Whereabouts?

Same place as last time I mentioned it ages ago.

In the bit where you can't see where you're going. You're supposed to be able to jump the giant skeletons somehow and make them fall over, but I can't get it to work. I always end up falling to my death as I try to avoid their attacks while dodging the projectiles fired from unseen assailants.

There is an alternative path open to me down a huge hollow tree, if I remember correctly. It has some nasty mushroom creatures that get way too difficult as I reach the lower parts.

Err...

I'm guessing the part you can't see where you're going is the tomb of giants. You'll need a source of light. There are three available - A torch hidden away in the catacombs, a spell, or a hat you get in the izalith ruins. The torch has the other advantage of giving you a glowing path to ensure the correct path is taken.

The hollow tree, entirely optional.

Not overly clear where in the game you're up to, due to the ability to access many areas earlier than you'd ideally want to - and it sounds like you may be doing this. Can you warp around using bonfires yet?

Have you been through the place with the traps and the snake men? If not, that's your destination. Leave the darkness for much later on.

I have the torch. And I forgot to mention, I have also rung both bells and talked to the weird clicking creature (and possibly done something else I don't remember), so I can warp up to the area above the starting area that has the big knights, which kill me very quickly. I don't know anything about warping between the bonfires. I have a fairly high level, I believe, and I play as an agile warrior type.

EDIT THE UMPTEENTH: I have also figured out how to get back to the tutorial area via the bird's nest, where there is a demon that is too powerful for me.

Yeah, you're not even halfway, the giant skels are basically the last thing I do in the game.

You need to go the huge knight area, which will unlock various areas, including a door later on in the dark skeleton place.

The initial huge knights you can walk (or run) past.

Not even half way? Anyway, cheers, I will do what you suggest and try to get back into the game.

Maybe a little over. Depends on whether you've been beating up big wolves and similar.

One of the best places in the game. Great for harvesting souls and a lovely boss fight.

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I should go back and try and finish the first one, like lasermink I got stuck and just got a bit bored; will try again I think.

Use armour with high curse resistance, smash the crystal (or better still, encourage him to smash it) and batter him.

Once curseyess is diffused, It's one of the easier fights, I thought.


Or, at this point, there are other paths. New Londo (or the woods if you have not beat up big wolves) a source of being cursed helps here, the tomb (hard) or demon ruins/lost Izalith (near the second bell)

Re: resistances.

You're bound to have noticed all the stats and guff. Your bloke has stats and the clothing and rings do too. Check the stats on your gear to see what has the highest numbers for resistance to fire, toxins, strike damage and all that guff.

A bar pops up with a symbol when you get poisoned and stuff, right? Or you get set on fire when you take fire damage and so on? Well, get some gear on that might help you better against whatever problem you're having.

Or equip a ring that helps.

Or both!

The rings have simple enough descriptions if I remember correctly. Like the fire resistance rings says something like "On fire a lot? Shove me on your bod." I might be paraphrasing that, mind.

Probably too panicky, but if the curse bar does fill, it's obvious due to the instant death and halving of maximum health until uncursed (being cursed is usually the point at which I do new Londo, given a curse is the only way to kill the ghosts) .

If you haven't killed the big Wolf, you can't have completed new Londo. (can't enter the boss room). Woods are probably the easiest area available. Although I always avoid the area with all the people.

Fire demon, again fire resistance is useful. If he's too much, there is an alternative route at the cost of considerable humanity,which avoids a couple of bosses and some arses.

I'm positive you don't have to kill the wolf to fight the boss of New Londo. IIRC the wolf is entirely optional - someone check, ta.

EDIT: no hang on, I'm thinking of Anor Londo. Still not sure you need to kill the Wolf though unless he has the ring? Which he might, then.

I went to confront Seath a couple of times, and I certainly didn't die due to curse. I think my natural resistance to curse is fairly high at this point. I remember getting cursed in the sewers and go through New Londo, although I do seem to recall an elevator or something being inaccessible. I do think I opened up a short cut to somewhere else, but I don't remember where, probably in the woods somewhere.

I went to confront Seath a couple of times, and I certainly didn't die due to curse. I think my natural resistance to curse is fairly high at this point. I remember getting cursed in the sewers and go through New Londo, although I do seem to recall an elevator or something being inaccessible. I do think I opened up a short cut to somewhere else, but I don't remember where, probably in the woods somewhere.

He does. It's the entire reason for Wolf killing.