Elden Ring modder unhappy with easy mode mods creates a punishing hard mode

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Elden Ring now ha🔥s both an easy and a hard mode, thanks to mods.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring may be From Software's most approachable game to date, but the Lands Between is still an unforgiving place. Since its release almost three weeks ago, players have offered support with videos showing you how to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询ꦗ:turn your Tarnished into a master equestriᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚan and stylishly 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:oneshot bosses. We've also seen the release of a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:companion app to help you ๊nav♎igate the game's vast and brutal open world.

, there's now an for Elden Ring. This mod, uploaded by odashikonbu makes life in the Lands Between a lot less of a struggle by halving the damage you receive. You also deal 25% more damage and gain ten times the runes, allowing you to level up much quicker.

Some fans feel that From Software games should be difficult, and in protest to mods that make the game easier☂, another modder, Silentverge, has released one that makes Elden Ring even harder. Oඣn the mod's download page, the creator says, "I got sick of seeing all of these "easy mode" mods being pumped out every other day so I made this mod instead". 

The mod will push your Souls skills to the limit. It dials up enemies' damage, defences, and re⭕sistances while their health, focus, and stamina remain the same. Thanks to enhanced AI, enemies are now smarter and, according to Silentverge, using stealth is essential to survival. 

As well as enemies that hit harder, the Prepare To Die (Hard Mode) mod also limits your moveme꧃nt, with fast travel only available to transport you to churches an💮d cathedrals. You do have a wider field of view, though, if that's any consolation. 

Addressing the game's difficulty, Elden Ring creator Miyazaki says he "fee🥀ls apolo♏getic" towards players defeated by his games.

If you're tempted to tackle the game in hard mode, you'll want to beef-up your Tarnished. Check out our guide for the best Elden Ring Rune farming techniques for quick levelling up.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Anne-Marie Coyle
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Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play 🎐and Games Radar. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is𒁏 my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.