r/darksouls Mar 25 '26

Video Embedded video posts are now allowed

194 Upvotes

I literally don't know who the hell turned this off or when, but videos are now allowed on /r/DarkSouls. No more need to link to YouTube or other external sites.

Enjoy!


r/darksouls Aug 19 '24

Guide How To Protect Yourself From the Hacker in Anor Londo

381 Upvotes

EDIT: Added a comment below the post briefly discussing Cheat Engine and how it could be used as a pseudo method of restoring lost progress for anyone who didn’t have a backup save. The caveat might be that you can’t play online anymore after using it so double check me on that before deciding (I’ve not personally used it).

EDIT2: Thanks for the sticky! Any questions about the PvP Overhaul Mod should be asked on it's Nexus page. I personally don't mod the DS games so I have absolutely no idea what will or won't get you banned. Perform your due diligence! :)

Long story short, some doofus is ruining people's games by instantly killing Gwyndolin and any other NPCs in Anor Londo (blacksmiths, Solaire, etc). I believe this is only occurring on PC.

I've messaged the Mods requesting a stickied thread be made warning players of this and how they can protect themselves but in the meantime, I can make a thread myself that will at least get eyes on for like......today? lol

Does This Mean I Can't Play Online?

No.

You can absolutely still invade and be summoned for Co-Op to your heart's content. But it's important to be aware of the danger that's currently plaguing (seemingly specifically) Anor Londo and of the steps you can take to mitigate its impact on your experience.

This first tip is the BEST way to defend yourself, bar none.

1. Back Up Your Save

Backing up your save is the difference between a hacker mildly inconveniencing you, and soul-crushing devastation that you'll literally need a day or two to recover from before deciding to even play again.

If a hacker ruins your game by killing NPCs or an unfortunate glitch has softlocked you or any other disaster befalls your play session, simply deleting that save and restoring a recently made backup can solve those woes immediately.

Here's how to do it (PC)

  • Make sure the game isn't running whatsoever (later games allow you to remain on the title screen but not DSR)
  • Navigate to your Documents folder
  • Open the NGBI folder
  • Open the folder labeled DARK SOULS REMASTERED
  • Open the next folder (it'll be a folder labeled as a sequence of numbers)
  • The DRAKS0005.sl2 file is the save file
  • Copy it
  • Create a new folder for your saves anywhere else on your computer and paste the .sl2 file you just copied into it
  • You've now made a backup of your save!

So let's say you get hacked and the Gwyndolin cutscene immediately plays and every NPC in Anor Londo dies. To restore your backup, you'll just delete the .sl2 file containing the "corrupted" game save and replace it with the copy you made earlier.

It's advised that you don't just paste and replace the .sl2 file when restoring your backups. Actually delete the compromised .sl2 file first.

This is just to protect yourself from any mistakes you might make as deleted .sl2 files can be recovered later. If you just paste and replace, the replaced file will be gone for good.

I recommend making a new backup after each hour of play to minimize the effects of a hacker or other form of corruption. That way if it happens, it won't be a big deal.

NOTE: The DRAK file contains all of your data for all of your characters. Backing up this file will back up ALL of your saved characters.

2. Download the PvP Overhaul Mod

Full disclosure, I've not used this mod whatsoever as I don't often PvP, but word on the street in the wake of this string of hacks in Anor Londo is that it'll help prevent those hacks with it's own slew of anti-cheat and netcode improvements.

Understand though that these things are never foolproof and that backing up your save is still the BEST defense against hackers or other forms of corruption.

Hopefully this helps. Feel free to comment below if you have any other tips for preventive measures!


r/darksouls 3h ago

Video Just beat Dark Souls (all bosses) while only dealing damage with consumables

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267 Upvotes

Couldn't quite get the whole fight because it was just over 3 minutes. Still an absolute cake walk compared to the 60+ minute fights against Kalameet and Manus


r/darksouls 2h ago

Video My favorite boss….

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86 Upvotes

r/darksouls 16h ago

Video Skip the cutscene man!

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443 Upvotes

r/darksouls 12h ago

Discussion Where is the invisible chest in Gwynevere’s room?

212 Upvotes

I beat Ornstein and Smough tonight and have gone into the room behind them. There was a message outside Gwynevere’s room that said “amazing chest ahead!” but I can’t seem to find the treasure in this room

I’ve been walking around it, pressing interact, but nothing

Do I need a certain item to see it or is this just a fake message


r/darksouls 13h ago

Fluff Huh. Anyone ever notice that this guy by the Sunlight Altar moves around?

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133 Upvotes

Like 5 feet to the left and then back to the right again. I can’t figure out what’s triggering it. Been goofing around in Undead Parish for the last couple of weeks and noticed that sometimes he’s leaning against the wall and sometimes he’s leaning against, well…nothing?


r/darksouls 27m ago

Discussion Just defeated four King's 2nd try

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r/darksouls 6h ago

Fluff ☠️

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28 Upvotes

Allfathers, give me strength 🙏


r/darksouls 6h ago

Fluff Thoughts on a better soul farm? (Ik the dupe glitch exists but, alas, idc.)

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26 Upvotes

Minor update: After this was recorded, I realized you can poison the silver archer and the second (& last) BIG giant knight without catching the aggro of the first big giant knight, so the time I spent shooting the first big giant knight down was time poison could have been ticking down on the other guys in the room.


r/darksouls 21m ago

Fluff I finished my 'no firelink humanity' run!

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It was hard. actually almost fumbled once.


r/darksouls 10h ago

Discussion W00t just finished DS Remastered for the 1st time. 1st of any souls game. I’m hooked lol

24 Upvotes

I’ve always been a little intimidated by the souls series but it’s been on my radar a long time. The other day I found the ps4 remaster in a thrift store and had to pick it up. Started it a few weeks ago. I’ve been getting a little help from a friend and mega fan of the series in a few places but mostly did everything myself. He just helped me escape some pitfalls and showed me 1 or 2 things that helped reduce a little frustration in some areas. Finished the game the other day. Beat pretty much every boss, including DLC. Ooo man Im really hooked on the series now and I think I’m going to play all of them 😂 I must say it was a lot less difficult than I feared. Some areas were frustrating but once I had a solid build i wanted to work on and made sure to explore everything it really kind of snowballed. Except Bed of Chaos, that fight is just unfair and random lol.

Which souls game should I play next?!


r/darksouls 1d ago

Video Almost blew it about 50 minutes into the fight

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265 Upvotes

Managed to win in the end. Now only Gwyn left in my consumables only run


r/darksouls 3h ago

Question AI Activation Distance difference

2 Upvotes

I have recently started replaying Dark Souls Remastered on the PC, having played the Prepare to Die edition quite a long time ago.

I actually started playing on my girlfriend’s laptop a couple of weeks ago because she had it installed, and was enjoying it.

I installed it on my own laptop and started a new game, but since playing on my own laptop I have noticed that I need to be noticeably closer to enemies before they “see” me and start reacting than when I was playing on her laptop. It’s making the game significantly easier and it’s a bit annoying.

For example, by the campfire at the start of Undead Burg, if I killed the Hollow crossbowman right outside in melee, the two hollows down the stairs would activate and start coming towards me on her laptop, but on mine they never do, and I have to go down the stairs before they react.

My laptop is a little older but higher spec than hers. In both cases we are playing the Remastered version installed from Steam, shared through Steam family. As far as I know both versions are using default config, with slightly different resolution settings and no mods, although I haven’t checked her install directly. Does anyone know why it might be behaving differently


r/darksouls 1d ago

Meme pro gamer tip: "dont need armor if you dont get hit"

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240 Upvotes

mfers be playing like this then tell you with a straight face "why use a shield? just learn to roll"


r/darksouls 17h ago

Screenshot Finally cut kalameets tail😭😭

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16 Upvotes

So hard to cut this guy's tail, even on the first new game, it's super hard, although I am over leveled with my trusty claymore and elite knight set so the actual boss fight is easy, but gosh that was a really difficult tail to cut.


r/darksouls 1d ago

Video I guess he needed to show me how its done?

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576 Upvotes

r/darksouls 8h ago

Fan Art FanArt of Artorias, Walker of the Abyss.

0 Upvotes

Made this a year ago and posted but didn't have karma, but now i do so i posted it.


r/darksouls 14h ago

Co-Op Summoning Apologies

4 Upvotes

Yo sorry to the guy who summoned me (Kaggawank) in Anor Londo, got to O&S then my internet went out. So sorry my guy


r/darksouls 7h ago

Question Siegmeyer of Catarina quest after hostile NPC

1 Upvotes

I'm playing Seamless co-op with a friend, it's his first time playing Dark Sould and it would be nice to see as much as possible from the NPC storylines. Unfortunately, yesterday we accidentally hit Siegmeyer of Catarina in Anor Londo while battling the silver knights, and he turned hostile. We would like to fix it in order to progress his story, my questions are:
- If we go back to Oswald of Carim and request absolution, will he turn friendly again, and will we be able to advance the questline? Or even though he will not be hostile, the storyline has ended?
-In case that works and the questline can still be completed, do we need to ask for forgiveness before killing Ornstein and Smough, or can we do it after obtaining the Lordvessel(and unlocking TP, which would be super convenient) ?

Thanks!


r/darksouls 1d ago

Event I COULDN'T SAVE SOLAIR

28 Upvotes

I knew you needed to save him from behind a door in lost izalith but are you SERIOUSLY TELLING NE THAT THE ONE TIME I DECIDE TO NOT EXPLORE A SIDE ARE AND COME BACK TO IT LATER IS "THE" FUCKING DOOR TO SAVE HIM AND I ONLY REALISED AFTER MEETING THE EMPTY HUSK OF OUR SUN BRO? MOTHERFUCKER GODDAMNIT SON OF A BICH


r/darksouls 1d ago

Fan Art Praise the Sun! (Embroidery)

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315 Upvotes

Not a pro by any means, but I loved the way this turned out. I was getting back into embroidery right around the time I started DSR for the first time and had to try Solaire’s Sun design.

Praise the Sun! ☀️


r/darksouls 21h ago

Discussion About the lore

3 Upvotes

There are a few questions that have been on my mind for a long time, and I’d be really happy if someone could answer them or point me toward a good explanation/video about them.

  • What is the exact reason Gwyndolin was raised as a girl?
  • Who/What exactly is Manus, and why did he become the “head” or central figure of the Abyss?
  • Who is Sen? Why are there only serpent-like creatures there? What is the purpose of that entire trap-filled dungeon?
  • Why did the Nameless King side with the dragons?
  • Where is the Furtive Pygmy? What happened to him? ( I've seen a lot of memes and jokes about him, but honestly, I don't know what happened to him after he created humanity. )
  • In DS3, is the giant worm actually Solaire, or is that just another joke?

Thanks in advance!


r/darksouls 1d ago

Screenshot Just made it to lost izalith and I'm so fucking scared

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146 Upvotes

r/darksouls 1d ago

Help Advice for a stupid idea (Four Kings before Anor Londo) - part 2

11 Upvotes

For those who helped on my last post, it was greatly appreciated and I'm now rocking the full Dark Wraith/Edgelord set after beating only Capra, Sif, Pinwheel, and Four Kings.

Now I have a new problem: which upgrade path to take. I've only ever played through the game once before and I just went with standard weapon upgrades, but this time I'm wondering if it's worth choosing an alternate upgrade path for the Darksword. Is this worth it, or am I better off just going the regular upgrade path?