Ribosomes Channel | Dark Souls - Gravelord Mechanics: Method to spawn Black Phantoms @RibosomesChannel | Uploaded 12 years ago | Updated 3 hours ago
My latest and by far greatest project is difficult to write in short. But I will try to be exact as possible as I can. There are few ways to successfully infect other worlds, but I will discuss about method I've applied during my Gravelord tour. The tour where I've infected all areas of Lordran (see videos in wiki http://darksouls.wikidot.com/gravelord-black-phantoms).
1. You need a host Gravelord (for those who don't know basics of gravelording please refer this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-TzeyuF1_c).
2. Victim (infected player) is human, boss in victim's world must be defeated for single play with no incoming invasions (btw, this is the best option for mapping the black phantoms) or alive for coop play or single play with invasions.
3. And here is a key for successful infection. Victim MUST enter NG+ or higher, NG doesn't work!!! Host plays NG or higher.
4. After you met first three requirements, you have to establish stable connection between host and victim. Victim drops red sign soapstone. Host summons and kills the victim or victim uses black separation crystal. When the victim is returning to his world, host drops an Eye of Death (EoD) immediately. Congratulation, you've spawned black phantoms in victim's world.
This method is reliable (it worked 100% for me) and let you to explore infected world without time limit. But it has one side effect. Host should be a patient, use to wait and be able to defend incoming invaders. As we all know nothing in this world is 100% sure. They are many factors which might affect successful infection, such as soul level, player's traffic, NG, etc... Soul level of the host and victim is important factor but not crucial (mine was 127, the most active one. To avoid high traffic increase your soul level above 125 or better play low soul level). Player's traffic is vital, high traffic reduces probability to successfully infect and connect with specific victim. NG is very important, if your lobby is full of NG players your NG+ victim will be infected by host. If your lobby is filled with NG+ players forget about infection. If your lobby (victim's lobby) is filled with other NG+ players, NG+ victim in the lobby has less chance to be infected by host since other NG+ players compete with the victim for the same Gravelord (your host). I've tested other variations of infection with white sign soupstone, black separation crystal and all worked well in my hands. Method with WSS is especially useful for a coop play. I've also tested an effect of NG on infection, offline mode, internal black phantoms clock... All these features are welcome to know if you want to play without a host.
Techniques for getting un-gravelorded: How do I get rid of black phantoms and perma-gravelordning?
1. If you lose connection with the Gravelord servant, an invisible timer is set to ten minutes. After ten minutes pass, a "disasters are gone..." message will appear automatically and the black phantoms will disappear. Resting at a bonfire, dying or quitting/reloading the game will reset the timer, allowing the black phantoms to last indefinitely. If you reset the timer before the ten minutes pass you will get a wrong impression being permanently gravelorded for a long period.
2. If you go online, find a buddy Gravelord servant and ask him to infect you on purpose. Invade in his world, kill him, after "disasters are gone..." message will appear, black phantoms will disappear.
SPECIAL NOTE: November the 2nd, 2012, Players can only see the black phantoms in NG+ and above. My hypothesis actually works, NG+ seems to be confirmed by this Miyazaki interview (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/02/dark-souls-miyazaki-talks-artorias-of-the-abyss).
EDIT: Method works fine on PS3 and XBOX360. I'm waiting for feedback from PC users only.
Special thanks to MarophageCD40 and Lysosome1.
**DISCLAIMER**
I own no part of Lily's Theme, and under no circumstances promote the illegal downloading or distribution of this copyrighted work. It is posted clearly for one reason: for listeners to enjoy or preview the album before purchasing it. The sole decisions made by individuals listening is their fault, not the uploaders. If asked, every single ALEXANDRE DESPLAT song I have posted will be removed with no question. I admire ALEXANDRE DESPLAT and wish to share his great compositions. I feel it is my legal right to upload these songs, as in other videos these songs can be found.
My latest and by far greatest project is difficult to write in short. But I will try to be exact as possible as I can. There are few ways to successfully infect other worlds, but I will discuss about method I've applied during my Gravelord tour. The tour where I've infected all areas of Lordran (see videos in wiki http://darksouls.wikidot.com/gravelord-black-phantoms).
1. You need a host Gravelord (for those who don't know basics of gravelording please refer this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-TzeyuF1_c).
2. Victim (infected player) is human, boss in victim's world must be defeated for single play with no incoming invasions (btw, this is the best option for mapping the black phantoms) or alive for coop play or single play with invasions.
3. And here is a key for successful infection. Victim MUST enter NG+ or higher, NG doesn't work!!! Host plays NG or higher.
4. After you met first three requirements, you have to establish stable connection between host and victim. Victim drops red sign soapstone. Host summons and kills the victim or victim uses black separation crystal. When the victim is returning to his world, host drops an Eye of Death (EoD) immediately. Congratulation, you've spawned black phantoms in victim's world.
This method is reliable (it worked 100% for me) and let you to explore infected world without time limit. But it has one side effect. Host should be a patient, use to wait and be able to defend incoming invaders. As we all know nothing in this world is 100% sure. They are many factors which might affect successful infection, such as soul level, player's traffic, NG, etc... Soul level of the host and victim is important factor but not crucial (mine was 127, the most active one. To avoid high traffic increase your soul level above 125 or better play low soul level). Player's traffic is vital, high traffic reduces probability to successfully infect and connect with specific victim. NG is very important, if your lobby is full of NG players your NG+ victim will be infected by host. If your lobby is filled with NG+ players forget about infection. If your lobby (victim's lobby) is filled with other NG+ players, NG+ victim in the lobby has less chance to be infected by host since other NG+ players compete with the victim for the same Gravelord (your host). I've tested other variations of infection with white sign soupstone, black separation crystal and all worked well in my hands. Method with WSS is especially useful for a coop play. I've also tested an effect of NG on infection, offline mode, internal black phantoms clock... All these features are welcome to know if you want to play without a host.
Techniques for getting un-gravelorded: How do I get rid of black phantoms and perma-gravelordning?
1. If you lose connection with the Gravelord servant, an invisible timer is set to ten minutes. After ten minutes pass, a "disasters are gone..." message will appear automatically and the black phantoms will disappear. Resting at a bonfire, dying or quitting/reloading the game will reset the timer, allowing the black phantoms to last indefinitely. If you reset the timer before the ten minutes pass you will get a wrong impression being permanently gravelorded for a long period.
2. If you go online, find a buddy Gravelord servant and ask him to infect you on purpose. Invade in his world, kill him, after "disasters are gone..." message will appear, black phantoms will disappear.
SPECIAL NOTE: November the 2nd, 2012, Players can only see the black phantoms in NG+ and above. My hypothesis actually works, NG+ seems to be confirmed by this Miyazaki interview (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/02/dark-souls-miyazaki-talks-artorias-of-the-abyss).
EDIT: Method works fine on PS3 and XBOX360. I'm waiting for feedback from PC users only.
Special thanks to MarophageCD40 and Lysosome1.
**DISCLAIMER**
I own no part of Lily's Theme, and under no circumstances promote the illegal downloading or distribution of this copyrighted work. It is posted clearly for one reason: for listeners to enjoy or preview the album before purchasing it. The sole decisions made by individuals listening is their fault, not the uploaders. If asked, every single ALEXANDRE DESPLAT song I have posted will be removed with no question. I admire ALEXANDRE DESPLAT and wish to share his great compositions. I feel it is my legal right to upload these songs, as in other videos these songs can be found.
