I know it doesnt even make sense, but I love the CLANK sound hammers do when you strike with them...im sorry, but I do. These monsters arent even metal, it shouldnt go CLANK, but it does and it love it 
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Lords of the Fallen |OT| We don't praise the sun around here
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So whats the deal with this whole EXECryptor? Steam Post About It
It's pretty damning if true.
I mean I "get it" the devs would like to protect their product from piracy but at what cost?
I heard FIFA 15 is another game with the same DRM and we all know how great that game is on PC.
I'm overall liking the game, but the damn crashes are discouraging me from playing more, they are so random and annoying I feel like I'll be better off waiting for some magic patch to fix them.
It's pretty damning if true.
I mean I "get it" the devs would like to protect their product from piracy but at what cost?
I heard FIFA 15 is another game with the same DRM and we all know how great that game is on PC.
I'm overall liking the game, but the damn crashes are discouraging me from playing more, they are so random and annoying I feel like I'll be better off waiting for some magic patch to fix them.
did you turn off nvidia turbulance in the options and / or switched physx to CPU in the control panel?
WheelHoss1
Member
I didn't want to give up my potion. So I'm shit out of luck until next playthrough?
I set my PhysX to CPU yes, but didn't turn off the Turbulance, does turning it off help with the crashes?
KCroxtonJr
Member
wait, when are you supposed to be able to do this? I helped the first monk and gave him the potion, but I don't seem to have this "side quest"?
Conkerkid11
Member
:/
Freezasaurus
Member
I haven't noticed any. What area are you in?
Mine has only crashed once so far. Combat-related as well.
its the second swing that got you on the first gif. The second gif is bullshit tho.
and the third gif is supposed to be him bugging out? Take advantage, all is fair just like in the souls games lol
what version? if its PC, have you done the usual fixes (turning off nvidia turbulance in the options, switching phsyx to CPU in the nvidia control panel)?
Fermbiz
Gold Member
I Just beat the commander boss. I'll try to upload a video.
Conkerkid11
Member
The game skipped several frames during that swing. I was trying to highlight poorly timed performance issues.
PC. I've done the usual, switching back to CPU now. I switched back to auto-select after the patch assuming the issues would have been solved but I guess not.
Also the stupid intro videos play twice like 80% of the time. WTF
Goddamnit! Every time I heavy attack someone, the game crashes and my controller is infinitely rumbling. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
the physx dont crash me anymore since i turned off turbulance, but I actually switched physx back to cpu again today because the game just runs better like that for me
(and my rig is pretty beefy, optimized this is not lol)
ah ok, I thought it was about playing rogue sucks because of the rolls. That second gif is still bullshit tho, you were clearing rolling
Fermbiz
Gold Member
This is on the PS4. Pay attention to the statue in the beginning of the vid. I this all the time and its not like the statue is far away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1_ttN-zC8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1_ttN-zC8&feature=youtu.be
KCroxtonJr
Member
Yea i literally JUST found him lmao.Yes
You meet him again it seems
Fermbiz
Gold Member
Is this a PS4 only thing?
KCroxtonJr
Member
No, and that is not texture pop-in, that is different LoD loading in and out. EVERY game has this.
feel kinda bad for my game running perfectly since I fixed the crashes on the second day :/
well I dont feel BAD, but it fucking sucks for people still affected (like it sucked for me on the first day)
well I dont feel BAD, but it fucking sucks for people still affected (like it sucked for me on the first day)
I managed to fix mine. The option settings don't keep that turbulence turned off so once things start crashing, that's pretty much why. I have to check every so often for some effing reason.
how is the game running besides the crashes out of curiosity?
excellent. I'm on 680 2GB, 16GB RAM, Win 7, 3570K and I get 60+ FPS on VHQ when everything's running smoothly.
Got exactly the same problem. it's special attack is basically instant crash for me :/ They really need to get patches out thick and fast for this game.Thespecial attack keeps crashing my game. It's mind boggling how poorly optimized this game is. And it looks so damn good too.Clawfinger's (Scythe)
Try this. got it off the steam forum. I'm going to see if it works for me since in-game settings won't stick.
i wasnt a fan of the scythe special move, my magic is best used on actual spells.
Im not excusing the crashes it causes btw lol, im just saying
edit: that patch to disable just CA cant come soon enough. But im not gonna stop playing it so its probably going to be a NG+ thing for me
Im not excusing the crashes it causes btw lol, im just saying
edit: that patch to disable just CA cant come soon enough. But im not gonna stop playing it so its probably going to be a NG+ thing for me
Sanctuary
Member
For fans of the Longsword or Claymore, Justice seems to be the missing link between the two (it's a STR weapon). Even though "My Axe" with two Flawless Luck runes will one-shot many things with a jumping attack, it's actually quite a bit worse than the sword due to its slow ass speed, even though with it I have 189 dmg (vs 142), Justice also eats way less energy per swing and combos nicely.
I cant get used to those big slow ass weapons, which is weird because thats what I use in Dark Souls. I like my 1handers (i know you can use the others with 1 hand, you know what I mean) and shield here. Im LOVING the hammer (mace?) you find
behind the wall in Catacombs and then you upgrade it down bellow in a coffin
I dont think it has a rune slot tho
edit: is new loot in NG+ confirmed or just same loot with higher stats?
NavyPharaoh
Member
I wonder does the ps4 cache data because yesterday I couldn't play longer than 10 minutes without a crash. Played last of us for an hour & today I played for 2 hours with no crashes.
Conkerkid11
Member
Guess I'm done for the night.
Sanctuary
Member
I cant get used to those big slow ass weapons, which is weird because thats what I use in Dark Souls. I like my 1handers (i know you can use the others with 1 hand, you know what I mean) and shield here. Im LOVING the hammer (mace?) you findbehind the wall in Catacombs and then you upgrade it down bellow in a coffin
I dont think it has a rune slot tho
edit: is new loot in NG+ confirmed or just same loot with higher stats?
That's just it though, the sword I'm talking about would be considered medium-quick compared to most of the other heavy hitters.
Are you talking about Spike?
Damn, PS4 crashes too?? holy hell
Spike or the fire sword you get early one. Ive seen some others. Hell even the scythe thing.
The one youre talking about is medium? this interests me
I know it doesnt even make sense, but I love the CLANK sound hammers do when you strike with them...im sorry, but I do. These monsters arent even metal, it shouldnt go CLANK, but it does and it love it
Sometimes the best things in video games don't make any logical sense. Roll with it, I say!
Sanctuary
Member
I found a way around it (at least it's working for me anyway). Just creep into the area that has them and cast Prayer before they become aware of you. Hopefully you have at least that spell. Move in until one aggros, then run away and it will explode on your decoy. Stopped the crashing for me, because as soon as they would start the roll near me the game would crash. Every single time.
is this near the end of the game? I havent seen these
I guess terribad hitboxes, horrible scaling/item placement, broken Poise, artificial cheap difficulty, sloppy movement calibrations, phoned in animation work compared to Demon's/Dark1, bait and switch PR on visuals that weren't even enabled on PC yet still exist in the engine code, and Soul Memory is the quid pro quo for a "awesome sequel". Sorry, but this Kool-Aid just ain't my flavor.
So in order to not have to type anything to rip anybody's suggestion that DkS2 is a "good sequel" to a Souls game to shreds, I'll let these vids which I 100% agree with do it for me. Just go ask any of the high level challenge runners/high level PvP players if DkS2 is a "good sequel". Martyrs, Foxeo, Somethodox, Vageta311, LobosJr, me, etc, etc who all did 1000's of hours of crazy challenge running and/or high-level PvP, they all at the very least are disappointed in DkS2.
I agree 110% here with Matt, although I'd argue from a challenge running and PvP perspective it's a even further step backwards.
Also, my bro Martyrs gives a perfect analysis of the issues with PvP in these two vids-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5olH7ibNjHA&list=UUqJCM9Tq_iZ6yqAqCgaGKjQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Yz1Z__ek&list=UUqJCM9Tq_iZ6yqAqCgaGKjQ&index=30
And finally, Martyrs echoes exactly my thoughts on talking/typing about DkS2 with the context of this vid as well as it's title. That's you never see me in the DkS2 OT...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGgPdXi4k4&index=21&list=UUqJCM9Tq_iZ6yqAqCgaGKjQ
Not needed at all. But yeah, pretty easy.
KCroxtonJr
Member
So I figured out a bug with the graphics settings, it seems that if you press no to accepting the changes you've made (even if you changed nothing), it will revert some settings like turning turbulence back on if you have it off...weird stuff.