Key Takeaways
- The update increases the chance of obtaining weapons with the madness status ailment.
- The update includes bug fixes tied to skills, relics, weapons, and more.
- A bug was fixed where players would lose a battle after being revived from near death against a Nightlord or other Night bosses.
In a recent update, Elden Ring by FromSoftware has been upgraded to version 1.001.003 across all gaming platforms. This update does not just focus on fixing bugs, it also expands the gameplay experience. With this patch installed, players will now discover that they can acquire Madness weapons from a wider variety of sources.
Apart from the significant alteration, you’ll find fixes for bugs related to abilities, artifacts, weapons, and other elements as well.
Read on for the complete patch notes, Nightfarers.
Elden Ring Nightreign’s New Update Makes Obtaining Madness Weapons Easier
General balance adjustments
- Increased the chance of obtaining weapons with the madness status ailment.
Bug Fixes
- Adjusted the Whirlwind skill effect visibility when the Relic Effect “[Guardian] Increased duration for Character Skill” is active.
- Fixed a bug where the Demon Merchant would spawn near the Night’s Tide when the Demon Merchant curse event was encountered.
- Fixed a bug where damage dealt to some enemies when destroying weak points created by Ironeye’s “Marking” skill was higher or lower than expected.
- Fixed a bug where the Lightning Damage received from enemies would be nullified when affected by the Passive Effect “Power of the Great Ancient Dragon” of the “Bolt of Gransax” weapon.
- Fixed a bug where the Ultimate Art gauge was filled more than expected when attacking some enemies.
- Fixed a bug where the Relic Effect “Switching Weapons Adds an Affinity Attack” did not properly reflect the attribute when applied to Bows and Crossbows.
- Fixed a bug where the amount of Runes needed to purchase Uncommon weapons from merchants incorrectly calculated.
- Fixed a bug where players would lose a battle after being revived from near death against a Nightlord or other Night bosses.
- Fixed a bug in some Multiplayer battles against a Nightlord where the camera would not display at the correct angle when not targeting an enemy.
- Fixed a bug where lingering character phantoms did not appear in Limveld.
- Added staff information in the game’s credit.
Steam-only adjustments
- Fixed a bug where the game might freeze momentarily or for an extended period in some environments.
On the bottom right corner of the Title Screen, you’ll find the version number for this update displayed.
App Ver. 1.01.3
Regulation Ver 1.01.4
It seems like you were anticipating a significant adjustment to the game’s balance from the developers, but it appears that’s not part of today’s update. It’s likely they’ll share details about any changes before the patch goes live.
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