Elden Ring enlargement Shadow of the Erdtree is simply months away however dataminers are nonetheless discovering secrets and techniques inside the base sport, this time in unused alternate underground maps seemingly associated to a scrapped “cataclysm” system.
YouTuber Sekiro Dubi, who recovered an unused opening for the sport earlier in 2024, uploaded a video showcasing the unused maps and the way they had been seemingly associated to the cataclysm system, which might see Elden Ring’s world of The Land Between modified drastically throughout gameplay.
Whereas the video exhibits a considerably put collectively overworld map accessible, these unused areas are virtually completley void of belongings, as an alternative solely having the bottom form of the world shaped in brilliant blue and inexperienced polygons. Sekiro Dubi theorised these unused areas would have been made accessible via the cataclysm system, which might change acquainted areas of Elden Ring much like how part of the map does really change within the full sport following the defeat of Starscourge Radahn.
Certainly one of these unused cataclysms would happen over that boss’s area too, as a small gap on the backside of a crater would lead on to a couple new areas, which Sekiro Dubi explores within the video. These unused areas are nonetheless extremely advanced regardless of their lack of belongings, nevertheless it appears developer FromSoftware simply had to attract a line someplace in its already colossal role-playing sport.
The actual fact new secrets and techniques are nonetheless being found in FromSoftware’s newest speaks to how a lot it captured the eye of followers upon its launch in 2022. Elden Ring proved considerably of a cultural phenomenon, with gamers discovering a ton of various methods to work together with the sport. Followers performed it utilizing a Fisher Value toy, the Nintendo Change Ring Match controller, and somebody even made a working VR model of the sport.
Many are due to this fact ready with bated breath for the June 21 launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, which is certain so as to add lots of, if not 1000’s, of recent secrets and techniques and story threads to be found. In reality, even its launch date announcement drew hoards of gamers again to the Elden Ring.
In our 10/10 overview, IGN stated: “Elden Ring is a large iteration on what FromSoftware started with the Souls sequence, bringing its relentlessly difficult fight to an unimaginable open world that offers us the liberty to decide on our personal path.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.