FromSoftware's Elden Ring released to widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising its open world, stunning graphics, intense boss fights, and improvements on the Dark Souls formula. Even though Elden Ring is one of the highest-rated games of all time, FromSoftware has continued improving the experience through updates, with update 1.05 making a small, but important quality of life change.
In the patch notes for Elden Ring update 1.05, FromSoftware mentions a variety of changes and bug fixes that it made to the game. One the headlining fixes was that Elden Ring update 1.05 prevents players from attacking bosses outside their fog gates, rectifying one of the ways that players have cheesed certain encounters in the game. Elden Ring update 1.05 made plenty of alterations that were outlined in the patch notes, but some changes were added in secret.
One secret change in Elden Ring update 1.05 has to do with Golden Runes. For the uninitiated, Golden Runes in Elden Ring are consumable items that players can use to gain runes immediately. Golden Runes come in different shapes and sizes, with the larger ones netting Elden Ring players more runes than the smaller ones. However, until update 1.05, the game did not let players know the exact number of runes they would be getting with each Golden Rune use.
While it wasn't mentioned in the Elden Ring update 1.05 patch notes, the game now tells players the value of Golden Runes. Reddit user Theheadofjug noticed this change, pointing out how after downloading the latest update, Golden Rune values are mentioned in their item descriptions. This way, players don't have to guess about how many Golden Runes they will be getting, and they can therefore use them more efficiently when upgrading gear or leveling up their Elden Ring character.
This Golden Runes change wasn't the only secret quality of life update that FromSoftware made to Elden Ring. After players defeat Starscourge Radahn in Elden Ring, a large crater is left on the map that players need to visit to reach certain areas. With update 1.05, this crater is marked on the Elden Ring map, which makes it a lot easier for players to know where to go after defeating Radahn.
Longtime Elden Ring players may not think much of these quality of life changes, but they should go a long way in improving the experience for newcomers. And as it so happens, new players are discovering Elden Ring all the time. Elden Ring has dominated sales charts for months, indicating that there are fresh Tarnished venturing out into the Lands Between on a regular basis.
Elden Ring is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.