Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In today's Dark Souls Dissected, we'll be taking a close look at enemy detection through hearing, and the noises that the player generates.

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0:00 Introduction
2:29 Player Noisiness
8:22 Noisy Armor
12:21 Combat Volumes
15:23 Sound Suppression
21:30 Hit Materials
26:00 Water Amplification
50:49 Ear Distance
56:38 Ear Soundcut Distance
1:00:04 Ear Angles
1:04:29 Sound Target Forget Time
1:09:31 Sound - Life
1:12:53 Sound - Type
1:20:00 Announcement/ Credits

The Invisible Walls of Dark Souls 1-
youtube.com/watch?v=2IUXLDz23IU

Firelink Chest and Loot Reloading-
youtube.com/watch?v=UGmFA3zHhaY

Dark Souls Coffin Stab Glitch Explained by @kingborehaha
youtube.com/watch?v=jEr_SP8Sj8U

Molly - Cool Demon's Souls Stuff-
@valer8-DeS

Special thanks to Brave for co-op assistance (getting the rats to look), KnightOfCarim for PvP assistance, fiend for datamining the sound types, and foxyhooligans for helping explain the debug interface for sound volumes.

Non-Souls music used in video:

Shadow Tower Abyss Fan Soundtrack (Jacob Lake)
The Secret of Monkey Island - Melee Island
King's Field - Passage for a Monk
The Secret of Monkey Island - Searching for Treasure
King's Field IV - City Ruins
Ecco the Dolphin (Sega Genesis) - Undercaves
Ico - Castle in the Mist
Grim Fandango - Lost Souls Alliance
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Sea Breeze
Castlevania Lament of Innocence - Ghostly Theatre
Space Quest IV - Shop Theme