Darksouls Prepare to Die Again With Ds Fix

This page is for the original release. For the remaster, see Dark Souls Remastered.

Dark Souls: Ready to Die Edition

Developers
	FromSoftware
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Amusement
Japan	FromSoftware
Release dates
Windows	August 23, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	85
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Directly command
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dark Souls

Dark Souls
Dark Souls: Fix to Dice Edition	2012
Night Souls II	2014
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the Start Sin	2015
Dark Souls Iii	2016
Nighttime Souls: Remastered	2018

Contents

• 1 Availability
• 2 Essential improvements
  • ii.one DSfix
  • 2.2 Dark Souls Input Customizer
  • 2.3 Skip intro videos
  • ii.iv Patches
  • ii.5 Launch from .exe (STEAM version)
• 3 Game data
  • three.1 Configuration file(s) location
  • 3.2 Save game data location
  • 3.3 Save game cloud syncing
• four Video
  • 4.1 Multi-monitor
  • 4.2 Borderless fullscreen windowed
  • 4.3 Anisotropic filtering (AF)
  • 4.4 Anti-aliasing (AA)
  • 4.5 Loftier frame rate
  • four.half-dozen Ambient occlusion (AO)
• 5 Input
• 6 Sound
  • 6.1 Localizations
• seven Network
  • 7.1 Multiplayer types
  • seven.2 Ports
  • 7.3 Night Souls PVP Watchdog
  • vii.4 Night Souls Connectivity Mod
• viii VR support
  • viii.1 Nvidia 3D Vision
• nine Issues unresolved
  • 9.ane Snuggly the Crow dialogue doesn't work
• 10 Issues stock-still
  • 10.1 Performances problems
    • ten.one.i Full general fixes
    • 10.1.two Lower-spec machine fixes
    • 10.i.3 ATI/AMD-specific fixes
    • 10.1.four Nvidia Optimus-specific fixes
  • 10.ii Crashes
    • ten.ii.1 Lifting FPS-cap using DSFix
    • 10.2.2 VSFilter.dll
    • 10.2.3 Monitor refresh rate
    • 10.two.4 Windows 7
    • 10.2.v Windows 8
    • 10.2.6 RivaTuner
    • 10.2.7 Reading summon sign
  • 10.three Controller issues
    • 10.iii.ane Controller not working
    • ten.three.2 DirectInput controllers take wrong mapping
  • ten.4 Miscellaneous
    • 10.4.1 Jittery mouse controls
    • ten.iv.two Xbox button prompts always shown
    • ten.4.3 Run the game at screen refresh rate
    • x.4.4 Blackness screen on startup
    • 10.4.5 Minimize with multiple monitors
    • x.4.6 Progress bar stuck during installation
    • 10.4.7 Manual Save Game conversion from GFWL version to Steam version
    • 10.iv.8 Game only uses part of the screen
    • x.4.ix Steam requesting UAC on every launch
    • 10.4.10 Fog/color/colour-banding graphical issues
    • x.iv.xi Can't override language using DSfix
• eleven Other information
  • 11.ane API
  • 11.2 Middleware
• 12 System requirements
• xiii Notes
• 14 References

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows viii or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

A port of the console versions of the game with few configurable options.^[1] Use DSfix to increment rendering resolution and remove the 30 FPS cap forth with many other options.

Using a controller is strongly recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.^[one] If using keyboard and mouse controls, apply Dark Souls Input Customizer to fix mouse control issues.

Games for Windows - Live DRM was removed from the Steam version on February 16, 2015; production keys activate on Steam.^[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability [edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	Bone
Retail		Optional Steam unlock.[iii]
Steam ( unavailable )

All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - Alive DRM.^{[Note 1] [two] [four] [five]}

The game is no longer bachelor for buy on Steam as of May nine, 2018.^[half-dozen]

Essential improvements [edit]

High-resolution textures, fonts, and controller button prompts are available to download (requires DSfix).

Dark Souls Configuration Utility is a launcher, mod manager, and configuration tool which bundles many of the post-obit (and other) mods.

DSfix [edit]

• Unmodded and DSfix modded game.

• 

DSfix increases the rendering resolution for better visual quality; without it the game outputs anamorphic 1024x720. Information technology also allows the 30 FPS cap to be removed, Hard disk drive or other alternate textures to be used, every bit well every bit giving options for anti-aliasing (AA), screen-space ambience occlusion (SSAO), depth of field (DOF) blurring, anisotropic filtering (AF) and many other features.

Raising the FPS cap introduces minor clipping problems. It is, even so, more often than not rubber to play at sixty FPS, and you volition be unlikely to encounter whatever issues. See High frame rate for more information.

Install DSfix[7]

Disable in-game anti-aliasing. Download the latest version of DSfix. Extract DSfix into the Data folder in the installation folder. Edit DSfix.ini to set up your resolution (for instance, renderWidth 1366 renderHeight 768). Notes Set a resolution higher than your native display if you want a supersampling anti-aliasing (SSAA) effect. A GUI for DSfix is available for inexperienced users For Proton (Linux) add the following launch parameter through steam "WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=due north,b" %command%" credit

Dark Souls Input Customizer [edit]

The Dark Souls Input Customizer (DSIC) allows full customization of the controls of Dark Souls. It uses an intuitive input organization that allows the rebinding of every action to arbitrary combinations of keys or buttons on the controller, mouse or keyboard. Although this can in role also be achieved with existing tools, DSIC is much more flexible and wraps it all upwards in an easy-to-use parcel, with additional functionality that is specially tailored to Dark Souls. DSIC also fully includes the Dark Souls Mouse Prepare, which does not have to exist installed separately. Get mouse and keyboard prompts (just default settings) here.

Skip intro videos [edit]

Skip intro[vii]
Install DSfix. Edit DSfix.ini Alter skipIntro 0 to skipIntro i Save your changes.

Patches [edit]

A Championship Update is bachelor for the Games for Windows - LIVE version. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (Title Update i (1.0.1.0), Title Update 2 (1.0.2.0), Title Update three (Steamworks migration patch) - extract the contents and run TitleUpdate.msi).

Launch from .exe (STEAM version) [edit]

The current version of the game can merely be launched from the STEAM customer. If you lot desire to run it by clicking DarkSouls.exe or a Windows shortcut, create a text file "steam_appid.txt" with the following content: "211420" (without quotes) and place information technology side by side to DarkSouls.exe.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(due south) location [edit]

Salve game information location [edit]

For the Games for Windows - Live version %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive must likewise be backed up.

Salve game cloud syncing [edit]

Organization	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		95,87 MB bachelor

Video [edit]

Video settings.

Multi-monitor [edit]

3rd party fixes [commendation needed]
Use DSfix together with Widescreen Logroller. For v1.0.2 & v1.0.3 use the updated Widescreen Logroller plugin.

Borderless fullscreen windowed [edit]

borderlessFullscreen i[vii]
Install DSfix. Open DSfix.ini. Modify borderlessFullscreen 0 to borderlessFullscreen 1 Save your changes. Select windowed mode in the game settings. If you leave it on fullscreen style, the game volition crash if you alt-tab.

Anisotropic filtering (AF) [edit]

Set AF override [commendation needed]
Install DSfix. Edit DSfix.ini Change filteringOverride 0 to filteringOverride 2 Save your changes.

Anti-aliasing (AA) [edit]

Anti-aliasing may be forced with the compatibility flag 0x004000C0. Sparse Filigree Supersampling gives a blurry result. Multisampling combined with transparency supersampling seems to work well (this writer uses 4x on each). Some night diagonal line artifacts are visible on my system occasionally with these settings simply aren't obtrusive. DSfix's antialiasing should be turned off for this.

High frame rate [edit]

Make changes in dsfix.ini[x]

Install DSfix. Open DSfix.ini. Change unlockFPS 0 to unlockFPS ane Optionally, change FPSlimit 60 to the desired frame rate cap. Salvage your changes. Notes Some side effects affecting gameplay:[eleven] Chance to fall through the flooring when sliding down ladders Undead Burg Short ladder leading to three firebomb throwing hollows warriors.[12] [thirteen] The ladder beneath the bridge with Hellkite Dragon.[13] Tomb of the Giants The entrance to Pinwheel's crypt. Take a chance to "run" slower than yous walk when frame rate is over 60 FPS.[14] Jump/roll distance is slightly reduced at sixty FPS. Slope interactions are slightly different at 60 FPS, may cause getting "stuck" on small obstructions from fourth dimension to time.[xv] Undead Dragon's "toxic sludge" doesn't render properly when playing at sixty FPS.[sixteen] [17] Sometimes you lot go stuck at a bonfire and accept to force quit game.[18] There is a modern that fixes the issue: https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls/mods/1343 Glowing ruby-red optics of some undead merchants and enemies will kickoff flickering when playing at 60 FPS (starts to be noticeable at 40-45 FPS). Notes By default, DSfix includes a hotkey to toggle unlockFPS mid game. Simply press ← Backspace at any time to switch between 30 FPS and your configured FPSlimit.

Ambient occlusion (AO) [edit]

Only use one of the below methods; not both at the aforementioned time!

Enable ambient apoplexy using DSfix
Install DSfix. Open up <path-to-game>\Data\DSfix.ini Curl down to the Ambient Occlusion section and alter the parameters as desired. Save and close the file when finished.

Enable ambient apoplexy using Nvidia Profile Inspector (Nvidia only)
Download and launch Nvidia Profile Inspector. Alter Profiles to Night Souls. Set up Ambient Occlusion compatibility to one of the following: Soft AO effect: 0x00000029 (Elder Scrolls Five: Skyrim) Stronger AO upshot: 0x00000003 (Fallout - New Vegas, Fallout 3) Click Apply changes.

Input [edit]

Control scheme tips.^[19]

Audio [edit]

Audio feature	Land	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to seven.one output[21]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Can non be disabled.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English language
Traditional Chinese
French
High german
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Korean
Smooth
Russian
Spanish
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Ukrainian				Fan translation.

Network [edit]

Online features in non-Steam versions require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	53,80,443,3074
UDP	53,88,3074

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

UPnP is working in the Games for Windows - LIVE version if the Games for Windows - LIVE Network Settings says "UPnP is available, in use"; if not, refer to this guide.

Dark Souls PVP Watchdog [edit]

BitBucket, Main thread, Download

Dark Souls PVP Watchdog is a tool designed to prevent some common forms of cheating and tampering in online sessions, and gives the player the ability to ban offenders from their worlds.

Disclaimer: read the overview in the first link.

Installation of DSPVPWatchdog[7]

Download the tool from the link above Extract information technology in Dark Souls DATA binder Launch Nighttime Souls as usual Should an offender invade your world (or should you invade the globe of a cheater), press F1 to disconnect the offender, or press F5 to ignore the alarm. Dangerous furnishings like curse, petrify, egg head, and teleport are disabled and prevented during invasions and don't demand any user interaction.

Night Souls Connectivity Modern [edit]

Developer's Site, Download, NexusMods

The trouble: Recent versions of Nighttime Souls have trouble connecting to other nodes, making Multiplayer hard or even impossible.

Dark Souls Connectivity Mod is a tool that attaches itself to Dark Souls process, allowing it to connect to role player nodes.

A side-consequence of being able to cull a node, Co-Op and PvP with select players becomes possible.

Install DSCM [citation needed]

Download and extract DSCM to a folder of your choice. Simply run DSCM whenever you play Dark Souls. By default DSCM should already connect you lot to DSCM-Internet, improving multiplayer connectivity. DSCM and Dark Souls practice not demand to be started in any specific order. You can run DSCM earlier starting Nighttime Souls, or you can run DSCM after the game is already open up. DSCM volition "just work" no matter when information technology is started.

VR support [edit]

Nvidia 3D Vision [edit]

The game suffers from poor Nvidia 3D Vision support.

3D Vision prepare by Helix [commendation needed]
Use together with DSfix. 3D does not work with borderless fullscreen. Download the set from Helix Modern'due south web site. Extract the content to <path-to-game>\Information

Issues unresolved [edit]

Snuggly the Crow dialogue doesn't work [edit]

Snuggly the Crow dialogue may not play when player approaches the nest.^{[22] [23]}

This effect was introduced by one of the Steamworks updates in 2014-15, retail/GFWL version 1.0.2.0 is not affected.

Reloading the game after budgeted the nest can help trigger dialogue.

Issues fixed [edit]

Performances problems [edit]

General fixes [edit]

Information.exe Priority [citation needed]
Reportedly working with Nvidia cards.[24] Open up Job Manager. Set priority of DATA.exe to a college value.

Processor affinity [citation needed]
Fix processor analogousness to only 2 of the available processors.

Lower-spec machine fixes [edit]

Adjust settings in DSfix [commendation needed]
Disable anti-aliasing (aaQuality 0) Apply lowest quality SSAO (ssaoScale 3) Set a resolution lower than your native brandish to improve performance on older machines, at the cost of up-scaled blurriness and aliasing.

Adapt settings in game [citation needed]
Disable movement blur.

Certain areas of the game are more demanding on your hardware causing slowdown in-game. It seems that the engine, when faced with an area where information technology struggles to render 30 FPS, will cutting down to 15FPS. The most famous is Blighttown, merely large animated characters tin also produce this slowdown.

Unlock the FPS cap with DSfix (unlockFPS 1), set the frame cap at thirty (FPSlimit xxx) and enable Vsync (enableVsync i) For the nearly function you will have the same experience, but where the game would ordinarily dip to 15FPS it will just drop as far as it needs to (results depend on your machine).

ATI/AMD-specific fixes [edit]

Appears that ATI/AMD graphics cards are underutilised.

Gear up Goad Control Center 3D Profile[25]
Enter Catalyst Control Center and 3D Awarding Settings (advanced view). Tweak settings past unchecking 'Employ application settings' and switching sliders to the left. Apply the 3D profile to Dark Souls.

Disable AMD Absurd'northward'Quiet [citation needed]
Disabling AMD Cool 'N Quiet in your BIOS tin as well fix the upshot with depression FPS.

Nvidia Optimus-specific fixes [edit]

Force Optimus To Use Nvidia Instead Of Intel Graphics [commendation needed]
Become to Nvidia Command Panel (Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Nvidia Control Panel). Go to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings. Add both executables (DARKSOULS.exe and DATA.exe), and set the preferred graphics processor for both to Nvidia graphics instead of automobile.

Crashes [edit]

Lifting FPS-cap using DSFix [edit]

Set up Data Execution Prevention setting [commendation needed]
Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).

VSFilter.dll [edit]

Crash occurs after start screen.

Rename VSFilter.dll[26]

Monitor refresh charge per unit [edit]

Crash when accessing in-game settings[27]

Pick ane: Employ borderlessFullscreen and set RefreshRate = sixty in DarkSouls.ini. This setting is ignored when Dark Souls is non in true fullscreen- your desktop refresh rate will not be inverse and the game won't crash when accessing the settings. Option 2: Make sure your monitor is set to 60Hz before attempting to access in-game PC Settings. Other frequencies may be acceptable, but something similar 58Hz is not, nor are 120Hz, 144Hz The crash merely happens when trying to access the in-game PC Settings; it is condom to use any frequency after y'all have finished adjusting in-game settings. Selection iii: Don't even try to admission the in game PC Settings, but edit DarkSouls.ini past manus. When creating your kickoff character, the settings may automatically exist accessed.

Windows seven [edit]

Crash on startup

Run DARKSOULS.exe under Windows Vista SP2 Compatibility Mode [citation needed]

Windows viii [edit]

Reinstall gfwlivesetup.exe[28]
Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows – Live Redistributable. Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace. Install the Games for Windows Market Client. Uncheck compatibility mode. If none of this works, endeavor downloading the latest windows essentials and signing in.

Steam Compatibility settings set [commendation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Data. Correct click DATA and go to Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and uncheck Run every bit Ambassador. Click Employ.

DSfix [citation needed]
Become to <path-to-game>\DATA. Right click DARKSOULS.exe and get to Backdrop. Go to the Compatibility tab and check Run this program in compatibility mode for:. Select Windows 7 from the drop down list. Click Apply. Repeat steps two-5 for Information.exe (not present in the Steam version)

RivaTuner [edit]

Turn off Custom Direct3D support [citation needed]

Reading summon sign [edit]

Reading a summoning sign causes Dark Souls to crash to desktop.

Make sure the user placing the summoning sign has a Steam profile proper noun consisting of less than 16 characters[29]
Open Steam Open up the Friends/Chat window Click the dropdown arrow next to your username Click Edit profile proper name Alter your username to something less than 16 characters When done, click ostend

Controller issues [edit]

Controller not working [edit]

Brand your controller the 'first' i[30]
Game detects 'kickoff' controller driver.< Uninstall controller drivers. Reinstall controller drivers. If using Xbox 360 Controller, apply these drivers: Wired and wireless drivers

Disable any non-360 controller[31]
Open device manager Disable whatsoever other HID-compliant game controller

DirectInput controllers take incorrect mapping [edit]

Use X360ce to prepare the effect by emulating the official Xbox 360 Controller.

Use X360ce [commendation needed]

Download X360ce. Put xBox360ce.exe into <path-to-game>\Information\ Start xBox360ce.exe and confirm creation of all DLLs. Controller should be detected. Exam all buttons and sticks. Close X360ce. Open x360ce.ini.[32] Go to section [InputHook]. Add together a line HookCOM=1 later on HookMode=one. Relieve. Open Night Souls, which should at present find the non-Xbox 360 Controller as an official Xbox 360 Controller.

Miscellaneous [edit]

Jittery mouse controls [edit]

Mouse controls feel very jittery, with unintuitive results when the photographic camera collides with a wall or the flooring.

Use raw mouse input fix [citation needed]
Apply Nighttime Souls Input Customizer.

Xbox button prompts always shown [edit]

Add keyboard/mouse icons [citation needed]
Utilize Modern keyboard interface icons.

Run the game at screen refresh charge per unit [edit]

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh charge per unit is gear up higher than that.

Gear up refresh rate through DSfix[33]
Install DSfix. Open DSfix.ini. Change forceFullscreen 0 to forceFullscreen 1. Alter fullscreenHz threescore to the screen refresh charge per unit. Save your changes.

Set refresh rate through DarkSouls.ini[33]
Get to the configuration file(s) location. Open up DarkSouls.ini. Set RefreshRate to the screen refresh rate, due east.g. RefreshRate = 120.

Black screen on startup [edit]

The game's window remains black after launching and is "Not Responding" if clicked on.

The issue tin likewise occur when a USB DAC is plugged in i.e. Fiio E17K. ^{[citation needed]}

Nvidia drivers: Create a contour in Nvidia Control Panel[34]
Beginning the Nvidia Control Panel. Navigate to Manage 3D settings. Select the Program Settings tab. Click Add together and navigate to <path-to-game>\darksouls.exe. No profile changes are necessary. Click Apply, and so run the game.

Disable HID Game Controller[35]
Plug in your controller. Brand sure the game isn't running. Open the Device Manager. Nether Human Interface Devices disable HID-compliant game controller. Run the game.

Disable HID-Compliant consumer control device [citation needed]
Plug in your USB DAC. Make sure the game isn't running. Open the Device Manager. Under Human being Interface Devices disable HID-Compliant consumer control device. Run the game.

If the above fails, endeavour unplugging the controller and then running the game [commendation needed]

Minimize with multiple monitors [edit]

Fix binds the mouse to a single screen (DSFix has this feature built in).

CursorLock[thirty]
Download CursorLock. Open CursorLockSetup.exe Shortcut > Plan Way. Set DARKSOULS.exe in the 'Open up Program' field. Fix DATA.exe in the 'Lock Plan' field. Click 'Create Shortcut', and run the game using this shortcut.

Progress bar stuck during installation [edit]

Problem may be caused by setup utility getting stuck whilst installing DirectX and Games for Windows - LIVE.

End Install Processes [citation needed]
Make sure DirectX and Games for Windows - LIVE are individually updated. Open the Task Manager (Ctrl+ ⇧ Shift+Esc) and become to the 'Processes' tab. When dxsetup or gfwlsetup show upwards, cancel the processes. Annotation: the gfwlsetup may announced only briefly. This should permit installation to continue.

Manual Save Game conversion from GFWL version to Steam version [edit]

Useful if the automatic conversion fails. However, this volition only transfer your game country WITHOUT your achievements.

Manual save game conversion [citation needed]
Open the salvage game folder located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls\. You volition observe a folder named subsequently your GFWL profile. Open up it and copy the file named DRAKS0005.sl2. Go back one level and paste said file into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NBGI\DarkSouls\.

Game but uses part of the screen [edit]

DSfix anti-aliasing conflict

Using DSfix with in-game anti-aliasing enabled causes the game to only use part of the screen.

Disable the in-game anti-aliasing [commendation needed]

Steam requesting UAC on every launch [edit]

The event is that Steam is trying to install Gfwlivesetup.exe but Steam also stopped supplying the executable with new downloads.

UAC set up[36]
Copy %WINDIR%\System32\Notepad.exe to <path-to-game>\REDIST\GFWL\ Rename Notepad.exe to gfwlivesetup.exe Launch the game and it will ask for UAC one last time.

UAC fix using Regedit [citation needed]
This method will forcefulness Steam into thinking it's installed already Make a txt file Copy the following code into information technology Relieve information technology equally a .reg file Run it & Merge it Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\211420] "directx"=dword:00000001 "gfwlivesetup"=dword:00000001

Fog/colour/color-banding graphical problems [edit]

The graphics (mostly the color) looks very weird. Case epitome here.

Set anti-aliasing to FXAA in dsfix.ini[37]
Brand certain that you take installed DSfix Brand sure anti-aliasing is disabled in the game options Make certain the game isn't running Open <path-to-game>\DATA\DSfix.ini Set the option aaType to aaType FXAA Run the game

Can't override linguistic communication using DSfix [edit]

Language override is being ignored on some Windows x systems

Use executable compatibility style [commendation needed]
Right click DARKSOULS.exe and go to 'Backdrop'. On the 'Compatibility' tab tick Run this programme in compatibility mode for: and choose Windows 7.

Other data [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware [edit]

System requirements [edit]

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Phenom Two X2 545 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hd (HDD)	four GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon Hard disk 4870 Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ DirectX 9.0c uniform

Notes

1. ↑ Games for Windows - Live DRM features: SSA+ZDPP activation, supports local profiles.
2. ↑ ^{two.0 ii.i} File/binder structure within this directory reflects the path(due south) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (apply Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/211420/ in improver to or instead of this directory. The app ID (211420) may differ in some cases. Care for backslashes equally forward slashes. See the glossary folio for details.

References

1. ↑ ^{i.0 one.1} GameSpy: Night Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Review - Page i
2. ↑ ^{2.0 ii.1 2.2} HOW TO: Replace Games for Windows Live functionality with Steamworks functionality in Dark Souls™ Fix To Die Edition for PC :: Nighttime Souls: Prepare to Die Edition General Discussions
3. ↑ Retail version tin at present be added to Steam library - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
4. ↑ Steam Community - Rejoice, no Denuvo. - last accessed on 2018-02-26

   "It's generally older titles, yeah, just there were a few more recent ones, and Dark Souls definitely does work: It has ZDPP, but non SSA (I have NO IDEA why that folio keeps getting updated to show that it has SSA, because information technology definitely doesn't; the Wikipedia page is the same way). The nice thing near ZDPP is that once the files are decrypted, y'all can dorsum them upwards like relieve data and just overwrite the encrypted versions that are put in that location later on a fresh installation, and everything starts exactly how information technology should. I've tested this myself, and I was able to get the game running from a make-new installation completely offline.

   EDIT: I don't take much going on today, so I tried my retail copy of the GFWL version of Dark Souls, and information technology worked perfectly. Complete offline installation on a machine that had never had anything related to GFWL installed on it before, and I was playing in virtually 20 minutes. I fifty-fifty got an old salvage file to load!

   "

5. ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-02-26

   Confirmed myself using a retail copy of the game, the ZDPP extracted files (DARKSOULS.exe, fmod_event.dll, fmodex.dll) and a virtual auto disconnected from the Internet. The game is playable using no profile at all (progress tin't be saved) every bit well equally when using a local profile (progress can be saved). No server-side activation required to start playing the game after the ZDPP files have been extracted.

6. ↑ Existing game owners WILL receive 50% discount for remastered edition - last accessed on 2018-04-25

   "The original version of Night Souls volition be de-listed from the Steam store page on May 9th 2018, note that this will only consequence the Steam store page listing (pregnant information technology can no longer be purchased). The actual game in your library and multiplayer for the game will continue to be there and will not be removed."

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.one seven.2 7.3} Verified past User:Link Satonaka on 2016-xi-22
8. ↑ http://www.pcgamer.com/nighttime-souls-review/
9. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/groups/frameratepolice#curation/app/211420/
10. ↑ New 120Hz Games Report 120hz.net: New 120Hz Games Report
11. ↑ DSFix 1.8 | metaclassofnilblog
12. ↑ undead burg short ladder by Link Satonaka, fps overlay in height right corner
13. ↑ ^{thirteen.0 13.i} Verified past User:Mars icecream on 2016-11
14. ↑ fourscore+FPS running demonstration by Link Satonaka, fps overlay in top correct corner
15. ↑ floor standoff issues by Link Satonaka, fps overlay in height left corner
16. ↑ Lookout Bananasaurus_Rex on Twitch - final accessed on November 20, 2016
17. ↑ Night Souls internal rendering resolution fix (DSfix) - Page 111 - NeoGAF - terminal accessed on November 20, 2016
18. ↑ Stuck at Bonfire on Reddit - concluding accessed on May 16, 2018
19. ↑ To the Night Souls pc players. I made this out of frustration - idea I'd share... : gaming
20. ↑ Practise Non BUY - Folio iii - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
21. ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
22. ↑ Snuggly doesn´t speak after latest Steamworks Beta Patch
23. ↑ Snuggly the Crow is Seemingly Absent
24. ↑ Reddit: AMD Users Having Problem Running Night Souls?
25. ↑ Prepare for random FPS drops with ATI card? (now with possible fix) - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
26. ↑ Crashed on Press start screen. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
27. ↑ Verified by User:Link Satonaka on July 2016

    I discovered these workarounds myself

28. ↑ Game crashing upon startup (Windows vii) - Page 2 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
29. ↑ Darksouls PSA: character name length
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.ane} Dark Souls General FAQ - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
31. ↑ Ps3 Controller :: Steam Community Discussions
32. ↑ Game Compatibility Listing - x360ce
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} Verified by User:Keith on 2017-05-25
34. ↑ Verified past User:Link Satonaka on April 2017
35. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/comments/1caq34/dark_souls_not_responding/c9eqgma
36. ↑ Verified by User:Link Satonaka on July 2016

    I discovered this fix myself

37. ↑ Weird graphic issues? aid! on Steam Forums - last accessed on 2019-05-06

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