How do you get past +5 weapons in Dark Souls 1?

Once you have picked up the Large Ember, proceed to Andre and he will ask you if he can have the Ember, answer yes. In order to continue past +5, you must go to modify equipment, and ascend to +6 and then continue upgrading, with a limit of +10.
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How to get a 10 weapon dark souls 1?

I can't upgrade my weapons to plus 10.
  1. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +0 to +5 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  2. Acquire Large Ember and give to Andre.
  3. Use Modify Equipment at Andre to boost +5 to +6.
  4. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +6 to +10 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  5. Acquire Very Large Ember and give to Andre.
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How to get 15 weapons in dark souls 1?

Giving the Very Large Ember to Andre of Astora gives him the ability to ascend a standard weapon from +10 to +11, allowing for further standard weapon reinforcement from +11 to +15 (the highest it can go).
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Why can't i upgrade my weapons past 5?

To upgrade (on any path) past +5 (to elemental "+0") requires a blacksmith (see above). To upgrade (on any path) past +10 (to +11) requires a blacksmith. (See the list above if you are unsure of which blacksmith specializes in which elemental qualities.)
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How do you get weapons to plus 6 in Dark Souls 1?

there will be two dogs, a butcher, and a chest, The Large Ember is in the chest. Kill the enemies, get it, and take it to Andre. Then he can get your weapons to +6-10.
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How to upgrade weapons above 5 DS1?

To get a regular upgrade from +5 or +6 (or change any weapon's properties, really), it has to be done through a Modify option at the correct Blacksmith. You can only reinforce it again once it's reached +6.
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How do you upgrade past 6 in Dark Souls?

Once you have a +6 weapon you do not use the "modify weapon" option to go from +6 to +7, you use reinforce weapon again. To go from +10 up to +11 you use "modify weapon" once again, and +11 up uses reinforce weapon yet again. I know it's confusing, but that's how it works.
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How do you ascend weapons in Dark Souls 1?

To do this you must first give the Large Ember (found in The Depths to Andrei or another suitable blacksmith such as the giant in Anor Londo. Ascend the weapon by using the giant blacksmith in Anor Londo, 5,000 souls and the boss souls to then create the Boss Soul Weapon.
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How do I upgrade my Zweihander past 5 ds1?

You need to find various embers that unlock upgrade paths with the blacksmiths. The large ember is located by the first meatcleaver zombie in the Depths and if you give that to Andre in the Undead Parish you can "modify" your Zwei to +6, after which you simply upgrade with large titanite shards.
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What is the hardest hitting weapon in Dark Souls 1?

The Dragon King Greataxe is arguably the most powerful, at least in terms of single-hit damage potential. It can be obtained from the Gaping Dragon.
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What is the most powerful weapon in Dark Souls 1?

The Gravelord Sword is the most powerful weapon you can get in the first hours of Dark Souls. It deals a lot of damage and causes Toxin build-up, being capable of defeating the first couple of bosses you find with just a few hits. That's before you find enough Demon Titanite to upgrade it and make it even deadlier.
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How do you get 15 Estus in Dark Souls 1?

The Bonfires with a Fire Keeper present is kindled by default, providing 10 flasks. After acquiring the Rite of Kindling the bonfires can be kindled again for a total of 15 "swigs", and a third time for a maximum amount of 20.
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Can you get Gwyn's sword?

Is it possible to get or craft Gwyn's fire sword? You can craft his sword after NG+ (since you need his soul for that) using any +10 straight sword, but it's just a 100% physical greatsword, no fire effect nor damage whatsoever.
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Do weapons break in Dark Souls 1?

Yes. Although it depends on the game for the speed at which weapons lose durability. In DS1/R it will take a solid while but it shouldn't be too much of a problem every now and then. In DS2 unless you are trying to break your weapon on purpose DO NOT.
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Should I upgrade Zweihander or claymore?

If you use a shield, use the claymore. If you love huge and very powerful 2 handed weapons, use the Zweihander. You can still use a shield with the Zweihander, you just do the Combat Kick first to knock people off balance. All things considered, PvP and PvE.
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Is the claymore better than the Zweihander ds1?

they are both very solid weapons, it's down to preference and playstyle. zweihander is a full commitment weapon, claymore is maybe a bit more forgiving and has a more versatile moveset, tradeoff is lower range, less poise break and less damage.
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Should I upgrade Zweihander to Lightning?

Honestly, unless you have minimum STR/DEX for the Zweihander, I wouldn't. Lightning removes all stat scaling, and split damage types also deal less damage overall than a normal path fully upgraded weapon in most cases due to how the game calculates them.
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Can you upgrade weapons in Dark Souls 1?

Your first major upgrade of your weapon is acquired through the use of titanite shards and souls. You will need to trade both of these to upgrade your weapon, and each time you do so it will ascend a weapon level until it reaches the maximum of +5.
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Can you respec in Dark Souls 1?

No. There is no form of respeccing in any version of DS1, including the remaster. He'll need to invest more into levels or make a whole new character.
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How do I access the Dark Souls 1 DLC?

Accessing DLC
  1. Clear the Hydra from the Darkroot Basin and save Dusk of Ooalice.
  2. Obtain the Lord Vessel and give it to Kaathe or Frampt.
  3. Go to the The Duke's Archives and kill the lone Crystal golem after the bonfire. After doing so you will obtain the Broken pendant.
  4. Now return back to where you killed the Hydra.
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Why can't i upgrade past 10 ds1?

In order to go higher than +10 you need to give Andre the very large ember which you can find in the New Londo Ruins. (In case you didn't realize there was another ember past large) then you just ascend to +11 and upgrade like normal using titanite chunks and a slab.
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