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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition |OT| Durante Does In 23 Minutes What From Can't
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Couldn't agree more. That whole area around undead burg is burnt into my mind. So damn good. Ugh, I love this game.
Mognet
Member
Did you remember to install the driver?
After I launch Dark Souls and get to the title screen, I then alt tab out and connect my DS3 and launch motionjoy. Finally after motionjoy has launched I'd click "enable" while having Xbox 360 Controller Emulator selected and wait a couple seconds before I alt tab back in...
Weirdly enough I can't launch Dark Souls without it freezing on me when I have the DS3 already connected so I have to jump through hoops to get it working.
Yes, but you can also just beat it down the usual way.
Same with a boss in
the demon ruins
It actually took me 4 attempts to kill the Taurus Demon. I think I was too confident, I went in thinking I would just breeze through and he put me in my place.
I am playing as a deprived though and was using the starting club at the time.
Is your shield down?
Haunted
Member
haha nope.
If you attack his feet/legs, it's supposed to stumble and go down to one knee and take additional damage.
Wait, what? I don't think he's "supposed to" and it's certainly not tied to any health %.
Both are possible tactics, obviously.
ashrafazlan
Banned
There are 3 things to remember when backstabbing:
1) Lower your shield. You need to do this anyway because having your shield up makes your character move too slowly to be behind the enemy in the first place.
2) Get as close to the enemy as possible. And by close I mean ass to groin close. This isn't mandatory, but it'll improve your chances.
3) Probably the most important one, stop moving! Once you're in position let go of the thumbstick and attack. I can't even begin to count how many times i've failed to backstab because i forgot to stop moving. Big thanks to epicnamebro for mentioning this.
cleveridea
Member
so is cleric "force" as useless as it seems?
ok I tried like this and it works. thanks.
you can force them of a cliff. but yes it´s not a great spell.
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
Audίoboxer;41487546 said:Did they patch any bugs/exploits on the PC version? Hope when the DLC hits consoles some exploits can be fixed (bottomless box one for starters - I want to see the starting areas full of people with relevant weapons again)
If you know what your doing you can pull of some suicide runs at the start firelink and get most of the good stuff.
jerpdoesgames
Member
I haven't had any issues with continuing to move in order to backstab. I think perhaps it just forces you to be more conscious about your position before you attempt to stab. The window -feels- smaller (having played over 1000 hours between the 360 and PS3, mostly pvp, before switching to PC), but it could be the quirks of a different framerate and adjusting to a different controller (wired PS2 instead of PS3/360).
Is it
to get him to jump off? I was all ready to fight that dude and he sidesteps off almost immediately, the coward. I WANTED A FIGHT YOU BASTARD
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
It's the best soul farming boss though.
Audioboxer
Member
Yeah I know, that's what I used to do. The skill of doing so was dampened with everyone using the bottomless box glitch.
What's your name on xbl? I helped a guy yesterday morning on S&O using that sword. Small world if true.
HungOverOnATues
Member
Yeah, my routers settings are good, I've just chalked it up to poor net code.Yeah, I do
Edit: scratch that, I'm dumb
Oh. Helpful!
Man I love this game. Gradually climbing back to where I was on the console before I left off, only now I can just jump into this whenever I'm bored and don't have to steal the family TV to do so!
cleveridea
Member
How far in to the game can you get lightning spear? Pyromancer here choosing between faith and sorcery path...
DerWalde
but i didnt finished S&O yet .
tbh im afraid to call for help at S&O because i want to kill fatty first, and since there is no chat... yeah...
for the record: i think im going with the balder side sword because i cant stand the look of the halberd =/. i hope it will make a decent divine weapon.
one last option would be the bastard sword. but it doesnt have that beautiful R2 thrust from the claymore and a bit less range.
DerWalde
but i didnt finished S&O yet .
tbh im afraid to call for help at S&O because i want to kill fatty first, and since there is no chat... yeah...
for the record: i think im going with the balder side sword because i cant stand the look of the halberd =/. i hope it will make a decent divine weapon.
one last option would be the bastard sword. but it doesnt have that beautiful R2 thrust from the claymore and a bit less range.
you can send him a message before the fight which one to kill and even if he wants to fuck with you, you can send him away with some stone. (i think it´s black)
How far in the game:
*spoilers*
Probably a little more than halfway through the game.
If you want to know the actual area:
*spoilers*
Sen's Fortress
Question: I installed the game on my work machine however when i start it up [signed into xbox live as well] it is not showing my save file [no option to load game] I thought the game had cloud saves, at least it has the icon next to the game in my lib.
Anyone else run into this or know how I get steam to sync the save?
Thanks.
Anyone else run into this or know how I get steam to sync the save?
Thanks.
Sen's
DerWalde
but i didnt finished S&O yet .
tbh im afraid to call for help at S&O because i want to kill fatty first, and since there is no chat... yeah...
for the record: i think im going with the balder side sword because i cant stand the look of the halberd =/. i hope it will make a decent divine weapon.
one last option would be the bastard sword. but it doesnt have that beautiful R2 thrust from the claymore and a bit less range.
I used the Balder Side Sword for the longest time, its a good weapon. Switched to Quelag's after S&O. Kind of miss the balder move set though.
I have played around 300 hours with DS saga and I never knew why I couldnt get backstabbing to work.
TricksterLoki
Member
After playing around with different weapons, I keep coming back to my starting scimitar. My question is if one upgrade path is better then the other. Is a Raw weapon better then say a crystal weapon? Is Chaos better then Fire? Which in your opinion is the best upgrade path to follow?
Jake Tower
Banned
Here is a 3D map viewer for Dark Souls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTB5vhKGSI&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLvxtQENDZE_E6H5niIACfuA
It uses collision data to create a 3D map of the entire Dark Souls world.
Chaos,fire,lightning add elemental damage at the expense of taking away stat scaling bonuses - meaning any extra DEX you have other than the minimum requirement for the scimitar won't be of any extra benefit.
Raw is OK for early in the game - it increases base attack damage and lowers the bonuses from your STR/DEX stat - but it's quickly outclassed and generally not recommended.
Crystal weapons can't be repaired. They have their uses though, as a crystal weapon that's not even fully upgraded is stronger than a +15 variant of the same weapon. Still, not recommended if you're going to want to stick with that weapon for a while, unless you don't mind re-crafting one every time it breaks.
I say, early in the game, fool around with different weapons and bring them up to +5 or +10 (if you have the large ember). Then later you can decide if you want to make them elemental or get stat bonuses out of them.
Haunted
Member
Chester's armour set is some Baron Samedi kinda shit.
As an aside, I was really hoping with the new bonfire warps they added they would've made it a nice, in-game 2D map from which you would select your desired warp location or something instead of a drab text menu that doesn't really fit with the world at all.
:bow Going to check that program out later.
As an aside, I was really hoping with the new bonfire warps they added they would've made it a nice, in-game 2D map from which you would select your desired warp location or something instead of a drab text menu that doesn't really fit with the world at all.
zephervack
Member
Same here, last night I raged right before going to bed cuz I couldnt beat him, I actually found a way to rush to his room from the firelink shrine without killing anyone just to get there as soon as possible with as little souls as possible.
cleveridea
Member
ah thanks, wow probably gonna take me a while to get lightning spear then
I just started my pyromancer playthrough and found Astora's Straight Sword and am thinking of raising faith to 14 to use this, as well as using Heal and great heal 1 cast version
then gradually raising INT into 20's to get the nice sorcery spells, particularly for homing spells (they LOOK awesome lol) and high attunement for these, faith and pyro
Then rest of attributes among various combat ones especially to max out stamina, plus Health, and a little STR and DEX
is it a waste to put points into Faith for this? ie from 8 to 14?
I just started my pyromancer playthrough and found Astora's Straight Sword and am thinking of raising faith to 14 to use this, as well as using Heal and great heal 1 cast version
then gradually raising INT into 20's to get the nice sorcery spells, particularly for homing spells (they LOOK awesome lol) and high attunement for these, faith and pyro
Then rest of attributes among various combat ones especially to max out stamina, plus Health, and a little STR and DEX
is it a waste to put points into Faith for this? ie from 8 to 14?
Haunted
Member
Yes.
Defeat the Hydra in the Darkroot Lake and rescue Dusk by killing the golden golem towards the deep end of the lake.
zephervack
Member
Yesterday I got invaded for the first time, I was really nervous as I assumed the invader was hacking (this being PC and all), so I just hid in a corner and I could see him walking by looking for me. It didnt help he was glowing red like a demon.
4 minutes later he manages to find me and im shaking like hell since I have tons of souls and I dont even know if he gets them all once he wins the fight.
Anyway, I see he charges his sword with some buff, probably a moss since he seemed to poison me with every hit.
I get desperate as fuck and just dual wield the drake sword and give him 2 hard hits, I killed him and it was one of the most exciting times I've had playing a videogame in a long time.
Got like 5k souls from him and 1 humanity.
And then I proceeded to get my ass kicked by the Capra demon thus losing all my gains
4 minutes later he manages to find me and im shaking like hell since I have tons of souls and I dont even know if he gets them all once he wins the fight.
Anyway, I see he charges his sword with some buff, probably a moss since he seemed to poison me with every hit.
I get desperate as fuck and just dual wield the drake sword and give him 2 hard hits, I killed him and it was one of the most exciting times I've had playing a videogame in a long time.
Got like 5k souls from him and 1 humanity.
And then I proceeded to get my ass kicked by the Capra demon thus losing all my gains
cleveridea
Member
is estus flask and miracles (heals) the only practical ways to regain health in this game? are there health potions or health sucking weapon mods like many action RPG's?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
has anyone found out what the sanctuary guardian soul makes yet?
I believe there is a ring out there that will replenish HP slowly over time.
edit: added a link to the Ring of the Evil Eye: Absorbs 30 HP from every fallen enemy. It is located in the depths.
I've had corrupted saves on the PS3 version of Dark Souls and with other games using GFWL, so I setup an automated backup system for my Dark Souls saves. Here's how I did it.
How-to backup your save "to the cloud" using Dropbox:
How-to restore a previous version of your save file:
To avoid potential pitfalls using this autosave method, be sure to read the Dropbox Folder Sync page on how it works. The whole process is pretty failsafe once you upload your save, though. But if you're especially paranoid, check out GameSave manager to make periodic local backups.
How-to backup your save "to the cloud" using Dropbox:
- Download Dropbox and install.
- Create an account.
- Download Dropbox Folder Sync and install.
- Go to C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\Documents, right click the NGBI folder, and click Sync with Dropbox.
- That's it! Now you've setup an automated backup that is always up to date, as long as Dropbox is running in the background. Rejoice, for you are now free from the threat of save corruption and loss off potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay!
How-to restore a previous version of your save file:
- Open your Dropbox homepage. Right click the Dropbox icon in the Notification Area on your taskbar and selecting "Launch Dropbox website" to open this page and automatically sign in.
- You should see your sync'd NBGI folder on the homepage. Go to NBGI > Dark Souls > USERNAME and highlight your save file.
- On the toolbar, go to More and click Previous versions. On this page, you should see all/nearly all previous versions of your save file. With just a few hours of play, I'm already up to 282 different versions.
- To restore, just select which version you wish to restore to and click Restore at the bottom of the page. This will automatically sync this version of the file to your local Dropbox folder as well as the NBGI folder in Documents.
To avoid potential pitfalls using this autosave method, be sure to read the Dropbox Folder Sync page on how it works. The whole process is pretty failsafe once you upload your save, though. But if you're especially paranoid, check out GameSave manager to make periodic local backups.
humanity gives you full health and it's pretty easy to farm - and now the Depths is warpable it's even easier
cleveridea
Member
thanks for the advice guys, WOW work sucks when all you can think about is dark souls lol
so is faith 8->14 a waste for a pyromancer just because I want to use the Astora's Straight Sword (and as a RPG hoarder I like idea of some heals)?
so is faith 8->14 a waste for a pyromancer just because I want to use the Astora's Straight Sword (and as a RPG hoarder I like idea of some heals)?
zephervack
Member
Thank you so much, im saving this for later.
I know right? I cant get any work done, im reading all I can read about the systems over at the Dark Souls Wiki.
If you are a first time player, don't look up too much and spoil your experience. Go through as blind as possible.
cleveridea
Member
oh thats cool, how long does it take to get the depths?