FromSoftware's Elden Ring remains the highest-rated video game released in 2022 so far, not to mention one of the best-selling. Elden Ring was a massive hit out of the gate, but FromSoftware has continued to improve the game through regular updates that make tweaks, add new content, squash lingering bugs, and more. The latest Elden Ring update is available for fans to download now, with FromSoftware revealing all the changes and bug fixes.
Elden Ring update 1.05, which is about 4.14 GB on Xbox, is available to download now across all platforms. The headlining change involves the Twin Maiden Husk NPC, who is found in the Roundtable Hold. After downloading the update, some Bell Bearing items' liberated status will carry over to New Game+, with these Bell Bearing items pointed out in particular: Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing, Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing, Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing, Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing, Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing, Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing, Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing, and Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing.
Elden Ring players will also notice some differences in the game when playing co-op and interacting with Sites of Grace. There will now be more emphasis when Elden Ring players are able to upgrade their Sacred Flask, and there are now sound effects whenever a player's summon sign appears. These are small changes in the grand scheme of things, but they should both prove to be quality of life improvements for fans of FromSoftware's open world epic.
As far as bug fixes go, the latest update squashes many Elden Ring bugs and makes various other fixes. Bugs involved skills like Barbaric Roar, War Cry, and Troll's Roar have all been fixed, while bugs involving weapons like Moonlight Greatsword have also been rectified with the latest Elden Ring update. Various bugs involving Elden Ring bosses have been addressed as well, including one that made the notoriously difficult Malenia have low HP, and another that made it impossible for players to properly complete the boss fight against the God-Devouring Serpent. FromSoftware has also fixed a bug that let players attack bosses without going through their fog doors, so it seems some methods players have been using to cheese certain bosses won't work anymore. This has infamously worked for Commander Niall in Castle Sol in the past, but some testing will need done to figure out if this particular cheese is possible after the latest update.
Besides these bug fixes, Elden Ring update 1.05 also improves the game's stability, online performance, and in the case of Xbox, apparently makes the load times even faster. It should prove to be another solid Elden Ring update while fans wait for news on DLC.
Elden Ring Update 1.05 Patch Notes
Additional elements
- In transactions with the NPC "Twin Maiden Husk", the following Bell Bearing items have been changed so that their liberated status will be carried over to the NG+ play.
- Bone Peddler's Bell Bearing/Meat Peddler's Bell Bearing/Medicine Peddler's Bell Bearing/Gravity Stone Peddler's Bell Bearing/Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing/Somberstone Miner's Bell Bearing/Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing/Ghost-Glovewort Picker's Bell Bearing
- Added emphasis to the choice of the Sacred Flask and several other options that can be strengthened in the grace menu
- Added sound effects when other players' summon signs appear
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where equipment could be changed from the equipment menu during the use of a skill under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug in the "War Cry" skill where the effect was applied to a weapon that was not the target of the skill.
- Fixed a bug where some actions of the "Barbaric Roar", "War Cry", and "Troll's Roar" recovery time was longer than expected.
- Fixed a bug where the effects of the "Determination" and "Royal Knight's Resolve" skill does not always wear off with certain weapons.
- Fixed a bug in which some attacks of the "Ice Spear" skill are unguardable.
- Fixed a bug that caused the attack power of some skills to be reduced when using the "Golden Vow" skill.
- Fixed a bug that the light wave of the "Moonlight Greatsword" skill sometimes does not aim at the locked-on target.
- Fixed a bug that caused damage to allies when using the "Seppuku" skill under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that caused the increase in attack power of the "Seppuku" skill to be higher than expected for some attack motions.
- Fixed a bug in which a status effect was applied when using the "Hoarah Loux's Earthshaker" skill.
- Fixed a bug where the "Waves of Darkness" skill would not hit the enemy with a spinning cleave.
- Fixed a bug that caused unintended motions to be played when switching to a different sorceries or incantations while using a sorcery or incantation.
- Fixed a bug that the FP consumption increased when using the sorceries "Magma Shot" and "Roiling Magma" while riding a horse.
- Fixed a bug where the “Claw Talisman” effect was not applied when jumping with the "Starscourge Greatsword" in both hands.
- Fixed a bug that the power of two-handed attacks except jump attack of the weapon "Golem's Halberd " is different from expected.
- Fixed a bug that when using the weapon "Pulley Crossbow" with the left hand while the right hand weapon was given an attribute by magic or item, the effect was given to the "Pulley Crossbow" as well.
- Fixed a bug in which arrows and bolts that did not match the type of long-range weapon could be released in certain procedures.
- Fixed a bug in which guard boost was reduced when some weapons were strengthened to the maximum.
- Fixed a bug in which the attributes of weapons could be changed while the inventory had reached its maximum capacity and the ashes of war could not be changed.
- Fixed a bug that caused the boss "Malenia, Goddess of Rot" to have low HP under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that allowed enemies to be attacked from outside the fog in certain areas.
- Fixed a bug in online multiplayer where, when a boss is defeated in the host's world as a cooperative player, the same boss may not appear in your world.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the battle with the boss "God-Devouring Serpent" from progressing under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that prevented hostile NPCs from appearing under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the event of the NPC "Alexander, Warrior Jar" from progressing under certain circumstances.
- Fixed an issue where the item "Sacred Flask" is not restored after destroying a group of enemies under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that under certain circumstances, after defeating the boss "Starscourge Radahn", the user could not move from the map to the grace.
*If you cannot move from the map to the grace, you can move to the grace by touching the grace "Starscourge Radahn”.
- Fixed a bug that prevented found sites of grace from registering on the map under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that prevented some graces from being able to be touched when approached under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that allowed hostile guests to enter boss areas under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug that prevented a critical hit from behind from hitting in hostile multiplayer.
- Fixed a bug that caused performance to slow down when the "Sentry's Torch" weapon was equipped under certain circumstances.
- Improved stability of online multiplayer between PS4 and PS5
- Improved loading times for the Xbox Series X|S version
- Fixed a bug that the master volume setting was not reflected in some cutscenes
- Improved stability of online multiplayer.
- Fixed a bug that caused sounds to play differently than expected in some situations.
- Fixed a bug that caused the player to become inoperable and die in certain locations.
- Fixed a bug in which the drawing and hit detection were different than expected in some maps.
- Fixed a bug in some maps that allowed players to reach unexpected locations with certain procedures.
- Fixed some texts.
- Several other performance improvements and bug fixes
Additions and modifications for PC version only
- Added keyboard/mouse operations that can be input in "PRESS ANY BUTTON" on the title screen.
- Added "Return to Desktop" to the system item on the main menu for exiting the game.
- Changed so that mouse click input is not reflected when switching windows to active.
- Fixed a bug that slowed performance when changing "Screen Mode" and "Resolution" in a special procedure.
The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:
App Ver. 1.05
Regulation Ver. 1.05
Online play requires the player to apply this update.
Elden Ring is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
