Dark Souls 2 Dissected #8 - Pig Secrets and the Pickaxe Quest

In today's episode of Dark Souls II Dissected we'll be taking a closer look at the pig escort mission for digging up the pickaxe, a secret weapon found hidden underneath some mushrooms in Tseldora; It's perhaps the weirdest secret in any souls game. And we'll took a look at some other pig fun facts and easter eggs while we're at it. 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Pickaxe Quest Overview 1:57 Rare 1/1000 Pig 9:17 Pig Pathing: Leash Distance 12:02 Pig Pathing: Invisible Walls 12:48 Pig Pathing: Navmeshes 21:12 The Hunt for the Pickaxe 32:12 Why is this in the game? 37:20 Majula Pigs 38:12 Tseldora NG Plus 39:45 Elana's Pigs 47:00 Clear Drangleic Runs in Ruins 48:22 Addendum: Earlier Sightings 51:33 Credits / Closing Words 53:31 Unedited Pig Farming https://www.patreon.com/illusorywall Modding / testing tools used in this video - DebugManager, Smithbox, and esdtool: https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1241 https://github.com/vawser/Smithbox https://github.com/thefifthmatt/ESDLang Leash Distances Spreadsheet- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xhRzqLyKK8CvZAM6V1xmtKc6WvQXCmbQzXGsibZK_Qg/edit?usp=sharing DARK SOULS 2 Secret Pig Easter Egg by @laconiansword5950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDA0x2iEik0 Dark Souls: How to get the Pickaxe by TheGrimHimself @ArcticCompany https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azUabjRFihg How To Get The Pickaxe by @NewGamePlusUltra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cp2obt2IUo The Journey for the Rarest Item in Demon's Souls by @VaatiVidya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kFZdtMQV3Y 10 Things You Missed Towards Tseldora by @VaatiVidya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIlWUVXrPyw First documented sighting of rare piglet- https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/21kcrk/so_i_just_led_a_little_pig_on_a_merry_journey_and/ Special thanks to Moonlight Ruin, HotPocketRemix, and EvanHalfGrownHollow for datamining and modding assistance. And LordRadai for additional support with DebugManager. Non-Souls music used in video: Shadow Tower Abyss Fan Soundtrack by Jacob Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx56AdhacD0 King's Field - Passage for a Monk Eternal Ring - Taboo Words Piglet's Big Game - Enemy Around King's Field IV - City Ruins Eye of the Beholder (Sega CD) - Track 1 Space Quest IV - Shop Theme Piglet's Big Game - Foreboding 2 Sonic the Hedgehog - Drowning Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Options Screen Grim Fandango - Lost Souls Alliance Piglet's Big Game - Mystery Library of Owl Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Shreck's Wonderland Flashback (Sega CD) - Main Theme Snatcher (Sega CD) - Cure The Legend of Zelda - Ganon Defeated by Michael Albrecht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-a7LaOieik Metal Gear Solid 3 - Sea Breeze The Sims - Latin Theme No 1 Grim Fandango - 9th Heaven