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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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I experimented with Sunlight Spear, but the damage increase was not worth the extra faith.
Use the Spice to reduce the Sunlight Spear to 50.
Lol yes I've never gotten it to work.
As far as main menu music modding goes, i've put Gravelord Nito's piece in it.
Goes for a very different vibe admittedly, but i think it's fitting for the pain awaiting you in the game, and it's a great opener with the Dark Souls logo fading in.
i changed the battery and also changed the controller it self
windows can see the controller and check for the battery level
but the game does not
Both of you reinstall Microsoft drivers and post a screenshot of Control Panel > Devices and Printers.
Mhm, weird - did you restart Windows? I had the issue just once and restarting the game helped
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I'm not done with my first playthrough yet, but I must say: I'm kind of disappointed with the armor sets that are available in DS2.. there aren't that many cool looking armors. Looking-glass knight set looks cool, and now I'm playing with the King's armor set - but all in all it's kind of meh.. probably saving up the good ideas for their next project?
And I wished there was a way to boost the speed of sword swinging; I mean FROM loves Berserk, why won't they let me swing my ultra greatsword as fast as Guts
Well, they respawn once you visit a bonfire but yeah; if you're not a magic user it's annoying.
toastyToast
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Speaking of talismans. Which one should I go for? I'm using an unupgraded one which I found really early on.
Cool,missed that, hopefully the last rank fills up as more people push on into NG+, the game hasnt been out that long yet.
He basically has a x5 modifier on his defense, for each giant soul in your ineventory thats reduced by 1. You get one in each of the three giant memories (which if you have a phobia of timers will apparently melt your mind
The crazy thing is it's not actually x5, it's x16.
It goes 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Upgrading weapons is really, really important in the Souls games. Often even more than upgrading your stats.
Both of you should make sure that you have no other controllers connected, no other devices the game MIGHT interpret as controllers, and if you have a bluetooth receiver that has ever had a controller connected to it, remove that or disable the bluetooth connected controller in the device settings as well.
This includes things like Wii remotes.
I swear they are impossible to hit with a katana!
I always switch to my secondary weapon to even have a chance to hit them.
I don't want to give up Dex, as I've already Titanite Slab'd 3 dex weapons, and I'm being awkward.
So currently, it's:
Would this work (I'd need to level up 4 more times):
That'd give me a decent amount of health (if anyone watched my YouTube vid, I need it), 3 slots, enough strength for Blacksteel Katana, high Dex, and enough faith for Great Lightning Spear
So currently, it's:
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VGR 45 END 30 VIT 30
ATN 8 STR 20 DEX 40
ADP 30 INT 8 FTH 8Would this work (I'd need to level up 4 more times):
Code:
VGR 40 END 20 VIT 30
ATN 16 STR 14 DEX 40
ADP 20 INT 1 FTH 42That'd give me a decent amount of health (if anyone watched my YouTube vid, I need it), 3 slots, enough strength for Blacksteel Katana, high Dex, and enough faith for Great Lightning Spear
i also restart my pc , restart steam
but that didn't help
edit : fixed , thanks Alo81
i turned off the Bluetooth and now i can use it in the game
You mean chimes? Dragon Chime is the best for Miracles, you can get it by killing
an old man in a wheelchair
Darklurker
Rapier too. In fact, the big flaw of rapiers is that it's next to impossible to hit ANYTHING on the ground.
i also restart my pc , restart steam
but that didn't help
Unplug the magic mouse and whatever the Nintendo input is.
Dark Souls has a tough time differentiating which controller to default to. For example, people have issues with the DS4 tool if they forget to hide the Direct Input side.
There was one guy earlier in the thread who is now gone that was truly hilarious to follow his misadventures in Dark Souls II and PC gaming.
This thing had been causing him issues for days, and hilarity for us.
Can confirm this as well, even tried with the two handed attacks.
Always switched to my old Broadsword to take them out.
HungOverOnATues
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My money is on it trying to use the Wiimote instead of the 360 controller. I had this problem with DaS1 and had to remove the Wiimote from Devices and Printers.
the strange thing is , the wiimote is turned off
and the magic mouse is old mouse for my brother who never used it again
but this just happen when i installed the wiimote to my pc to try the emulator
i also restart my pc , restart steam
but that didn't help
edit : fixed , thanks Alo81
i turned off the Bluetooth and now i can use it in the game
The problem is absolutely the Wii remote.
It doesn't have to be turned on, the bluetooth device because it works wirelessly just always says "This controller is present" and that screws up Dark Souls.
and that only happen with Dark souls ?
It's the only games I've had that issue with yeah.
Pretty much.
Dark Souls obviously casts a wide net for a default controller, then latches on to that input on start up. Seems like another oversight that would come from a Japanese developer unfamiliar with the platform.
They will respawn but your sins will remain.
I mean I kill them and surly enough the loot goes flying off the ledge. So then lizard is dead and I never got a chance to loot.
Orthogonal
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When that happens, sometimes if you exit/restart, the loot is placed back on the ground for pick up.
Use a greatbow to kill it or a strike weapon so it can't get far.
Gyrm's Great Hammer made short work of
. Now just
and on to NG++.
Will probably respec to a sorcerer/MLGS build for that.
End-game spoilers
Vendrick, Throne Watcher/Defender, and Nashandra
Dual Pursuer's
Will probably respec to a sorcerer/MLGS build for that.
End-game spoilers
Shanolotte says that Nashandra, 'covets The First Flame and The Great Soul.' The Throne of Want must have some connection to the Furtive Pygmy and the Dark Soul.
Haunted
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The whole reason for her endeavour and deception (instigation?) of King Vendrick, it turns out.
The connection to the First Flame and Gwyn/the protagonist from the first Dark Souls is kinda sprung on the player towards the end, imo. One of the only other references to that whole business at an earlier point in the game is the Lost Sinner - her sin is that she attempted to relight the first flame.
The connection to the First Flame and Gwyn/the protagonist from the first Dark Souls is kinda sprung on the player towards the end, imo. One of the only other references to that whole business at an earlier point in the game is the Lost Sinner - her sin is that she attempted to relight the first flame.
NG+ spoilers
The Old Iron King, The Rotten, Lost Sinner, and Freja all managed to acquire the Souls of the Gwynn, Nito, Witch of Izalith, and Seath respectively. They inherited some traits from these old souls as well as a wealth of power.
In Freja's case, the Duke of Brightstone likely found Seath's Soul and slowly lost his mind in his experiments. Infusing that soul with his favorite spider caused the growth explosion.
In Freja's case, the Duke of Brightstone likely found Seath's Soul and slowly lost his mind in his experiments. Infusing that soul with his favorite spider caused the growth explosion.
I just finished the game.
It was pretty good, but I'd have to say its not quite as good as Dark Souls.
There were quite a few interesting bosses, but just as many underwhelming ones really.At least there was no Bed of Chaos!
I've still got a couple of optional bosses to take down, but I may just take a break and come back to it later.
I'm definitely going to respec from pure Dex to a Dex/Int or Dex/Faith build though.
It was pretty good, but I'd have to say its not quite as good as Dark Souls.
There were quite a few interesting bosses, but just as many underwhelming ones really.At least there was no Bed of Chaos!
I've still got a couple of optional bosses to take down, but I may just take a break and come back to it later.
I'm definitely going to respec from pure Dex to a Dex/Int or Dex/Faith build though.
HungOverOnATues
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Same deal with FF7.
I can see Iron King and Freja being like that but not the Rotten.
GreenManGaming has had a 25% off discount code for a while.
Haunted
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Aye, the old souls are being dropped in NG+, which is technically later than the end game [of a first playthrough].
But I really like the idea of inheritance, the souls of the four great ones always existing in some form. Vendrick defeated them and acquired their souls, at some point they passed on to the four who are holding them now... and after we defeated them here, they will be passed on to new bosses we have to defeat in Dark Souls 3. Love it.
edit: how exactly they acquire this power isn't made clear (or important, tbh). But there are hints - like for The Old Iron King - it is said that he was killed by the Smelter Demon and burned in the flames of his sinking keep, and then possessed by things that lurk below which transformed him into that demon. One of those things below seemed to have been the soul of Gwyn.
But I really like the idea of inheritance, the souls of the four great ones always existing in some form. Vendrick defeated them and acquired their souls, at some point they passed on to the four who are holding them now... and after we defeated them here, they will be passed on to new bosses we have to defeat in Dark Souls 3. Love it.
edit: how exactly they acquire this power isn't made clear (or important, tbh). But there are hints - like for The Old Iron King - it is said that he was killed by the Smelter Demon and burned in the flames of his sinking keep, and then possessed by things that lurk below which transformed him into that demon. One of those things below seemed to have been the soul of Gwyn.
It's interesting that we call them
A prequel would be pretty awesome.
the souls of Gwyn, Nito, etc etc, but it would be cool to see the story of how those souls originated.
If the souls continue to be inherited, that means at some point someone had to have the first lords soul.
If the souls continue to be inherited, that means at some point someone had to have the first lords soul.
Haunted
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Yeah, I'm not too clear if Dark Souls is supposed to be that origin story, with Manus and the Furtive Pygmy being the originators of the curse and everything.
I think Gwyn & co. were the first ones to aqquire the big souls, since the souls originated from the First Flame IIRC ( it's in Dark Souls 1 cinmatic I think )
OminoMichelin
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Has it been speculated why
Vendrick gets weaker when you have the souls of the giants?
Got invaded last night at Heide's by a lovely Japanese chap who had a Santier's with Resonant Weapon, spammed Sunlight Spears, then switched to Greater Resonant Soul. Judging from how much his lifebar dropped when I hit him, this dude had at least 3k health as well. My char had a soul memory around 85k, by the way. Funniest part was while dodging his shitty Sunlight Spears, I almost managed to push him into the water and let gravity do its job.
Thanks! Does anyone know if my 6950 should run this well?
After more than 30 attempts, i'm giving up.. as a melee characters it's just a pain in the ass.. sometimes i can kill those first 4 bastard right at the start, but then the big fucker is just jumping all over the place, and i don't have enough stamina or health, so i'm doomed
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