Well that is what the creator of DSfix wrote that VRAM intrusion is technically a breach of GFWL EULA and can be detected.VincentX3 said:
Now I have no idea about how often they enforce this, so I just trust the creator on the technical parts.
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (steam) Completely unplayable?
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Now I have no idea about how often they enforce this, so I just trust the creator on the technical parts.
I wont lie, It is "technically" a breach of the GFWL EULA but there hasn't been a single report (with evidence) of someone being banned for playing this at 60FPS.Boris Goodenough said:
So I'd say go for it.
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How a person can buy Dark Souls on PC this long after release (by the way, you probably could've waited for a sale) and not know that it simply can't be played on a keyboard is beyond me. They even tell you as much on the store page!
But anyway, you only need a controller, and you're good to go.
DSFix is by no means necessary, but it is nice to have.
Also, $5K? What kind of supercomputer are you running?
But anyway, you only need a controller, and you're good to go.
DSFix is by no means necessary, but it is nice to have.
Also, $5K? What kind of supercomputer are you running?
I didn't have any problems playing it, though I already had an XBox controller, and found it to be both thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing.
That said, all the characters going "Ha Ha Ha!" in every piece of dialouge was very Japanese. What is that all about?
That said, all the characters going "Ha Ha Ha!" in every piece of dialouge was very Japanese. What is that all about?
Most of the time it's to convey how they're trying to stay optmistic despite their cynicism and despair. They've been wandering around for possibly centuries due to their undeadness and they're one step away from losing hope and going mad.Bertylicious said:
Thanks mate!Lovely Mixture said:
I may be asking a lot here but is the concept of giving into despair (or rather the perils of) a recurring one in Japanese culture? As in a theme of like, I dunno, having purity of thought and if you haven't got that you're endeavours/life will fail sort of thing? Only I seem to recall seeing that kind of thing in a number of games from Japan over the years.
No problem, I've been an amateur studier of Japanese culture for quite some time, so I'm happy to answer these questions (or rather discuss them, because there is no definitive answer).Bertylicious said:
Yes, the truth of despair and suffering is one of the four noble truths in Buddhism, and I think this is primarily the reason it is used in Japanese stories so much. It's similar to how the Greeks used catharsis in tragedy. Though with emotional repression so prevalent in Japanese culture, you can see that it doesn't permeate older stories as much.
I believe that modern Japanese culture focuses very much on the "beauty of despair" and inner darkness. While it goes back as early as Rashomon (1915) you can even consider the influence of WWII as a reason it is used.
Based on interviews with the director, I'd say Dark Souls was trying to emphasize the idea of human nature being revealed through despair (good, evil, or in-between). Demon's Souls uses it more as an atmospheric element, while Dark Souls uses it as a theme.
What's funny, is that while I was aware of the "purity of thought" idea that you brought up (it's in quite a bit of anime and games as you say) I never thought about it when looking at Dark Souls.
In my rough opinion, I think Dark Souls is trying to say that purity of thought is an ideal that can't be reached, but that human spirit is beautiful nonetheless.
Really? How did you lower the mouse sensitivity? I switched to a controller once I found that the slightest twitch of the mouse meant doing a 20-degree turn...Clive Howlitzer said:
I must be the only person on this planet who decided to play this with a keyboard O_O
Yeah, it's not great but it kinda works(after mods ofc, before mods, it's completely unplayable). If I had a gamepad, I would have a 360. And if I had a 360, why would I be playing this game on the PC?
*confused*
Yeah, it's not great but it kinda works(after mods ofc, before mods, it's completely unplayable). If I had a gamepad, I would have a 360. And if I had a 360, why would I be playing this game on the PC?
*confused*
Why does one require the other? I purchased a wired 360 pad two years before I owned a 360. :S5ilver said:
It works out of the box on windows.
As for why you would be playing it PC? I dunno, mod support for ultra high resolution textures?
You wasted $5,000 on a PC, but getting a controller is too much money? I have a controller, motion controllers, gaming keyboard, mouse, and headset while not spending half of that.
Buy a ps3 controller and grab motionjoy set it to emulate xbox controller. problem solved.
Or get a xbox 360 controller.
Or find a friend that has one or the other that might have a spare controller for you to borrow.
Or maybe drop a ssd drive next time and spend 50 bucks on a controller.
Either way dark souls, a lazy arse port, took modders hours to do what the dev said could not be done at all, but a excellent game worth 50 for a controller plus game.
Or just get used to kb and mouse, i have played some games that are controller based and they can play fine on pc if the core controls are decent. Sometime mouse is better because of the direct control over the camera it gives you, But the way the combat works in general in DS imo a controller is just the more natural way to go.
Or get a xbox 360 controller.
Or find a friend that has one or the other that might have a spare controller for you to borrow.
Or maybe drop a ssd drive next time and spend 50 bucks on a controller.
Either way dark souls, a lazy arse port, took modders hours to do what the dev said could not be done at all, but a excellent game worth 50 for a controller plus game.
Or just get used to kb and mouse, i have played some games that are controller based and they can play fine on pc if the core controls are decent. Sometime mouse is better because of the direct control over the camera it gives you, But the way the combat works in general in DS imo a controller is just the more natural way to go.
$5000? Highly unlikely, and a waste of money, I just built one with the best stuff I could find, if you're running that much hardware, post the specs as proof, or better yet, a timestamped picture of it, showing the hardware. Also, don't scream as customer service reps, that's just uncalled for, as its not their fault you purchased something without doing research first.