FromSoftware’sElden Ringreleased to widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising its open world, stunning graphics, intense boss fights, and improvements on theDark Soulsformula. Even thoughElden Ringis one of the highest-rated games of all time, FromSoftware has continued improving the experience through updates, with update 1.05 making a small, but important quality of life change.
In thepatch notes forElden Ringupdate 1.05, FromSoftware mentions a variety of changes and bug fixes that it made to the game. One the headlining fixes was thatElden Ringupdate 1.05 prevents players from attacking bosses outside their fog gates, rectifying one of the ways that players have cheesed certain encounters in the game.Elden Ringupdate 1.05 made plenty of alterations that were outlined in the patch notes, but some changes were added in secret.
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One secret change inElden Ringupdate 1.05 has to do with Golden Runes. For the uninitiated,Golden Runes inElden Ringare consumable items that players can use to gain runes immediately. Golden Runes come in different shapes and sizes, with the larger ones nettingElden Ringplayers more runes than the smaller ones. However, until update 1.05, the game did not let players know the exact number of runes they would be getting with each Golden Rune use.
While it wasn’t mentioned in theElden Ringupdate 1.05 patch notes, the game now tells players the value of Golden Runes. Reddit user Theheadofjug noticed this change, pointing out how after downloading the latest update, Golden Rune values are mentioned in their item descriptions. This way, players don’t have to guess about how many Golden Runes they will be getting, and they can therefore use them more efficiently when upgrading gear or leveling up theirElden Ringcharacter.
This Golden Runes change wasn’t the only secret quality of life update that FromSoftware made toElden Ring. After players defeat Starscourge Radahn inElden Ring, a large crater is left on the map that players need to visit to reach certain areas. With update 1.05,this crater is marked on theElden Ringmap, which makes it a lot easier for players to know where to go after defeating Radahn.
LongtimeElden Ringplayers may not think much of these quality of life changes, but they should go a long way in improving the experience for newcomers. And as it so happens, new players are discoveringElden Ringall the time.Elden Ringhas dominated sales charts for months, indicating that there are fresh Tarnished venturing out into the Lands Between on a regular basis.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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