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[d00d3n]

Doesn't matter for me. Online and Offline are the same.
Seems to be a driver issue. I'm upgrading now to the BETA branch.



C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming

Thanks!

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Good to hear someone is having no problems, however this seems too spotty at the moment to just be a broken release of the game all around. Considering the only people to get it and have these problems are VPN people, that evidence suggests it has something to do with it.

The VPN just makes it look like you are acessing Steam from Japan. They didn't fuck the Japanese release just to stop US people from playing the game 7 hours early.

 

[Slowdive]

I have an HD6870, windows 7 x64 and an i7. I'll just wait until tomorrow. Haven't got a clue what's wrong with it.

Maybe it's fucked because I preloaded it via UK steam, and then the update was via JP steam...

I have an AMD card too and it only crashed once, when I tried to change the graphics settings but otherwise it works great for me. I'm in the UK too so I don't think the region has anything to do with it. Shame people are having problems, hope it gets fixed as soon as possible.

 

[PixelHorror]

RPS posted an interview with Miyazoe about Dark Souls II on PC.

Bad news, the game is going to be a cheater's heaven, by the comments given by him. Too many cookie cutter answers, as always.

Also, no mod support, but that's never news.

 

[la_briola]

Nvidia BETA driver didn't fix it either. :lol

 

[Alo81]

VPN is really attractive. We'll see what happens. If the game doesn't work I just might cry.

Holy shit, so cool. :O

Thanks!

 

[yatesl]

It doesn't want to run at 4k on my 770. If I set it to 3840 x 2160, it just white screens then crashes.

FWIW, if this happens to you, the config files are in %AppData%\Roaming\DarkSoulsII

 

[dsk1210]

337.50 Beta.

it works on my monitor but crashes on my plasma using these drivers, not tried any others yet, just playing for a bit on the monitor while looking for a solution for the TV.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Nvidia BETA driver didn't fix it either. :lol

That sucks. Did you uninstall the old drivers before installing the new? Probably won't do shit, but worth a shot.

 

[zephervack]

RPS posted an interview with Miyazoe about Dark Souls II on PC.

Bad news, the game is going to be a cheater's heaven, by the comments given by him. Too many cookie cutter answers, as always.

Also, no mod support, but that's never news.

No Steam VAC? God damn, good luck to you all

At least the game has dedicated servers right guys??? Cant wait to get obliterated by cheaters while co-oping with my friends.

 

[Parsnip]

I think I'll wait for the proper unlock.
Too tired to mess with VPN right now.

 

[Grief.exe]

No Steam VAC? God damn, good luck to you all

At least the game has dedicated servers right guys??? Cant wait to get obliterated by cheaters while co-oping with my friends.

Dedicated servers only set up connections, the actual gameplay is handled over P2P

 

[PixelHorror]

No Steam VAC? God damn, good luck to you all

At least the game has dedicated servers right guys??? Cant wait to get obliterated by cheaters while co-oping with my friends.

It has, and it seems they're banning people on the console versions. But, that's no guarantee of nothing

 

[la_briola]

That sucks. Did you uninstall the old drivers before installing the new? Probably won't do shit, but worth a shot.

Yes. :<

edit: I also tried two different monitors. One is 22" and 16:9 the other 24" and 16:10. Didn't help either.

 

[Phinor]

Ah wow, was logged in to Steam mobile and it was causing the same issue. Fixed now, thanks!

Damn, same here. Weird that being logged in Steam mobile somehow overrides your "real" location of Japan for the client. Unlocked and the game seemed to work fine. Now to try offline mode until the actual release.

 

[AmyS]

Just watched the launch trailer for the PC version, with all in-game PC footage.

warning, massive spoilers!

http://youtu.be/JFAuXa788SQ

Looks superb.

 

[Grief.exe]

RPS posted an interview with Miyazoe about Dark Souls II on PC.

Bad news, the game is going to be a cheater's heaven, by the comments given by him. Too many cookie cutter answers, as always.

Also, no mod support, but that's never news.

That interview sounded disgustingly like a marketing fluff piece.

Left me feeling disgusted actually.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

dat 60 fps right out of the gate...

So happy From stepped their game up.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

welp VPN didn't work. Google thinks I'm in Japan. Steam thinks I'm in US. Lunch Break wasted.

Same ;(

Guess it's tomorrow for me.

 

[Matteoj8]

Same ;(

Guess it's tomorrow for me.

Make sure to log out of any mobile devices.

Also, does anyone know how to down sample from a higher resolution with this game yet?

 

[BennyBlanco]

Miyazoe: We have found that it is difficult to eliminate all types of cheating on the PC platform, and ultimately we hope that players pick up the game and play with honor while enjoying the level balancing and designs that we have implemented.

This could get ugly

 

[LeBart]

Can someone check if the mouse cursor still pops up in the middle of the screen when you enter menus?

 

[Sullichin]

Can someone check if the mouse cursor still pops up in the middle of the screen when you enter menus?

It does

 

[Jindrael]

Works fine with my HD6850, booted the game up, started flawless and with my sweetfx profile the game looks effin gorgeous!

 

[Grief.exe]

Make sure to log out of any mobile devices.

Also, does anyone know how to down sample from a higher resolution with this game yet?

Downsampling is essentially overclocking your monitor through your GPU software.

Here is a guide for Nvidia cards http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509076

 

[zephervack]

This could get ugly

Man that quote, I hope there is a way to play co op with friends without getting invaded because it will be frustrating as hell otherwise.

 

[Yoshichan]

GIVE US SILKY

GIVE US MOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH

 

[d00d3n]

Do you have to activate the gamepad somewhere in the menus to get it to work? I am using a wired 360 gamepad.

 

[Sullichin]

Man that quote, I hope there is a way to play co op with friends without getting invaded because it will be frustrating as hell otherwise.

Invasions are really rare in NG. There's no way to get an unlimited red eyed orb. I'm hoping invasions pick up actually. But with how it works now, you don't really need to worry about constantly getting invaded during co-op. Way more co-op going on than invasions in the early game.

Do you have to activate the gamepad somewhere in the menus to get it to work? I am using a wired 360 gamepad.

No

 

[PixelHorror]

It does

Paging our friend Durante....

I'm kinda scared about their statements about anti-cheat protection. You can get invaded even when hollow right? It won't be nice when xXxPussySlayer420xXx invades me and shits all over my game

 

[TrueMenace]

I wonder if Nvidia will release "game-ready" drivers for this? They usually do with big-name PC titles.

 

[Bulk_Rate]

Looking forward to detailed impressions of the KB/mouse controls, especially the camera "feel"

I've pimped this series to several PC-only friends and my fear is they crash and burn horribly since most of them don't have gamepads.

 

[LeBart]

It does

It's a small nitpicky thing, but seriously... why is this a problem at all?

 

[Grief.exe]

Do you have to activate the gamepad somewhere in the menus to get it to work? I am using a wired 360 gamepad.

Make sure the drivers are installed, gamepad is plugged in, and recognized before you start the game.

I'm kinda scared about their statements about anti-cheat protection. You can get invaded even when hollow right? It won't be nice when xXxPussySlayer420xXx invades me and shits all over my game

I didn't run into too much cheating in 150 hours of Dark Souls and it was just as easy to cheat in that game.

Most of the cheaters get bored and quit quite quickly, and when you have a worldwide pool to choose from that brings the chances down to actually running into one.

It's a small nitpicky thing, but seriously... why is this a problem at all?

Sounds like something that is incredibly easy to ignore until an intrepid modder figures it out.

 

[jacksepticeye]

Just watched the launch trailer for the PC version, with all in-game PC footage.

warning, massive spoilers!

http://youtu.be/JFAuXa788SQ

Looks superb.

SPOIL ALL THE BOSSES

 

[Shadowhaxor]

Make sure to log out of any mobile devices.

Also, does anyone know how to down sample from a higher resolution with this game yet?

Thanks, I forgot my HTPC was still connected to steam. Also http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/21/dark-souls-2-pc-tweaking-guide/

 

[SargerusBR]

Spoiler

Pursuer

is dead

 

[Sullichin]

Looking forward to detailed impressions of the KB/mouse controls, especially the camera "feel"

I've pimped this series to several PC-only friends and my fear is they crash and burn horribly since most of them don't have gamepads.

Initial impression is that the mouse movement is MUCH better than Dark Souls. I mean it was fucking horrible in that game so it's not hard to be better, but it's fine here.
By default left click is your left hand and right click is your right hand. Thought that felt a little weird.
Not a fan of having sprint as a toggle.
There are still 360 button prompts if you use the keyboard. One input isn't disabled if you use the other. Not sure if you can change the prompts
But fuck playing this with a keyboard/mouse. I checked out that the controls weren't totally broken this time but then went back to the sweet DualShock 4. It's so much better. Playing this game without analog movement is dumb.

 

[d00d3n]

No

Ok, I guess I have some kind of bug then. Anyone else having issues with the standard 360 gamepad? Mine is completely "locked down" when I go into the game, but weirdly the 360 button ui is still showing.

 

[Grief.exe]

Looking forward to detailed impressions of the KB/mouse controls, especially the camera "feel"

I've pimped this series to several PC-only friends and my fear is they crash and burn horribly since most of them don't have gamepads.

Why the fuck do they not have gamepads?

 

[Alo81]

Ok, I guess I have some kind of bug then. Anyone else having issues with the standard 360 gamepad? Mine is completely "locked down" when I go into the game, but weirdly the 360 button ui is still showing.

Make sure you have no other controllers connected, or bluetooth devices that can be read as controllers

 

[Moff]

Looking forward to detailed impressions of the KB/mouse controls, especially the camera "feel"

at first glance they dont look so bad, but Iafter an hour of playing I think its rubbish.
the double click mechanic for hard strikes makes the whole combat flawed because of the input delay. and the camera is ok, BUT the lock on mechanics, at least in their default state, are bad, because switching targets is done with keyboard keys and it doesnt work. I have already died a few times because of them.

I think this game is best with a gamepad, but I havent found the option yet to turn them on.
even dark souls 1, which was a terrible port, immediately recognised my gamepad perfectly, but DS2 has my attacks on the right analog stick...

 

[Sullichin]

It's a small nitpicky thing, but seriously... why is this a problem at all?

Well, at least this time it's an in-game cursor and not your fucking Windows mouse cursor popping up to say hi.

 

[elseanio]

Game is locked to 16:9 it seems, I have black bars when my resolution is set to 2560x1080

 

[inyue]

Are you guys using japanese VPSs to activate the game?
Can you guys play the game without using the offline mode?

I'm in Japan and interested to buy the game with these online cd keys retailers, but I'm not sure If could activate and play from a japanese IP (not sure if this game has any region protection like some russian Skyrim).

 

[feel]

Shit, VPN shenanigans going on (while I'm not at home) and talk of crashes everywhere, why couldn't this go smoothly and on schedule.

NVIDIA doesn't work either. Well not all it seems... I even tried window mode, game is just black. :lol

Maybe they upgraded the lightning at the last minute, see if you can stumble your way to a light source.

 

[la_briola]

Shit, VPN shenanigans going on (while I'm not at home) and talk of crashes everywhere, why couldn't this go smoothly and on schedule.

Maybe they upgraded the lightning at the last minute, see if you can stumble your way to a light source.

No sound either. ;-)

 

[Alo81]

Shit, VPN shenanigans going on (while I'm not at home) and talk of crashes everywhere, why couldn't this go smoothly and on schedule.

Maybe they upgraded the lightning at the last minute, see if you can stumble your way to a light source.

lol

 

[Barakov]

Works fine with my HD6850, booted the game up, started flawless and with my sweetfx profile the game looks effin gorgeous!

Nice. I have the same card. I guess I'm double dipping.

 

[d00d3n]

Make sure you have no other controllers connected, or bluetooth devices that can be read as controllers

Thanks, solved my issue completely. Had a bluetooth usb stick connected to be able to play dolphin and didn't know it could lead to issues in games.