Earlier this year, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco took down the online services of Dark Souls games on PC. A vulnerability tracked down by modders and players prompted the developers to do so.
People with malicious intent could hijack a player’s PC through online servers, putting the users at the mercy of the hackers. Fortunately, modders tracked down the problem, and prompt response by the developers ensured this issue didn’t become a widespread problem. FromSoftware also took down the online services for all three Dark Souls games on PC and bundled Easy Anti Cheat with Elden Ring to combat the issue.
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Now, months later, it seems the developers have finally figured out how to fix the exploit and are ready to make the game online, per a SteamDB update.
As per Lance McDonald, who is a prominent Souls modder, Bandai Namco pushed a new Dark Souls 3 update. The intriguing bit is that this update is for the people who can access the debug branch on a PC.
Bandai Namco have pushed a new Dark Souls 3 update to folks with access to some of the debug branches on Steam for the first time in many years. Probably testing new patches for upcoming server restoration. pic.twitter.com/v6o4DrJ5io
— Lance McDonald (@manfightdragon) July 23, 2022
This could mean that the developers are testing the patches for server restoration. As per Lance McDonald, this is the first time the game received a patch in years.
Bandai Namco or FromSoftware have yet to confirm any of this officially. Whatever the outcome be, hopefully, we’ll get some jolly co-operation up and running on PC.
