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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Patch Makes Early Exploration a Little Easier
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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Patch Makes Early Exploration a Little Easier

EldenRingShadowoftheErdtreePatchMakesEarlyExplorationaLittleEasier

The effect of early Scadutree Blessings has been increased, granting a boost to damage and damage resistance for most players during their first hours in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

Posted 4 months ago

A new patch for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has arrived, and it offers a balancing lifeline to those struggling with the DLC's early difficulty.

The key art for Elden Ring next to the Patch Notes V1.12 number

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The main adjustments in the patch relate to the Scadutree Blessing system. By collecting Scadutree Fragments and spending them at a Site of Grace, Shadow of the Erdtee players can both increase the damage they deal and reduce the damage they take within the DLC land. They're essential items, because enemies within the Land of Shadow hit hard. Very hard.

The new patch boosts the effects of the first half of the total Scadutree Blessing enhancements players can earn within the DLC. The second half of blessing upgrades have been made more gentle, in turn. That means anyone who's already upgraded their Scadutree Blessing a few times in the early hours should notice an immediate boost to their damage and resistance.

It's a change that makes exploring the right areas of the DLC early all the more important. But provided you've been rigorous in your ventures, it should make the fairly brutal early bosses of the Divine Beast Dancing Lion and Rellana, Twin Moon Knight that little bit easier to best. In other words, this is your cue to give them another crack if you were feeling beaten.

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree patch notes - Calibration Update 1.12.2

The full v1.12.2 patch notes for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree are below, as shared on the Bandai Namco website:

Attack and damage negation curve scaling of the Scadutree Blessing have been revised.

  • The attack and damage negation has been increased for the first half of the maximum amount of Blessing enhancements, and the second half will now be more gradual.
  • The attack and damage negation granted by the final level of Blessing enhancements has been slightly increased.

The calibration update can be applied by logging into the multiplayer server.

If the Calibration Ver. listed at the bottom right of the title menu is not "1.12.2", then select LOGIN and apply the latest regulations before enjoying the game.

PC only

We have confirmed a bug where the raytracing settings are automatically enabled if you have previously loaded saved data from previous game versions.

If your framerate is unstable, please check in the 'SYSTEM' > 'Graphics Settings' > 'Raytracing Quality' settings from the title menu or in-game menu to check if it has been unintentionally set to 'ON'. Once set to 'OFF', Ray Tracing will no longer be automatically enabled.

So to all Tarnished that were feeling broken by Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, we wish you the best of luck with your new buffs. Don't give up!