| Dark Souls | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer(s) | FromSoftware |
| Publisher(s) | JP FromSoftware NA/EU/AU Bandai Namco Games |
| Series | Souls |
| Release date(s) | JP September 22, 2011 NA October 4, 2011 AU October 6, 2011 EU October 7, 2011 |
| Release type | Multi-platform |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| GameID(s) | BLUS30782 (IRD), BLES01402 (IRD), BLES01396 (IRD), BLJM60993 (IRD), BLAS50397 (IRD) Prepare to Die Edition BLES01765 (IRD) Artorias of the Abyss Edition BLJM60517 (IRD) Soundtrack NPJN00004 |
| Internal resolution | 1024x720 |
| Quick links | Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page |
Dark Souls is a series of action role-playing games developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It began with the release of Dark Souls (2011) and has seen two sequels, Dark Souls II (2014) and Dark Souls III (2016). The series was created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and has received critical acclaim, with its high level of difficulty being among its most discussed aspects, while the first Dark Souls is often cited as one of the greatest games of all time. By 2022, the series had shipped over 33 million copies.
Configuration
Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.
GPU configuration
| Setting | Option | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ZCULL accuracy | Relaxed | Improves performance. |
| Write color buffers | On | Fixes the game appearing too dark. |
| Asynchronous texture streaming | On | Improves performance depending on the GPU. |
Advanced configuration
| Setting | Option | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accurate RSX reservation access | On | May prevents from random freezes/crashes. |
| RSX FIFO accuracy | Atomic | Helps with stability. |
Recommended patches
Game patches are available through the RPCS3 Patch Manager. To enable them, right-click a game in RPCS3 then select "Manage Game Patches". Game Patches are created by RPCS3's community, and can alter how a game runs. More information can be found here.
| Recommendation | Patch name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended patch | Unlock FPS |
Known Issues
There are no reported issues with this title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.09 | No | No | No | No | Softlocks at title. Requires custom server |
Patches
Anchors:
DS1_100_FPS_Notes: &DS1_100_FPS_Notes
"For people who would like to play the unpatched version of Dark Souls at decent framerates. Unpatched PC version is equivalent to 1.06 on consoles."
DS1_109_FPS_Notes: &DS1_109_FPS_Notes
"Based on Whatcookie's & Gibbed's work."
DS1_US_FPS: &DS1_US_FPS
# 60 FPS no skip
- [ be32, 0x00146e40, 0x38800002 ] # li r4 0x2
- [ be32, 0x00146e44, 0x989f070c ]
- [ be32, 0x00146e48, 0x989f070d ]
# delta time
- [ be32, 0x001423e8, 0x494447e9 ] # jump to code cave
# get mftb
- [ be32, 0x01586bd0, 0x7eac42e6 ] # mftb r21 // move from timebase register (clock)
# get mftb delta
- [ be32, 0x01586bd4, 0x3ec0017d ] # lis r22,0x017d // load high bits of address (0x017de3f8)
- [ be32, 0x01586bd8, 0x62d6e3f8 ] # ori r22,r22,0xe3f8 // load low bits of address
- [ be32, 0x01586bdc, 0x7e96a02a ] # ldx r20,r22,r20 // load previous frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586be0, 0xfab60000 ] # std r21,0x0(r22) // store this frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586be4, 0x7e74a850 ] # subf r19,r21,r20 // subtract previous mftb reading from this mftb frames reading
# mftb delta to float
- [ be32, 0x01586be8, 0xfa7600e0 ] # std r19,0xe0(r22) // store mftb delta (to be loaded into FPR)
- [ be32, 0x01586bec, 0xcbd600e0 ] # lfd f30,0xe0(r22) // load mftb delta into FPR
- [ be32, 0x01586bf0, 0xffc0f69c ] # fcfid f30,f30 // convert integer to double
- [ be32, 0x01586bf4, 0xffc0f018 ] # frsp f30,f30 // round to single precision
# mftb delta to seconds
- [ be32, 0x01586bf8, 0x3e400158 ] # r18,0x158 // load high bits constants pointer
- [ be32, 0x01586bfc, 0x62526bd0 ] # ori r18,r18,0x6bd0 // load low bits of constants pointer
- [ be32, 0x01586c00, 0xc3b20054 ] # lfs f29,0x54(r18) // load timebase frequency constant
- [ be32, 0x01586c04, 0xc3920058 ] # lfs f28,0x58(r18) // load maximum timestep size
- [ be32, 0x01586c08, 0xfffee824 ] # fdiv f31,f30,f29 // divide timebase delta by timebase frequency
# check timestep size
- [ be32, 0x01586c0c, 0xff9fe000 ] # fcmpu cr7,f31,f28 // compare current delta time to maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x01586c10, 0x419c0008 ] # blt +0x08 // don't return the maximum timestep size
# set maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x01586c14, 0xffe0e090 ] # fmr f31,f28 // move maximum timestep to be returned
# cleanup
- [ be32, 0x01586c18, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r20,r20,r20 // zero r20
- [ be32, 0x01586c1c, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r19,r19,r19 // zero r19
- [ be32, 0x01586c20, 0x4e800020 ] # blr // return
# constants
- [ be32, 0x01586c24, 0x4c989680 ] # timebase frequency as hexfloat (80mhz)
- [ bef32, 0x01586c28, 0.05 ] # maximum timestep size (50ms or 20 FPS)
DS1_BLES01396_FPS: &DS1_BLES01396_FPS
# offset by Lilium
# 60 FPS noskip; addresses offset by +0x108
- [ be32, 0x00146f48, 0x38800002 ] # li r4 0x2
- [ be32, 0x00146f4c, 0x989f070c ]
- [ be32, 0x00146f50, 0x989f070d ]
# delta time; address offset by +0x108, jump target offset by +0x18
- [ be32, 0x001424f0, 0x49444801 ] # jump to code cave
# the following addresses are offset by +0x120
# get mftb
- [ be32, 0x01586cf0, 0x7eac42e6 ] # mftb r21 // Move from timebase register (clock)
# get mftb delta
- [ be32, 0x01586cf4, 0x3ec0017d ] # lis r22,0x017d // load high bits of address (0x017de3f8)
- [ be32, 0x01586cf8, 0x62d6e3f8 ] # ori r22,r22,0xe3f8 // load low bits of address
- [ be32, 0x01586cfc, 0x7e96a02a ] # ldx r20,r22,r20 // load previous frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586d00, 0xfab60000 ] # std r21,0x0(r22) // store this frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586d04, 0x7e74a850 ] # subf r19,r21,r20 // subtract previous mftb reading from this mftb frames reading
# mftb delta to float
- [ be32, 0x01586d08, 0xfa7600e0 ] # std r19,0xe0(r22) // store mftb delta (to be loaded into FPR)
- [ be32, 0x01586d0c, 0xcbd600e0 ] # lfd f30,0xe0(r22) // load mftb delta into FPR
- [ be32, 0x01586d10, 0xffc0f69c ] # fcfid f30,f30 // convert integer to double
- [ be32, 0x01586d14, 0xffc0f018 ] # frsp f30,f30 // round to single precision
# mftb delta to seconds
- [ be32, 0x01586d18, 0x3e400158 ] # r18,0x0158 // load high bits constants pointer
- [ be32, 0x01586d1c, 0x62526cf0 ] # ori r18,r18,0x6cf0 // load low bits of constants pointer (offset by +0x120)
- [ be32, 0x01586d20, 0xc3b20054 ] # lfs f29,0x54(r18) // load timebase frequency constant
- [ be32, 0x01586d24, 0xc3920058 ] # lfs f28,0x58(r18) // load maximum timestep size
- [ be32, 0x01586d28, 0xfffee824 ] # fdiv f31,f30,f29 // divide timebase delta by timebase frequency
# check timestep size
- [ be32, 0x01586d2c, 0xff9fe000 ] # fcmpu cr7,f31,f28 // compare current delta time to maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x01586d30, 0x419c0008 ] # blt +0x08 // don't return the maximum timestep size
# set maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x01586d34, 0xffe0e090 ] # fmr f31,f28 // move maximum timestep to be returned
# cleanup
- [ be32, 0x01586d38, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r20,r20,r20 // zero r20
- [ be32, 0x01586d3c, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r19,r19,r19 // zero r19
- [ be32, 0x01586d40, 0x4e800020 ] # blr // return
# constants
- [ be32, 0x01586d44, 0x4c989680 ] # timebase frequency as hexfloat (80mhz)
- [ bef32, 0x01586d48, 0.05 ] # maximum timestep size (50ms or 20 FPS)
DS1_BLES01402_FPS: &DS1_BLES01402_FPS
# offset by Lilium
# 60 FPS no skip; addresses offset by -0x770
- [ be32, 0x001466d0, 0x38800002 ] # li r4 0x2
- [ be32, 0x001466d4, 0x989f070c ]
- [ be32, 0x001466d8, 0x989f070d ]
# delta time; address offset by -0x770, jump target offset by +0x10
- [ be32, 0x00141c78, 0x494447f9 ] # jump to code cave
# the following addresses are offset by -0x760
# get mftb
- [ be32, 0x01586470, 0x7eac42e6 ] # mftb r21 // Move from timebase register (clock)
# get mftb delta
- [ be32, 0x01586474, 0x3ec0017d ] # lis r22,0x017d // load high bits of address (0x017de3f8)
- [ be32, 0x01586478, 0x62d6e3f8 ] # ori r22,r22,0xe3f8 // load low bits of address
- [ be32, 0x0158647c, 0x7e96a02a ] # ldx r20,r22,r20 // load previous frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586480, 0xfab60000 ] # std r21,0x0(r22) // store this frames mftb reading
- [ be32, 0x01586484, 0x7e74a850 ] # subf r19,r21,r20 // subtract previous mftb reading from this mftb frames reading
# mftb delta to float
- [ be32, 0x01586488, 0xfa7600e0 ] # std r19,0xe0(r22) // store mftb delta (to be loaded into FPR)
- [ be32, 0x0158648c, 0xcbd600e0 ] # lfd f30,0xe0(r22) // load mftb delta into FPR
- [ be32, 0x01586490, 0xffc0f69c ] # fcfid f30,f30 // convert integer to double
- [ be32, 0x01586494, 0xffc0f018 ] # frsp f30,f30 // round to single precision
# mftb delta to seconds
- [ be32, 0x01586498, 0x3e400158 ] # r18,0x0158 // load high bits constants pointer
- [ be32, 0x0158649c, 0x62526470 ] # ori r18,r18,0x6470 // load low bits of constants pointer (offset by -0x760)
- [ be32, 0x015864a0, 0xc3b20054 ] # lfs f29,0x54(r18) // load timebase frequency constant
- [ be32, 0x015864a4, 0xc3920058 ] # lfs f28,0x58(r18) // load maximum timestep size
- [ be32, 0x015864a8, 0xfffee824 ] # fdiv f31,f30,f29 // divide timebase delta by timebase frequency
# check timestep size
- [ be32, 0x015864ac, 0xff9fe000 ] # fcmpu cr7,f31,f28 // compare current delta time to maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x015864b0, 0x419c0008 ] # blt +0x08 // don't return the maximum timestep size
# set maximum timestep
- [ be32, 0x015864b4, 0xffe0e090 ] # fmr f31,f28 // move maximum timestep to be returned
# cleanup
- [ be32, 0x015864b8, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r20,r20,r20 // zero r20
- [ be32, 0x015864bc, 0x7e94a278 ] # xor r19,r19,r19 // zero r19
- [ be32, 0x015864c0, 0x4e800020 ] # blr // return
# constants
- [ be32, 0x015864c4, 0x4c989680 ] # timebase frequency as hexfloat (80mhz)
- [ bef32, 0x015864c8, 0.05 ] # maximum timestep size (50ms or 20 FPS)
PPU-3577a3e8efa233c68dedce81a3d0a63dab05dbed:
"Unlock FPS":
Games:
"Dark Souls":
BLUS30782: [ 01.00 ]
Author: "Whatcookie"
Notes: *DS1_100_FPS_Notes
Patch Version: 1.0
Patch:
- [ load, *DS1_US_FPS ]
PPU-451f1a767110d8ac166c5de50b67e057120644f5:
"Unlock FPS":
Games:
"Dark Souls":
BLES01396: [ 01.00 ]
Author: "Whatcookie, offset by Lilium"
Notes: *DS1_100_FPS_Notes
Patch Version: 1.0
Patch:
- [ load, *DS1_BLES01396_FPS ]
PPU-23d264a90e9ff8077c6d2e9418d6ae7ccd9bb0a0:
"Unlock FPS":
Games:
"Dark Souls":
BLES01402: [ 01.00 ]
Author: "Whatcookie, offset by Lilium"
Notes: *DS1_100_FPS_Notes
Patch Version: 1.0
Patch:
- [ load, *DS1_BLES01402_FPS ]