Location

~\Documents\NBGI\DARK SOULS REMASTERED\{STEAMID3}\DRAKS0005.sl2

~\Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls\{STEAMID3}\DRAKS0005.sl2

Encryption

DS1:

• Files are not encrypted

DSR:

Each USERDATA file is individually AES-128-CBC encrypted.

• Key: 01 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF FE DC BA 98 76 54 32 10
• IV: First 16 bytes of each file

Tools

• Dark Souls Save Editor (DSSE) (PtDE) by Jappi88 & MarkH221
• Save File Parser (PtDE) by Tarvitz
• Save File Unpacker (DSR) by B3LYP

Notes

• DS1 and DSR save files are not compatible.

Researchers

• Tarvitz
• Jappi88
• Sean Pesce
• B3LYP