Dark Souls GFWL to Steamworks Migration is now live.

I was having issues with it crashing also, I thought it might have had something to do with DSfix but seems the issue was games for windows live (yeah lol) I figured a fresh install of dark souls 1 would work fine but no, had to uninstall games for windows live, get a fresh installer from the website, set dark souls and games for windows lives .exes to run in windows 7 mode (on windows 8) and it finally launched and I was able to do the steps on the first page to get my game save and achievements working on the version without games for windows live.
 
Oh wait, so you can have both versions if you opt in and then opt back out?

kinda.

it just transforms based on if you opt in (full steamworks) or opt out (gfwl), though to be fair after opting out (and it downloading a 160mb update) i got stuck during the GFWL "signing in" graphic and i just killed the exe via task manager some time after thinking it froze (the close button on the overlay wasn't doing anything when i was clicking it).

I opted in again right after since i started to fear fucking up my saves somehow.
 
I can't copy my CD key from the Steam overlay window (maybe because the game is windowed?) and it's too obnoxiously long to manually type in GFWL. I also noticed dsfix is gone in the DATA folder so it must be gone. Help!

Just copy the key to clipboard and paste from the first field it will autofill the rest. Don't about DSfix.

Also thanks Durante and boowoo90 for the updated fix. Praise the sun :)
 
As some one who has played over 1000 hours on steam with DSFix unlocked FPS, there is something a lot smoother with the frame rate this time. Like I can't even explain it. I have really sensitive eyes, and other people on reddit have noticed it, too.

It is smoother, the poison that is GFWL is finally out of its system.
 
So, does that February 16th date mean that's when they'll have the beta branch be the default install? And I can't use family sharing on it until then?
 
Why should this work?

So that he could install it, apply the steam patch, get a steam copy and give the code someone else?

Infinite Dark Souls copys?



Ahh, now i get it! But why would FROM wait? They could release it with the Steam patch.

Maybe not "officially" on company time because of budget reasons. Or because of some contract about extra content/options that enhance the user experience on alternate platforms.

"Someone" from Japan clearly knew exactly what memory addresses Durante needed for DS Fix to work almost instantly. Let's not question it any further. ;)
 
As some one who has played over 1000 hours on steam with DSFix unlocked FPS, there is something a lot smoother with the frame rate this time. Like I can't even explain it. I have really sensitive eyes, and other people on reddit have noticed it, too.

I don't know if it's placebo from reading your post but it feels smoother to me too. I've tried it at 30 fps at first and even that seemed smoother than it used to be.

edit: I'm getting something like screen tearing, it's a slow moving horizontal line that 'spawns' in the lower third of the screen and goes upwards. Vsync is on, fps is capped.
 
Hmm, I was waiting on darkroot forest for a couple of minutes on my SL 120 character and didn't get invaded. Guess everyone is starting fresh or online isn't working?
 
I don't know if it's placebo from reading your post but it feels smoother to me too. I've tried it at 30 fps at first and even that seemed smoother than it used to be.

Not just you, the camera movement feels a lot smoother for some reason.

Maybe not "officially" on company time because of budget reasons. Or because of some contract about extra content/options that enhance the user experience on alternate platforms.

"Someone" from Japan clearly knew exactly what memory addresses Durante needed for DS Fix to work almost instantly. Let's not question it any further. ;)

The plot thickens!
 
I don't know if it's placebo from reading your post but it feels smoother to me too. I've tried it at 30 fps at first and even that seemed smoother than it used to be.

edit: I'm getting something like screen tearing, it's a slow moving horizontal line that 'spawns' in the lower third of the screen and goes upwards. Vsync is on, fps is capped.

You need to force vsync via drivers if you're using the frame unlocker.
 
60 fps feels so good , i tried it once in the past , but my PC couldn't handle it at the time. This is another game seriously

I noticed minor bug when using "dofOverrideResolution" at 1080 , menus are all blurry , but in-game it's all good.
 
Okay, gonna play Dark Souls in PC for the first time. What's the essential mod/fix besides the one that posted by Durante before?
 
Hmm, I was waiting on darkroot forest for a couple of minutes on my SL 120 character and didn't get invaded. Guess everyone is starting fresh or online isn't working?

Getting this as well, waiting around the Township and not a single message or invasion in sight.
 
So apparently the game region-locks your online to whatever you have set as your Download Region in Steam. Which is absolute shit if you're in Europe.
 
60 fps feels so good , i tried it once in the past , but my PC couldn't handle it at the time. This is another game seriously

I noticed minor bug when using "dofOverrideResolution" at 1080 , menus are all blurry , but in-game it's all good.

That happens when your dofOverrideResolution is the same as your vertical rendering resolution.
 
So I would be able to interact with American players if I change my download region to America?

You aren't rdy
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Thanks Durante. <3 Just did my first few non-GFWL invasions.

Stupid infinite fog door glitch still there, haha. Guess From never patched that one.
 
In case anyone is having trouble, I outlined my path to getting this update rolling along with my saves and achievements.


Steps I have done

  • Installed the GFWL version.
  • Ran Steam first time set up.
  • Uninstalled GFWL and performed various Windows 8 fixes.
  • Restored my save via Game Save Manager, then launched the GFWL version one last time to confirm.
  • Opted into beta, launched, installed DSfix.

Optional

 
What SLI profile are you supposed to use with Dark Souls these days?

Pretty sure there isn't one. I did alot of research before my last playthrough to try and find one, but came up with nothing. There were compatibility bits that made the game use all my cards, but performance was the exact same. Someone feel free to prove me wrong!
 
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Thanks Durante. <3 Just did my first few non-GFWL invasions.

Stupid infinite fog door glitch still there, haha. Guess From never patched that one.

I just spam Dried Finger until it goes away or I get invaded, if that doesn't work after a minute, I quit and reload.

With the super quick quit and reload times, it's not a big deal, just annoying.
 
Pretty sure there isn't one. I did alot of research before my last playthrough to try and find one, but came up with nothing. There were compatibility bits that made the game use all my cards, but performance was the exact same. Someone feel free to prove me wrong!

Hmmm, that sucks I guess :(. I kind of remember getting some scaling when I played the game on PC about a year and a half ago, but the compatibility bit that I had saved in inspector did not seem to do much.
 
As some one who has played over 1000 hours on steam with DSFix unlocked FPS, there is something a lot smoother with the frame rate this time. Like I can't even explain it. I have really sensitive eyes, and other people on reddit have noticed it, too.

I immediately noticed something too. It just feels smoother even at 30 FPS.
 
I downloaded the beta and was able to play the game without signing into anything. The instructions do say you need to sign in again and it searches for save games but none of that happened - I just hit load game and everything works. So it was a success? Where are my saves now?
 
Going to need some help getting the Knight's Honor achievement. I think I just need one or two more weapons.

Just need to figure out what those weapons are first...
 
That region locking thing sounds awful, hopefully it's just a bug and is fixed soon. Are there any changes to the way the online works or is it still an IP pool that fills over about 20 minutes?

Edit: Also, what name does it show instead of your GFWL one?
 
Anyone else having trouble using the DS4? I have DSFix 2.3 but my camera rotates nonstop and my buttons are all messed up.
I tried a 360 pad and that worked, but it's just the DS4 that won't work.
 
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