DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

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JdotSweapA Nov 19, 2021 @ 9:50am
Downgrade to Patch Ver1.0?
Be it PTDE or Remastered. I'd like do a run with all the OG enemy placements that were patched out in newer versions to make the game easier, for the PS3/360 nostalgia.
Like the Anor Londo Archers being slightly moved so you can't get shot in the back when parrying the one on the right. And stuff like the Master Key not working on the door to Havel in the Burg.
Sure this would bring back some other glitches but the games got more than enough of those in its current state regardless, so I'm not fussed.
If it can't be done on PC then I guess I could just use emulation, but that'd be a hassle I wanna avoid if I can.
Thanks in advance.
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NightmareGats Nov 19, 2021 @ 12:21pm 
The master key always worked on that door, right? Or am i wrong.
Well, you could play the games on ps3 or xbox360 without updating them. Or maybe emulate the consoles so you can play them, but im not sure if there'll be a first version of the game. Good luck with that
JdotSweapA Nov 19, 2021 @ 4:25pm 
Originally posted by NightmareGats:
The master key always worked on that door, right? Or am i wrong.
Well, you could play the games on ps3 or xbox360 without updating them. Or maybe emulate the consoles so you can play them, but im not sure if there'll be a first version of the game. Good luck with that

Nope. Master Key didnt unlock the door at all. Heck i recall some Black Knights didnt even de-aggro or vanish when you sat at a bonfire back then. Yh i'm aware of emulation being a thing and the game wouldn't be updated unless i did so manually on rpcs3, but trying to avoid that headache like i said. thanks anyway! :praisesun:
NightmareGats Nov 19, 2021 @ 6:59pm 
Originally posted by JdotSweapA:
Originally posted by NightmareGats:
The master key always worked on that door, right? Or am i wrong.
Well, you could play the games on ps3 or xbox360 without updating them. Or maybe emulate the consoles so you can play them, but im not sure if there'll be a first version of the game. Good luck with that

Nope. Master Key didnt unlock the door at all. Heck i recall some Black Knights didnt even de-aggro or vanish when you sat at a bonfire back then. Yh i'm aware of emulation being a thing and the game wouldn't be updated unless i did so manually on rpcs3, but trying to avoid that headache like i said. thanks anyway! :praisesun:

No, you're wrong, the master key always opened that door, no matter the patch. I used to play on xbox360 without any update and i always opened it. And the black knights never deaggro or vanish after using a bonfire, never did no matter the update.
JellyPuff Nov 19, 2021 @ 9:34pm 
Considering that the PC port got released almost a year after the game launched on consoles, actual "1.0" is impossible. Especially so with DS:R. And i can't see any patch leftover on SteamDB[steamdb.info], that predates 2013 either, if it's even still possible (DepotDownloader could do that maybe, but why would you if it's not the version you want).

Seems like an unpatched PS3 or XB360 copy is your only option.
JdotSweapA Nov 20, 2021 @ 3:43am 
Originally posted by NightmareGats:
Originally posted by JdotSweapA:

Nope. Master Key didnt unlock the door at all. Heck i recall some Black Knights didnt even de-aggro or vanish when you sat at a bonfire back then. Yh i'm aware of emulation being a thing and the game wouldn't be updated unless i did so manually on rpcs3, but trying to avoid that headache like i said. thanks anyway! :praisesun:

No, you're wrong, the master key always opened that door, no matter the patch. I used to play on xbox360 without any update and i always opened it. And the black knights never deaggro or vanish after using a bonfire, never did no matter the update.

I so wish i could screenshot the past for you~
JdotSweapA Nov 20, 2021 @ 3:44am 
Originally posted by JellyPuff:
Considering that the PC port got released almost a year after the game launched on consoles, actual "1.0" is impossible. Especially so with DS:R. And i can't see any patch leftover on SteamDB[steamdb.info], that predates 2013 either, if it's even still possible (DepotDownloader could do that maybe, but why would you if it's not the version you want).

Seems like an unpatched PS3 or XB360 copy is your only option.

Gotcha:cupup:
JdotSweapA Nov 20, 2021 @ 4:15am 
Originally posted by NightmareGats:
Originally posted by JdotSweapA:

Nope. Master Key didnt unlock the door at all. Heck i recall some Black Knights didnt even de-aggro or vanish when you sat at a bonfire back then. Yh i'm aware of emulation being a thing and the game wouldn't be updated unless i did so manually on rpcs3, but trying to avoid that headache like i said. thanks anyway! :praisesun:

No, you're wrong, the master key always opened that door, no matter the patch. I used to play on xbox360 without any update and i always opened it. And the black knights never deaggro or vanish after using a bonfire, never did no matter the update.


Originally posted by NightmareGats:
Originally posted by JdotSweapA:

Nope. Master Key didnt unlock the door at all. Heck i recall some Black Knights didnt even de-aggro or vanish when you sat at a bonfire back then. Yh i'm aware of emulation being a thing and the game wouldn't be updated unless i did so manually on rpcs3, but trying to avoid that headache like i said. thanks anyway! :praisesun:

No, you're wrong, the master key always opened that door, no matter the patch. I used to play on xbox360 without any update and i always opened it. And the black knights never deaggro or vanish after using a bonfire, never did no matter the update.

In fact no, youre absolutely right. I just cant read. :steamfacepalm:
phosTR Nov 20, 2021 @ 5:31am 
Send an e-mail to Miyazaki-san.
JdotSweapA Nov 20, 2021 @ 9:08am 
Originally posted by phosTR:
Send an e-mail to Miyazaki-san.

Oh please, you know the guys too busy countin' money!
JdotSweapA Nov 21, 2021 @ 3:54am 
Originally posted by $𝖜𝖆𝖌𝕮𝖍0𝖉𝖊:
i mean, you call working with RPCS3 a headache, but i use that program extensively and it's anything but... it's incredibly simple to use it'd be as simple as just downloading the files really, you can find a copy of it on ps3 for download at vimm's lair, just google "vimms lair ps3 dark souls"

Nah i just got it all pre-setup by Fitgirl. Ran into silly driver issues doing it solo
0wnz0r Nov 27, 2021 @ 10:21pm 
theres a lotta fake fitgirl sites right
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