i just tested it and it turns out you’re right. you can’t throw items over the fog wall (the hit box extends to the ceiling), but you can throw items off to the left of the fog wall over the cracked portion of the broken pillar. she doesn’t take fire damage, so you can’t use firebombs, but you can arc a throwing knife to just barely hit her. you have to reposition yourself after every throw, but it is doable
Modern generations discover the joy focusing on one thing at a time and not giving into ADHD brain: The Comment (you don’t notice how engrained it is until it’s not there)
thank you. i do have a longer script that i’ve been sitting on forever because i’m not super happy with it, i’ll think about it but it’ll be a while before it’s out
@@STAR_RUNS pls keep making these style of videos it’s so cool learning shit about this game as I literally know every single little nook and cranny of the game, yet u still find a way to make me learn sum. Ur a treasure to ds community my friend pls don’t stop makin content
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details of the mechanics involved, so don't know for sure if this could work, but I wonder if you could softlock yourself in the Archives prison cell. My theory is that you max out your inventory before getting sent there, so the key needed for leaving can't be picked up and drops on the floor instead. Then quit and reload to despawn it/get it sent to the Firelink Shrine chest. NGPlus's alphabetical boss order video uses the inventory trick with the Purple Coward's Crystal, and it feels like it should work here as well.
Only two vids so far and I'm hooked. Usually don't comment at all but you have a unique editing style/ energy when it comes to making videos that makes it engaging to watch. Looking forwarding to seeing more dark souls content or whatever else you make in the future!
I'm very happy to go down this rabbit hole of random Dark Souls content, you are one of a kind among these other niche channels about this game from 2011 (And with very good editing too!)
You can softlock by joining a world where the host closes the game while you're in the loading screen. You'll immediately return to your own world but sometimes you'll spawn in the air, die, respawn in their again etc. Infinite inescapable death loop
I'm not sure if it works everywhere or if it even still works at all. This only happened to me twice, and it was before remastered. I also don't know what the condotions were or if they were completely random.
Normally, if you discard the lava ring, it will reappear in the chest at Firelink, but he couldn't get back to Firelink, so there's no way to get it back.
Keep making more of these, I really like your style and both videos have had several things that were new to me despite devouring dark souls and content about it.
I don't know if this was escapable or not, since I am inexperienced in glitching DS1. But one time I got softlocked ( stuck could be the better term) in the catacombs, in Vamos' bonfire because I skipped turning the second bridge and rested in said bonfire, and after killing pinwheel I realized that it was impossible (for me) to escape the catacombs. I ended up installing a mod to warp to firelink and uninstalling it right after.
I got my self soft locked in the bed of chaos after the fire sage skip, in my head it was like four kings that let you teleport without the lord vessel....I was naive. Thats dark souls.
hahaha, yeah that’s brutal. if you’re interested in fixing that save, it should still be salvageable with force quit wrong warping, though it might take a few tries
I love how RUclips randomly recommended this channel to me and now it is probably my favourite channel. I haven’t played ds3 yet so haven’t watched that video but keep up the amazing work brother, I don’t know how this channel only has 4.69k as of now, this channels definitely gonna blow up.
I watched this and your other DS1 video and I just can't believe it. Turns out I STILL have new things to learn about this game. I audibly gasped when you showed the Firesage Demon skip by quitting and reloading. Dark Souls never disappoints. And you didn't, either, that was an instant sub for me. Also love your editing style, it's super funny and I love the little white markings you put on the screen sometimes (I assume you're using After Effects, I really need to learn that software, ahahah). Overall, this is premium quality Dark Souls content. I could see you become one of the big DS channels with this style of videos. Will definitely watch your third video once I have more time on my hands. Thank you for the new knowledge about one of my favorite games, I will hit that bell button and eagerly await for the next one !
thank you, that means a lot. i do use after effects (and premiere). it’s daunting to learn (especially after effects) but ae is an extremely useful tool and actually a lot of fun once you get passed the initial hump of learning keybinds and the basics
@STAR_RUNS Thank you for that quick reply ! Yeah, it does seem like a fun tool to play around with as well. Also noticed your pause icon in some moments seemed to be custom made also. I use Vegas Pro for editing and had a lot of fun learning it since I switched to it (despite the struggles) but it really does feel like After Effects can add that little bit of extra quality to videos once mastered. Your comment made me even more interested in trying it out ! Again, thanks for the awesome videos, that Firesage skip was only one of the multiple things I learned watching them, and here I was being convinced that this time, that was it, I finally knew everything ! Can't wait for the next ones !
This is a really interesting concept, to see how you can truly fuck your save permanently. Wonder if there are ways outside of sequence breaking without lordvessel, like maybe combining equipment effects, curse etc to trap yourself in a death loop or something.
soft locking yourself in dark souls is generally a massive pain in the ass just due to the dark sign existing. there’s a handful of other ways that i learned about from mino’s video on softlocks, you should watch it
The thumbnail made me think of the 4 kings arena and im pretty sure it's a softlock also. Kill Sif, Kill Ingward for the key, fight the boss and you are just there forever, right?
You can ALWAYS warp from the 4 kings bonfire, even without the Lordvessel. The game even sorta expects you to kill them before the lordvessel which is how you find Kaathe and his covenant/2nd ending
@@damonlopez2197 I think the intended way to meet Kaathe is right after O&S, but without placing the lordvessel in the altar. Didnt know you can warp from the abyss even without the lordvessel, thanks
@artemkurteev yep you're right, I forgot ingward can give you the key w/o placing the lordvessel. But yeah thankfully Fromsoft had the foresight to imagine people killing ingward before O&S and they gave you the ability to warp. They did think of a decent number of softlock-saves, with that and the tomb of giants being escapable by foot (even if it's a pain in the ass)
Instantly thought of the Vamos bonfire pre lordvessel lock. Idk if it’s actually a true softlock but I definitely lost a save file back in the day because I went too deep in the catacombs before even touching undeadburg
i dont think its a softlock. first time i went down there i never found vamos and just jumped down. there is a ladder going up back up from there guarded by 2 skeleton
@ yeah but if you’re underleveled and a new player fighting your way back up to Firelink Shrine with 5 estus and starting gear can be pretty much impossible. Sometimes softlocks can be a skill issue lol
My little brother and I pioneered a path to get down to vamos as soon as we get to firelink. We grab the great scythe and start with a fire gem to upgrade at vamos, and start the game with a +5 fire great scythe. Definitely not softlocked.
@@picklejho69 Sure, I can fight my way out of the catacombs with a broken straight sword these days, you're missing the point. It use to be a classic noob trap, before people had extensive knowledge of the game. A lot of people didn't even understand how to really upgrade weapons or level back then.
great stuff.. always wanted to start posting dks content but never found the time or an interesting enough topic/angle to make the hours getting and editing footage worth it. is this your first channel? if so, keep it up
You have estus flasks, the dark sign, and access to the purple separation crystal. You can use those to wrong warp to the Kiln of The First Flame. Unfortunately you aren’t soft locked.
pcc wrong warp can only take you to the kiln after you’ve place the lordvessel though, right? afaik, the wrong warp takes you back to the default area at the last bonfire you rested at and we never even entered the kiln, so it never could get stored regardless
In the Catacombs where you see ash-lake, below the cliff is the abyss if you look at the collision map. Is it possible to drop into the abyss from the Catacombs this way?
i tihkn if you launch a new game and then play for a bit and then pull out your hard drive and hit it with a hammer 79854436530786432342 times it could also work
It feels a bit untrue to call it a softlock if you have to purposefully manipulate the game to even be locked by these. A normal player will never do 99% of these skips which are all simply glitches. A better title for this video is: "Can you softlock Dark Souls? (With non-accidental purposeful glitches)" but that's kinda long for a title. Overall, still a neat video and I'm subscribed.
thanks. of course, this could never happen to a normal player; the game is too well made for that. the point of the video was more to show off an interesting state you can put the game in if you have the knowledge
you can kill quelaag by throwing items over the fog wall
iirc, i tried to but there’s a wall that extends way above the fog wall for whatever reason. i can double check here in a couple hours and confirm
@STAR_RUNS really? There's a wall over it? I thought I saw people kill her like that in some old videos
i just tested it and it turns out you’re right. you can’t throw items over the fog wall (the hit box extends to the ceiling), but you can throw items off to the left of the fog wall over the cracked portion of the broken pillar. she doesn’t take fire damage, so you can’t use firebombs, but you can arc a throwing knife to just barely hit her. you have to reposition yourself after every throw, but it is doable
@@STAR_RUNS man of his words?
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@@STAR_RUNS I think I remember seeing a speedrunner kill her with poison arrow that way, probably in some kind of marathon meme run
The narration without music is surprisingly cozy
editing is very overrated
It's easier for me to pay attention without music too
Modern generations discover the joy focusing on one thing at a time and not giving into ADHD brain: The Comment (you don’t notice how engrained it is until it’s not there)
@@matthall7359 bro background music has ALWAYS been a thing, it’s not a matter of adhd brain 😭
I know its a lot of work, but I would love to see a longer video I could fall asleep to, you have an amazing voice for this type of content
thank you. i do have a longer script that i’ve been sitting on forever because i’m not super happy with it, i’ll think about it but it’ll be a while before it’s out
@@STAR_RUNS pls keep making these style of videos it’s so cool learning shit about this game as I literally know every single little nook and cranny of the game, yet u still find a way to make me learn sum. Ur a treasure to ds community my friend pls don’t stop makin content
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hell yea, new niche dark souls youtuber. this is a glorious day
You do not know how much I love these types of hyper niche videos.
this is an underrated ethel cain collab
my goat
I'm gonna need you to make more videos. Like, all the videos.
And yes, I've already watched your other two as well.
🫡🫡 give a week or two
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details of the mechanics involved, so don't know for sure if this could work, but I wonder if you could softlock yourself in the Archives prison cell. My theory is that you max out your inventory before getting sent there, so the key needed for leaving can't be picked up and drops on the floor instead. Then quit and reload to despawn it/get it sent to the Firelink Shrine chest. NGPlus's alphabetical boss order video uses the inventory trick with the Purple Coward's Crystal, and it feels like it should work here as well.
Only two vids so far and I'm hooked. Usually don't comment at all but you have a unique editing style/ energy when it comes to making videos that makes it engaging to watch. Looking forwarding to seeing more dark souls content or whatever else you make in the future!
thank you
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I'm very happy to go down this rabbit hole of random Dark Souls content, you are one of a kind among these other niche channels about this game from 2011 (And with very good editing too!)
thanks goat, glad you like it. got another video coming in like a week about random shit i find odd in dark souls
You can softlock by joining a world where the host closes the game while you're in the loading screen. You'll immediately return to your own world but sometimes you'll spawn in the air, die, respawn in their again etc. Infinite inescapable death loop
Kono diavolo da
@kingnukeomega No hablo whatever language that is
Diavolo moment
I will now be doing this in anor londo to mess with invaders
I'm not sure if it works everywhere or if it even still works at all. This only happened to me twice, and it was before remastered. I also don't know what the condotions were or if they were completely random.
I love the storytelling style and also the ending! Deserves more views :D
appreciate that my goat
Part of me kinda wants to play DS1 with permanent death cam, now. IDK, feels kinda like playing an old isometric RPG
this was great! why in the fuck can you even discard the lava ring lmao. wonder if anyone actually screwed up their run by doing that
Normally, if you discard the lava ring, it will reappear in the chest at Firelink, but he couldn't get back to Firelink, so there's no way to get it back.
wow, like WOW, this is so freaking well made and entertaining
between maple leaf rag and the achillies line i declare this the most cultured dark souls video of 2024
That silent film edit was inspired! Best wishes~
The pricsilla one nearly happened to me by accident i was monstrously overleveled and almost had my platinum
You literally became the new Artorias.
Keep making more of these, I really like your style and both videos have had several things that were new to me despite devouring dark souls and content about it.
I don't know if this was escapable or not, since I am inexperienced in glitching DS1. But one time I got softlocked ( stuck could be the better term) in the catacombs, in Vamos' bonfire because I skipped turning the second bridge and rested in said bonfire, and after killing pinwheel I realized that it was impossible (for me) to escape the catacombs.
I ended up installing a mod to warp to firelink and uninstalling it right after.
Oh I know moan% alright, I got stuck in the painted world by mistake once
Thanks for showing me ways for undesired outcomes I could never achieve even if I tried
damn i knew all of these already
that guide for clipping into duke's is so good!
Now this is an underrated video. Its very amusing to see the various ways to brick your character. Editing’s cool too, good stuff :))
thanks goat, means a lot
At least Dusk is there to keep you company.
I got my self soft locked in the bed of chaos after the fire sage skip, in my head it was like four kings that let you teleport without the lord vessel....I was naive.
Thats dark souls.
hahaha, yeah that’s brutal. if you’re interested in fixing that save, it should still be salvageable with force quit wrong warping, though it might take a few tries
Awesome content, man. We will watch your career with great interest.
Fun fact: that's what all the humanity ghosts in the abyss did 👻
I’m locked in brother
Great video! 4:18 and 5:42 made me laugh. Thanks for referencing the German cola yippee kid, I was just thinking about that video the other day
I love how RUclips randomly recommended this channel to me and now it is probably my favourite channel. I haven’t played ds3 yet so haven’t watched that video but keep up the amazing work brother, I don’t know how this channel only has 4.69k as of now, this channels definitely gonna blow up.
thank you
HOLY SHIT YOU ONLY HAVE 2 VIDEOS, Great work man! +1 sub
I watched this and your other DS1 video and I just can't believe it. Turns out I STILL have new things to learn about this game. I audibly gasped when you showed the Firesage Demon skip by quitting and reloading. Dark Souls never disappoints. And you didn't, either, that was an instant sub for me. Also love your editing style, it's super funny and I love the little white markings you put on the screen sometimes (I assume you're using After Effects, I really need to learn that software, ahahah).
Overall, this is premium quality Dark Souls content. I could see you become one of the big DS channels with this style of videos. Will definitely watch your third video once I have more time on my hands.
Thank you for the new knowledge about one of my favorite games, I will hit that bell button and eagerly await for the next one !
thank you, that means a lot.
i do use after effects (and premiere). it’s daunting to learn (especially after effects) but ae is an extremely useful tool and actually a lot of fun once you get passed the initial hump of learning keybinds and the basics
@STAR_RUNS Thank you for that quick reply ! Yeah, it does seem like a fun tool to play around with as well. Also noticed your pause icon in some moments seemed to be custom made also. I use Vegas Pro for editing and had a lot of fun learning it since I switched to it (despite the struggles) but it really does feel like After Effects can add that little bit of extra quality to videos once mastered. Your comment made me even more interested in trying it out !
Again, thanks for the awesome videos, that Firesage skip was only one of the multiple things I learned watching them, and here I was being convinced that this time, that was it, I finally knew everything !
Can't wait for the next ones !
This is a really interesting concept, to see how you can truly fuck your save permanently. Wonder if there are ways outside of sequence breaking without lordvessel, like maybe combining equipment effects, curse etc to trap yourself in a death loop or something.
soft locking yourself in dark souls is generally a massive pain in the ass just due to the dark sign existing. there’s a handful of other ways that i learned about from mino’s video on softlocks, you should watch it
Subbed, your vids are unique and very engaging. Thanks for making em.
thank you
The thumbnail made me think of the 4 kings arena and im pretty sure it's a softlock also. Kill Sif, Kill Ingward for the key, fight the boss and you are just there forever, right?
You can ALWAYS warp from the 4 kings bonfire, even without the Lordvessel.
The game even sorta expects you to kill them before the lordvessel which is how you find Kaathe and his covenant/2nd ending
@@damonlopez2197 I think the intended way to meet Kaathe is right after O&S, but without placing the lordvessel in the altar. Didnt know you can warp from the abyss even without the lordvessel, thanks
@artemkurteev yep you're right, I forgot ingward can give you the key w/o placing the lordvessel.
But yeah thankfully Fromsoft had the foresight to imagine people killing ingward before O&S and they gave you the ability to warp. They did think of a decent number of softlock-saves, with that and the tomb of giants being escapable by foot (even if it's a pain in the ass)
“Ring the bells, or alternatively do sen’s skip if you’re a bad bitch” 😂
u need so many more subs bro
real
Now this is quality content
Your videos are really well edited
really cool vibess man
2:23 I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING ABOUT BERSERK OMFG
wow it's almost we could got rid off this soft locks if the save system was... normal 😧
My feedback is that your next videos should be epic.
sick video dude
Are you the Pikasprey of soulsborne games now? Nice!
Instantly thought of the Vamos bonfire pre lordvessel lock. Idk if it’s actually a true softlock but I definitely lost a save file back in the day because I went too deep in the catacombs before even touching undeadburg
i dont think its a softlock.
first time i went down there i never found vamos and just jumped down.
there is a ladder going up back up from there guarded by 2 skeleton
@ yeah but if you’re underleveled and a new player fighting your way back up to Firelink Shrine with 5 estus and starting gear can be pretty much impossible. Sometimes softlocks can be a skill issue lol
My little brother and I pioneered a path to get down to vamos as soon as we get to firelink. We grab the great scythe and start with a fire gem to upgrade at vamos, and start the game with a +5 fire great scythe. Definitely not softlocked.
@@picklejho69 Sure, I can fight my way out of the catacombs with a broken straight sword these days, you're missing the point. It use to be a classic noob trap, before people had extensive knowledge of the game. A lot of people didn't even understand how to really upgrade weapons or level back then.
that's just . . . simply not what a soft lock is
the difficulty is irrelevant, it's either possible to get out or it isn't
goated youtube pull
love the content bruv, lookin forward 2 seein more of ur videos!!
Absolutelly underrated channel
Awesome video
5:04 I wanna be a bad bitch 🐱 😎
Excellent!
yippee.......... very cool :)
Good video
great stuff.. always wanted to start posting dks content but never found the time or an interesting enough topic/angle to make the hours getting and editing footage worth it. is this your first channel? if so, keep it up
it is, though i’ve been editing for a while as a hobby (completely unrelated to videos like this). you should go for it
you could've just softlocked yourself in Duke's Archives by sitting on bonfire unless you got Lordvessel in Anor Londo
nah, you can wrong warp out of there if you jam yourself up against the golden fog
If i ever become a youtuber this how i want my videos to look like
the editing is very
You have estus flasks, the dark sign, and access to the purple separation crystal. You can use those to wrong warp to the Kiln of The First Flame. Unfortunately you aren’t soft locked.
pcc wrong warp can only take you to the kiln after you’ve place the lordvessel though, right? afaik, the wrong warp takes you back to the default area at the last bonfire you rested at and we never even entered the kiln, so it never could get stored regardless
@@STAR_RUNSno you’re right. I totally forgot that step
I soft locked when i got in ng+ and immediately killed the 4 kings
pretty sure infinite new game system is softlock in itself
Good stuff :)
In the Catacombs where you see ash-lake, below the cliff is the abyss if you look at the collision map. Is it possible to drop into the abyss from the Catacombs this way?
can you softlock DARK SOULS? yeah just jump into the wrong clump of trees in dark root
Edit: awesome video
Is it just me or does Pikasprey sound kind of different in this one?
Yes.
ts is goated
What if... you just beat Four Kings before getting the Lordvessel, and rest in the Abyss? Would wrong-warping allow an escape?
the bonfire in the abyss is the only one that allows you to warp even without the lordvessel actually!
@STAR_RUNS Oh, neat!
is it really a soft lock if it's unrecoverable? Wouldn't it then be a hard lock?
You could still perform the wrong warp to the Kiln from the DLC, right?
nope, afaik you can only wrong warp to the kiln if it’s the last bonfire you rested at
Might wanna add some subtle background music to supplement the quiet moments during gameplay, but other than that, good video!
I like the vibes tbh, just time to think
Nah i say dont, its quite chill this way
i liked :3
i tihkn if you launch a new game and then play for a bit and then pull out your hard drive and hit it with a hammer 79854436530786432342 times it could also work
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Type of shit you be doing to do guardian ape skip in sekiro 7:22
It feels a bit untrue to call it a softlock if you have to purposefully manipulate the game to even be locked by these. A normal player will never do 99% of these skips which are all simply glitches. A better title for this video is: "Can you softlock Dark Souls? (With non-accidental purposeful glitches)" but that's kinda long for a title. Overall, still a neat video and I'm subscribed.
thanks. of course, this could never happen to a normal player; the game is too well made for that. the point of the video was more to show off an interesting state you can put the game in if you have the knowledge
RUclips sucks
what a waste of time cringe video