Demons Souls Any% SL1 60FPS Notes & FAQ

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Demon's Souls Any% SL1 60FPS Notes & FAQ

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I run on RPCS3 emulator.

 

Are emulators allowed on srcom?

-Yes

 

Does this run flawlessly on your emulator?

-Almost, there are some hiccups here and there, but other than that it does. I have i5-6600k 3.5GHz (OC'd to 4.1GHz), GTX 960, 8GB RAM, emu and game on SSD. The game runs a bit better on SSD over HDD, but doesn't seem to save time.

 

Why emu over console?

-Because it has faster loads even on HDD (no SSD or digital version required), no need to finish a run for the fastest loads, the ability to use a different controller, no requirement to log online to check the run time (LiveSplit plugin), easy access to practice files (DeS Save Organizer).

 

What's different on emu?

-Some missing/glitched graphics (Invisible shields, Phalanx not visible through fog, sun gleaming through walls), much faster loads even on HDD. Sometimes a high pitched noise plays for no reason. A glitch that removes audio, main menu title and causes dialogue to be skipped automatically can happen, which makes the run invalid.

 

How do you check accurate IGT?

-Using the LiveSplit plugin that reads IGT made by CapitaineToinon.

 

What skips/glitches are in this?

-Dupe glitch, Armor Spider/Old Hero skips, 3-1 skip, 4-1 skip, 5-1/5-2 skips and some quit outs that teleport the character a bit forward.

 

How does 60FPS differ from 30FPS?

-Roll distance is decreased and fall speed increased, causing Armor Spider skip and Latria skip to be impossible. The menu is faster. Running, letting go of run and then trying to run again fast in the 5-2 swamp causes the character to run very slowly.

 

What great mechanics are in this game?

-Baby rolls, side rolls, inconsistent fall damage, eaten inputs

 

Can you help me set up the emu/game?

-I won't provide any downloads for the game. Here are my settings: https://imgur.com/a/Y2Wwcwp - old: https://imgur.com/a/wLskhaq. If you want expert help with the emu and game, go to RPCS3's Discord: https://discord.me/rpcs3. Uploading the "log.gz" file there will make a bot analyze it and tell you what you should change about your settings.

 

 

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Toggle escape to avoid hitstun & fall recovery (toggle+roll)

Toggle triangle and spam roll to change between 1h & 2h after fall

Manually start LiveSplit (auto reset)

 

Class: Royalty

Skip tutorial

Mash X to skip Nexus prompts

 

 

 

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1-1

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-Spam Start to despawn mobs

-R1 shelves, get Firebomb

-Roll through boulder

-Roll open boulder trap, equip Silver Catalyst in LH2, Nexial Binding over Royal Lotus

-Zigzag with shield up to avoid bolts (don't touch boulders even if they're stationary)

-Run across bridge and pull lever

-R1 Dregling, roll R1 obstacles, get Turpentine

-Fall down from bottom of 2nd staircase

-Pull lever, use Turpentine on Rapier, 2H

BOSS: Phalanx

-Run for 2 seconds, throw 4 Firebombs, adjust aim after 3rd

-2H R1 Phalanx, Firebomb Mini-Phalanx

-Return to Nexus with Archstone

-Buy Dagger ***

-Go to Monumental

-Put Dagger on RH2 after stamina depletes

-Load profile after Monumental

-Go to 2-1

 

 

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2-1

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-Buy Shard of Sharpstone and Pickaxe ***

-Get Sticky White Stuff from left (toggle through boulders)

-Return to Nexus

-Dupe Shard of Sharpstone, Sticky White Stuff, upgrade Dagger & Pickaxe to +3

 

-Soul Arrow vases from doorway to let the dogs out

-Dagger running R1 Scale Miner, roll through

-Run to lava drain lever and pull

-Run to elevator, equip Pickaxe over Rapier

-Dupe Sticky White Stuff on Pickaxe

 

BOSS: Armor Spider

-2H R1 spam

 

-Go right

-Dupe Sticky White Stuff on 2H Dagger, kill 3rd Scale Miner on the left, get drops (2H R1 x2)

1: Roll, use consumable to be duped after legs hit ground, open menu, use item and mash X (O, ロ, ►, X [mash])

-Roll to the right

-Fall down x4, roll down

-Get Fullmoon Grass and heal

BOSS: Flamelurker

-Use Sticky White Stuff on Dagger

-R1 behind him

-Swap to Pickaxe

BOSS: Dragon God

-2H R1 x2 1st pillar x2, hide and heal, break 2nd pillar (in the corner to avoid clashing), wait until he punches to guarantee head bops

-Activate spear

-Fall down stairs

-R1 pillars, walk until he roars, run to break last pillars, activate spear

-Get Master's Ring, equip it

-Fall cancel Sticky White Stuff on Dagger

-1H R1 chin spike x10

-Switch to Pickaxe

-Return to Nexus with Archstone

-Use Dragon God's soul

-Dupe Large Sharpstone Shard, Chunk of Sharpstone (down x2, down x3, up x2)

-Upgrade Pickaxe to +9, swap to it

-Go to 3-1

 

 

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3-1

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-Get Prison of Hope, 3F Cell Key, go to the opposite cell, get items from corpse

-Get Prison of Hope, 3F Key, use Nexial Binding (Running 2H R1, R1 to kill Mindflayer)

-Go back, open door, equip Wooden Catalyst over Silver

-Run through cell block, kill Mindflayer, get Prison of Hope, 4F & 4F Cell Keys

-Open door next to skip spot, kill Mindflayer, open door, equip Full Moon Grass to 1st slot, go to cell block

-Get Ring of Magical Sharpness from left iron maiden

-Open door on left, run over barrel

-Go downstairs, open door, remove Half Moon Grass

-Get Prison of Hope, 1F & 1F Cell Keys

-Open door to 1F

-Go through fog, downstairs, open door, equip Royal Lotus to 3rd slot

 

-Roll through arrows

Roll once, run, roll and tank hit after getting Clever Rat's Ring, toggle, roll again

-Equip CRR, go up and kill the Prisoner with Soul Arrow, last bench distance, load profile to warp

-Fall down and go to boss

 

BOSS: Fool's Idol

-2H R1 Pickaxe x6 (x4, regen stamina up to Master's Ring, x2)

 

 

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3-2

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-QO close to the top of the stairs to reset elevator cycle

-Cut off 1st chain

-Activate jail elevator directly opposite of stairs, get Fresh Spice, get on top of elevator

-Drop Fragrant Ring

-Roll off to pier

-QO on bridge before elevator (you can keep running if you didn't get blocked by Man Centipedes or backstab prisoners)

-Get on elevator, hug left side to avoid Gargoyle

-Break 2nd chain

-Run to boss

 

BOSS: Maneaters

-Enter fight, use Turpentine

-2H R1 x9

-Circle clockwise and R1 if they float mid-air

 

-Get Full Moon Grass x4 on the left

-2H R1 the Mini-Centipedes, running 2H R1 Mindflayers, use Turpentine after 4th Mini-Centipede (faster death animation)

 

BOSS: Old Monk

-2H R1 x8 (if Master's Ring activates every time)

-Use Nexial Binding

-Go to 5-1

 

 

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5-1

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-Swap Master's to Magical Sharpness Ring

-Drop down to nest, QO - align right side of head with lower platform edge (late QO timing)

-Run across bridge, roll past rats

-2H R1 the small Deprived One

-Roll against Giant Tick to make room

-Soul Arrow x2 the Deprived Ones

-Run to boss, swap Magical Sharpness to Master's Ring

 

BOSS: Leechmonger

-Fall down once, cancel Turpentine with fall

-R1, heal when hit

 

 

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5-2

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-Fall off edge, QO - align right side of head with edge at 45° angle (early QO timing)

-Run through swamp tapping one/twohand

-Get Cat's Ring, Black Turpentine

-Go through fog, back to swamp, get Thief's Ring

-Use Royal Lotus near fog gate, enter, swap Master's to Thief's and back before boss

 

BOSS: Dirty Colossus

-Use Black Turpentine, don't hit left arm

-2H R1 x10

 

 

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5-3

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BOSS: Maiden Astraea

-Use Black Turpentine

-Go left, bait Garl Vinland to attack, roll, backstab and 2H R1 x5

-Heal, run to Astraea and complete dialogue

-Use Nexial Binding

 

 

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4-1

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-Do 4-1 skip or not

-Go to boss, block 2 arrows with Pickaxe for CRR

BOSS: Adjudicator

-Drop down, hit wound 2H R1 x2

-2H R1 x5

-Swap Master's to Cat's Ring, swap to Dagger & Catalyst

-Drop down to shortcut

-Do Old Hero skip (load profile)

-Run off, swap Cat's to Magical Sharpness Ring, get close to fog to activate boss

BOSS: Storm King

-Soul Arrow 9 small Mantas, use Fresh Spice and kill the rest

-Stay behind big boulder until harpoons are gone

-Shoot Storm King x3 (lock-on eye), tilt left stick down, shoot x5 (lock-on middle) - move towards the head all the time

-Use Nexial Binding

-Go to 1-2

 

 

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1-2

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-QO near Phalanx arena end for warp

-QO after 1st bridge

-Go through fog, equip Thief's over Magical Sharpness Ring

-Go over 3rd bridge

-Cancel Black Turpentine on Dagger with bolts

 

BOSS: Tower Knight

-R1 x3 legs, Pickaxe 2H R1 head x4

-Touch Archstone

 

 

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1-3

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-Roll past boulders near stairs start, QO before corridor

-Fall on edge, roll off

-Roll through boulders, kill Soldier

-Roll through boulders

-Block bolts for Rat's Ring

-Run to boss, swap Thief's to Master's

 

BOSS: Penetrator

-Use Black Turpentine, bait attack, 2H R1 x4, back off, repeat

-Roll 2H R1, R1

 

 

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1-4

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-Swap Master's to Thief's

-Running R1 Red Eye Knight

-Wait for one fire, run through

-Run until opening to stairs, regen stamina for split second, run up

-Running R1 Ostrava, get on elevator

-Swap Thief's to Master's

-Spin and mash X to enter fog ASAP

 

BOSS: Old King Allant

-Use Black Turpentine, bait attack, 2H R1 x21

-Use Nexial Binding

 

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Finale

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-Talk to Maiden in Black

-Roll through Old One, skip dialogue

-Black Turpentine 2H R1 Allant

-Swap to Dagger

-Kill Maiden, use Nexial Binding