Update: Elden Ring’s 1.12 update is now available for download and is fully detailed. We’ve included the key points from the patch notes below.
Elden Ring Update 1.12 Patch Notes
New functions
- Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC.
- Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand or with Rennala’s Rebirth feature.
- Added “Map Functions Menu” to the Map Menu.
- New Summoning Pool features:
- Active Summoning Pools now transfer to NG+.
- Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled/disabled in the newly added Map Functions menu.
New inventory features
- Newly acquired items are marked with a “!”.
- A new tab called “Recent Items” has been added to view recently acquired items.
- Display settings can be changed via the Display tab in the system menu.
- Added new feature to summon ghost steed during the Elden Beast boss fight.
- New feature added to the Colosseum: Crafted consumables used during battle will be replenished at the end of your session.
- Added support for the Arabic language.
General balance adjustments
The adjustments in this section affect both PvE and PvP aspects of the game.
- Adjusted rotation speed when using heavy thrusting swords with double handling.
- Improved dexterity scaling when assigning Ashes of War with associated weapon affinities.
- Increased stamina consumption when defending against attacks from the following weapon types:
- Greatswords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Great Hammers
- Increased the speed of some attacks from the following weapon types:
- Axes / Large axes / Hammers / Flails / Mowers
- The damage of charged attacks from the following weapon types has been increased:
- Axes / Large axes / Some colossal weapons
- The rotation speed of normal Reapers weapon-type attacks has been increased.
- Increased damage of the Whips weapon type, except the “Ulmi” Whip.
- Increased the speed of successive attacks for the following weapon types:
- The balance damage of the Torches weapon type has been increased.
- Increased the duration of Mohg’s Great Rune’s effect, increasing attack power when a bleed status effect is triggered by a nearby summoned spirit.
- The reduction in the healing amount of the Flask of Crimson Tears has been reduced and the effect of healing on attack increased when using Malenia’s Great Rune.
- Increases the attack power of Arrows, Greatarrows, Bolts, and Greatbolts that can be created via Item Crafting.
- The rotation speed of dual-weapon weapons has been reduced for the following weapon types:
- Balance generation speed reduced during some attacks with the following weapon types:
- Large spears/halberd spears
- The effect that increases the power of Terra Magica spells has been reduced.
- The effect duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear has been reduced.
You can find the full patch notes on Bandai Namco’s official website.
Original story: Elden Ring will be on the receiving end of a fairly significant-sounding update next week. The patch will be released on June 20, just before Shadow of the Erdtree launches on June 21. FromSoftware says the update will include “new features” as well as “balance adjustments.”
Fortunately, the developer has provided some details. We’ve collected them in the following patch notes:
New inventory features:
- Newly acquired items are marked with a “!”.
- A new tab called “Recent Items” has been added to view recently acquired items.
New Summoning Pool features:
- Active Summoning Pools now transfer to NG+.
- Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled/disabled in the newly added Map Functions menu.
- Only active Summoning Pools are selected when using the Small Golden Effigy.
New hairstyles:
- Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand, or with Rennala’s Rebirth feature.
FromSoftware also confirms that the patch will have additional features not mentioned here. Hopefully they are a nice surprise!
Do any of these improvements appeal to you? What’s your hype for Shadow of the Erdtree? Get ready in the comments below.