Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has launched the first hefty recreation replace, Model 1.12.3, following the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, which reduces the energy of overpowered weapons.
Detailed on writer Bandai Namco’s website, the patch contains a number of modifications and bug fixes together with the discount of energy of a number of weapons deemed too robust.
These embody the Smithscript Dagger, Smithscript Cirque, Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Greathammer, Smithscript Spear, Smithscript Protect, and Golem Fist — and one thing utilized in the “OP” construct found hours earlier than the patch was launched. FromSoftware has “mounted a bug” that noticed thrusting shields “devour much less stamina than meant.”
The Smithscript Dagger and Smithscript Cirque have each had their throwing assaults’ vary elevated too, barely compensating for the general injury discount. The total patch notes can be found beneath.
FromSoftware nonetheless made no point out of the bug affecting Steam Deck customers that makes the recreation unplayable if left idle for greater than 5 minutes, doubtlessly resulting in corrupted information.
Shadow of the Erdtree, which arrived June 21, 2024, options bosses with which FromSoftware “actually pushed the envelope” on what the participant can stand up to, director Hidetaka Miyazaki mentioned forward of its launch. In reality, stepping into the enlargement even poses a problem as gamers should defeat an non-compulsory boss.
These desperate to discover each inch of the enlargement can try IGN’s intensive information, which covers Shadow of the Erdtree’s new weapons, its numerous quest traces, and defeat these pesky new bosses.
In our 10/10 assessment, IGN mentioned: “Like the base recreation did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single participant expansions,” we mentioned. “It takes all the pieces that made the base recreation such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a comparatively compact 20-25 hour marketing campaign, and gives improbable new challenges for closely invested followers to chew on.”
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Replace 1.12.3 Patch Notes
PvP-exclusive steadiness changes
- Decreased the injury and injury animation of the shearing vacuum impact of the “Swift Slash” Ability.
Normal steadiness changes
- Elevated the Intelligence scaling of the Carian Sorcery Sword and barely decreased the base injury.
- Prolonged the throwing assaults vary for the following weapons:
- Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript Cirque
- Modified the placement of the bosses in the re-fight in opposition to the Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius bosses to be in the similar place as in the first combat.
Bug Fixes
- Fastened a bug that precipitated the Rolling Sparks Ability to deal extra injury than anticipated.
- Fastened a bug that precipitated the Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks Abilities to deal no injury whereas some particular results have been utilized to the participant.
- Fastened a bug the place some particular results of a right-handed weapon would even be utilized to the following Weapon Abilities when forged with the left hand:
- Feeble Lord’s Frenzied Flame
- Discus Hurl
- Fastened a bug the place efficiently guarding whereas attacking utilizing the Thrusting Protect weapon sort would devour much less stamina than meant.
- Fastened a bug that prevented gamers from cancelling the assault restoration of two-handed robust assaults by rolling for sure weapons of the Backhand Blades weapon sort.
- Fastened a bug that precipitated the Lightning Fragrance Bottle and Frenzyflame Fragrance Bottle weapons to deal double injury below sure circumstances.
- Fastened a bug the place the Arcane scaling of the Bloodfiend’s Arm weapon was greater than meant when setting an affinity. The standing buildup of the heavy assault was additionally decreased.
- Fastened a bug the place the Religion scaling of the Gazing Finger weapon was not being utilized appropriately.
- Fastened a bug the place the injury animation of some assaults of the Fireplace Knight’s Greatsword in opposition to gamers was totally different than anticipated.
- Fastened a bug the place the assault affinity of some assaults of the Fireplace Knight’s Greatsword have been totally different than anticipated.
- Fastened a bug that precipitated some affinities for the following weapons to be greater than meant:
- Smithscript Dagger
- Smithscript Cirque
- Smithscript Axe
- Smithscript Greathammer
- Smithscript Spear
- Golem Fist
- Smithscript Protect
- Fastened a bug that precipitated enemies to heal when the Most HP discount gradual HP discount impact utilized by Black Knife Tiche wore off.
- Fastened a bug that precipitated summoned NPCs to behave in another way than anticipated below sure circumstances.
- Fastened a bug that the place the unblockable chunk assault of the Golden Hippopotamus boss would join with gamers extra simply than meant.
- Fastened a bug that precipitated textual content to show in another way than anticipated.
- A number of different efficiency enhancements and bug fixes.
Potential unstable efficiency fixes
- For the PS5 model of the recreation, unstable framerate could also be improved through the use of the “Rebuild Database” possibility from the gadget’s secure mode.
- In some PC variations, Ray Tracing could also be unintentionally enabled and trigger unstable efficiency. Please examine the Ray Tracing setting in the “System” > “Graphics Settings” > “Raytracing High quality” from the title display or in-game menu.
- In the PC Model, the message “Inappropriate exercise detected” could seem with out dishonest.
To repair this challenge, please confirm the integrity of the recreation’s recordsdata earlier than restarting the recreation.
- In the PC model, unstable framerate could also be attributable to third get together purposes that management mouse conduct. Deactivating these third get together purposes could enhance efficiency.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.