Elden Ring 1.12 patch notes add Elden Beast functionality and weapon balancing

Bandai Namco has released the patch notes for Ancient Ring version 1.12, released June 20, 2024. The patch adds support for the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, as well as quality of life and weapon rebalancing features.

Some of the additions include changes to the summoning system, including moving summon pools to New Game+ mode and tweaking when they spawn in the Mohgwyn Palace area. There are also some new hairstyles to try out and newly obtained items will contain one! symbol to mark them in the inventory. The Elden Beast, a late-game encounter, has also been changed to allow you to summon your mount for easier traversal in the large arena. And finally, there's the weapon rebalance, which includes both changes to specific weapons and adjustments to the stamina cost, speed, and balance damage of certain weapon archetypes.

Earlier this month, FromSoftware asked players to watch out for spoilers ahead of the new expansion's launch. The company also recently celebrated surpassing 25 million sales of the game with a new Story Catch-up trailer.

Ancient Ring Patch 1.12 is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion will launch on June 21, 2024.