FromSoftware has released the next update that tweaks the balance. Here are all the patch notes
The new patch forElden Ringmainly fixes bugs. And some of them have caused quite a lot of trouble – for example, if you have despaired of the hippopotamus boss, you should now try the fight again. The nasty bite attack shouldn’t actually hit you that easily
Some weapons and skills have also seen some changes:In some cases, errors have caused much more damage to be done than the developers intended. So pay attention to whether you might need to adjust your build!
The most important changes in patch 1.12.3
Perfumes weakened: Both “Lightning Perfume Bottle” and “Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle” sometimes caused double damage due to a bug – although they shouldn’t.
Bloodfiend’s Arm:This weapon was also stronger than intended due to a bug, now the arcane scaling has been corrected.
Rollings Sparks: This skill has also received a nerf, which is actually a bug fix. It now only deals as much damage as intended
The Hippopotamus:In the fight against the Golden Hippopotamus, the unblockable bite attack no longer hits so easily, there was also a bug behind it. In addition, the positioning in the second boss fight against Hippo and Commander Gaius has been adjusted and now corresponds to that of the first duel
All patch notes
Table of Contents
PvP-exclusive balance adjustments
- Reduced the damage and damage animation of the shearing vacuum effect of the skill “Quick Slash”.
General balance adjustments
- The intelligence scaling of the Carian Witch Sword has been increased and the base damage slightly reduced.
- The range of throwing attacks has been increased for the following weapons:
- Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript Cirque
- The placement of the bosses in the new edition of the fight against the Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius has been changed so that they are now in the same position as in the first fight.
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks skill to deal more damage than expected.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks and Spark Wall skills to deal no damage while applying some special effects to the player.
- Fixed a bug that caused some special effects of a right-handed weapon to also apply to the following weapon skills when cast with the left hand:
- The Fierce Flame of the Weak Lord
- Discus Sling
- Fixed a bug that caused successful guarding to consume less stamina than intended while attacking with the Thrusting Shield weapon type.
- Fixed a bug that prevented players from canceling the attack recovery of two-handed strong attacks by rolling dice for certain weapons of the weapon type “Backhand Blades”.
- Fixed a bug that caused the weapons “Lightning Perfume Flask” and “Raging Flame” to deal double damage under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that caused the arcane scaling of the weapon “Arm of the Blood Fiend” to be higher than intended when setting an affinity. The status buildup of the heavy attack has also been reduced.
- Fixed a bug where the faith scaling of the weapon “Glancing Finger” was not applied correctly.
- Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some Fire Knight Greatsword attacks against players was different than expected.
- Fixed a bug that caused the attack affinity of some Fire Knight Greatsword attacks to be different than expected.
- Fixed a bug that caused some affinities for the following weapons to be higher than expected:
- Smithing Dagger
- Smithing Circus
- Smithing Axe
- Smith’s forging large hammer
- forging spear
- Golem fist
- Smith’s inscription shield
- Fixed a bug that caused enemies to heal when the maximum HP reduction effect applied by Black Knife Tiche expired.
- Fixed a bug that caused summoned NPCs to behave differently than expected under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Golden Hippo boss’s unblockable bite attack to connect with players more easily than intended.
- Fixed a bug that caused text to display differently than expected.
- Some other performance improvements and bug fixes.
Possibly unstable performance improvements
- In the PS5 version of the game, the unstable frame rate can be improved by using the “Rebuild Database” option in the device’s safe mode.
- On some PC versions, ray tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the ray tracing setting under “System” ☻ “Graphics Settings” ☻ “Ray Tracing Quality” on the title screen or in the game menu.
- In the PC version, the message “Inappropriate activity detected” may appear without cheating.
To resolve this issue, please check the integrity of the game’s files before restarting the game.
- In the PC version, an unstable frame rate can be caused by third-party applications that control the mouse behavior. Disabling these third-party applications can improve performance.
App Ver. 1.12.3
Regulation Ver. 1.12.4
In the versions for PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, the regulation files can be downloaded by logging in to the server.
If the rule version listed in the lower right corner of the title screen is not 1.12.4, please select LOGIN and apply the latest rule before enjoying the game.
The online game requires the player to apply this update.
But that’s not all:You can find the complete patch notes on the next page. Or you can click through our helpful guides and tips on Elden Ring and the DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. You’ll be well equipped for even the toughest bosses
Does your build change as a result of the patch 1.12.3 adjustments? What bug fixes or adjustments are you personally waiting for?
