Dark Souls Prepare To Die Edition Save File Location
Rojo Scherer
With tense dungeon crawling and fearsome enemy encounters, the seamlessly intertwined world of Dark Souls is full of extreme battles, rewarding challenges, nuanced weaponry and magic, and the flexibility to customize each character to suit any desired play style. The innovative online component allows gamers to draw from the collective experience of the Dark Souls community as they either help or sabotage each other on the journey through the world of Lordran to save the land from darkness. With a massive, seamless open world design, Dark Souls encourages deep exploration and an adaptable gameplay experience.
What is it?
It's an interception DINPUT8.dll that you place in the same folder as the game executable. It intercepts the game's calls to the DirectX 9 API and changes them as necessary to enable a higher internal rendering resolution and various other features.
How do I use it?
1) Delete previous version of the mod if you have any
2) Place the contents of the .zip into the game's binary directory. (The place where DARKSOULS.exe is)
(this may be something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition\DATA)
3) Adjust the settings in DSfix.ini as desired
4) Adjust the keybindings in DSfixKeys.ini as desired
IMPORTANT: turn OFF the in-game AA option, otherwise you *will* get graphical issues
See DSfixKeys.ini for a list of keybindable actions, including screenshots.
Will it work?
As of version 1.4, it seems to work well for many people, however your mileage may vary.
*I can not and will not guarantee that it will work for anyone else, or not have any adverse effect on your game/computer. Use at your own risk!*
Are there known issues?
- At vertical resolutions higher than 720 the sun may not be rendered correctly under some circumstances. This is under investigation, any insight is appreciated.
- When using custom HUD settings some things are still not handled correctly (e.g. curse symbol), and the HUD may revert to default spontaneously.
- When using the unlocked framerate feature, collision detection may not work correctly, particularly when sliding down ladders.
Will it cause performance problems?
That depends on your system configuration. Usually, performance scales rather linearly with framebuffer size, and so far this game does not seem different.
My 660 maintains a locked 30 FPS throughout the majority the game at 2560x1440 with SMAA and SSAO.
How can I contribute?
The source code is now available on github under the terms of the GPL:
Github.com
Read the developer documentation there to find out how you can contribute, or contact me directly.
It crashes, help!
First, make sure that the .ini files are present in the correct location.
Additionally, the "dsfix" folder should be in that same location.
Turn off tools such as MSI Afterburner or other overlays that manipulate D3D.
Then try restoring the default settings in the .ini file
If you are using the framerate unlock feature, disable Windows "Data Execution Prevention".
If none of these help then check if the problem still occurs when you remove/rename DINPUT8.dll
Finally, try rebooting
If the issue still persists, then report the problem, otherwise it has nothing to do with DSfix.
How can I uninstall the mod?
Simply remove or rename DINPUT8.dll
The mod makes *no* permanent changes to *anything*.
Some other points
- Please refrain from disrespectful remarks like "lol Japanese development". There are plenty of Japanese developers that deliver technically excellent PC games.
- Buy Dark Souls if you like hardcore action RPGs.
Thanks to
- TatniumD3D developers for providing a basic D3D9 interception code base
- From Software for Dark Souls
- The authors of SMAA
- The authors of the OBGE VSSAO effect
- The artists of:
Crow's Claw, Demetori, Silver Forest, Foreground Eclipse, Thousand Leaves, Undead Corporation, Unlucky Morpheus, Dark Phoenix, Aquaelie, TAMUSIC, Riverside, Kissing the Mirror, xi-on, SAVE THE QUEEN, East New Sound and Shinigawa Satellite
for providing the development soundtrack
- boowoo90 for the Steamworks fix.
Contact information
My contact information can be found in the README.
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I'm not going to sugar coat it. Blighttown is a massive pain in the backside. This area will test everything you've learned so far and more, so make sure you've visited all the areas detailed beforehand before you even contemplate venturing here.
You'll want to bring a LOT of Purple Moss Clump. You should also bring Toxic healing herbs, which is an even more potent version of poison. The best way to get a healthy amount of these for nothing is to farm Demonic Foliage in Darkroot Garden.
The third way is by far the easiest, and will require you to start out at Firelink Shrine. You will need the Master Key to access this route, so if you didn't choose this item at the start of the game head instead down into the Depths and return to the locked gate (located near to where you fought the Gaping Dragon boss).
To use the Firelink Shrine route, head to the bonfire and then head down to the left where the Fire Keeper is. Pass her and find a narrow walkway downwards. Follow it further along and you'll find an elevator, which will take you down to New Londo Ruins.
We aren't staying to take in the sights though, so head down a bit, past the harmless Hollows (you can kill them if you wish, you evil person) and then look out for an archway to your right. Follow the stairs up and you'll find a gate which opens with the Master Key.
Although massive in size and pretty devastating with their attacks, these guys aren't too hard to take down. All you need to do is avoid their massive clubs whenever they look like they're about to swing, and get in a few hits while they're recovering. They also can be backstabbed, so get in behind them and perform that attack if you're feeling daring.
One person also reported that you can kill the Infested Barbarians by sprinting past them all right to the end of the path and climbing up the ladder. The stupid creatures will try to follow you but will ultimately end up falling to their deaths instead.
Upon their death the Infested Barbarians might drop a Dung Pie. You might question the benefits of carrying pies made of excrement about with you; and you still might when you read the description which states, "Turns enemy Toxic, but also affects player." Not the best item really.
Keep heading down the path and you'll find yet another Infested Barbarian to dispatch. Do so in the same way you fought the first two. Once he's head, keep going and you'll be greeted with the text that proclaims you've entered Blighttown.
Keep moving forwards, all the way to the end of the path. Here you'll find a chest, so open it up to find the Key to New Londo Ruins. This opens the gate you opened previously with the Master Key, or can alternatively open the gate if you didn't have the Master Key.
As you progress down here watch out for Giant Mosquitos, which will routinely fly up and try to attack you. They're not massively dangerous but can be hard to hit, so watch yourself. Once down the first ladder, head down another. You'll probably have to dispatch a Mosquito at this point.
As soon as you're down the ladder turn around to see another new enemy - the Cragspider. These things are relatively slow, so lay on the attacks quickly and they should die pretty swiftly. They also appear to be weak to fire.
When it's dead, head further forward and down another ladder. Stand briefly on the small ledge and wait for yet another Giant Mosquito to fly up and attack you. Put it down then head down yet another ladder.
These enemies are extremely deadly because their poison darts cause significant poison build-up. Be sure to keep your shield up as you charge at the first of them, and kill him quickly with fast attacks.
If you've got a ranged weapon or spells, try to snipe the first two enemies who are on a ledge to your right. If not, sprint all the way around, dispatching one Blowdart Sniper as you go. You should be able to get at least one of the snipers on the ledge if you follow the path the other way around - the other is pretty unreachable for a melee character.
If you do kill them both, head back around to where you entered this area and through an archway on the left. There are two things here: a Blowdart Sniper on your right, and a corpse with an item on your left. Kill the sniper first, then head around and search the corpse for a Soul of a Proud Knight.
These attack just like normal hounds that you've encountered so far do, but they're also got a pretty damaging fire breath attack to watch out for as well. Once you've killed the first two of these Dogs, attack the third that's nearby.
Head straight. You'll see two more dogs in front of you, so kill them as well. With them gone, head right to find another two dogs. Kill them, then search the corpse in the grate for a rare Fire Keeper Soul.
Immediately at the bottom to the left there is a Cragspider. Kill it. When it's dead follow the path along for a bit to find a corpse and a chest. You'll have to navigate some tricky roots to get there, so take your time.
Open the chest to find the immensely useful Sorcery, Remedy, which will cure your status ailments when used (handy for navigating poisonous areas like Blighttown). You'll need to attune it to a spell slot before you can use it though.
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