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Dark Souls internal rendering resolution fix (DSfix)
- Thread starter Durante
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cyen
Member
It´s an nvidia card? Lots of people reporting that they cant choose the dedicated GPU even when selecting the game for high performance mode.
I have an 6770M that has switchable graphics and i have some inconsistnt fps, ive recorded a video where im standing still and my fps hovers between 28 and 17 without doing anything. Realy strange, considering that im able to play the great majority of games with a mix of medium\high options enabled.
Yeah it's a 650M. It's not leaving Integrated (Intel HD 4000) mode.
GitarooMan
Member
If you have Optimus as far as I know there is no known solution as of yet, using the Nvidia control panel to force GPU doesn't work. We'll see if something gets done down the road, but it seems like a pretty complicated issue. It's an issue with the dll not working with Optimus, it's come up in other mods as well.
I use RP with Dark Souls and as far as i can tell it works. but then again: i cant downsample without getting bad frames on a 6950.
I alt f4-ed one time and my saves went kaput, so I don't want to take any chances
Makes sense. Thanks.
Version 0.5 up now
No huge changes in this one, some small features people have been asking for and a tweak to the text box / button cut-off fix.
As for the Optimus issue: I know this is a big deal to those with NV laptops, but the only way to really fix it
1) is quite some effort to implement
2) may get the fix flagged as a cheat
I suggest bugging NV to make Optimus actually work as advertised (that is, by detecting DirectX, and not by a whitelist of executables)
No huge changes in this one, some small features people have been asking for and a tweak to the text box / button cut-off fix.
As for the Optimus issue: I know this is a big deal to those with NV laptops, but the only way to really fix it
1) is quite some effort to implement
2) may get the fix flagged as a cheat
I suggest bugging NV to make Optimus actually work as advertised (that is, by detecting DirectX, and not by a whitelist of executables)
D3RANG3D
Member
I alt f4-ed one time and my saves went kaput, so I don't want to take any chances
Well I am playing offline mode that's probably why I have been able to get away with it.
Keep DOF at 1080 or lower and the internal res around 1620 if you never want any drops with a 670. Durante said earlier 2160 DOF is for people with 690s and the like.
Backfoggen
Banned
I alt f4-ed one time and my saves went kaput, so I don't want to take any chances
I always do it during the Namco Bandai logo and so far nothing has happened. The game doesn't even have the save loaded at that point.
Updated version of what?? I need this done
I'm getting a picture that only takes up a 1/4 of the screen? What am I doing wrong... Is there some setting that I need to turn off...
Just kidding... Thanks for this addon Durante! We really appreciate all the work you've put into it.
I have been playing fine at my native 1440p with the DOF at 2160. I just decided to see how it would run at 2X native res.
Haunted
Member
threetri333
Banned
Someone posted a fix to Optimus on Durante's Blog
I tried it and it's going well; 30 fps on 1920x1080 on Nvidia 650m GT!
Edit: There are a few frame drops but it's better than nothing
Edit: Just realized that I can't save -_-
I tried it and it's going well; 30 fps on 1920x1080 on Nvidia 650m GT!
Edit: There are a few frame drops but it's better than nothing
Edit: Just realized that I can't save -_-
GitarooMan
Member
Yeah, but according to the blog isn't GFWL busted with this and you can't save or load?
Felix Lighter
Member
At this point my biggest fear is that From will patch the game in a way that breaks the simple downsampling solution we have right now.
That fix doesn't work with GFWL (and thus no saving).
Me too. I get a dozen emails that start like that every day :/
Runs fine on mines with those settings
AcceptableGhost
Member
I doubt they will ever patch this game anymore. I bet they will finish the console dlc and call it a day.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
New patch seems to crash the game on boot with the steam overlay on, and without it crashes after loading a save.
A program called FlawlessWidescreen.
I got overly excited because I was able to use it for more than 5 seconds without it crashing like it was before the update, but it's a very rough 16:10 implementation as of now (the fix is mostly meant for triple-screen gaming). It is reducing the FOV so that the screen is filled up, so you are losing out on screen space. I wouldn't mess with it unless you really, really hate letterbox. Personally while I would love for 16:10 to function, letterbox is okay with me (I play PS3 games on this monitor so I'm pretty accustomed to 1080p letterboxing).
What sort of CPU and OC do you have on yours? Running a 3570k @ 4.3ghz and was dipping into the 20's running from the blacksmith to Sens Fortress, and again once I hit the painted world.
Unless someone can find Inspector settings that enable MSAA, we seems to be limited to forcing FXAA in control panel and downsampling in the .ini file.
andregnreis
Member
Is there really an arena in the new content? Can somebody explain to me how it works, without telling spoilers (history wise)?
The game is awesome and very beautiful!
The game is awesome and very beautiful!
dragonlife
Member
I feel so sorry for you, man; moreso if you actually reply to each one. It's amazing that people don't bother to read instructions for stuff these days--especially for programs.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Rebooted and the game works now. So I guess it was just my computer being flaky.
Edit: Nevermind crashed when I got back to the Depths and now it won't boot with .5 sometimes or will crash after a bit. Going back to .4 for now.
Awesome! Could you update the OP with this new version? Thanks.
Dictator93
Member
wondering if anyone else has ran into this problem:
Its weird but when I load the game, its 15 fps no matter where I go or what I do, then as soon as I use a bonfire, it goes to 30 and stays there.
"The fix is to open up the DarkSouls.ini file and manually set your fullscreen resolution and monitor's framerate there.
The .ini file is located here: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\NBGI\DarkSouls\DarkSouls.ini
Some people have reported that using HDMI rather than DisplayPort also resolves the issue."
I wanted to try this but it seems I don't have a DarkSouls.ini file there. I'm playing on a tv with hdmi.
Its weird but when I load the game, its 15 fps no matter where I go or what I do, then as soon as I use a bonfire, it goes to 30 and stays there.
"The fix is to open up the DarkSouls.ini file and manually set your fullscreen resolution and monitor's framerate there.
The .ini file is located here: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\NBGI\DarkSouls\DarkSouls.ini
Some people have reported that using HDMI rather than DisplayPort also resolves the issue."
I wanted to try this but it seems I don't have a DarkSouls.ini file there. I'm playing on a tv with hdmi.
Any chance this game will work for NV surround? I tested 5760x1080, screen goes black but I can still hear the sound when I move mouse around and make choice.
BloodyBonzai
Neo Member
When I remove the MOD out of the game directory and start the game D3DOverrider makes a distinct ringing sound to let you know it is active, which I hear in this instance as well as any other DirectX game I have played since it came out. But when I put the MOD in and start up the game there is no ringing. That is how I know it is active without the MOD but inactive with the MOD.
You need to lower your settings more to get your fps back up to 30 which depending on what area your in can be more demanding on your hardware. The other reason is to hope that Durante either makes D3DOverrider compatible with his fix, or implements his own fix in his MOD that acts the same as D3DOverrider. This way you wont have any jumps in fps, you will only have your actual fps most likely maxed at 30fps considering I believe the game engine is built around 30fps and any higher will break the game.
Getting 30fps when you go to a bonfire but 15fps everywhere else is craziness. My only recommendation is lowering your settings until you get 30fps everywhere.
thunker 9000
Member
I have the same setup as you. 1080 dof is too much for my system to handle. 540 Looks great, and Framerate locks at 30.
I say run 3840x2160 with 540 DOF. Looks wonderful and runs like a champ on a 560ti.
Hey guys, maybe someone can help me with this... The game really runs like dogshit on my computer (Q6700 @ 2.8Ghz, HD6770), whether I use the fix or not... I've got very frequent drops to 15 fps, especially in the new areas (which seem to be running at 15 fps more frequently than 30...). It's hardly a good experience...
I tried turning up all the options in the CCC but that didn't seem to do anything at all, I've still got a very similar framerate. Is there any other known fix for that? Damn whoever thought releasing a badly optimized game with no graphical option whatsoever was a good idea.
I tried turning up all the options in the CCC but that didn't seem to do anything at all, I've still got a very similar framerate. Is there any other known fix for that? Damn whoever thought releasing a badly optimized game with no graphical option whatsoever was a good idea.
I managed to get SSAO working on my PC with zero performance hit. Not sure if it will hold though. I just followed the steps that guy posted on your blog Durante. I added the data.exe file to the Nvidia Inspector profile and not the darksouls.exe as that is only the launcher and I had no problems with it.
Sorry for the compressed images, hope they illustrate the effect well enough...
Sorry for the compressed images, hope they illustrate the effect well enough...
Cannon Goose
Member
I managed to get SSAO working on my PC with zero performance hit. Not sure if it will hold though. I just followed the steps that guy posted on your blog Durante. I added the data.exe file to the Nvidia Inspector profile and not the darksouls.exe as that is only the launcher and I had no problems with it.
I also had no trouble getting it to work, only problem was it crippled my frame rate so I left it off.
Cannon Goose
Member
I used the Skyrim compatibility bit (0x00000029) with the 304.79 beta drivers.
Skyrim compatibility, yes, and 301.42 drivers. My gpu is a GTX570 OC'ed and I have an i7 870 2,93 Ghz stock clock. I am double nervous because of the game itself plus expecting the performance to hit a wall at any moment... hehehehe