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== Video settings == | == Video settings == | ||
− | {{Video | + | {{Video settings |
− | | | + | |wsgf link = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/dark-souls-prepare-die-edition/en |
− | | | + | |widescreen wsgf award = limited |
− | | | + | |multimonitor wsgf award = limited |
− | | | + | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = incomplete |
− | |multimonitor =hackable | + | |widescreen resolution = hackable |
− | | | + | |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#DSfix|DSfix]]. |
− | |fov =false | + | |multimonitor = hackable |
− | | | + | |multimonitor notes = Use [[#DSfix|DSfix]] together with [[Widescreen Fixer]]. |
− | |windowed =true | + | |ultrawidescreen = unknown |
− | | | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd = unknown |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd notes = |
− | |anisotropic =hackable | + | |fov = false |
− | | | + | |fov notes = |
− | |antialiasing =true | + | |windowed = true |
− | | | + | |windowed notes = |
− | |vsync =false | + | |borderless windowed = hackable |
− | | | + | |borderless windowed notes = Enable <code>borderlessFullscreen 1</code> in [[#DSfix|DSfix]]. |
+ | |anisotropic = hackable | ||
+ | |anisotropic notes = See [[#DSfix|DSfix]]. | ||
+ | |antialiasing = true | ||
+ | |antialiasing notes = Creates an overly blurry effect (does not work with [[#DSfix|DSfix]]). | ||
+ | |vsync = false | ||
+ | |vsync notes = | ||
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Revision as of 08:29, 29 July 2013
Dark Souls | |
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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition | 2012 |
Dark Souls II | 2014 |
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 |
Dark Souls III | 2016 |
Dark Souls: Remastered | 2018 |
Key points
- Using a Controller is highly recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.
- If using keyboard and mouse controls, apply the DSMfix to improve mouse control issues.
- Use DSfix by Durante to increase rendering resolution.
- A poor port of the console versions of the game with few PC options.[1]
General information
Availability
- A Games For Windows Live (GFWL) account is required to play the game.
Improvements
DSfix by Durante
- No matter what resolution you set in the options, Dark Souls will render an anamorphic 1024x720 picture and stretch it to fit the user's chosen resolution.
- A few interactive examples of the game running with and without the DSfix:
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Skip intro movies
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
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DS Connectivity fix by M0tah
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Game data
Save game location
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
3D support
- The game suffers from poor 3D support.
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Input settings
Keyboard
- Unintuitive default keyboard scheme, for example, 'End' brings up menu (and 'Escape' does nothing).
Mouse
- Mouse controls feel very jittery, with very unintuitive results when the camera collides with a wall or the floor.
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Remapping
- Mouse 4 and 5 cannot be remapped.[2]
Controller
- 'Hot swap' between keyboard and mouse controls and controller is available.[3]
- Use of controller is highly recommended.[4]
- Works well with the DualShock3 using MotionJoy.
Controller not working
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Controller with wrong mapping
- Non-Xbox 360 controllers most likely have incorrect button mapping.
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Audio settings
Network settings
- Signing into Games For Windows Live is mandatory for the first time, and a connection needs to be maintained for multiplayer.
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Issues fixed
General low performance
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Low performance ATI/AMD
- Appears that ATI/AMD graphics cards are underutilised.
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Low performance Nvidia Optimus
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Crash VSFilter.dll
- Crash occurs after start screen.[5]
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Progress bar stuck during installation
- Problem may be caused by setup utility getting stuck whilst installing DirectX and Games For Windows Live.
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Minimize with multiple monitors
- When playing with two screens, the game seems to minimize.
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Windows 8
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System requirements