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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Give us smooth, Give us silky
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Best advice for that guy is to just keep rolling to the right and focusing on his right foot. Not sure how to knock him over, but focusing on the right side and rolling to the right should help you out a bit.
Finally ended modding the buttons.
PS4 buttons instead of Xbox360. It works fine for DS3 too.
You can download from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4v6mm8ua1zqqbxi/PS4buttons.zip
Obviously you need Durante's GeDoSaTo to use this
Thank you!
Have you tried this new DS4 Xinput driver? http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-DS4Windows-yet-another-DualShock-4-driver
civilstrife
Member
So... Is the game entirely unplayable over hdmi at the moment? Getting home tomorrow night and hoping to play it on my tv like all controller enabled games.
RyanPierre
Member
Thanks for posting this! The "Hide DS4 controller" option in Step 6 is what I was missing.
Yeah, it's crap.
ANyways, I forced SLI as some people showed here, using bits, but shadows flicker in the distance =/ Ah well...
None, this time around. They all have their uses and cons it seems. I went with the invader one thinking it was unlimited use but it's only one copy of that item. Blech.
Yes.
JumpJeff84
Member
Man, I've played for an hour and compared to the console version this feels like a different game! I haven't installed any mods or anything, but DAMN playing this at 60 frames is amazing.
After playing 40 hours of the PS3 version it's almost hard to wrap my head around how much smoother this is. Damn.
After playing 40 hours of the PS3 version it's almost hard to wrap my head around how much smoother this is. Damn.
Working fine for me. Haven't had any issues.
I struggled in that area too. Keep at it. A lot of the buildings can be avoided once you've looted them.
The boss is really easy...if you summon
Luca-whatever.
By the way, and open question to others, where does she
Lucatil?
Same here, so make sure you others check that box if it doesn't work.
My thoughts on this as a laptop gamer. Copypasted from my tumblr:
After much anticipation and trepidation, especially in regards to my laptops ability to run the game smoothly, I type with a smile on my face. I still need to finish Dark Souls on PC, but I may not go back to it for some time after booting up Dark Souls II and immediately getting an incredibly smooth framerate without adjusting settings at all. Dark Souls with DSfix is playable on my laptop, but it can get pretty chuggy sometimes. This is not the case at all with the sequel. Ive had 30FPS+ consistently on my Asus K53TA. So on a tech side the game is already a major step up.
In regards to gameplay, everything I love about Dark Souls is there and then some. I opted for the Swordman class, who seemed to have a nice balance between dexterity, strength, and endurance. There were plenty of deaths between the start and the main hub area, but its to be expected. The combat of the game is immediately familiar and yet oddly foreign in a few nuanced ways im not sure im capable of articulating. Its like your favorite dish prepared at a new restaurant and they have a different blend of seasonings.
In exploring the first offshoot area from the main hub, there have been plenty of death although not a discouraging amount. Ive only lost a significant number of souls do to failing to reach them once, shortly before I quit my first play session. And it brings that same familiar sting as it did before.
The most noticeable change aside from the improved performance on my laptop is in the ability to warp between bonfires right out of the gate, which is a welcome addition though perhaps also illustrative of the games alleged lack of cohesiveness in regards to the overarching game world. If theres one thing Dark Souls employed extremely successfully it was a sense of place. Every area felt seamlessly interconnected with each other one. Ive read this game loses that to a degree, which is rather discouraging to hear, but if thats the price to pay for a significant reduction in backtracking, Im not sure Ill miss it. It makes the game a little more forgiving, sure, but its not as though the game is lacking in challenge.
The reliance upon consumables for health recovery is another rather drastic change Im still growing accustomed to. It makes me much more conservative with my healing knowing that I wont get all my healing items back at the next bonfire. Health also raises much more gradually, which is something that must be taken into account in the middle of combat.
The dual swords setup is certainly a drastically different style of play, one that eschews blocking and parrying for rolling and focuses on inflicting more damage at a much quicker rate. It makes chopping down a single enemy a quicker process, but when facing groups that the game often throws at you, it makes the whole encounter much riskier, because a ill-timed strike or dodge doesnt mean getting hit once, it means getting hit three to five times and most likely killed. Thankfully, Ive been making use of a shield I keep on the same item slot as my second sword for fast switching when need be.
My character at level 20:
After much anticipation and trepidation, especially in regards to my laptops ability to run the game smoothly, I type with a smile on my face. I still need to finish Dark Souls on PC, but I may not go back to it for some time after booting up Dark Souls II and immediately getting an incredibly smooth framerate without adjusting settings at all. Dark Souls with DSfix is playable on my laptop, but it can get pretty chuggy sometimes. This is not the case at all with the sequel. Ive had 30FPS+ consistently on my Asus K53TA. So on a tech side the game is already a major step up.
In regards to gameplay, everything I love about Dark Souls is there and then some. I opted for the Swordman class, who seemed to have a nice balance between dexterity, strength, and endurance. There were plenty of deaths between the start and the main hub area, but its to be expected. The combat of the game is immediately familiar and yet oddly foreign in a few nuanced ways im not sure im capable of articulating. Its like your favorite dish prepared at a new restaurant and they have a different blend of seasonings.
In exploring the first offshoot area from the main hub, there have been plenty of death although not a discouraging amount. Ive only lost a significant number of souls do to failing to reach them once, shortly before I quit my first play session. And it brings that same familiar sting as it did before.
The most noticeable change aside from the improved performance on my laptop is in the ability to warp between bonfires right out of the gate, which is a welcome addition though perhaps also illustrative of the games alleged lack of cohesiveness in regards to the overarching game world. If theres one thing Dark Souls employed extremely successfully it was a sense of place. Every area felt seamlessly interconnected with each other one. Ive read this game loses that to a degree, which is rather discouraging to hear, but if thats the price to pay for a significant reduction in backtracking, Im not sure Ill miss it. It makes the game a little more forgiving, sure, but its not as though the game is lacking in challenge.
The reliance upon consumables for health recovery is another rather drastic change Im still growing accustomed to. It makes me much more conservative with my healing knowing that I wont get all my healing items back at the next bonfire. Health also raises much more gradually, which is something that must be taken into account in the middle of combat.
The dual swords setup is certainly a drastically different style of play, one that eschews blocking and parrying for rolling and focuses on inflicting more damage at a much quicker rate. It makes chopping down a single enemy a quicker process, but when facing groups that the game often throws at you, it makes the whole encounter much riskier, because a ill-timed strike or dodge doesnt mean getting hit once, it means getting hit three to five times and most likely killed. Thankfully, Ive been making use of a shield I keep on the same item slot as my second sword for fast switching when need be.
My character at level 20:
Yeah, I put the textures in the texture folder, like DS1...and nothing,. even with the "load" thing on =/
This on top of the controler issues and various things...
Maybe I should wait a few weeks...
Nah ok, I got it. You ahd to CREATE a Dark Souls II folder first...
It would be PERFECt if I could simply get my DS4 controller to work now =/
This on top of the controler issues and various things...
Maybe I should wait a few weeks...
Nah ok, I got it. You ahd to CREATE a Dark Souls II folder first...
It would be PERFECt if I could simply get my DS4 controller to work now =/
Calamari41
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Good Lord, my game is absolutely overflowing with summon signs. PC Master Race, also the best bros ever.
This is like a totally different game from the PS3 version. Runs really well at 1080 even with an old 460. That and everyone is playing it so it's super easy to summon it be summoned. So much so I should probably stop doing that... I kinda crushed big giant guy and Orstein 2.0 with zero effort.
Coming off Dark Souls 1 I have no idea what I am doing. I'm a cleric. I pumped Faith to 22 for lightning miracle, which is amazing, but I'm just throwing stats into strength, adaptability and endurance. Dark souls I just pumped faith, endurance and vitality for my entire play through since all my weapons scaled with faith. Now.... I dunno
Coming off Dark Souls 1 I have no idea what I am doing. I'm a cleric. I pumped Faith to 22 for lightning miracle, which is amazing, but I'm just throwing stats into strength, adaptability and endurance. Dark souls I just pumped faith, endurance and vitality for my entire play through since all my weapons scaled with faith. Now.... I dunno
Bonfire aesthetic
helpful for getting better items from bosses during the first play thru if you use it right.
Did you create a folder inside the texture folder called DarkSoulsII
That still isn't working for me?
C:\Users\usernamehere\Downloads\GeDoSaTo_DS2Edition_Alpha1a\textures\DarkSoulsII\textureshere\
ThaiGrocer
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~1,566,082 deaths worldwide as of this post.
I went with the petrified thingy and traded it with the crows for a Demon's Great Hammer.
cheezcake
Member
Yeh its really driving me crazy as well, I'm on an old 570 here and everything else runs like butter. Hopefully someone finds a fix soon.
Inside that new DarkSoulsII folder, you need to drag the override folder from the icon mod to it, i.e. DarkSoulsII\override\*texture mods*
and make sure enabletextureoverride is set to true in the ini.
Same, also it seems easier to dodge. Feels like I have +10 ADP at least over my ps3 character. Don't know if I can just attribute it to knowing what to do this time but it definitely seems to be alot easier to stay alive.
There is a shortcut in the house below the switch that summons the ship. Her summon sign is right by the gate and it makes the run back mercifully shorter.
Add me Levy!
http://steamcommunity.com/id/College_boy/
Barakov
Member
Just got to the bonfire where you meet
. I did quite a bit of co-op today. I had a host die just after I entered the fog because
fell on him. In the Heide's tower of flame I put my summon sign before
door and I had quite a few people drag me all the way to fight
. Summon signs seem to pop every second. I'll tackle the next section tomorrow.
Lucatiel
the last giant
the dragonrider's
old dragonslayer
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Man, having an SSD makes a world of difference for load times.
Add that to the framerate and graphics, and though I'm only about 1/3 of where I got on the PS3, I'm already enjoying the game more.
Add that to the framerate and graphics, and though I'm only about 1/3 of where I got on the PS3, I'm already enjoying the game more.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Gift:
Petrified Something to trade to the crows. You can get something really nice very early. It's a bit random though.
Deprived "still" the best? lol, it never was... but this time it might be a good starting class for a hex build.
Ah, yeah. I re-read the config file as you posted that and made that extra /override/ folder. It works now.
Dunno why Downsampling won't work, or it is and I simply don't notice the HUGE change people say it does. Probably because my monitor doesn't support it anyway, but whatever. PS3 button textures get. I just need to edit the share/options out for select/start. I got a PS3 texture pack here for DaS1 but it's only one file so I doubt that'll work for DaS2. :/
Dalibor_San
Member
Update: I found a fix but wow is it weird, Apperantly I had to hook my TV up to my PC as well through HDMI while my Monitor is DVI, then pressing windows+P and selecting duplicate fixed it.
However I must play on my TV for it work,boy is this port weird for some users, I just now need to setup my tv for the game to look good. I do wish I could play on my monitor, but at least it works though.
However I must play on my TV for it work,boy is this port weird for some users, I just now need to setup my tv for the game to look good. I do wish I could play on my monitor, but at least it works though.
SpacedCadette
Member
How in the name of God do you hide the mouse cursor?
You can't right now, in menus it will just appear.
We either have to wait for a modder, or use a 3rd party tool to render the cursor invisible.
toastyToast
Member
Got it. I just stayed super close and I managed to avoid the stomp this time around
missing so much because of how skinny his legs are was frustrating though lol
I'd really appreciate a little tip because I can't figure out where I should go now. I beat
and unlocked with the soldier key the door that leads to the intricately designed one and the other by the cresset that leads to the
. It's actually a lot of fun not knowing where to go, though. I haven't even glanced at a wiki.
edit: actually I think I figured it out.
The game also runs so excellently. From did a great job and I don't doubt that PC really was the lead platform. And also, thank you Durante and JaseC; GeDoSaTo and the VPN tutorial are really awesome!
The Last Giant
3rd(?) bonfire and the Leather Armor
edit: actually I think I figured it out.
The game also runs so excellently. From did a great job and I don't doubt that PC really was the lead platform. And also, thank you Durante and JaseC; GeDoSaTo and the VPN tutorial are really awesome!
Cannon Goose
Member
This version is so great, I love it.
A couple of screens I took:
So many summon siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigns!!! More than double what I'd see on the PS3.
My cool dude
A couple of screens I took:
So many summon siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigns!!! More than double what I'd see on the PS3.
My cool dude
Add to that you can't use the L/R2 triggers to switch between options and stuff in the menus. You have to use the mouse or back out B/O cancel to d-pad select. FROM PLZ. PLZ FROM.
(Also allow full controller mapping. Keyboard mapping is there, but not the controller? FROM PLZ. PLZ FROM.)
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Been having a blast being summoned and warcrying. I never once got a summon going in DS I.
SpacedCadette
Member
Thanks, good to know.
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