FromSoftware has released a new update for Old Ring which introduces a number of adjustments Shadow of the Erdtree‘s final boss.
Players who have faced him before generally consider Promised Consort Radahn to be the most difficult opponent in the expansion. Those who have had trouble with him will be happy to hear that the final boss has now been significantly weakened.
As detailed in the patch notes For version 1.14, FromSoftware has adjusted the boss’s action pattern when the fight begins. This may mean that he will no longer dive headfirst into the arena when you enter. A few attack moves have also been adjusted, but it is not stated which ones.
The damage and stamina of some of Radahn’s attacks have also been reduced. The attack range of some non-weapon based attacks has also been reduced, which could indicate that his abilities have been reached in phase three. The visibility of the effects of some attacks has also been improved.
In addition to the patch’s highlight, the update also sees adjustments to PvP gear and skills, as well as some base game gear, enchantments, and spells getting the usual tweaks.
Old Ring – Version 1.14 Patch Notes:
Adjustments to the final boss
- The action pattern has changed when the battle starts
- Adjusted some attack moves
- Reduced the damage of some attacks
- Reduced stamina damage from some attacks
- The attack range of some non-weapon based attacks has been reduced
- Improved visibility of some attack effects
PvP-exclusive balance adjustments
Equipment:
- Backhand Blades damage against other players has been reduced (The Smithscript Cirque’s throwing attacks are not affected by this change)
- The damage of Spears’ dual wield attacks against other players has been reduced
- The damage of the Pata weapon against other players has been reduced
- The “Spread Crossbow” weapon will no longer cause the movement of headshot damage when hitting another player
Skill:
Scattershot throw
- Reduced damage against other players
- This skill will no longer cause the movement of headshot damage when hitting another player
Discus throw
- The damage animation value generated by this skill when hitting another player has been reduced
Weed cutter
- The balance value of follow-up attacks has been reduced when using this skill against other players
General balance adjustments
Equipment:
- The attack speed of the uncharged version of the first heavy attack has been increased for the following weapon types:
Dagger / Throwing Blade / Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Heavy Thrust Sword / Curved Sword / Double-Bladed Sword / Katana / Great Katana / Axe / Flail / Great Spear (except Snake Hunter) / Halberd / Reaper / Whip (except Urumi) / Hand-to-hand Arts / Animal Claw. - After performing left-handed attacks with weapons from the Great Katana category, right-handed attacks now take longer to cancel.
Weapon Type Hand-to-Hand Art
- Increased damage
- Shortened recovery time between single normal attacks and follow-up attacks
Weapon Type Colossal Sword
- The movement distance when attacking has been increased
- The speed of the first normal attack has been increased
Weapon Type Backhand Blade
- The attack speed of normal attacks from a crouched position has been reduced
Weapon Types Small Shield and Medium Shield
- The damage reduction of some shields when blocking physical attacks has been increased
- The protection strength of some shields has been increased
- It now takes longer to cancel most actions after performing normal one-handed attacks with the Quick Spear.
- The range of the Smithscript Dagger’s throwing attacks has been increased.
- Rellana’s Twinblade’s attribute scale has been increased for lower Intelligence and Faith attributes.
Rellana’s Cameo Talisman
- The delay before the damage buff activates has been reduced
- Increased damage enhancement
Heraldic art
Light
Darkness
Dynastic sickle game
- Reduced stamina consumption
- Increased damage balance of heavy follow-up attacks
- The movement distance of the first heavy follow-up attack has been increased
- Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when the second heavy attack hits another player
Shield Attack
- Canceling other actions to perform this weapon art now takes longer
Moon and Fire Pose
- The range of the light wave, the damage of the balance and the attack speed of the normal attack of the stance have been increased
- The damage to balance from the heavy attack of the stance has been increased
- Adjusted the recovery time of the damage animation when a stance’s heavy attack hits another player
Devonia’s Vortex
- Increased attack power
- The attack range of the Great Hammer’s spin has been increased
- Increased equilibrium value and rate of equilibrium generation
- Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when a charged attack hits another player
Games
Rellana’s Twin Moons
- Increased attack range for first and second attack
- The knockback distance of the second attack has been reduced
Incantation
Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns
- Increased attack power
- Increased attack power, stamina attack power against defending enemies
- The close range hitbox now follows the player’s movement
Aspects of the Crucible: Flowering
- Increased attack speed, larger hitbox
- Reduced recovery time between using this spell and subsequent actions
Divine bird feathers
- The minimum delay between successive hits has been reduced
- Greater reach
Furious Sword of Ansbach
- Canceling this spell in throws will now take less time
- Increased balance damage
- Increased distance to enemy knockback
Midra’s flame of rage
- Increased attack speed
- Increased range of Frenzy status build against enemies
- Reduced Frenzy status buildup when using this skill
Bayle’s Flame Lightning
Bugfixes
- Black Pyreflies items now properly respawn when resting on a mercy spot.
- Fixed a bug where performing a heavy Light Greatsword attack while jumping would not cost stamina.
- Fixed a bug where unintended weapon skills could be used when equipping the Ballista in the left hand.
- Fixed a bug that caused critical hit damage for Taylew the Golem Smith to be lower than intended when using certain weapons.
- Fixed a bug where the player could not obtain runes if an enemy was killed while holding a shield.
- Fixed a bug where casting the Inescapable Frenzy Incantation with the Staff of the Great Beyond would cause the hitbox to be generated incorrectly.
- Fixed a bug where failed backstabs with the Pata weapon would have a smaller fist hitbox than intended.
- Fixed a bug where some attacks from the Lizard Greatsword were not registering as melee attacks.
- Fixed a bug where Euporia could increase the attack power of other weapons when their shine was restored.
- Fixed a bug where Euporia’s restored glow effect would sometimes display on various weapons.
- Fixed a bug where the power of some weapon skills of a right-handed Falx would change depending on the level of the weapon in the left hand.
- Fixed a bug where the enchantment effects of certain skills were applied to attacks that did not use weapons.
- Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect player movements to be performed when using lock-on for the following skills.
- Wild Strikes / Spinning Strikes / Endless Dance
- Fixed a bug where the Rolling Sparks ability would pass through certain terrain.
- Fixed a bug where the Blades of Stone spell would not correctly hit targets at a different height level.
- Fixed a bug where some attacks from Bayle’s Tyranny Incantation would not hit multiple enemies.
- Fixed a bug where the Bayle’s Tyranny Incantation attack would pass through certain terrain.
- Fixed a bug where Godfrey’s Icon Talisman would not apply to some skills, spells, and enchantments.
- Fixed a bug where the player would not become translucent when the Crepus’ Vial Talisman was equipped and the Unseen Form Spell was used.
- Fixed a bug where the hitboxes of some of Rellana, Twin Moon Knight’s attacks were different than intended.
- Fixed a bug where the ‘Leave’ option could not be selected in the inventory menu for some gear.
- Fixed a bug that made some Site of Graces difficult to touch under certain circumstances.
- Fixed a bug in some areas where the invasion spawn position was different than intended.
- Fixed a bug where the displayed name of certain areas was different than intended.
- Fixed a bug where, under certain circumstances, the battle status would not be released after defeating an invading NPC.
- Fixed a bug where some effects were not displaying correctly.
- Fixed a bug where the Watchful Spirit Incantation’s attacks would sometimes be invisible to other players in multiplayer mode.
- Fixed a bug where the effects of some tools and enchantments were not being applied correctly when attempting to parry or cancel.
- Various performance improvements and other bug fixes
- A descriptive error in the game’s credits has been corrected, which was incorrectly added in patch 1.12
Possible solutions for unstable performance
- For the PS5 version of the game, the unstable framerate can be improved by using the ‘Rebuild Database’ option in the device’s Safe Mode.
- In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be enabled unintentionally and cause unstable performance. Check the Ray Tracing setting in “System” > “Graphics” > “Ray Tracing Quality” on the title screen or in the in-game menu.
- In the PC version, the message “Inappropriate activity detected” may appear without you cheating. To resolve this issue, verify the integrity of the game files before restarting the game.
- In the PC version, unstable framerate can be caused by third-party applications that control mouse behavior. Disabling these third-party applications can improve performance.