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GhandiEAGLE
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States20754 Posts
December 16 2014 18:33 GMT
#3001
Ugh this is the greatest day this week. So nice to have this finally working on Steam instead of broken-ass GFWL x.x
Oh, my achin' hands, from rakin' in grands, and breakin' in mic stands
HighPassage
Profile Joined June 2012
United States82 Posts
December 16 2014 18:41 GMT
#3002
Only bad thing about removing GFWL: way less hatemail/fanmail. ;_:
http://www.last.fm/user/brotatorounds
OsaX Nymloth
Profile Joined March 2013
Poland3244 Posts
December 16 2014 18:42 GMT
#3003
On December 17 2014 03:31 ViperPL wrote:
Hey guys, how can I change game language now that it runs from steam and not gfwl? Back with windows I changed my computer language to eng and it worked for the game, but it doesn't seem to be the case now. Help


Like in most games on Steam, did you tried right clicking the game in Steam's library and checking the language tab?
Twitter: @osaxnymloth
ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
December 16 2014 18:45 GMT
#3004
No language tab for DS. At least for me.
A dota player and lol player walk into a bar. The dota player says: "lol sucks". Lol player couldn't deny. http://i.imgur.com/FpLeTf1.gif
OsaX Nymloth
Profile Joined March 2013
Poland3244 Posts
December 16 2014 18:51 GMT
#3005
Damn, then I'm afraid you're out of options. (no pun intended).
Twitter: @osaxnymloth
Narw
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland884 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-12-16 19:28:17
December 16 2014 19:28 GMT
#3006
There is ovverride in game language tab in dsfix.ini, not sure if it works tho.
ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
December 20 2014 13:36 GMT
#3007
Ok, I just found out that changing language works the same way it used to. I just didn't do it properly since I'm on win 8.1 and back then I did it in win 7, and there are slight differences between them, enough to confuse me. But I did it and can now enjoy DS over steam in english
A dota player and lol player walk into a bar. The dota player says: "lol sucks". Lol player couldn't deny. http://i.imgur.com/FpLeTf1.gif
Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9572 Posts
December 20 2014 13:49 GMT
#3008
On December 17 2014 04:28 Narw wrote:
There is ovverride in game language tab in dsfix.ini, not sure if it works tho.


It does. I changed mine from native (Polish) to English through dsfix.ini

Now I just have to wait for a new mousefix >_>; I refuse to buy a gamepad for this and switching to steam from GFWL screwed over my mouse (to the point it doesn't even work).
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/user/LathamTK/builds/#view=CrqmP6
accela
Profile Joined February 2010
Greece314 Posts
December 21 2014 14:40 GMT
#3009
On December 20 2014 22:49 Latham wrote:
Now I just have to wait for a new mousefix >_>; I refuse to buy a gamepad for this and switching to steam from GFWL screwed over my mouse (to the point it doesn't even work).


try this with the original DSMfix release. Works fine for me.
ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
December 23 2014 09:08 GMT
#3010
http://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/comments/2q47oa/bandai_namco_filed_a_dmca_complaint_to_get_dsfix/

What a bunch of assholes, doing that to the guy (guys?) that fixed their game for them, for free.
A dota player and lol player walk into a bar. The dota player says: "lol sucks". Lol player couldn't deny. http://i.imgur.com/FpLeTf1.gif
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11798 Posts
December 23 2014 10:29 GMT
#3011
Why would they do that? I don't understand. It is surreal. I guess they are planning on selling an updated version of DS1 in the future, and obviously can't do that if someone else already updated their shitty port before for free and made them shitloads of money that way?

Well i know for sure that i won't be buying the DS2 DLC, ever. Sadly i already bought DS2 at launch and can't unbuy it now.

A reasonable move would have been to at least thank and congratulate, and maybe even hire the guy who made their game so much better for free without even having access to their sourcecode. Instead they complain about it and try to get it shut down? (Btw probably on pretty shaky legal grounds, but once again shows just how bullshit the way copyright currently works is. Company complains that you violate their copyright means that YOU have to prove that you don't, while they don't have to prove that you actually violate anything in any way whatsoever. Guilty until proven innocent best way to handle things. Fuck copyright laws and greedy insane companies abusing it)
HighPassage
Profile Joined June 2012
United States82 Posts
December 23 2014 13:33 GMT
#3012
http://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/comments/2q5xue/update_on_dmca_takedown_of_dsfix_mr_rieck_is

It's all good, guys.
http://www.last.fm/user/brotatorounds
ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
December 23 2014 16:22 GMT
#3013
Ye, I suspected it might turn out to be something like that, but that's not a valid reason not to rage
A dota player and lol player walk into a bar. The dota player says: "lol sucks". Lol player couldn't deny. http://i.imgur.com/FpLeTf1.gif
Excalibur_Z
Profile Joined October 2002
United States12241 Posts
December 23 2014 21:57 GMT
#3014
Last night I fired off a couple of emails to the Namco lawyers I still know there (I used to work there), but I don't know if they got through. I had a feeling it was probably a mistake or some overzealous lawyer. Glad to hear this was cleared up.
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Latham
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
9572 Posts
January 02 2015 00:46 GMT
#3015
So guys, after playing a couple of hours and achieving lv 33 I feel a bit lost and came seeking guidance :p

A little backstory: This is my very 1st playthrough of DS, only having experience with Lords of the Fallen prior to this game (as a genre archetype). I got a few tips from a friend about early game like picking the master key and obtaining the Draken Sword. Also to be prepared to die a lot. a. lot.

Chose Warrior at the start because I thought his armor looked most useful - leather instead of full plate for better rolling animation (weigh concern) but providing better defense than all leather/cloth starter.

So I'm sitting at a bonfire in Darkroot Basin after defeating the vile Hydra, being level 33 and having some odd ~13K souls to my name, contemplation my life so far.
My stats are:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

I currently use:
Drake Sword / Black Knight Shield OR Grass Crest Shield
Zweihander/Claymore
Crimson Robe full set
Wolf and Havel's Rings

aaaand I'm a bit lost. First of all upgrading - is it even worth upgrading the stuff I have? I'm torn between clay/zwei and saw some pretty badass weapons down the line like Gargoyle Halberd and Lucerne and ofc all the Black Knight weapons ( I got the Halberd for now) and even saw people being badass with weapons I thought were trash like Balder's Blade (in general raprier swords). Also I saw people in Elite Knight's gear get faster dodge rolls than I get naked...

2nd thing - parrying and backstabbing. I do not understand how people execute these. I mean from a concept level I get them: Parry enemy attack before it lands and get a critical yourself. Backstab from behind for max damage. I landed exactly 2 parries (all lucky button mashing mind you) in 16 hours of play. Backstabs are even worse. How the hell do you people roll over or behind an enemy? How? Some shit tier opponents like skeletons or Balders sure, but consistently on Havel? Really? I had to dance naked with him for 15 minutes to get my dodge rolls off before he painted the floor with me and dealt 30/36 to him each time. It was hit for hit. He missed, I went in for a stab and rolled away. Death by papercuts.
Do you people not keep distance between yourselves and your opponent or what? My current strategy is to always have my shield up, absorb attack, and counter with my own. Repeat until 1 of us is dead.

3rd thing - magic... sorcery, pyro and miracles. I thought I was a badass. I'm not. I need help. Which should I go for? I freed the sorcery guy, haven't killed Kappa demon to get to pyro and miracoli fatass is always available.

Ok rant over. Some "fun" stats of mine:
+ Show Spoiler +

Bosses:
Asylum Deamon: 1st try
Taurus Deamon: 2nd try
Gargoyles: 13th try (... with help from Solaire)
Moonlight Butterfly: 2nd try
Havel: 8th try
Hydra: 2nd try (1st try got too close and drowned on last head...)
For the curse of life is the curse of want. PC = https://be.pcpartpicker.com/user/LathamTK/builds/#view=CrqmP6
Nimix
Profile Joined October 2011
France1809 Posts
January 02 2015 01:14 GMT
#3016
About the upgrades, upgrading weapons is great; the Drake sword is op early game but doesn't scale at all late game (it is frowned upon to use it, because it basically makes the early game trivial), but then upgrading weapons is a must. As for which you should use, just chose the attack animation your prefer. The Zwei is really great, but it's all a matter of preference.
About parrying and backstabbing, are you talking PvE or PvP? In PvE, you just need to know enemies' animations and time your parry right; in PvP, lagg makes it really hard to get clean parries. Backstabbing is situational, some slow enemies are easy to BS, some are pretty much impossible.
Magics are really odd to use, I haven't played much with them, just used some pyros (mainly power within or whatever it's name is, the one that buffs your damage but slowly eats away your health).
Simberto
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany11798 Posts
January 02 2015 03:06 GMT
#3017
Yeah, magic is not really necessary. it is something you can use, but don't have to, and you are usually not even better off using it.

Weapon upgrades, definitively. Except for the highest tier, shards become very easy to get later in the game, so don't feel bad for wasting a few shards/large shards on something you won't use. Also, opposed to what you might expect, later weapons are not better. All weapons are roughly equally balanced, with the choice being mostly what you prefer to use and how you want to build your character. Especially in PvE. So try a few weapons, and see which one you enjoy the attack animations of most.

Parrying, as said before, simply work on it. Don't try to clear an area, just stand in front of a dude and try to parry him, until you can get it done consistantly. There is no magic formula (Except for "Don't block the weapon, block the hand"). Learn how things attack, and when you need to parry. With a bit of practice you can do it pretty much all the time, despite it never working in the beginning. Try it on simple enemies first, then proceed to harder ones.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
January 02 2015 11:39 GMT
#3018
I am on Ornstein and Smoug.
Tried it 20 times already and didn't get further than 3 hits on Ornstein before dieing. (He is still on 95% hp and Smoug on 100%)


I was going through the game so fast. Reached them in 15h while my previous save game had 35 hours on it and I wasn't even in the Cathedral. (But I went back to starting island there while I didn't do that yet in this run) But still....

What an insane boss.
I had a good night of sleep.
Nimix
Profile Joined October 2011
France1809 Posts
January 02 2015 12:11 GMT
#3019
Haha yeah, almost got them on my 3rd try and then struggled forever It is a pretty fair fight if you do it right though, I only died a few times to bullshit and most of the time to mistakes.
Emerson_H
Profile Joined March 2014
United States460 Posts
January 02 2015 13:18 GMT
#3020
On January 02 2015 09:46 Latham wrote:
So guys, after playing a couple of hours and achieving lv 33 I feel a bit lost and came seeking guidance :p

A little backstory: This is my very 1st playthrough of DS, only having experience with Lords of the Fallen prior to this game (as a genre archetype). I got a few tips from a friend about early game like picking the master key and obtaining the Draken Sword. Also to be prepared to die a lot. a. lot.

Chose Warrior at the start because I thought his armor looked most useful - leather instead of full plate for better rolling animation (weigh concern) but providing better defense than all leather/cloth starter.

So I'm sitting at a bonfire in Darkroot Basin after defeating the vile Hydra, being level 33 and having some odd ~13K souls to my name, contemplation my life so far.
My stats are:
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

I currently use:
Drake Sword / Black Knight Shield OR Grass Crest Shield
Zweihander/Claymore
Crimson Robe full set
Wolf and Havel's Rings

aaaand I'm a bit lost. First of all upgrading - is it even worth upgrading the stuff I have? I'm torn between clay/zwei and saw some pretty badass weapons down the line like Gargoyle Halberd and Lucerne and ofc all the Black Knight weapons ( I got the Halberd for now) and even saw people being badass with weapons I thought were trash like Balder's Blade (in general raprier swords). Also I saw people in Elite Knight's gear get faster dodge rolls than I get naked...

2nd thing - parrying and backstabbing. I do not understand how people execute these. I mean from a concept level I get them: Parry enemy attack before it lands and get a critical yourself. Backstab from behind for max damage. I landed exactly 2 parries (all lucky button mashing mind you) in 16 hours of play. Backstabs are even worse. How the hell do you people roll over or behind an enemy? How? Some shit tier opponents like skeletons or Balders sure, but consistently on Havel? Really? I had to dance naked with him for 15 minutes to get my dodge rolls off before he painted the floor with me and dealt 30/36 to him each time. It was hit for hit. He missed, I went in for a stab and rolled away. Death by papercuts.
Do you people not keep distance between yourselves and your opponent or what? My current strategy is to always have my shield up, absorb attack, and counter with my own. Repeat until 1 of us is dead.

3rd thing - magic... sorcery, pyro and miracles. I thought I was a badass. I'm not. I need help. Which should I go for? I freed the sorcery guy, haven't killed Kappa demon to get to pyro and miracoli fatass is always available.

Ok rant over. Some "fun" stats of mine:
+ Show Spoiler +

Bosses:
Asylum Deamon: 1st try
Taurus Deamon: 2nd try
Gargoyles: 13th try (... with help from Solaire)
Moonlight Butterfly: 2nd try
Havel: 8th try
Hydra: 2nd try (1st try got too close and drowned on last head...)


Claymore and Zweihander are fine. Just upgrade the weapon that you like the best.

Parrying and backstabbing are a matter of practice. Try to time the parry right as the enemy's weapon is moving right towards you, and make sure that you're close enough. For backstabbing enemies, strafing left or right while locked on is often enough. Try to get directly behind (remember to lower your shield).

Unless you want to put points into Int or Faith, don't worry about faith or miracles. Any build can use pyromancy, however, so make sure you free Laurentius from the Depths.
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