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[zephervack]

Sorry, I didn't have an opportunity to test that.

Someone earlier in the thread asked for the worst screenshot (why would you do that ), well this is the worst one I took:

Since you are at this part of the game, can you post a picture of this staircase...

Thanks

 

[antitrop]

I ran it on our LPC on three Nvidia Titans, but I didn't do any testing to see what it was utilizing. It ran flawlessly, though.

Game would run flawlessly on one Titan, so doesn't really say anything.

 

[LiK]

Since you are at this part of the game, can you post a picture of this staircase...



Thanks

They didn't even a use a torch in the console screenshot.

 

[Orayn]

Game would run flawlessly on one Titan, so doesn't really say anything.

That's in response to the question of whether or not it worked with SLi, since some games behave strangely with more than one GPU.

 

[zephervack]

They didn't even a use a torch in the console screenshot.

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[copelandmaster]

Ech Souls

 

[FACE]

Take solace in the fact that it seems to be a particularly smooth, unshakable 60 with excellent object motion blur.

I mean, there are games out there that feel sluggish even when they're running at 60 due to weird frame handling and the like, and DS II doesn't seem to have any of that.

At least it's considerably better than what we got on DS1(by default). Maybe in DS 3 we'll get 144 fps with object motion blur

 

[Haunted]

Of course not.

wink wink nudge nudge



Good job mod god.

 

[wickfut]

Since you are at this part of the game, can you post a picture of this staircase...

Thanks

It's not right having the walls not shiny in a souls game

 

[antitrop]

That's in response to the question of whether or not it worked with SLi, since some games behave strangely with more than one GPU.

Either way, I'm assuming SLI support will be fine. I'm not even remotely worried about that. In the last several years, the only games I can remember having any real SLI problems with were CoD: Ghosts and Titanfall.

 

[Randam]

So from implemented what durante did for dark1?

 

[FloatOn]

I can't wait to play this again on pc.

great work as always Durante

 

[Grief.exe]

Since you are at this part of the game, can you post a picture of this staircase...



Thanks

We know exactly what it's going to look like.

 

[LiK]

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Ok hehe

 

[Durante]

One more screenshot, then I'll leave it at that for today. Really like the DoF in this one.

 

[Typographenia]

Thanks for the excellent writeup, Durante!

I won't be getting it day one, but I will certainly be picking it up.

 

[jacksepticeye]

=(

That area looked sooooooo good in the demos, too. Now it just looks... terrible

Good article though. If anyone is responsible for me getting this game at release, it would be you. I'm not sold though. Still very bitter...

Yeah it's still nowhere near as flashy and dynamic as before which is still really disappointing.

It's the "What could have been" scenario

 

[Odrion]

I'm really getting sick of those TGS gifs.

Let it go people.

 

[Desaan]

Is it possible to add the texture override function again?

 

[weevles]

I kind of regret not preordering this a month ago when there were deals.

 

[bobeth]

Fantastic! Looks like a great fit for downsampling..

 

[diablo900t]

Great article! Glad to hear that the PC version will be the definitive version.

Also:

"In future articles we will look at some tweaks using generic tools in order to further improve Dark Souls 2’s graphics, and later on investigate its technology in more depth to determine what else might be possible with game-specific modifications."

 

[Dragon1893]

This looks like a damn good port.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Okay, so here's a question. Durante says the game runs great on a "modest" setup. I'm not worried about my rig, but rather my friend's, who is running a 4890 and a Phenom x4. Do you think he'll have any problems at 1080p, aiming for 30+ FPS?

 

[Krusenstern]

Someone earlier in the thread asked for the worst screenshot (why would you do that ), well this is the worst one I took:

Yup, thank you. That area still looks like butt. (high resolution though lol)

 

[Arulan]

Can you turn off V-sync? I assume you'd be able to force it off regardless (through drivers) unless it's tied to the engine in some way causing issues.

Related to that, can the frame rate go above 60?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Buying it for the PC then. Thank Durante, you are THE FUCKING MAN.

 

[Orayn]

So from implemented what durante did for dark1?

Not specifically, no. Supporting 60 FPS and high resolutions is trivial for any modern game engine that's meant to work on PC, which is why Dark Souls II has those things now.

I do seem to remember Durante noting that some early screenshots of this game's AO seemed to produce the exact same artifacts as his implementation in DSFix.

Any updates on that, Durante? Hopefully that was a coincidence and they didn't actually swipe it from you without permission.

 

[Omegasquash]

Why yes, yes I am. Fantastic piece, Durante. Thanks for all your work.

 

[Laurentius]

BBrcn

 

[dosh]

Since you are at this part of the game, can you post a picture of this staircase...



Thanks

I've let go of the Dark-Souls-II- that-could-have-been and it's beautiful staircases plunging into darkness a long time ago, but still, I'd be curious to see that too.

Also, the article was really interesting. Can't wait to read the follow-up.

 

[LiK]

Great article, thanks Durante!

Holy crap, the PC release is next week. Glad that I've managed to remain mostly spoiler free.

Spoilers, you will die.

 

[Knurek]

Durante, do you have any info regarding performance for Team Red people?
I know you stated you were running on Geforce 770, but given the surprising amount of games that have problems on ATI cards (Rage, Prototype, Saboteur, Amazing Spiderman), I feel the need to ask about it.

 

[Cannon Goose]

xinput wrapper

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=59385385&postcount=102

Probably with this XInput wrapper.

Thank you both. Does this allow me to use the DS3 wirelessly over bluetooth or do I need to have it plugged in?

 

[Grief.exe]

Thank you both. Does this allow me to use the DS3 wirelessly over bluetooth or do I need to have it plugged in?

Either works.

 

[GaimeGuy]

My core 2 duo and GTX 260M can't handle this

 

[Outright Villainy]

Let me trickle some screenshots in here.

This seems to be the biggest improvement texture wise I've seen so far, that area looks like butts on consoles. Also, do you know if that area in Forest of The Fallen giants looks any less terrible with DOF on, the PC gamer screenshot seemed to have it off for that one.

 

[impact]

My core 2 duo and GTX 260M can't handle this

Probably the case for most non-indies released in the past several years, I assume

Time for an upgrade bro

 

[xBladeM6x]

Durante-sempai, please notice me.

 

[Laurentius]

VI1Mg

 

[creyas]

I want a glorious 4K shot of the rock wall after Flexile.

 

[Cannon Goose]

Either works.

Holy crap, why wasn't I doing this ages ago? Thanks a lot!

 

[mkenyon]

Okay, so here's a question. Durante says the game runs great on a "modest" setup. I'm not worried about my rig, but rather my friend's, who is running a 4890 and a Phenom x4. Do you think he'll have any problems at 1080p, aiming for 30+ FPS?

Impossible to know without any tests.

It should be okay though.

 

[chaobreaker]

I hope my GTX 560 Ti is enough to run everything smoothly in 1080p.

 

[killertofu]

my hype levels are so fucking high right now

based durante, i thank you

 

[Garcia]

Let me trickle some screenshots in here.

Just the metal shine alone is a big improvement over the console versions. This screenshot parallels the benefits brought by DSFix onto Dark Souls 1.

Yup, thank you. That area still looks like butt. (high resolution though lol)

Can't wait to see 4K

Spoiler

Earthen's Peak

N64 green fog.

 

[LiK]

I hope my GTX 560 Ti is enough to run everything smoothly in 1080p.

You're good to go

 

[BigDug13]

High resolution, 60fps instead of mid 20's, fast loading instead of 20-30 seconds per load. That's enough for me. Glad I only did a trial run on the PS3 version through Gamefly.

 

[Orayn]

You know what's not part of this article, but kind of nice? The game supports some interesting combinations for remapping KB/M controls. The default setup uses double clicks and various Control and Shift combinations, which is something PC ports are often lacking.

 

[Garcia]

High resolution, 60fps instead of mid 20's, fast loading instead of 20-30 seconds per load. That's enough for me. Glad I only did a trial run on the PS3 version through Gamefly.

Same here, (although I hastily completed the game). I'm now getting ready for a very long and enjoyable walk through. I'm eager to sunbro once more.