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The first update for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree was just released today. This update is a calibration update, which means it's more about balance adjustments and does not include any bug fixes.
The calibration update version 1.12.2 came out today and with it comes an adjustment that should make things a little easier on players for the first parts of the expansion. Specifically, FromSoftware adjusted the "attack and damage negation curve scaling of the Shadow Realm Blessings." This change will increase the attack and damage negation effects from the Blessings for the first half that you pick up.
Theoretically, this should make the first couple of bosses a bit easier for players. That is so long as they found the Blessings and applied them to their character at a site of grace.
FromSoftware also touches briefly on the issue with the framerate performance following the release of the Erdtree expansion. They say that there is a bug where raytracing settings are automatically enabled if you previously loaded saved data from previous game versions. They say to check your settings to see if raytracing was enabled and suggest to turn it off if it is and you're having performance issues.
For those of you that don't have raytracing enabled and are still experiencing framerate issues, well just keep on waiting to see if it's ever fixed. I have heard that lowering the "Effects" quality helps significantly when you experience framerate drops. I have yet to test this out myself since reading about it though.
The update notes are found below.
Calibration Update 1.12.2 change list
Attack and damage negation curve scaling of the Shadow Realm Blessings has been revised.
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.
About graphics settings (PC version 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.
Other balance adjustments as well as bug fixes are also planned for a future patch.
Attack and damage negation curve scaling of the Shadow Realm Blessings has 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.
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.
About graphics settings (PC version 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.
Other balance adjustments as well as bug fixes are also planned for a future patch.
