How was the Dark Souls DLC Discovered?

Today's video will explore a commonly asked question - How did players ever find the entrance to the DLC of Dark Souls 1? It's known for being weirdly complicated to access, hiding a lot of important content behind some very arbitrary steps. This video aims to provide some context for how finding the DLC at the time of its release was probably a lot easier than you might think. 0:00 Intro / Review 1:14 It Was Never a Mystery 3:31 It Would've Been Solved Day 1 4:03 Rescuing Dusk Was Known 4:41 Connections to Artorias & Oolacile 5:52 The New Crystal Golem 6:54 Entrance Location Was Known 7:29 Cove - Artorias Connection? 10:35 Design Review and Fixes 12:50 Bonus Fun Fact Video that explains more about the location of landmarks in Darkroot vs Oolacile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DmxvELBE0 Website for browsing Dark Souls' maps: https://noclip.website/ Video Sources in order of appearance: From Software blog - https://web.archive.org/web/20121027053436/http://form.fromsoftware.jp/darksouls/blog GameFront - How to Access New DLC Content - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7eFaKCYWfA TechPhantomReviewer - Accessing Sanctuary Guardian Area and Extra Content - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yepwlI2s4M The Game Station - E3 2011: Dark Souls Interview - TGS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4fCbpOyV5E Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition retail contents confirmed for SA - https://mygaming.co.za/news/business/38871-dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition-retail-contents-confirmed-for-sa Dark Souls on PC is going to blow the story wide open - https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/dark-souls-6255/dark-souls-on-pc-is-going-to-blow-the-story-wide-o-545337/ Unpatched gameplay footage submitted by vergeofapathy (apathetic.bsky.social) Phrexeus - Dark Souls 3D Map Viewer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTB5vhKGSI Dark Souls: Artorias Of The Abyss Screens Reveal New "Chaser" Dark Magic - https://www.siliconera.com/dark-souls-artorias-of-the-abyss-screens-reveal-new-chaser-dark-magic/ Dark Souls: PtDE Confirmed for PC, Announcement Trailer and Co-Op Matchmaking - https://www.co-optimus.com/article/8045/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition-confirmed-for-pc-announcement-trailer-and-co-op-matchmaking.html Additional help / research: https://www.youtube.com/@samuelhdiamond42 - Informing me of the original Crystal Golem placement and supplying 1.0 map data. https://www.youtube.com/@kingborehaha - DSMapStudio assistance. Non-Souls music used: King's Field IV - City Ruins Eternal Ring - Taboo Words