Dark Souls PC – Confirmed Facts – 30FPS Lock, Internal Resolution Locked To 1024×720

[Seya]

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dark-s...d-to-1024x720/



Before starting, let us tell you this: we don’t like bringing you bad news. Hell, we are PC gamers and we love to have each and every day good news for all PC gamers. However, when we say something is bad, it obviously is. And no, we do not make up stories for hits. Now some of you may be wondering why we are starting this news story this way. Well, the reason is obvious. A couple of months ago, we were criticized for our Dark Souls story. People started yelling that we were lying and such, beautiful and wonderful things. Fast forward a couple of months and here we are today, bringing you solid facts about the PC version of Dark Souls.

It has been confirmed from the preview codes of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition that the PC version is locked at 30fps. Yes yes, the one thing we claimed back in June. Not only that, but the internal resolution is locked to 1024×720.

What’s funny here, is that the output resolution can go up to 1080p, however the game will be rendered at 1024×720. Imagine it as upscaling a low-res image to 1080p. The big issue here is that the entire renderer is locked. Obviously, this is completely different than having lower resolution textures in a game that can be natively run at 1080p. It’s funny how this console lock feature was included in the PC version. But then again, we told you that this port would be awful.

Unfortunately, this is the real deal behind the PC version of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition. Yes, we want to love Dark Souls and we appreciate FromSoftware’s attempts (and will definitely give this game a go), however we strongly believe that another studio should had handled the porting job. At least that way, we wouldn’t be facing such idiotic issues!

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Oh well , im happy they at least are releasing it on PC ...

[Timesink]

2012 and games are still rocking 1024×720 internal res that's sad.You can prob get around the 30fps lock but the internal res is the real killer.Oh well I'm glad I finished it on the PS3.

Cant imagine 1024×720 upscaled to 1920x1080 that's gonna suck.

[Professor Cena]

gfwl AND a crappy port. from made one of the best games of all time yet they don't bother porting it properly? aigoo.
what's the problem with fps lock, though? it didn't run higher than 30 on ps3, and it was flawless.

[Verde]

Don't care, just let me play already D:!

[arleneangle]

i will try it.

[Arri]

Hi guys, can we not outright say, "Derp, the game is a crappy port so I'm gonna pirate it and tell everyone I'm gonna pirate it because pirating crappy ports is clearly the best thing to do"?

All your really doing is telling the developers that yeah, the FPS lock and all that sucks, but you're going to play the game anyway.

[Lockon02]

There's a fix for internal resolution already:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488240
Use it at your own risk!

[Seya]

The community does a better job than the developers ...lol

[Verde]

Does anyone know how to remap gamepad buttons, using a custom pad, not Xbox or PS3 and the mapping is really messed up but I can't seem to change it in game. Any help please?

[Arri]

Does anyone know how to remap gamepad buttons, using a custom pad, not Xbox or PS3 and the mapping is really messed up but I can't seem to change it in game. Any help please?

From what I understand, the controls for the controller are no different than the ones for the consoles. Unless that's the point?

[Verde]

Well, the point is that if not using an X360 pad your gamepad will either not work at all or work 'partially'. For example my gamepad had right analog with switched Axes (X was Y) so if was almost impossible to manouver the camera, The triggers were misplaced and AB/XY/Start/Select each in a different position than it should be.

But nevermind, managed to fix it with some X360 gamepad emulator, now everything works like it should ;]

[Wintersun]

I will not support a company that can't be half assed to make a proper port when the community can do that just fine.

Buying this game is telling the company that these work ethics are okay and tolerable.

[Professor Cena]

Figured him out got the ring behind him cant use it. got past the taurus demon after being stupid gonna take a break from it annoying trying to get past the boar without any flasks.

why do you think there are huge bonfires(not the camp kind) there, lol.

[minajkl]

Im probably blind lol. Havent seen an big bonfires I tend not to look around too much because i keep running into things i cant even harm for example the black knight(I do 2 dmg a swing and he knocks half my health with one hit) which ive found a few times.

[Professor Cena]

Im probably blind lol. Havent seen an big bonfires I tend not to look around too much because i keep running into things i cant even harm for example the black knight(I do 2 dmg a swing and he knocks half my health with one hit) which ive found a few times.

at the boar, there are two big fires, you can just lure him into those and watch him roast.

[queenvoo]

does this mean a player on a console version of Dark Souls can invade a player on a PC version of Dark Souls?
Will there be multiplayer for PC just liek for console? Or will the PC players be limited to invading other PC players' worlds?

[Professor Cena]

does this mean a player on a console version of Dark Souls can invade a player on a PC version of Dark Souls?
Will there be multiplayer for PC just liek for console? Or will the PC players be limited to invading other PC players' worlds?

pc is separate, but the online is better than ps3 due to matchmaking and stuff.

[minajkl]

lol but why ruin the experience? i can go through the game with nothing but a broken straight sword now. practice makes perfect!

eh ruined it mainly because after maybe 1-2 playthroughs im done I do use guides for this game since its unbearable without em. Just killed the moonlight butterfly on my way back to ghost town again already found a ghostblade from one of them then ran into a group of 7 of them on a small bridge with no soul arrows left.

[queenvoo]

pc is separate, but the online is better than ps3 due to matchmaking and stuff.

so roughly how much does it cost to buy this game..?
save me googling? ><

[Professor Cena]

so roughly how much does it cost to buy this game..?
save me googling? ><

roughly 30-40 bux.
which you probably found out by now.