Demon's 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