Rebirth, and other games that i find fun or people. It was criticised for being a shoddy port of the console versions. Dsmfix uses three hardcoded memory addresses referencing data. Feb 18, 2014 i wanted to try and play dark souls and since its an older game i borrowed it from a friend. Dark souls pc is making the jump from games for windows. Dec 15, 2014 on pc dark souls is known as dark souls. Credit goes to nwks on durantes blog for this longawaited fix. On his blog, durante claims he was working on a dll intercept, which is what allowed him to deliver this fix, ahead of the games release. At least dark souls has the decency to just crash on you and.
Modder fixes dark souls pc resolution issues giant bomb. Dark souls connectivity fix dscfix dark souls modding. Cant update gfwl, error 0x80072751 microsoft community. I have installed dark souls from steam, and try to play it online, but is asked to log in on gfwl. To fix this problem, download the latest version of games for windows live from microsofts website and install it. A sideeffect of being able to choose a node, coop and pvp with select players becomes possible.
Dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix page 15 file topics the. Not only did from software manage to switch from game for windows live to steamworks but they did so while allowing gamers to maintain. My gfwl account got hacked last year and microsoft took 6 months to fix it during which time my bank gave up working. It is an interception dll intended to be used with dsfix and functions by adding any online gfwl friends to your p2p connection pool before searching for random peers.
This means that direct connections to friends are established right away, whereas in vanilla dark souls this only happens after the first successful summon or invasion if you. Dark souls isnt hard, its timeconsuming and obtuse. Pirating dark souls will send the wrong message, and is the wrong way to treat one of the greatest actionrpgs ever made. This is great news, maybe made more exciting because i never expected that they would actually patch it. Dark souls gfwl dsfix question i need to know if using dsfix for dark souls.
Additionally, gfwl has very unreliable online support, affecting a key feature in dark souls. In fact, many people couldnt even get get a blank screen when launching these titles. I have downloaded dsfix for dark souls, because i want to run the game at 60fps and at a higher resolution. We believe games for windows live is a very poor choice in digital rights management for dark souls. Games for windows live pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
You can move dark souls from games for windows live to. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. I have an account, on which dark souls is registered, but in order to log in, it keeps asking me to enter the product key, and when i do it tells me that the.
You can remove gfwl from many games entirely, though, or just troubleshoot it. Sep 19, 2012 page 4 of 16 dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix posted in file topics. In the pirated version, copy the files and folders into the main directory configure the graphics settings in the i file or use the dsfixgui. If using keyboard and mouse controls, use dark souls input customizer to fix mouse control issues. Petitions help bring dark souls to pc, protest use of games. Dark souls on pc gets update to eliminate gfwl, transfer. After you install the latest version, gfwlenabled games should launch and function.
In this episode i will show you how to fix two issues that are linked in dark souls for pc. I have an account, on which dark souls is registered, but in order to log in, it keeps asking me to enter the product key, and when i do it tells me that the product key is registered with another live id. Dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix page 4 file topics the nexus. How to solve games for windows live windows 10 issues. The 60fps mod requires durantes dsfix, which removes dark souls 720p restriction, and gfwl protector disabler. Vsynced 60 fps or barely 60 fps as first dark souls was pretty bad pc port using gfwl. Create a gfwl account and enter the serial key from dark souls login to your existing gfwl account. Page 15 of 16 dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix posted in file topics.
This latest version of dark souls 60fps unlocker will allow. Dark souls pc is making the jump from games for windows live. How to make games for windows live games playable on. Petitions help bring dark souls to pc, protest use of. Sep 19, 2012 page 15 of 16 dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix posted in file topics. Games for windows live gfwl wont launch and dirt 3batman dark souls crashed after a few seconds of the gfwl splashscreen.
Dark souls dsfix mod updated for new steamworks version. Many video games have migrated from microsofts pc video gaming system to steam. Aug 23, 2012 pirating dark souls will send the wrong message, and is the wrong way to treat one of the greatest actionrpgs ever made. Sep 17, 2012 the 60fps mod requires durantes dsfix, which removes dark souls 720p restriction, and gfwl protector disabler. Eventually, however, pc modder durante issued a fix to enable display at 60fps, an improvement on the standard 30fps. In the pirated version, copy the files and folders into the main directory configure the graphics settings in the i file or. I dont have much going on today, so i tried my retail copy of the gfwl version of dark souls, and it worked perfectly. Dark souls pc dark souls on windows 10 gfwl cant sign. After installing the client again and installing dark souls, i had the feeling the game got connected to gfwl. Dark souls connectivity mod is a tool that attaches itself to dark souls process, allowing it to connect to player nodes. I also played dark souls 2 in 60fps, and before that i installed dark souls 1 and fixed the fps issue and had 60fps, but now i cant. Release dark souls pc edition without games for windows live. In fact, a lot of pc gamers asked from software to avoid using it. Finally i found the solution for gfwl log in problem.
I played dark souls on 360 and the only thing stopping me from replaying the steam copy i have was stupid gfwl. I speak for everyone when i give my thanks to from software for dark souls, namco bandai for the port, durante for dsfix and \nwks\ for the 60fps mod. Dark souls gfwl dsfix question microsoft community. Bandai namco and from software have officially rolled out an update that allows dark souls. Copy all files and folders into dark souls \data folder. Great news for all dark souls pc fans, as modder nwks has released a new version of his 60fps unlocker for from software s rpg. I installed everything and asked for his gfwl profile to play it.
I have a quad core phenom 2 with a gtx580 and with this installed, im not seeing any difference at all. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy. Best star wars day game deals for ps4, xbox one, switch, and pc. Page 4 of 16 dark souls 60 fps gfwl fix posted in file topics.
Keep up with the latest on the mods progress with the help of this steam thread. Dark souls dsfix mod updated for new steamworks version pc. From software has also used gfwl, a service that was not asked on the dark souls pc petition. Ptd will get me banned if i only use it to fix the summoning issue and not use the 60 fps feature. They are also the most overrated, because for reasons i cant understand, the rest of the internet adores them and actually praises their flaws as if. Apr 14, 2018 here are some of the best solutions for the games for windows live windows 10. Dark souls connectivity fix dscfix a modding tool for dark souls.
Dark souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. To fix that i followed the step by step guide and uninstalled dark souls and gfwl. The games for windows live windows 10 problems that a huge number of pc users are facing can be solved easily and effectively. Games for windows live gfwl wont launch and dirt 3batmandark souls crashed after a few seconds of the gfwl splashscreen. As of november 2014, the developers have confirmed that they will be making the migration from games for windows live gfwl. Dark souls remastered vs modded pc original is it worth the upgrade. Go to your settings and turn off antialiasing and motionblur. Dark souls 1 for pc has fps issues, and dsfix does nothing. Digital foundry did a comparison to answer your question and look like the remastered version is better than the old, shitty version released by from software. Sep 21, 2012 great news for all dark souls pc fans, as modder nwks has released a new version of his 60fps unlocker for from software s rpg.
These memory addresses changed when dark souls was updated. The issues i will help you fix is the fact that you cannot play online in dark souls. Dark souls pc dark souls on windows 10 gfwl cant sign in. I followed the install instructions, which are simply to extract the contents of the folder to the dark souls binary directory where the dark souls executable is, and made changes in the ini file accordingly. Games for windows live sign in fix dark souls fix youtube. It is an interception dll intended to be used with dsfix and functions by adding any online gfwl friends to your p2p connection pool before searching for. Dec 16, 2014 thankfully, some games have switched off gfwl and moved to valves free steamworks solution and from software s dark souls. Create a gfwl account and enter the serial key from dark soulslogin to your existing gfwl account.
Games for windows live not working for dark souls or fable. For example, we had to use the keyboard to navigate the gfwl interface in one particular game on. A dark souls dark souls modding tool in the othermisc category. Exe to determine when menus and other things are being displayed. Copy all files and folders into dark souls\data folder. Thankfully, some games have switched off gfwl and moved to valves free steamworks solution and from software s dark souls. Complete offline installation on a machine that had never had anything related to gfwl installed on it before, and i was playing in about 20 minutes. Jul 05, 2017 to fix this problem, download the latest version of games for windows live from microsofts website and install it. Its a tutorial that effectively teaches the player how to play the game without treating them like a fool, and that makes learning the gameplay mechanics incredibly rewarding. The windows pc version of dark souls is finally moving away from games for windows live platform, publisher bandai namco games announced today. Dark souls is an exceedingly influential game, but of all the things other games copy from it, the tutorial design isnt one of them, which is a shame. I wanted to try and play dark souls and since its an older game i borrowed it from a friend. Fable 3, dark souls, you name it and people were having plenty of issues launching these games. Games for windows live drm was removed from the steam.