If you’re a fan of action-platformers and relish a challenge, Karmelita Prime brings a ruthless overhaul. Built as a re-work of the fierce Skarrsinger Karmelita encounter in Hollow Knight: Silksong, this mod is designed for players who crave that next-level fight experience. The changes go well beyond a simple palette swap or stat tweak it transforms the fight’s rhythm, difficulty and unpredictability.
From the moment you step into the arena the setup is changed. The pre-fight “Enemy Arena” sequence is skipped entirely, thrusting you into the battle zone faster and limited time to gather your bearings. During the fight you’ll notice that Karmelita’s contact damage is turned off when she is not actively attacking this is a subtle change but ensures that you are punished only when you’re interacting with her attacks, not merely touching the boss when she is idle. On the flip side, when she does hit you, the damage is substantially higher: for example, one of the patch notes shows her contact damage now deals two masks. This makes every dodge or well-timed block critical, and there’s far less room for error.
Another major shift comes via the Nail Clash mechanic. Whereas typically clashes are flashy but relatively safe, in this version every clash now gives you Silk (the currency/resource in Silksong) and also damages the boss, including her projectile attacks. This means aggressive play has its rewards, and you’re encouraged to meet her blow rather than purely react. You’ll want to master clash timing, evaluate when to engage and when to pull back, because the fight pivots around that fierce interplay.
Visually and thematically the encounter has been upgraded too. The mod introduces a full recoloring of her sprite, a re-named character (“Karmelita Prime”) and translation support so the enhanced version of the encounter fits snugly into different language settings (though note that non-English and non-Portuguese translations were done via AI, so there may be minor quirks). The way she looks and the aura of the fight have been lifted to match the elevated difficulty.
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Author: MicheliniDev
Version: 1.3.0
Last update: 07 November 2025, 11:48 AM
File size: 22MB
Required files / dependencies: Requires BepInEx (with Configuration Manager) already installed.