Given the size of Elden Ring , it’s no surprise that the developers need to patch the game to fix glitches players come across as they play. The majority of changes implemented in a patch are listed in the patch notes. However, there are generally fixes added in patches that aren’t detailed in the notes for various reasons, such as the change being too small to bother mentioning, or for adding nerfs without players realizing it at first. The YouTube channel illusory wall posted a video detailing some of the hidden changes in Elden Ring patches 1.03 and 1

«These spirits manifest from the rancor of heroes who met a violent end. The lord granted them an audience, whereupon they were welcomed by the maw of the great serpent – and within the serpent’s bowels, they became the lord’s k

The world of **Elden Ring ** , FromSoftware’s newest dark fantasy RPG, is full of fancy helms and hats players can acquire (either by picking them up from bodies or slaying enemies over the course of play). The weirdest, most intriguing helmets by far are the ones literally crafted from the bodies and heads of certain side characters and opponents in Elden Ring ; aside from letting players customize their characters or engage in «cosplay» shenanigans, the item descriptions for these helmets also give gamers a lot of information about the odder lifeforms in this game’s sett

It’s no secret that Hidetaka Miyazaki and the rest of the team at FromSoftware Updates love a subtle approach to secrets and storytelling in their Souls-like games. Elden Ring is the developers’ latest — and biggest — acclaimed hit, and its gameplay and narrative conventions are no except

Blaidd, the half-wolf, greatsword toting guardian of Ranni the Witch, is an Elden Ring NPC with a popularity comparable to that of Solaire from Dark Souls , thanks to his friendly demeanor, combat prowess, and his disarmingly soft-spoken voice. Fortunately, Elden Ring gamers who want to give their character a wolf’s head don’t need to attack Blaidd for it. After beating the main boss in Caria Manor and progressing into the area beyond, players can acquire the «Black Wolf Mask» item by hopping up some walls near Seluvis’s Rise, where Seluvis brews his potions . The description of this wolf head helm reads as foll

This is just one of many examples of how Elden Ring does map diversity better than Skyrim , something that could become even more apparent through rumored Elden Ring DLC . While Skyrim ‘s many unique cities and natural vistas are impressive, Elden Ring ‘s man-made settlements, fantasy landscapes, and varied topography will constantly surprise players even after dozens of hours of gameplay. Elden Ring ‘s variety plays a major role in its satisfying, deep exploration as w

Players have plenty to explore with Elden Ring’s open-world map , and exploration sometimes leads to players dying from fall damage. Spirit Springs that are scattered through the map allow players to survive falls that would normally kill them within a certain range of the Spirit Spring. However, some of the Spirit Springs had a range that was much shorter than others. Patch 1.03 fixed the Spirit Springs in Caelid so they now have a larger range of effect and behave prope

Victorious Elden Ring players can use this Remembrance to unlock a new weapon and new Sorcery spell, both of which flesh out Rykard’s goals and plans even more. The gore-caked greatsword called the Blasphemous Blade has this descript

With Elden Ring ‘s patch 1.04, the 9999 HP illusory wall is now a normal, unbreakable wall. While this would be simple enough to add into the patch notes, perhaps the developers don’t want players searching for more walls that shouldn’t be – but are – breaka

As expected, the rain and being wet make the player — and enemies — more susceptible to Lightning magic. On the other hand, rain and being dampened make Fire resistance for both player and enemy go up. It’s a potentially good calculated risk for players to t

Perhaps the strangest creatures in Elden Ring are the Living Jars – ambulatory ceramic vessels of varying size and stone-like limbs, stuffed to the brim with corpses sealed under a lid of wax. The first Living Jar players can encounter, stuck in a pit in the Limgrave area, is Elden Ring ‘s gregarious Iron Fist Alexander , who pits himself against different challenges in foes in the hopes of becoming a true warrior. After joining forces with the player to defeat the Starscourge Radahn boss and stuffing himself with the corpses of warriors from an old battlefield, Iron Fist Alexander can be found bathing in a lake of lava in Mr. Gelmir, and will gift the player with a literal Jar to wear as a helmet (this jar helmet happens to be the signature headgear of the legendary Malenia-slaying Elden Ring co-op player called «Let Me Solo He

The map of Skyrim is undoubtedly vast and variable, but Elden Ring ‘s the Lands Between has it beat. Players won’t know exactly how big Elden Ring ‘s map is at first, which makes its diversity even more astonishing. Whereas Skyrim offers visual diversity between its most important settlements, Elden Ring ‘s many locations have differences that are far more than surface-deep. For example, Noskella, Eternal City has almost nothing in common with Leyndell, as the former is a subterranean, dark, menacing landscape while the former is a regal and pristine metropolis. These opposing styles are evidenced through each city’s unique art style, but also through their environment design, with Leyndell being far more open and sprawling and Noskella is more linear, with a greater focus on verticality and complex, Gothic architecture that highlights its incomprehensible nature. This difference is also present in the enemy types of each location (shining knights in Leyndell, giant bugs in Noskel