Co-op How to play with friends
How to host a game lobby to play with friends:
- Starting Point (Outside of a mission)
- Torii Gate
- Expedition
- Custom Match
- Create Room
- Without Conditions
- Set private slots if you do not wish for strangers to join
- Private Slot Conditions: Secret Word (aka the Lobby Password)
- Set your Secret Word if you don’t have any public slots and share it with your friend
- Wait for your friend to join before starting the mission
- Select: Preparations complete to ready up
How to join a game lobby to play with friends:
- Starting Point (Outside of a mission)
- Torii Gate
- Expedition
- Custom Match
- Search
- Without Conditions
- Special Matching Conditions: Friends
- Click SEARCH FOR A FRIEND
- If their lobby settings are correct, their name will appear on the list
- Enter Secret Word (aka Lobby Password) if there is one
- Select: Preparations complete to ready up
How to join a friend that’s already in a mission:
- Starting Point (Outside of a mission)
- Torii Gate
- Random Encounters
- Without Condition
- Friends
How to summon a friend while on a mission:
- Head to a Shrine
- Summon Visitor
- Change Settings
- Friends or Secret Word (aka Password for private)
- Offer Ochoko Cup (1 per player you wish to join)
- When they join a message will appear in the top right.
Co-op how to play with strangers
How to make your game public while in a mission:
- Head to a Shrine
- Summon Visitor
- Change Settings
- No (no restrictions, aka public)
- Offer Ochoko Cup (1 per player you wish to join)
- When they join a message will appear in the top right.
How to join a public game(Quickmatch):
- Starting Point (Outside of a mission)
- Torii Gate
- Random Encounters
- Without Condition
How to join a public Expedition game(Quickmatch):
- Starting Point (Outside of a mission)
- Torii Gate
- Expeditions
- Without Condition
Public Expeditions are the least picked option for solo players as they do not like to depend on strangers for the success of the mission. I recommend that you instead offer Ochoko Cups at a shrine if you wish to receive aid from a stranger or join a Random Encounter match if you wish to provide help for a reward.
Bloody Graves
Bloody Graves or Red Graves, can be found scattered throughout the game where players have died and you can interact with them to summon the Revenant of the player that died. Once summoned, they will attack you and chase you down if you run, so be prepared for a fight. Revenants provide loot, experience and Ochoko Cups when killed, which can be used to interact with Benevolent Graves.
Benevolent Graves
Benevolent Graves or Blue Graves are a mechanic similar to summoning other players and NPCs to help in Dark Souls. However, instead of summoning the actual players coming to your aid, you summon their characters controlled by the AI. To summon help, press and hold the button displayed. The character will appear after a bit. The Ochoko Cup requirement will scale based on how much stronger the character is in relation to yours.
You can place Benevolent Graves with the Righteous Jasper item. You get these from completing certain missions, or by crafting. You’ll get special rewards of Ochoko Cups and Glory proportionate to the number of times other people have used that particular grave.