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Evan

11 months

My Center Deadzone Mod for Dark Souls 2 (SOTFS) is out! Enjoy smoother movement AND camera control, both of which now use a radial deadzone, the same as other Souls games. Easy to install and safe for online play!

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I am officially announcing Absolution, the major mod I'm making for Dark Souls 2 (SOTFS). Its goal to address gameplay complaints held by those who don't enjoy Dark Souls 2 as much as other Souls games, and to improve the PvE experience.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Skill Issue

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2 years

Every Dark Souls 2 enemy has a leash radius, which tells it how far it can follow the player from its original location. Most enemies in No-Man's Wharf have a leash radius of 100 meters. The problem: a 100m radius sphere is bigger than the whole area. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Before we could deflect bullets in Sekiro, we could deflect firebombs in Dark Souls 2.

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@HalfGrownHollow

11 months

One of the holy grails of Dark Souls 2 modding has been achieved—true deadzone adjustment! Decreasing the deadzone size allows for much smoother and more precise movement. This isn't Durazno's fix or Steam controller shenanigans, this is a direct change to DarkSoulsII.exe.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The Smelter Demon has a pancake animation.

N U A 💫🌻

@DNuatun

2 years

Quote tweet with your useless Soulsborne facts

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Disliking Dark Souls 2 is fine, but if you tell your friends to skip it, your bloodline is weak.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Before Elden Ring's sky wolves, before Sekiro's "woooo" guys, we had this skydiving giant. DS2 so innovative as always. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Dark Souls 2 except The Pursuer doesn't give up if you run away

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Dark Souls 2 has a balance problem: armor is very bad at blocking physical damage, much worse than in DS1/3. Unlike elemental defense, which is %-based, DS2 physical defense is a flat reduction. Every 12 phys def reduces damage by 1. Even Havel's set +5 isn't that good.🧵1/5

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The Anatomy of a Dark Souls 2 Roll Green: Invincibility frames Orange: "Super armor" frames - attacks damage you but won't interrupt your roll, regardless of poise (other Souls games don't have this) Blue: Normal

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I discovered that fat rolling in Dark Souls 2 slightly increases the duration of invincibility frames. From 70% to 100% equip load, the roll animation gradually gets slower. At 100% load, you roll at 0.9x speed, so i-frames duration is 11% longer compared to normal rolling.

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@HalfGrownHollow

6 months

Maldron the Assassin in Brume Tower cheats; he cannot be knocked off the chain bridge, unlike the normal enemies.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

This old ironclad soldier before the Last Giant is probably one of the least encountered enemies in the Souls series. There's no reason to send the elevator down without you, so I imagine most people never knew about it. Did you?

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@HalfGrownHollow

5 months

Multiplayer for vanilla Dark Souls 2 on PS3 and Xbox 360 was permanently shut down today. Servers were up for 10 years and 3 weeks.

FROMSOFTWARE PLAYER SUPPORT

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『DARK SOULS II』PS3、Xbox 360版に関して、2024年3月31日（日）をもちましてオンラインサービスを終了いたしました。長きにわたりご愛顧いただき、ありがとうございました。なお、PS4、Xbox One、Windows DirectX 9 / 11版はオンラインでのゲームプレイを引き続きお楽しみいただけます。

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2 years

I fixed a Dark Souls 2 bug that always bothered me. Boss HP bars only showed the most recent damage done, instead of adding damage up over successive hits. Now you can see how much your combos and multi-hit spells are hitting for. I had to change 1 line of code. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

1 year

With more precise enemy hitboxes you can do some pretty cool things. #DS2Absolution

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2 years

Increased combat mobility #DS2Absolution

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2 years

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Here's an actually useful tip about Dark Souls 2 dodge mechanics, since yesterday's tweet did so well. If you roll while nearly out of stamina, your invincibility frames get reduced! Manage your green bar!

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Amana shrine maidens have a timer that makes them wait 3-5 seconds (random) between attacks.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

This is how Falconers move without their goofy run animation.

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@HalfGrownHollow

5 months

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The only reason why people hate Dark Souls 2 is because the final boss is a woman. Send tweet.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

What Twitter teaches you about modding FromSoft games: 1) If you make changes, the game becomes different. 2) The game is fine the way it is. 3) If you mod a game, you must not like it. Otherwise, why change anything? 4) Nothing is unfair, unbalanced, or poorly designed. Git gud.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I've finally solved the mystery behind the pair of super fast hollows that Scholar of the First Sin added to Huntsman's Copse. Their AI routine has a movement speed multiplier of 3. I lack a sense of humor, so I fixed it.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Despite DS2 enemies' reputation for following you to the ends of the earth, this is an outlying case. Spellswords in Eleum Loyce will only follow you 40 meters in any direction.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

10-Second End Credits Mod for Dark Souls 2: SOTFS DS2 end credits are 9 minutes long and can't be skipped unless you're on NG+ or beyond. This simple mod makes the credits roll so fast that in 10 seconds you can get back to playing! See reply for NexusMods link!

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Upside Down Souls 2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

An anonymous source has informed me that two-handing binoculars doesn't look quite right. This is the most minor "complaint" about Dark Souls 2 that I have ever received, but I respect it.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The infamous torturers perched above the path to Undead Purgatory can all wander 150 meters from spawn, more than enough to cross the bridge. They can even enter the Chariot's arena if the boss is defeated.

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@HalfGrownHollow

9 months

I love knockback.

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@HalfGrownHollow

1 year

Dark Souls 2 enemy aggression parameters! DS2's enemies are very willing to swarm you. I think that's the bigger difference compared to other Souls games than the actual number of enemies. Decreasing this a bit is probably the way to go. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

To the surprise of no one who's ever ventured into the Frigid Outskirts, the frozen reindeer have the largest leash radius of any enemy excluding certain NPC phantoms. 500 meters!

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Dark Souls 2 player characters are about 5'6" (1.67m) tall while their collision capsule is about 6'3" (1.9m) tall. This explains why you have to wait until portcullises rise well above your head before you can pass them. Collision display by @LordRadai

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Flame salamanders are one of the few enemies I'd call blatantly unfinished. There's a lot going on here. Hitbox display by @LordRadai .

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

We can now see exactly when you have invincibility frames in Dark Souls 2, thanks to @LordRadai 's work. Entering fog gates does give them, you just have to wait 1.5 seconds first. I plan on removing that delay, as it's extremely unpopular.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Even now, Dark Souls 2 receives much criticism for the ways it differs from its Souls siblings. "Black sheep"/"Good game, bad Souls game." The goal of Absolution is to create a version of DS2 that doesn't receive these labels, and brings the Souls community together in enjoyment.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Gavlan now buys soul items for their full value when consumed. In SOTFS, he only pays 10 souls for regular ones and 100 for boss souls. Find someone who loves you the way Gavlan loves wheel and deal. Happy Valentine's Day. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

9 months

Were you aware that you could riposte enemies in Dark Souls 2 before they fell down? I had heard about it for years but never tried it until now.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

My conservative goal is for playtesting in Spring 2023 and for a full release on NexusMods in the Summer. In the meantime, I've just created a Discord server for people to chat, offer suggestions, and be part of the development process.

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@HalfGrownHollow

1 year

Hyper fastroll

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Estus Flask movement (30% of normal walking speed). I may decrease it if playtesting shows that it's overpowered in combat. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Figured out how to adjust enemy aggro distance. This is a big deal. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

6 months

Found out today that you can animation cancel the majority of attacks into a dodge in Dark Souls 2. I did not add this. The timing's pretty tight, but I'm sure the PvP heads already knew about it.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The hammer-wielding Drakekeeper is one of Dark Souls 2's most infamous enemies, due to its fast and nonstop attacks. I have decreased the startup & recovery speed of its combos to make it more reasonable to fight. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Making the Sacred Chime Hammer ring as it should! Only problem is it makes all other great hammers and greataxes ring too because they share a swing sound. Call it a proof of concept for now.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Let's talk about weapon scaling in Dark Souls 2. First of all, Dexterity scaling is misleading because it uses unique letter rank ranges compared to Strength and the elemental damage types. e.g. a weapon with 60% scaling in both STR and DEX would be "B" for STR and "S" for DEX

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

A thread of #DarkSouls2 enemy hitboxes, made possible by @LordRadai hitbox display. Taking requests. First, the dreaded Pursuer stab grab. It's a bit bigger than the sword but otherwise I'm underwhelmed.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Hunting dogs have a lot of problems. The bite hitbox is too big. The swipe hitbox starts before their paw starts to move, and makes both their paw and their entire front half an active hitbox. This enemy will take some elbow grease to fix.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I made this Alonne knight so incredibly averse to leaving his spot that it's kind of cute. He's doing his best.

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@HalfGrownHollow

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I exist to maximize the Dark Souls 2 love in the universe.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

The cliff that Freja ambushes you on in NG+ is almost directly above her boss arena. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Messing around with the Majula skybox. I like how this turned out. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Fun fact, this is why it's impossible to play the entire game at the slowest movement speed (>120% equip load). You will be too slow to cross the bridge in time.

Skele₊ 🟨⬜🟪⬛

@SkeleMann

2 years

An event that you are way less likely to experience in Scholar of the First Sin rather than in vanilla Dark Souls 2

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@HalfGrownHollow

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DS2's fat axial deadzone can make it feel like you only have 8-way movement (not actually the case). I've made the deadzone smaller, but ideally I would rewrite the code to make it a radial deadzone, like that of DS1/DS3. For now, this is still a very noticeable improvement.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

@AmirTheThe DS2 for comparison.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Iron Warriors have a head hurtbox despite being headless. Shooting the empty space above their neck will deal damage. They did have heads in the concept art. Program used: DebugManager by @LordRadai

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I greatly appreciate all the enthusiasm surrounding Absolution. However, I'm asking my followers not to bother people who are vocally uninterested in the project. It doesn't do any good.

Evan

@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I am officially announcing Absolution, the major mod I'm making for Dark Souls 2 (SOTFS). Its goal to address gameplay complaints held by those who don't enjoy Dark Souls 2 as much as other Souls games, and to improve the PvE experience.

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To fix this, I'm giving all armor pieces %-based physical damage absorption. At the high end, full Havel's will absorb over 40% of physical damage. This will make light and heavy builds more distinct, and make it possible to become a real tank if you want to. 3/5

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

To balance this out, I'm reducing the equip load % at which you start to incur a gradual movement speed penalty from 100% to 30%. This is to avoid the DS3 problem, where armor is pretty good, but there's no difference between 30% and 69.9%, so everyone runs around at 69.9%. 4/5

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Increased field of view by about 8%. The default feels a bit cramped in my opinion. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

7 months

How do people feel about reinforcing armor? This was only a thing in DS1 and DS2 and it feels like most people never did it, though I occasionally see people lament its absence in DS3 and Elden Ring.

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2 years

Flat damage reduction's issue is that it becomes less helpful the further you progress. Reducing a hit from 200 damage to 100 is great, but 1000 to 900 is mediocre. The physical defense offered by even the heaviest armor is negligible against late-game bosses, let alone NG+. 2/5

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Boss music no longer immediately cuts when you win. Some people found that feature anticlimactic. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Fixing Sir Alonne's runback in the laziest way possible #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Dark Souls 2 is now less prone to locking onto enemies that aren't on the screen. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Dark Souls 2 v1.04 (April 2014, the first PC version) -> SOTFS changes (thanks @king_bore_haha for help with this) Amana Shrine Maiden sight distance: 40 -> 30 meters Their magic tracking was nerfed in 1.03, so PC players never got the full Shrine of Amana experience.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

There is no new information.

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@HalfGrownHollow

11 months

Removed Possessed Armor's stagger immunity frames (represented by red hurtbox) during attacks #DS2Absolution

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2 years

The fact that we're still learning more about how the game works on a technical level. It's rewarding to figure things out that no one else has. DS1/3/Elden Ring are more "solved" for modding purposes because they're more structurally similar to each other than to DS2.

cursebearer folvann

@folvann

2 years

what is your favorite thing about dark souls 2 that is significantly better than or not present in the other games?

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

@Moonlight_Ruin Probably still 10 seconds because the only name will be mine. 😎

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@HalfGrownHollow

1 year

DS2 vs. Absolution mod. Ignore the arm hitboxes, those will be deleted entirely.

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I removed the 1.5x weapon stat requirements for powerstancing (e.g. Rapier requires 5 STR/12 DEX so you needed 7 STR/18 DEX to PS two). Now, if you meet a weapon's normal requirements, you can powerstance two. #DS2Absolution

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2 years

Speedy!

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🥴

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2 years

A ring that changes your movement speed?🤔

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Giving ultras some real camera shake #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Except sometimes it doesn't work and your weapon just deletes the firebomb. I don't have an explanation.

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2 years

Normally, in Dark Souls 2 you actually sprint ~15% slower when locked on. Being able to sprint at full speed when locked on feels very freeing and lets you better deal with groups of enemies. #DarkSouls

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2 years

Heide Knight moveset tweaks. Some of their attacks looked very unnatural, or weren't properly telegraphed.

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2 years

I've never seen anyone talk about this this, but Scholar of the First Sin changed something about the sky in the Lost Bastille. The moon was made much less visible. Except, it's not that simple... (1/3)

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@HalfGrownHollow

9 months

. @Tudlen is in the process of recreating Drangleic in Minecraft. This is very cool.

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5 months

Working on my first voiced video!

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

LobosJr said in his Dark Souls 2 retrospective that he preferred how in DS1 there's one of each ring and its effect is usually very noticeable, as opposed to having +1, +2, +3 versions of rings that are each a small upgrade from the last. Thoughts?

Dark Souls II: A Retrospective

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All characters in Dark Souls 2 have a speed limit. At 50 meters per second, it doesn't normally come up unless something is falling to its death. However, it does apply to all movement.

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@HalfGrownHollow

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Player poise in Dark Souls 2 refills so slowly that I think it's a typo. It's 0.56 per second. Going from naked to wearing Havel's chest armor, it takes over 90 seconds to reach full poise. My mod will increase the refill rate of player poise to make it more reliable in combat.

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@HalfGrownHollow

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The Stone Ring has a bug. When you wear it, YOUR poise is reduced when performing "attacks" that affect you. This includes - Healing spells - Homing Soulmass - Weapon and body buff spells - Weapon special attacks that buff themselves

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I removed the tracking from Alonne Knights' greatarrows, but I added knockdown. I think that's a fair compromise. #DarkSouls2

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@HalfGrownHollow

5 months

Wait for it...

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I want to commission artwork of my Dark Souls 2 player character. If you are an artist or know of one who is looking for work, I would like to hear from you.

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@HalfGrownHollow

1 year

I was thinking about what to do with Curse, since increasing your Hollowing is no longer detrimental. Then I got a flashback from 2011. #DS2Absolution

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

Giantsflame, Take Thee! My first attempt at a custom spell. It's a bit overpowered. #DarkSouls2

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2 years

Did you know a hollow soldier can block a two-handed heavy attack from a Smelter Hammer? When I discovered this, I decided to find out how enemy shields work. (1/3)

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@HalfGrownHollow

2 years

I want to talk about FromSoft's two modern leveling cost tables: the normal one, the one Dark Souls 2 uses, how wildly different they are, and my guesses at why DS2's developers felt compelled to break the mold.

king bore haha / george

@king_bore_haha

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#ELDENRING fun fact: the rune cost for leveling up uses the exact same calculations as leveling up in Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 3, and Bloodborne. A legacy calculation.

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Dark Souls 2 weapons where their attack power value in menus is inaccurate because they have invisible damage modifiers: (I'm removing all of these modifiers because they're dumb) #DS2Absolution

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@Moonlight_Ruin These guys are weird. They have an overhead swing that doesn't pancake you and a horizontal swing that lifts you up but doesn't knock you back.

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Did you know the elevator shaft before No-man's Wharf has a floor?

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