Elden Ring 1.06 patch update makes it easier for people to invade you UK WIRE

Elden Ring key art — Elden Ring – invasion warning (pic: Bandai Namco)

A new update for Elden Ring makes it easier for you to find help from friendly cooperators, but it’ll also be easier for you to be invaded.

FromSofrware has just released the new 1.06 update for Elden Ring, and while it features all the usual nips, tucks, and rebalances the biggest change is to how the multiplayer works.

The mechanics will remain the same but when placing a summon signs in the game, indicating you’re willing to play co-op with other players, it’ll now appear in multiple areas and further away from your current position.

The downside to this is that the same thing is also true of invasions, so in essence other players can invade your game and attack you from further away.

As frustrating as that sounds invasions are actually very rare in Elden Ring, at least when you’re not playing co-op, but this may make them more frequent, which is no doubt going to cause some concern in fan circles.

The other changes are more typical of other recent updates, with the Bloodhound Step Ash of War and the Corpse Piler weapon skill, being reduced in potency (or nerfed as they cool kids would have it).

At the same time all Greatswords, Curved Greatswords, and Great Hammers have been made more effective (buffed), so if you never bothered with them before, now may be the time to give them a go.

The full patch notes are below but for the last few months these sort of updates are the only news we’ve had on Elden Ring, with no indication of any paid-for DLC plans.

FromSoftware is rumoured to be working on a new Armored Core game but in terms of their plans for more Souslike content there’s still no clue as to what they’re planning.

Elden Ring 1.06 patch notes

Additional elements

Added the function to send summoning signs to summoning pools in multiple areas, including distant areas.

※When sending a co-op sign to distant areas with this function, summoning pools in ‘Mohgwyn Palace’ will be excluded

Added the function to invade a larger area, including distant areas
Added a new way to advance White Mask Varre’s questline other than participating in multiplayer invasion by defeating a new NPC

Balance Changes

Added the following adjustments to Greatsword, Curved Greatsword and Great Hammers:
Reduced the time it takes for rolling to become possible after an attack (Jump attack, dual wield attack and attacks while mounted not included)
Increased the motion speed of strong attack and charge attack (mounted attacks not included)
Increased Guard Counter’s motion speed
Increased the attack speed of Great Axes and reduced the time it takes for rolling to become possible after an attack (Jump attack, dual wield attack and attacks while mounted not included)
Increased rolling distance when player has a light equip load.
Increased the hitbox of Cipher Pata’s weapon skill ‘Unblockable Blade’
Increased the range of Ash of War ‘Glintstone Pebble’ and ‘Glintstone Dart’ projectile while decreasing the damage and stagger power
Decreased the travel distance and invincibility frames of Ash of War ‘Bloodhound Step’ while adding the changes below:
+ Reduced performance when used continuously
+ Increased travel distance when on light equip load
Shortened the activation interval when using ‘Quick Step’ skill in succession, increasing its ability to circle around the enemy when locked-on and add the changes below:
+ Reduced performance when used continuously
+ Increased travel distance when on light equip load
Decreased the damage and bleed build-up of weapon skill ‘Corpse Piler’ when hit with the blood attack. When hit by the blade, the damage is only decreased slightly
Decreased the target tracking ability of sorcery ‘Stars of Ruin’

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug which caused some attacks of ‘Lucerne’ to not pierce enemy’s guard
Fixed a bug which made it harder for a two-handed jump attack with ‘Bloodhound’s Fang’ to break enemy’s stance
Fixed a bug which caused the effect of ‘Determination’ and ‘Royal Knight’s Resolve’ to disappear after using the ‘Parry’ skill with a dagger
Fixed a bug when dual wielding Axe and Greataxe which caused additional effects from Spells, Weapon Skills and Items to not be applied correctly
Fixed a bug when two-handing a Halberd which made it harder to withstand enemy’s attack after using guard counter
Fixed a bug which caused the physical attack affinity of some weapons to be different from the affinity listed in the description.
Fixed a bug which caused the player to become more easily noticed by the enemy when wearing ‘Deathbed Dress’, even when crouching
Fixed a bug which caused charge attack with flail to damage ally character when wearing ‘Deathbed Dress’
Fixed a bug that caused HP to regenerate when switching your equipment to certain type of armour
Fixed a bug where the effect added to the weapon upon using ‘Mists of Slumber’ was lost when the player receive an attack
Fixed a bug which caused the playable character’s movement to become unstable upon hitting certain enemies with the skill ‘Ghostflame Ignition’
Fixed a bug which prevented player from using ‘The Queen’s Black Flame’ skill’s follow-up attack when performing the skill with insufficient FP
Fixed a bug with the weapon skill ‘Zamor Ice Storm’ which allowed player to more easily withstand enemy’s attack when using the skill with insufficient FP
Fixed a bug which caused the effect of spells and items added to right-hand armament to occur when using certain weapon skills with left hand.
Fixed a bug which caused the FP consumption description of certain weapon skills to be different from its actual FP cost
Fixed a bug that allows ‘Rock Blaster’ to not consume any FP when used with a staff on the left hand and no weapon on the right hand
Fixed a bug which caused the charged version of ‘Black Flame Ritual’ to consume the same amount of stamina as the normal version
Fixed a bug which caused the player to receive less HP recovery from incantations and items other than ‘Flask of Crimson Tears’ when activating the effect of ‘Malenia’s Great Rune’
Fixed a bug which caused the ‘Opaline Hardtear’ to not boost physical damage negation
Fixed a bug which prevented the player from jumping mid-air while riding under specific condition
Fixed a bug which allowed jump attack with Colossal Weapons while mounted to hit twice consecutively
Fixed a bug which caused some signs to appear more than once in the Summoning Pool
Fixed a bug which caused the effect of some weapon skill’s attack to persist under specific circumstances
Fixed a bug which sometimes caused significant performance issue at ‘Ordina, Liturgical Town’ under certain circumstances
Fixed a bug which prevented the player from picking up dropped Runes upon death under certain circumstances
Fixed a bug which allowed users to reach certain inaccessible area during multiplayer
Fixed a bug which caused the multiplayer area to have different boundary than expected
Fixed a bug that causes some enemies to have incorrect visuals and behaviors.
Fixed a bug that caused incorrect sounds to be played under certain circumstances.
Fixed a bug which caused some areas to make the player unable to move which lead to death
Fixed a bug that caused some places on the map to have incorrect visuals and hitboxes.
Fixed a bug in some maps that allowed users to reach unexpected locations using certain procedures.
Fixed a bug with the PC version which caused click input to occur when equipping Staves or Sacred Seals and switching Windows to active.
Other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Other

Added the ‘ERROR’ text to unauthorised items

※In update file 1.04, we have fixed a bug that allowed players to pass unauthorized items that cannot be obtained in game to other players

After the distribution of this update file, possession and usage of these unauthorized items will be subject to warning or penalty after a certain period of time.