A completely new Elden Ring A patch has been deployed that fixes several bugs and balance issues while also nerfing some of the game's most powerful builds.
FromSoftware released version 1.12.3 today, July 4, and it's a surprisingly large update that aims to fix a number of issues, including some that may have been bothering players.
Specifically, the patch has made changes to two of The Shadow of the ErdtreeThe most challenging bosses, the Golden Hippo and Commander Gaius, by changing their placement in their respective arenas so that they don't instantly overwhelm you as you pass through the entrance.
This should also give players the chance to summon one of their many spirits to aid in battle before the bosses overwhelm them in a matter of seconds.
In addition to a long list of bug fixes, the damage and damage animation of the Swift Slash ability in PvP has been reduced, while the Intelligence scaling of the Carian Sorcery Sword has been increased at the cost of its base damage.
The Lightning Perfume Flask and Frenzyflame Perfume Flask, two popular weapons among players, have also been significantly nerfed. According to FromSoftware, each weapon's damage was a bug that dealt double damage “under certain circumstances,” so say goodbye to this overly powerful build. You can read the full patch notes below.
Elden Ring – Patch Notes for version 1.12.3
PvP-exclusive balance adjustments
- Reduced the damage and damage animation of the “Quick Cut” skill’s void cutting effect.
General balance sheet adjustments
- Carian Sorcery Sword's Intelligence scaling has been increased and base damage has been slightly reduced.
- The range of launch attacks has been extended for the following weapons:
- Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript Circus
- Changed the placement of the bosses in the new Golden Hippo and Commander Gaius boss fight to be in the same position as in the first fight.
Error correction
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks ability to deal more damage than intended.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks abilities to not deal damage while some special effects were applied to the player.
- Fixed a bug where some special effects of a right-handed weapon also applied to the following weapon skills when thrown with the left hand:
- The frantic flame of the weak lord
- Discus throw
- Fixed a bug where successfully shielding while attacking using the Push Shield weapon type would consume less stamina than intended.
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to cancel attack recovery from two-handed heavy attacks when choosing certain weapons of the Backhand Blades weapon type.
- Fixed an issue where the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzied Flame Perfume Bottle weapons would deal double damage under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug where the Blood Demon Arm weapon's Arcane scaling was higher than intended when setting an affinity. Also reduced the status stack of the Heavy Attack.
- Fixed a bug where the Faith scaling of the Sighting Finger weapon was not being applied correctly.
- Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some Fire Knight Greatsword attacks against players was different than expected.
- Fixed a bug where the attack affinity of some Fire Knight Greatsword attacks was different than expected.
- Fixed a bug that caused some affinities for the following weapons to be higher than intended:
- Forged Writing Dagger
- Smithscript Circus
- Blacksmith's axe
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- Smithscript's Spear
- Golem Fist
- Smithscript Shield
- Fixed a bug that caused enemies to 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 expected under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug where the Golden Hippo boss's unblockable bite attack would connect with players more easily than intended.
- Fixed a bug that caused text to display differently than expected.
- Various other performance improvements and bug fixes.
Possible fixes for unstable performance issues
- For 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, resulting in unstable performance. Please check the ray tracing settings under “System” > “Graphics Settings” > “Ray Tracing Quality” from the title screen or in-game menu.
- In the PC version, the “Inappropriate Activity Detected” message may appear without cheating.
To fix this issue, verify the integrity of the game files before restarting the game. - On the PC version, frame rate instability may be caused by third-party applications controlling mouse behavior. Disabling these third-party applications may improve performance.
