Elden Ring doesn’t need fixing, but itcoulduse some tweaking
Despite setting the new standard for action-adventure game mechanics, FromSoftware games have often lacked a little in the technical department. The company didn’t change the gaming landscape due to its coding prowess, but rather through its soulful innovation. But here are a few mods that will best impact the life of anyone wanting to takeevenmore enjoyment out ofElden Ring.
Disclaimer: Modding is, of course, not supported by developers/publishers. Be sure you know what you’re doing before you go fiddling around with folders/codes.
You have been warned!
EMU Light – Enhanced Moveset Utility
The originalDark Soulsstarted garnering praise as soon as it came out for the PS3 and Xbox 360, but it only turned into a juggernaut a bit later. TheSoulsseries owes its current status to its release on PC, which is weird because these games never liked running on a PC. We’re talking about some stability issues, but especially about getting along with PC peripherals.
It’s clear that FromSoft made these games with a controller in mind and never went back to try and make it perfect for mouse and keyboard players as well. The Enhanced Moveset Utility fixes this by adding a bunch of hotkeys for things like Rolls and Sprint (think dedicated grenade button inHalo or Call Of Duty). It also adds a bunch of HUD options that’ll make things intuitive like a modern MMO.
Mouse and keyboard players can get ithereto avoid ever feeling unfairly challenged again.
Seamless Co-Op
FromSoft’sDemon’s Soulscompletely changed how everyone looked at player interaction back in ’09. Sadly, the company didn’t push the concept much past that. We all love experiencing the world of these games and we all love joining forces with friends or random people to beat tough bosses. So many siblings-in-arms out there would love to share the entirety ofElden Ring, butSoulsgames still don’t allow players to band together beyond specific moments — officially, at least.
The Seamless co-op doesn’t require much explanation. It just allows players to go on a co-op adventure that encapsulates the entire game, just like, uh, most awesome games should. It also helps that it runs great and allows up to four players to band up. This one is probably the most fun mod of the bunch.
You can get ithere.
Elden Ring Reforged
Disclaimer: only use this mod in offline mode as it changes the base game and can ring FromSoft’s cheater alarm.
Enjoyed finishing the base game, but want something beyond just NG+? Then consider installing theElden Ring Reforgedmod.
Reforged rebalances many aspects of the game like AI and general difficulty. It adds new combat mechanics such as superior parries. It also adds new spells and allows players to replay bosses. Yeah, no more waiting until the next campaign so players can get their revenge on that tutorial boss.
Get ithere.
Re-Shade
On an artistic level, everything we see onElden Ringis top-notch. Still, the game could get some technical tweaks that would make it look even better. That’s where Re-Shade shines. This marvel adds true HDR effects that don’t really affect performance all that much — though that might be courtesy ofElden Ringalready demanding more than it should.
Get ithere.Check that download page even if you don’t care for HDR inElden Ring, as the people behind it have already made various awesome HDR mods for games such asHorizon Zero Dawn, DOOM Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and many others.
Elden Ring FPS Mod
The shadow of stability has always loomed over FromSoftware’s games.Elden Ringruns ok if you have a powerful machine, but it never runs as well as this masterpiece should. That’s because FromSoft locked the game at 60fps on PC. That threshold exists probably because FromSoft wantsElden Ringto run similarly on both consoles and PC, but what is the fun in that?
This mod simply allows players to unleash the power of their mighty PCs and set whatever framerate limit they want.
Skip Intro Mod
This might sound like a joke, but it sure as hell isn’t. That goddamn unskippable Bandai Namco logo takes way too long to go away.
The “Skip Intro Mod” automatically defeats one of the game’s greatest enemies — Corporate hubris.
