With his FPS unlocked to 144, Leo climbed down. Midway down, he suddenly stopped, his character flickering, and then… he was falling through the world. He died in the void. Lesson learned:
Unlocking the frame rate in is significantly more complex than in most modern games because the game's engine ties physics and game speed directly to the frame rate .
He missed. Shorter rolls were a known byproduct of unlocking the framerate, a curse from the original engine design that persisted in the remaster. Unlock Fps Dark Souls Remastered
Sometimes the issue isn't the game engine, but how the game initializes your display. If the game is running at a monitor refresh rate of 144Hz but the game internally renders at 60Hz, you may experience stuttering.
The game thinks time is moving slower than it is, leading to hyper-speed physics. With his FPS unlocked to 144, Leo climbed down
Match your in-game FPS cap exactly to your monitor’s refresh rate to avoid screen tearing.
To bypass this, you can force the game to run in "Exclusive Fullscreen" mode at your native refresh rate. Lesson learned: Unlocking the frame rate in is
Disabled the Steam overlay, as it was known to break the framecap unlock. The Reckoning (144 FPS)
In the Dark Souls engine, certain physics calculations are tied to frames.
| | Recommendation | | :--- | :--- | | Casual PvE exploration | Potentially worth it. The visual smoothness on a 144Hz monitor is gorgeous. Just avoid ladders and bring repair powder. | | Boss fights (especially DLC) | Not recommended. Manus, Artorias, and Kalameet require precise roll timings that will betray you at high FPS. | | Speedrunning | Absolutely not. Timing-based glitches and consistent jumps are impossible. | | PvP / Invasions | Never. You will desync from other players. Your rolls will fail. You will be backstabbed from across the room. | | Casual co-op | Risky. You’ll desync from the host if their FPS is different. |