Demon's Souls Any% Notes & FAQ

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Demon's Souls Any% Notes & FAQ
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Practiis: Leechmonger, Dirty Colossus, Penetrator, Old King Allant

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 HDD.

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: Hunter
Skip tutorial
Mash X to skip Nexus prompts

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1-1
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-Spam Start to despawn mobs
-Running R1 shelves, get Firebomb
-Roll through boulder
-Roll open boulder trap, equp Bow in LH2, Nexial Binding over Augite of Guidance
-Zigzag with shield up to avoid bolts (don't touch boulders even if they're stationary)
-Run across bridge and pull lever
-Running R1 Dregling, roll R1 obstacles, get Turpentine
-Fall down from bottom of 2nd staircase
-Pull lever, use Turpentine on Axe, 2H

BOSS: Phalanx
-Run for 2 seconds, throw 4 Firebombs, adjust aim after 3rd
-R1 Phalanx, Firebomb Mini-Phalanx
-Get Shard of Hardstone (if not, buy from 2-1 Filthy Man)
-Return to Nexus with Archstone

-Buy Dagger
-Go to Monumental
-Put Dagger on RH2 after stamina depletes
-Use Nexial Binding after Monumental
-Go to 2-1


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2-1
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-Get Sticky White Stuff from left (toggle through boulders)
-Shoot vases with Bow to let the dogs out
-Dagger running R1 Scale Miner
-Do 2-1 skip (30FPS)
1: Roll over edge after 2nd staircase, fall off, load profile
2: Fall off, load profile
3: Quit out
-Do 2-1 skip (60FPS)
1: Stand on edge holding shield up (easy to see foot in air)
2: put character's head on right edge of lower level wall
3: roll on invisible platform and roll down to the left, then roll OoB close to Scale Miner
4: Jog off (don't run), load profile x2 (unless you fall into the tunnel)

-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

BOSS: Flamelurker
-Dupe Sticky White Stuff
-R1 behind him

-Swap to Axe

BOSS: Dragon God
-R1 x2 1st pillar x2, hide and heal, R1 x2 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 to right slot
-Fall cancel Sticky White Stuff on Axe (30FPS)
-Roll R1, R1 x2, Sticky White Stuff, R1 x2, R1 x2, R1 (8 hits, Santzo safe strat)
-R1 chin spike x10 (2H Roll R1, R1 x2, R1 x3, R1 x3, R1) - Regain stamina just above thin line)
-Fall cancel Sticky White Stuff on Dagger (60FPS), R1 x4 repeatedly
-Take off helmet, armor and gauntlets
-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 Hardstone, Large Hardstone Shard, Chunk of Hardstone
-Upgrade Battle Axe to +9, Long Bow to +8
-Level up Endurance 15, Strength 34
-Go to 3-1


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3-1
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-Get Prison of Hope Key 3, use Nexial Binding (Running 2H R1 to kill Mindflayer)
-Go back, open door, reload (avoid Mindflayer)
Do 3-1 skip
1: Run off rail, run off again and roll
2: Backstep near last fence stick, roll down
-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 Bow (slow down camera speed for easier aiming, speed up after boss)
-Fall down and go to boss

BOSS: Fool's Idol
-2H R1 Axe x2, R2 x2
-Put helmet, armor and gauntlets back on during elevators


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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 and get on top of it
-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, shoot with Bow x3, use Turpentine (delay to avoid cancelling)
-2H R1 x7
-Circle clockwise and R1 intermittedly if they float in mid-air

-1H R1 the Mini-Centipedes, running R1 Mindflayers, use Turpentine (faster death animation)

BOSS: Old Monk
-2H R1 x4, backstab
-Use Nexial Binding


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5-1
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-Drop down to nest, QO
-Run across bridge, block and roll to avoid rat attack
-Running R1 the staff Deprived One, roll against Giant Tick to make room
-Shoot the small Deprived Ones x2
-Run to boss

BOSS: Leechmonger
-Fall down once, fall cancel Turpentine (patch next to wooden plank)
-R1


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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, running 1H R1 whenever entering swamp
-Get Cat's Ring, Black Turpentine
-Get Royal Lotus
-Go through fog, back to swamp, get Thief's Ring
-Run on right side of plank before Shaman
-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 x7

-Roll off near top


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5-3
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BOSS: Maiden Astraea
-Go left, bait Garl Vinland to attack, roll, backstab and 2H R1 x4
-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, toggle escape 2 bolts for CRR (have above 3/4 max HP) Safety strat: block first bolt, then toggle

BOSS: Adjudicator
-Drop down, hit wound 1H R1 x2
-2H R1 x2, R2

-Swap Master's to Cat's Ring
-Drop down to shortcut
-Do Old Hero skip (load profile)
-Run off, get close to fog to activate boss

BOSS: Storm King
-Kill 6 small Mantas
-Swap Cat's Ring to Thief's Ring, run past Storm Ruler
-Shoot Storm King as it approaches x8 (lock-on middle)
-Use Nexial Binding


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1-2
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-QO near Phalanx arena end for warp
-Take off Thief's Ring before running out of stamina next to cart
-QO after 1st bridge
-Go over 3rd bridge
-Cancel Black Turpentine on Dagger with bolts
-Put on Thief's Ring

BOSS: Tower Knight
-R1 x3 legs, Axe 2H R1 head x3
-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
-Bait attack, 2H R1 x4, back off, repeat


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1-4
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-Swap Master's to Thief's
-Run until bottom of 3rd staircase, then run again
-Running 1H R1 Red Eye Knight
-Wait for one fire, run through
-Run straight up stairs
-Running R1 Ostrava, get on elevator
-Use Regenerator's Ring to get 183 HP (body form) to be able to take one hit from Allant
-Swap Thief's to Master's, equip Blue Eye Stone

BOSS: Old King Allant
-Use Black Turpentine, bait attack, 2H R1 x17
-Bait attack with Blue Eye Stone
-Use Nexial Binding


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Finale
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-Talk to Maiden in Black
-Roll through Old One, skip dialogue
-Take off helmet, armor and gauntlets after 2nd thorns
-Roll to break 4th thorns before dialogue and skip it
-Black Turpentine 2H R1 Allant
-Swap to Dagger
-Roll R1 Maiden, use Nexial Binding