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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition

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A poor port of the console game with few PC options.[1]
Controller is highly recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.
Recommended to use Durante's fix to increase rendering resolution.

General Information

Steam Forum.
Steam Forum thread - Dark Souls General FAQ.
Game Manual.

Availability

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Video Settings

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Widescreen Resolution

No matter what resolution you set in the options, Dark Souls will run at 1280x720 (or 720p) and stretch to fit.

  • Unmodded.

  • Modded at 1920x1080 resolution.

Instructions

3D Support

The game suffers from poor 3D support.
Instructions

Input Settings

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Key Remapping

Key remapping is supported.
A number of inconsistent keys by default:
  • 'Q key' responds to on-screen prompt 'A to continue'.
  • 'End key' brings up menu (and 'Escape key' does nothing).
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]

Controller Not Working

Controller must be plugged in before the game starts.[5]
Instructions

Network Settings

Signing into Games For Windows Live (GFWL) is mandatory, and requires that network ports are opened or are forwarded.

Port forwarding must be enabled on:[6]

  • TCP port 80.
  • UDP and TCP port 3074.
  • UDP port 88
  • UDP and TCP port 53
  • TCP port 443

System Requirements

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Issues Fixed

General Low Performance

Instructions

ATI/AMD Low Performance

Appears that ATI/AMD graphics cards are underutilised.
Instructions
Instructions

Crash VSFilter.dll

Crash occurs after start screen.[7]
Instructions

Progress Bar Stuck During Installation

Problem may be caused by setup utility getting stuck whilst installing DirectX and Games For Windows Live (GFWL).
Instructions

Minimize With Multiple Monitors

When playing with two screens, the game seems to minimize.
Instructions

Windows 8

Instructions
Instructions


References