Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Patch Fixes Overpowered Weapons and More

Lina Portman3 days ago

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Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has released the game's first major update, version 1.12.3, following the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, which reduces the power of overpowered weapons.

Detailed on the publisher Bandai Namco's website, the patch includes several changes and bug fixes including reducing the power of several weapons deemed too powerful.

These include the Smithscript Dagger, Smithscript Cirque, Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Greathammer, Smithscript Spear, Smithscript Shield, and Golem Fist, but none used in the “OP” version discovered a few hours before the patch's release.

The range of Smithscript's Dagger and Smithscript's Circus throw attacks has also been increased, slightly offsetting the overall damage reduction. Full patch notes can be found below.

FromSoftware has yet to mention the bug affecting Steam Deck users that renders the game unplayable if left idle for more than five minutes, potentially leading to data corruption.

Shadow of the Erdtree, which will be released on June 21, 2024, features bosses with which FromSoftware has “really pushed the limits” of what the player can handle, director Hidetaka Miyazaki said ahead of its release. In fact, getting into the expansion even poses a challenge, as players must defeat an optional boss.

Those eager to explore every inch of the expansion can check out IGN's full guide, which covers Shadow of the Erdtree's new weapons, its various quests, and how to defeat those pesky new bosses.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said: “Like the base game before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player expansions,” we said. “It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and offers fantastic new challenges for dedicated fans to tackle.”

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Patch 1.12.3 Notes

PvP-exclusive balance adjustments

The damage and damage animation of the skill “Swift Slash”’s shear void effect have been reduced.

General Balance Adjustments

Carian Sorcery Sword's intelligence scale has been increased and base damage has been slightly decreased.
The range of throwing attacks has been extended for the following weapons:
Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript Circus
The boss placement during the new Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius boss fight has been changed so that they are in the same position as during the first fight.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where the Rolling Sparks skill would deal more damage than intended.
Fixed a bug where the skills Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks would not deal any damage while certain special effects were applied to the player.
Fixed a bug where some special effects of a right-handed weapon were also applied to the following weapon skills when cast with the left hand:
- The Weak Lord's Frenzied Flame
- Discus throw
Fixed a bug where successfully shielding while attacking with the Attack Shield weapon type would consume less stamina than intended.
Fixed a bug where players were unable to cancel the attack recovery of two-handed heavy attacks by rolling for certain Backhand Blades type weapons.
Fixed a bug where the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle weapons would deal double damage under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where the Blood Demon Arms weapon's arcane scaling was higher than intended when setting an affinity. The status stack of Heavy Attack has also been reduced.
Fixed a bug where the Faith scaling of the Gazing Finger weapon was not being applied correctly.
Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some Fire Knight's Greatsword attacks against players was different than expected.
Fixed a bug where the attack affinity of some of the Fire Knight's Greatsword's attacks was different than expected.
Fixed a bug where some affinities for the following weapons were higher than intended:
- Smithscript Dagger
- Smithscript Circus
- Axe Smithscript
- Smithscript's Great Hammer
- Lance Smithscript
- Golem Fist
- Smithscript Shield
Fixed a bug where enemies would heal when the maximum HP reduction effect applied by Black Knife Tiche wore off.
Fixed a bug that caused summoned NPCs to behave differently than intended under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug where the Golden Hippo boss's unblockable bite attack would connect to players more easily than intended.
Fixed a bug that caused text to display differently than intended.
Several other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Possible unstable performance fixes

For the PS5 version of the game, choppy framerate can be improved by using the “Rebuild Database” option from the device's Safe Mode.
On some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be enabled inadvertently and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in “System” > “Graphics Settings” > “Ray Tracing Quality” from the title screen or game menu.
In the PC version, the message “Inappropriate activity detected” may appear without cheating.

To resolve this issue, please verify the integrity of the game files before restarting the game.

In the PC version, unstable frame rate may be caused by third-party applications that control mouse behavior. Disabling these third-party applications may improve performance.

Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance journalist for IGN. He talks about The Witcher all day long.