Elden Ring Version 1.12 Patch Notes make active Summoning Pools carry over to NG+

FromSoftware has also added new hairstyles and inventory features.

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In preparation for the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, developer FromSoftware has released the 1.12 patch for Elden Ring. It adds multiple quality-of-life features for new and returning players, including new mechanics that’ll ease the process for players in New Game+.

Elden Ring Version 1.12 Patch Notes

A player sitting atop Torrent, the Erdtree can be seen in the background.

Source: Bandai Namco

FromSoftware shared the following patch notes for Elden Ring Version 1.12 on the Bandai Namco website.

New feature

  • Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC.
  • Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand or using Rennala's Rebirth feature.
  • Added "Map Functions Menu" to the Map Menu.
  • New Summoning Pool features:
    • Active Summoning Pools will now be carried over to NG+.
    • Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled / disabled in the newly added Map Functions Menu.
  • - If "Include Distant Areas" is selected when using the Small Golden Effigy, summoning pools within the Mohgwyn Palace will not be selected for summoning, even if you have activated them.
  • - If you are within the Moghwyn Palace and select “Nearby Only” when using the Small Golden Effigy, you will be able to be summoned within the area.

New Inventory features:

  • Newly obtained items will be marked with a "!“.
  • A new tab called "Recent Items" has been added to review recently obtained items.
  • Display settings can be changed from the Display tab in the system menu.
  • Added new feature to summon spectral steed during the Elden Beast the boss battle.
  • Added new feature to the colosseum: crafted consumable items that have been used during a battle will be replenished at the end of your session.
  • Added support for Arabic language.

Steam-only new features

  • New Keyboard/mouse settings:
  • Added "lock-on change threshold" setting of mouse controls.
  • Added a setting to change cursor movement behaviour in the map menu.
  • Added key assignments to open the map in the Key Settings menu.

PvP-exclusive balance adjustments

  • The adjustments in this section do not affect single-player or cooperative play.

Weapons adjustments

  • After being affected by madness and/or sleep status effects, the status effect build up will be halted for a short period of time.
  • Increased the poise damage of some attacks against other players of the following weapon types:
    • Greatswords / Colossal Swords /Curved Greatswords / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds
  • Ajusted poise damage of some dual wield attacks against other players by of the following weapon types:
    • Greatswords / Axes / Great Axes / Hammers / Great Hammers / Halberds / Reapers
  • Increased poise damage against other players from dual wielded attacks of the following weapon types:
    • Axes / Hammers / Halberds / Reapers
  • Increased poise damage of Axes against other players
  • Decreased the damage of dual wield attacks against other players of all weapon types.
  • Decreased the poise damage of some attacks against other players of the following weapon types:
    • Daggers / Straight Swords / Thrusting Swords / Heavy Thrusting Swords / Curved Swords / Katanas / Twinblades / Axes / Spears / Reapers / Whips / Fists / Claws
  • Decreased the Poise value of some attack motions against other players of the following weapon types:
    • Greatswords / Colossal Swords / Curved Greatswords / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds
  • Decreased the damage of some attacks against other players for the Heavy Thrusting Swords weapon type.
  • Decreased the damage of dual wield attacks against other players for the following weapon types:
    • Spears / Great Spears
  • Decreased the damage animation motion of the following weapon types when another player is stunned by a two-handed heavy running attack:
    • Fists / Claws
  • Decreased the effects of "Baldachin's Blessing" and "Radiant Baldachin's Blessing" to increase the Poise value and Physical damage negation in PvP.

Skill adjustments

Spinning Slash

  • Decreased damage.

Flaming Strike

  • Decreased damage.

Rain of Arrows

  • Decreased damage and poise damage.

Cursed-Blood Slash

  • Decreased damage.

Transient Moonlight

  • Decreased damage.

Lightning Storm

  • Decreased poise damage.

Spearcall Ritual

  • Decreased poise damage.

Ancient Lightning Spear

  • Decreased damage.

Radahn's Rain

  • Decreased damage and poise damage.

Spinning Weapon

  • Decreased damage animation motion when stunning other players.

Incantations adjustments

Black Flame's Protection

  • Decreased physical block rate.

Bestial Sling

  • Decreased poise damage.

General balance adjustments

The adjustments in this section affect both PvE and PvP aspects of the game.

  • Adjusted turning speed when using dual wielded Heavy Thrusting Swords.
  • Increased Dexterity scaling when assigning Ashes of War with corresponding weapon Affinities.
  • Increased Stamina consumption when guarding against attacks of the following weapon types:
    • Greatswords / Curved Greatswords / Great Axes / Great Hammers
  • Increased the speed of some attacks of the following weapon types:
    • Axes / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Reapers
  • Increased the damage of charged attacks of the following weapon types:
    • Axes / Greataxes / Some Colossal Weapons
  • Increased the turning speed of normal attacks of the Reapers weapon type.
  • Increased damage of the Whips weapon type, except the "Ulmi" Whip.
  • Increased the speed of consecutive attacks for the following weapon types:
    • Light Bows / Long Bows
  • Increased the poise damage of the Torches weapon type.
  • Increased the duration of the effect of Mohg’s Great Rune that increases the attack power when a bleeding status effect is triggered by a nearby summoned spirit.
  • Decreased the heal amount reduction from the Flask of Crimson Tears and increased the heal on attack effect when using Malenia’s Great Rune.
  • Increased the attack power of Arrows, Greatarrows, Bolts, and Greatbolts that can be crafted through Item Crafting.
  • Decreased the turning speed of dual wielded weapons for the following weapon types:
    • Spears / Great Spears
  • Decreased poise generation speed during some attacks of the following weapon types:
    • Great Spears / Halberd Spears
  • Decreased the effect that increases the power of spells of Terra Magica.
  • Decreased the effect duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear.

Armament Adjustments

Troll Knight's Sword

  • Increased damage.

Zamor Curved Sword

  • Increased damage.
  • Increased movement distance of some attacks.

Forked Hatchet

  • Increased damage.

Ripple Blade

  • Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.

Serpent-Hunter

  • Increased the speed of crouching attacks.

Ripple Crescent Halberd

  • Decreased the status buildup enhancement that scales with the Arcane attribute.

Albinauric Staff

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Gelmir Glintstone Staff

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Prince of Death's Staff

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Golden Order Seal

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Clawmark Seal

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Dragon Communion Seal

  • Increased attribute scaling.

Skill adjustments

Kick

  • Increased the poise amount when using this skill.

Spinning Slash

  • Decreased the status buildup of your weapon when using this skill.

Storm Assault

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Stormcaller

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Storm Stomp

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Glintblade Phalanx

  • Decreased poise damage.

Loretta's Slash

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Bloody Slash

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Strong shot

  • Increased the speed of some attacks.

Sky Shot

  • Increased the speed when doing consecutive attacks.

Enchanted Shot

  • Increased the speed of some attacks.

Parry

  • Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.

Storm Wall

  • Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.

Thops's Barrier

  • Increased Parry hitbox generation speed.

Buckler Parry

  • Added attack recovery time after using this skill.

Taker's Flames

  • Decreased the fire’s poise damage.
  • Removed the fire’s knocking down effect.

Moonlight Greatsword

  • Increased the poise damage of heavy and charged attacks, but decreased the poise damage of the generated magic wave.

Thundercloud Form

  • Decreased poise damage.

Magma Shower

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Thunderstorm

  • Decreased damage.

Bubble Shower

  • Decreased damage and poise damage.

I Command Thee, Kneel!

  • Increased the poise value during the active part of the Skill.
  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Bloodboon Ritual

  • Decreased the generated status buildup.

Loretta's Slash

  • Decreased the poise generation speed.

Bear Witness!

  • Increased damage and poise damage.

Contagious Fury

  • Decreased the amount of attack power generated by this skill.

Bug Fixes

  • In the inventory menu, added the amount of FP consumed for Skills in the "Ashes of War" display information.
  • Reduced the time it takes for some gestures to become cancelable by rolling.
  • Adjusted the input speed in some menus, such as conversation menus, to prevent accidental skips.
  • Fixed a bug that caused damage to the player and friendly summons when using the "Last Rites" Skill under specific circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug that caused higher than expected poise damage when performing left-handed attacks with Thrusting Swords.
  • Fixed a bug with Spinning Slash Skill that generated poise when used with Twinblades.
  • Fixed a bug in The Queen's Black Flame Skill that did not apply poise when using this skill.
  • Fixed a bug where the characteristics of some weapons were not working properly against mounted enemies.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a Bleed buildup when using the Spinning Strikes Skill while under the effect of the Bloodflame Blade Skill, even if the attack did not hit the enemy.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some Skill to perform incorrectly when specific actions were performed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused unexpected behaviors when some incantations were used in quick succession.
  • Fixed a bug where the spectral steed did not trigger a death fall under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from getting hit by other players under certain circumstances in Multiplayer.
  • Fixed a bug in the Colosseum that allowed Critical hits against players in specific death animations.
  • Fixed a bug where the Mimic’s Veil effect was not properly reflected to other players under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug that caused other players summoned as hunters to immediately return after being summoned under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug in Multiplayer where some spirits could be locked on even after they disappeared.
  • Improved Multiplayer stability under certain circumstances
  • Fixed a bug that caused specific maps to render differently than expected under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug where the damage of some equipped weapons were incorrectly displayed in various menus.
  • Fixes a bug that prevented marking sites of Grace in the map menu under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug where item names and the cursor were not displayed correctly in the inventory menu under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug where event actions were available while being in the map menu.
  • Fixed a bug in the map menu that caused specific terrains to be displayed differently from the actual terrain.

Steam-only adjustments

  • Changed the initial layout of "Key Settings" in "Keyboard and Mouse Settings" in the system menu.
    • Note: If you have created save data before this update, your layout will not be affected.
  • Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would blink in the title menu, causing the game to be unstable under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug where a submenu with no items would be displayed after a right click during the tutorial.

Players will also known that the Bandai Namco logo that is displayed upon launching the game is now on a black background, saving you from those unexpected flashbangs during late gaming sessions. For more Elden Ring news and guides, stay right here on Shacknews.

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