Elden Ring Nightreign: How To Play Duo Mod with Seamless Co-op

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“Let’s walk you through playing Elden Ring Nightreign with two friends, thanks to the seamless co-op feature created by LukeYui! Here are the steps:”

1. Start the game as usual and create your character.
2. Once you’ve reached the main menu, select ‘Online’ from the options.
3. Choose ‘Co-op’ and then ‘Join Session.’
4. Wait for a fellow Tarnished player to invite you into their world (make sure they have enabled multiplayer settings as well).
5. Once connected, you can team up and embark on an epic adventure together in the Elden Ring world!

In a fresh twist on roguelike cooperative play, Elden Ring: Nightreign is constructed, drawing heavily on its acclaimed forerunner’s legacy. Teams of three adventurers journey together through Limveld, confronting an array of foes and titanic bosses in their quest to vanquish the Nightlords. To ensure a balanced challenge, the game’s difficulty has been tailored to a trio of players, with each Nightlord boss strategically designed for this specific group size.

In Elden Ring Nightreign, there isn’t a duo mode available. Instead, if two friends want to play together, they’ll need to include a third player to make up the team. This lack of multiplayer options has been disappointing for some two-player teams, but their troubles might be over sooner than they thought. LukeYui, a well-known modder who added seamless co-op modes to Elden Ring and Dark Souls, released a duo mod for Nightreign just 24 hours after the game launched.

How To Play 2-Player Co-op in Elden Ring Nightreign

You can download and set up the ‘Seamless Co-op’ mod, created by LukeYui, via Nexus Mods. This mod appears to have been quickly conceptualized in just four hours, with ongoing refinements being made for updates. Here’s a guide on how to install the mod:

  • Download the mod here.
  • Extract the downloaded files to your Elden Ring Nightreign folder.
    • For example, “C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN\Game.”
  • Open the SeamlessCoop folder and edit nrsc_settings.ini to change the player count. It is set to 2 by default.
  • Launch the mod using nrsc_launcher.exe.
  • Open the matchmaking settings in-game at the Roundtable Hold.
  • Select “Invite Members” and invite a friend through Steam.
    • Both players must be using Steam and the same version of the mod. 
  • Once your friend has joined the lobby, select Commence Expedition.

What Does the Seamless Co-op Mod Do?

  • Allows you to start an expedition with two players in the lobby.
  • Creates a separate save for the mod and does not change the vanilla game’s save.
  • Does not access FromSoftware’s matchmaking servers, ensuring vanilla players remain unaffected. 
  • Works with other installed mods.

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2025-05-31 13:40