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Key points
- A poor port of the console versions of the game with few PC options.[1]
- Use DSfix by Durante to increase rendering resolution.
- Controller is highly recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.
- If using keyboard and mouse controls, apply the DSMfix to improve mouse control issues.
General information
- Steam Hub Discussion.
- Steam Forum.
Availability
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- A Games For Windows Live (GFWL) account is required to play the game.
Improvements
Game window renders in small box unless in-game anti-aliasing is turned off while using
DSfix.
- Unmodded and Durante moddded game.
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.
Skip intro movies
Game data
Save game location
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Video settings
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3D support
- The game suffers from poor 3D support.
Input settings
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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.
- Mouse 4 and 5 cannot be remapped.[2]
- 'Hot swap' between keyboard and mouse controls and controller is available.[3]
- Controller must be plugged in before the game starts.[4]
- Use of controller is highly recommended.[5]
Controller not working
Controller with wrong mapping
- Non-Xbox 360 controllers most likely have incorrect button mapping.
Network settings
- Signing into Games For Windows Live (GFWL) is mandatory for the first time, and a connection needs to be maintained for multiplayer.
Issues fixed
General low performance
Low performance ATI/AMD
- Appears that ATI/AMD graphics cards are underutilised.
Low performance Nvidia Optimus
Crash VSFilter.dll
- Crash occurs after start screen.[6]
Progress bar stuck during installation
- Problem may be caused by setup utility getting stuck whilst installing DirectX and Games For Windows Live (GFWL).
Minimize with multiple monitors
- When playing with two screens, the game seems to minimize.
Sounds (ambient) broken by default
- Various sounds like ambient sounds do not work because the game is set to 5.1 surround and sounds are lost if your PC is set to stereo.
Windows 8
System requirements
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References