Dark Souls II

Dark Souls II

Developer(s)	FromSoftware
Publisher(s)	^JP FromSoftware ^NA/EU/AU Bandai Namco Games
Series	Souls
Release date(s)	^NA March 11, 2014 ^JP March 13, 2014 ^EU/AU March 14, 2014
Release type	Multi-platform
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BLES01959 ^(IRD), BLUS41045 ^(IRD), NPEB01853, NPUB31358, NPJB00555, BLJM61113 ^(IRD), BLAS50640 ^(IRD), NPHB00595 Scholar of the First Sin BLES02135 ^(IRD), NPUB31666, NPEB02202, BLUS31528 ^(IRD), NPHB00711 Network Test BLET50006, NPUB90979, NPJB90625
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Dark Souls II is a 2014 action role-playing game, and the third game in the Souls series.

An updated version of the game, subtitled Scholar of the First Sin, was released in April 2015. It is a compilation of the original game and its downloadable content with upgraded graphics, expanded online multiplayer capacity, and various other changes.

Configuration

No options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings are recommended for this title.

Known Issues

Special Notes

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.10		Partial	No	No	No		Unable to login to DS2 servers. Requires custom server.

Patches

Anchors:
  DS2_Net_Notes: &DS2_Net_Notes
    "Restores the functionality of the network test client."

  DS2_USEU_Net: &DS2_USEU_Net
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c00, 0x01a43068 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c04, 0x01a43060 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c08, 0x01a42f18 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c0c, 0x01a42f10 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c10, 0x01a42fb8 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c14, 0x01a42b60 ]
    - [ be32, 0x019a8c18, 0x01a42ec0 ]

  DS2_JP_Net: &DS2_JP_Net
    - [ be32, 0x01998b00, 0x01a32ec8 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b04, 0x01a32ec0 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b08, 0x01a32d78 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b0c, 0x01a32d70 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b10, 0x01a32e18 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b14, 0x01a329c8 ]
    - [ be32, 0x01998b18, 0x01a32d20 ]

  DS2_100title: &DS2_100title
    "Dark Souls II":
      BLES01959: [ 01.00 ]
      BLUS41045: [ 01.00 ]
      NPEB01853: [ 01.00 ]
      NPUB31358: [ 01.00 ]

  DS2_JP100title: &DS2_JP100title
    "Dark Souls II":
      BLJM61113: [ 01.00 ]
      NPJB00555: [ 01.00 ]

  DS2beta_EUtitle: &DS2beta_EUtitle
    "Dark Souls II Network Test":
      BLET50006: [ All ]

  DS2beta_UStitle: &DS2beta_UStitle
    "Dark Souls II Network Test":
      NPUB90979: [ All ]

  DS2beta_JPtitle: &DS2beta_JPtitle
    "Dark Souls II Network Test":
      NPJB90625: [ All ]

PPU-efd8e00902c586ebf88f5c97dcbdfe27bdce3bcc:
  "Keep Souls After Death":
    Games: *DS2_100title
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0066128c, 0x60000000 ]
  "Souls Never Decrease":
    Games: *DS2_100title
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0085f388, 0x60000000 ] # level up
      - [ be32, 0x0085e600, 0x60000000 ] # darksign, merchant
  "Infinite Stamina":
    Games: *DS2_100title
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x007c4108, 0x60000000 ]

PPU-a5b0abb782d787d81e65f954f3f1d1147d26a2dd:
  "Keep Souls After Death":
    Games: *DS2_JP100title
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x006622b4, 0x60000000 ]
  "Souls Never Decrease":
    Games: *DS2_JP100title
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00861ce8, 0x60000000 ] # level up
      - [ be32, 0x00860f60, 0x60000000 ] # darksign, merchant

PPU-4909c02cae0f37fab78a5642a3e9ba9aff45b5b0:
  "Bypass Network Requirement":
    Games: *DS2beta_EUtitle
    Author: "DriftItem"
    Notes: *DS2_Net_Notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *DS2_USEU_Net ]
  "Keep Souls After Death":
    Games: *DS2beta_EUtitle
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x004c6bb8, 0x60000000 ]
  "Souls Never Decrease":
    Games: *DS2beta_EUtitle
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes: "Doesn't affect loss after death.\nNeeds testing for other merchants."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0032d7dc, 0x60000000 ] # hag melentia on buy
      - [ be32, 0x00656f94, 0x60000000 ] # level up
      - [ be32, 0x00446084, 0x60000000 ] # darksign
  "Infinite Stamina":
    Games: *DS2beta_EUtitle
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x005cf048, 0x60000000 ]
  "Max Souls":
    Games: *DS2beta_EUtitle
    Author: "illusion, FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x006572e8, 0x3B9AC9FF ]

PPU-377ee65d27e19d824b8d4700b86b3f18fb787fb3:
  "Bypass Network Requirement":
    Games: *DS2beta_UStitle
    Author: "DriftItem"
    Notes: *DS2_Net_Notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *DS2_USEU_Net ]
  "Keep Souls After Death":
    Games: *DS2beta_UStitle
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x004c6a98, 0x60000000 ]
  "Souls Never Decrease":
    Games: *DS2beta_UStitle
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes: "Doesn't affect loss after death.\nNeeds testing for other merchants."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0032d6bc, 0x60000000 ] # hag melentia on buy
      - [ be32, 0x00656e4c, 0x60000000 ] # level up
      - [ be32, 0x00445f64, 0x60000000 ] # darksign

PPU-c0a65507d3e05da170b8dbde0729ce7ee40ef906:
  "Bypass Network Requirement":
    Games: *DS2beta_JPtitle
    Author: "DriftItem"
    Notes: *DS2_Net_Notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ load, *DS2_JP_Net ]

Canary Patches

PPU-4909c02cae0f37fab78a5642a3e9ba9aff45b5b0:
  "Infinite Health":
    Games:
      "Dark Souls II":
        BLET50006: [ All ]
    Author: "FlexBy"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x003aa4cc, 0x60000000 ] # affects both player and enemies