Demons Souls Any% SL1 Notes & FAQ

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Demon's Souls Any% SL1 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.

 

What great mechanics are in this game?

-Baby rolls, side rolls, inconsistent fall damage

 

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

 

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)

-Shoot vases from doorway with Soul Arrow to let the dogs out

-Dagger running R1 Scale Miner, roll through

-Do 2-1 skip

1: Roll over edge after 2nd staircase, fall off, load profile

2: Fall off, load profile

3: Quit out

-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

-R1 behind him

 

-Swap to Rapier

 

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

-Equip Pickaxe over Rapier

-Return to Nexus with Archstone

 

 

-Use Dragon God's soul

-Do Dupe glitch

1: Parry, use Nexial Binding, open menu, use item, press Start (L2, ロ, ►, X, ►)

2: Deposit dupable item (eg. Soul), cancel Nexial Binding animation

3: Take duped item

-Dupe Shard of Sharpstone, 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, 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, equip Full Moon Grass to 1st slot

-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, 2nd last bench distance

-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

 

-Get Full Moon Grass x4 on the left

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

 

BOSS: Old Monk

-2H R1 x8

-Use Nexial Binding

 

 

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5-1

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-Swap Master's to Magical Sharpness Ring

-Drop down to nest, QO

-Run across bridge

-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

-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), shoot x5 (lock-on middle)

-Use Nexial Binding

 

 

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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

 

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