New Elden Ring Nightreign Update Is Now Live With Dozens Of Fixes

A new update for generally mixed reception from critics and fans alike. A lot of complaints were aimed at the game's balancing of the single-player mode, several bugs, as well as some performance issues. FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco did not previously give a date or time for the new patch, but it's already here.

According to the patch notes from Bandai Namco, patch 1.01.1 is now available and is aiming to address the single-player balancing, some item drops, and a lot of bug fixes on both consoles and Steam. Now, players who choose to play solo will get the effect of "Automatic Revival Upon Defeat", which allows revival once for each night's boss battle, and players will now get more runes during solo play. Previously, solo mode did not have a universal way to revive during expeditions, so solo mode was extremely challenging.

What Else Elden Ring Nightreign Has Updated

A Lot Of Bug Fixes And Some Balance Adjustments

In addition to the solo mode changes, the patch brings a few general balance changes and a ton of bug fixes. The patch will increase the number of high-rarity Relics that can be obtained as a reward when reaching Day 3 during Expeditions. That change seems to be aimed at alleviating at least some of the randomness when it comes to loot drops. The patch will also increase the probability of obtaining high-rarity Relics from Scenic Flat stones purchased at the Small Jar Bazaar.

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Finally, the new update brings a lot of bug fixes, some of them general fixes, and some of them specific to the PC version. The list of fixed bugs is as follows:

Bug Fixes
- Adjusted camera behavior when activating the Guardian's Ultimate Art, “Wings of Salvation.”
- Fixed a bug in the Duchess's Character Skill “Restage” where Status Ailments would not trigger when built up from other players' attacks.
- Fixed a bug where some attacks of Raider with Greataxe and Great Hammer weapon types had higher damage than intended.
- Fixed a bug where some “Those Who Live in Death “ enemies would revive when defeated with the “Sacred Blade” skill.
- Fixed a bug where the “Bleeding” Status Ailment would not build up when the Skill “Bloody Slash” hit an enemy.
- Fixed a bug where the “Ghostflame Ignition” attack would not occur under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug where the status ailment “Frostbite” would not build up when the light wave released by a strong attack hit an enemy while the “Moonlight Greatsword” skill was active.
- Fixed a bug where the speed of arrows fired with the “Mighty Shot” and “Enchanted Shot” skills was slower than expected.
- Fixed a bug where the attack range of the magic spell “Rock Sling” was longer than expected when using it with a staff equipped in the left hand.
- Fixed a bug where the effect of reducing the maximum HP of enemies when the incantation “Black Blade” hit them was not activated.
- Fixed a bug where the ive Effect "Successive Attacks Negate Damage" would stack when successive attacks were made while the Effect was active.
- Fixed a bug where some ive Effects were not displaying their effects at the correct values.
- Fixed a bug where the Relic Special Effect “[Guardian] Become the target of enemy aggression when ability is activated” would not activate under certain situations.
- Fixed a bug where certain effects were not being applied to Relics obtained from Expedition Rewards or purchased from the Small Jar Bazaar.
- Fixed a bug where items that could be obtained upon completing a Remembrance in the Remembrance world when the scenario conditions were met could not be obtained when changing characters and concluding a Remembrance.
- Fixed bugs in the behavior and specifications of certain attacks and actions of specific enemies.
- Fixed a bug that caused the game to become unstable under certain conditions during battles with specific enemies.
- Fixed a bug in the graphics rendering during battles with specific enemies.
- Fixed some incorrect information in the staff credits.
- Fixed some text.
- Fixed a bug where some sound effects were not playing correctly.
- Fixed a bug where the “Exit Remembrance” effect was not displayed during a “Wylder” Remembrance on some platforms.
- Fixed a bug where the HUD was not displayed on some platforms.
- Fixed a bug where the game would crash under certain circumstances on some platforms.
- Fixed a bug where Expeditions and reconnecting to sessions would fail under certain circumstances on some platforms.
- Fixed a bug where background music would not play properly under certain circumstances on some platforms.
Steam-Only Adjustments
- Fixed a bug where some graphics were not rendered correctly when “Low” was selected in “Quality Settings” under “Graphics.”
- Fixed a bug where the Climb up action sometimes failed when using the keyboard.
- Fixed a bug where the Climb up action was difficult to perform when using a gamepad.

Solo Mode Still Needs Improvements

The Game Is Clearly Designed For Three Players

Elden Ring Nightreign Cover Art features a Wylder holding a sword.

Elden Ring Nightreign, when all the correct conditions are met, is a great experience, arguably the best co-op experience of any FromSoftware title. However, meeting those conditions is difficult. Having a core consistent group to progress, players that can party up via console parties or Discord to communicate, similar skill levels, and a lot more. That leads to players wanting a solo experience, and the solo mode, even with this new update, is still rough.

Nightreign might have an appeal for Souls players, even if they do not like multiplayer, but the solo mode still needs more work. Only one revive for the end-of-day bosses and bosses that have mechanics designed for three players, as well as being able to collect fewer weapons, runes, items, and other essentials than with a full party, puts a damper on the solo experience. It can be done, and it can be enjoyable, but Elden Ring Nightreign has a long way to go in of solo player offerings.

Source: Bandai Namco