Elden Ring Nightreign Patch 1.01.1 Nerfs Solo Mode Difficulty, Fixes Bugs, and Makes More Balance Changes

FromSoftware has released Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.01.1, the game’s first since launch, and with it made single-player mode a lot easier.

Update 1.01.1, available now across PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S, adds the effect "Automatic Revival Upon Defeat," which allows revival once per night boss battle to solo expeditions, and increases the amount of runes gained for solo expeditions.

That will come as some relief to players who had found solo mode a brutal experience. As explained in IGN's Elden Ring Nightreign review: "Let’s get the most important caveat out of the way first: if you are hoping to tackle Nightreign entirely solo, and are anything less than a hardcore Elden Ring player that actively seeks out ways to make that already difficult game even more challenging, Nightreign isn’t for you. Yes, there is technically a single-player option, but it is so poorly balanced that I would be shocked if it isn’t patched and adjusted within the first month of release. And this is coming from someone who lives and breathes these types of games."

Elsewhere, the update increases the number of high-rarity Relics that can be obtained as a reward when reaching Day 3 during Expeditions, and increases the probability of obtaining high-rarity Relics from Scenic Flat stones purchased at the Small Jar Bazaar. The patch notes, published by Bandai Namco, are in full below.

Over the weekend, FromSoftware acknowledged matchmaking issues on Elden Ring Nightreign, and offered suggestions to players affected. There had already been some negative reaction, mostly due to Nightreign's lack of duos co-op, lack of voice chat, and other archaic mechanics. That age-old multiplayer struggle to find enough friends to make up a coordinated three-player group is very much a part of the Elden Ring Nightreign experience, too.

Last week, producer Yasuhiro Kitao took to social media to comment on Elden Ring Nightreign’s early sales success (2 million units in its first day). “Nightreign has some peculiar aspects to its game design and is different from our recent titles in various ways,” Kitao said. “Nonetheless, many of you have bravely jumped into this world, and for that we're immensely grateful.

“As with Demon's Souls or Sekiro, it may be confounding at first, but just like those games, Nightreign offers its own challenges and experiences. Once you overcome the initial hurdle, it'll surely provide a sense of accomplishment that's also its very own.

“We hope you enjoy it.”

We’ve got plenty of Nightreign tips and tricks to help you take down all the eight Nightlord Bosses, and if you’re wondering how to unlock the two locked Nightfarer Classes, check out How to Unlock the Revenant and How to Unlock the Duchess, plus How to Change Characters.

Elden Ring Nightreign update 1.01.1 patch notes:

Single Player Mode-exclusive adjustments

• The effect "Automatic Revival Upon Defeat", which allows revival once per night boss battle, has been added to solo expeditions.
• The amount of runes gained has been increased for solo expeditions.

General balance adjustments

• Increased the number of high-rarity Relics that can be obtained as a reward when reaching Day 3 during Expeditions.
• Increased the probability of obtaining high-rarity Relics from Scenic Flat stones purchased at the Small Jar Bazaar.

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted camera behavior when activating the Guardian's Ultimate Art, “Wings of Salvation.”
• Fixed a bug in the Duchess's Character Skill “Restage” where Status Ailments would not trigger when built up from other players' attacks.
• Fixed a bug where some attacks of Raider with Greataxe and Great Hammer weapon types had higher damage than intended.
• Fixed a bug where some “Those Who Live in Death “ enemies would revive when defeated with the “Sacred Blade” skill.
• Fixed a bug where the “Bleeding” Status Ailment would not build up when the Skill “Bloody Slash” hit an enemy.
• Fixed a bug where the “Ghostflame Ignition” attack would not occur under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a bug where the status ailment “Frostbite” would not build up when the light wave released by a strong attack hit an enemy while the “Moonlight Greatsword” skill was active.
• Fixed a bug where the speed of arrows fired with the “Mighty Shot” and “Enchanted Shot” skills was slower than expected.
• Fixed a bug where the attack range of the magic spell “Rock Sling” was longer than expected when using it with a staff equipped in the left hand.
• Fixed a bug where the effect of reducing the maximum HP of enemies when the incantation “Black Blade” hit them was not activated.
• Fixed a bug where the Passive Effect "Successive Attacks Negate Damage" would stack when successive attacks were made while the Effect was active.
• Fixed a bug where some Passive Effects were not displaying their effects at the correct values.
• Fixed a bug where the Relic Special Effect “[Guardian] Become the target of enemy aggression when ability is activated” would not activate under certain situations.
• Fixed a bug where certain effects were not being applied to Relics obtained from Expedition Rewards or purchased from the Small Jar Bazaar.
• Fixed a bug where items that could be obtained upon completing a Remembrance in the Remembrance world when the scenario conditions were met could not be obtained when changing characters and concluding a Remembrance.
• Fixed bugs in the behavior and specifications of certain attacks and actions of specific enemies.
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to become unstable under certain conditions during battles with specific enemies.
• Fixed a bug in the graphics rendering during battles with specific enemies.
• Fixed some incorrect information in the staff credits.
• Fixed some text.
• Fixed a bug where some sound effects were not playing correctly.
• Fixed a bug where the “Exit Remembrance” effect was not displayed during a “Wylder” Remembrance on some platforms.
• Fixed a bug where the HUD was not displayed on some platforms.
• Fixed a bug where the game would crash under certain circumstances on some platforms.
• Fixed a bug where Expeditions and reconnecting to sessions would fail under certain circumstances on some platforms.
• Fixed a bug where background music would not play properly under certain circumstances on some platforms.

Steam-only adjustments

• Fixed a bug where some graphics were not rendered correctly when “Low” was selected in “Quality Settings” under “Graphics.”
• Fixed a bug where the Climb up action sometimes failed when using the keyboard.
• Fixed a bug where the Climb up action was difficult to perform when using a gamepad.

The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

• App Ver. 1.01.1
• Regulation Ver 1.01.2

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