Elden Ring’s modding community has already introduced a number of mods that reduce the game’s imposed challenges. And there’s nothing wrong with that, providing they’re used offline. So, for those craving more accessibility, these mods ought to lower blood pressure quite a bit. A word of warning though: they’re not meant to be used online. Doing so will likely result in a ban and could ruin other players’ experiences.

Updated June 29, 2022, by Sid Natividad: Elden Ring has been out for a while now, yet its reputation still stands as one of the most difficult games in existence. While it has also made efforts to accommodate newcomers to the franchise, they’ll likely feel intimidated and overwhelmed. That’s why Elden Ring mods are here to the rescue to make the experience more palatable.

These include Elden Ring easy mod or the Elden Ring Rune mod, among many others, that assist players in one way or another. As always, most of these mods are not meant to be used online. The game is quite vigilant about anything that can be used as cheats and some of these mods will certainly count as such.

13 Seamless Co-op

Co-op in Elden Ring is present like in older Souls games, but it’s quite limited here. Certain spots in the game are off-limits for co-op play; Torrent will be unavailable, and defeating bosses will punt co-op partners back into their world. Elden Ring’s Seasmless Co-op mod aims to remove those restrictions.

This essentially unlocks Elden Ring’s multiplayer into a complete experience. At the time of writing, the mod is in its testing phases; the game isn’t done yet with its updates and patches, after all. So players should expect some bugs and glitches associated with using this mod.

12 Swordsmanship

One thing that makes Elden Ring unique from the action game perspective is how it sets its own weight-to-power ratio rules regarding items. Heavier items deal more damage per hit and lighter items are weaker per swing. But what if players could tweak those weight and animation rules, and turn Elden Ring into a fully-fledged anime JRPG?

That’s what Swordsmanship is all about. This mod allows players to swap weapon animations. If players want one-handed sword animations for colossal weapons, then they can have it using this mod. Of course, it counts as a cheat because that would make big and heavy weapons too overpowered. Nevertheless, it’s fun and interesting to use.

11 All Items - All classes - Starter Saves

This one’s less of a mod and more of a saved game, but it’s a handy tool for players who are tired of restarting over and over again just to try out different classes. The All items - All classes- starter saves mod is a saved profile that contains all of the items in the game in starter-level characters.

It’s great for those who don’t want to start the game again in New Game Plus just to change their playstyles for a playthrough. Installation is more complicated than a simple mod, however, since Elden Ring is quite strict about its save files. Still, the modders are meticulous enough to include detailed instructions on how to import these saves. Warning: they’re not for online use.

10 Elden Ring Save Manager

Speaking of save files, the Elden Ring Save Manager can be a good alternative to the preceding mod above if players don’t want to overwrite their saves. It functions similarly to Cheat Engine where players can edit the contents of their inventory or many other aspects of their characters.

If not, then players can use this mod in order to fix their corrupt saves or convert them for Steam. Saves can also be duplicated so that players can park multiple characters in certain boss fights and then slot in the saves for easier access to these boss fights. That should make content creation easier.

9 Unlocked Unique Skills

The Ash of War system in Elden Ring allows for a dynamic approach to weapons and gameplay, but the sad part is that the unique ones are limited to their specific weapons. Boss weapons come to mind here. So for players who wish to extract or duplicate these Ashes of War and then use them on their customizable weapons, for example, then the Unlocked Unique Skills mod will help immensely.

What this does for the game is to open up players to more build varieties and possibly make some boss or unique weapons less desirable. In a sense, it does make the game a bit easier since it allows for some rather broken combinations of weapon skills and weapons.

8 Recover Runes Immediately

Death in a Soulsborne game isn’t even the most frustrating thing that can happen. It’s getting back hundreds of thousands of Souls (or Runes in Elden Ring’s case) in an anxiety-inducing traversal. Arguably, this mechanic can hamper progress a lot, especially if players lose too many Runes.

That’s why the Recover Runes mod does away with that and makes it so that players can magically get their dropped Runes without having to go and retrieve them. This makes progress a lot smoother and somewhat lessens the need for grinding to become over-leveled.

7 Auto Recover HP And FP

For some, this is straight-up cheating because a huge part of the game’s difficulty is how it’s unforgiving when it comes to making mistakes. The mistake a player can make is, of course, trading too much of their HP or FP (mana) trying to get attacks in or being careless in general.

That’s where the Auto Recover HP and FP mod comes into play. As the name suggests, the mod gives a significant rate of regeneration for the two gameplay attributes. This way, players can even out endurance fights with bosses that have too much HP or have lifesteal (here’s looking at you, Malenia).

6 Easy Mode For Elden Ring

Well, there it is. No sugar-coating needed. Some players simply crave training wheels, since Elden Ring can be a soul-crushing experience for those who are new to the genre. One of the most polarizing topics for it is its singular difficulty level.

Easy Mode for Elden Ring provides a good compromise. It’s a third-party software, meaning it doesn’t really tamper with the developer’s artistic vision (which includes difficulty) unless individual players want to with their own offline sessions. What the mod does is reduce incoming damage by half and increases damage dealt by players by a quarter percentage. Runes are also multiplied by 10, which should make things easy enough for most players.

5 Grand Merchant

Part of Elden Ring’s open-world charm is the thrill of discovering hidden shops, items, and crafting materials. In subsequent playthroughs, however, finding these again can become a little tedious. Alternatively, some players just aren’t patient enough or lack the time needed to even look for them in the first place during their initial playthrough.

Hence, the Grand Merchant mod makes collection a breeze for some items. It’s a bit of a misnomer though, as what the mod does is merely grant access to all items via the Crafting Menu. In a way, this is also cheating, as it allows players to acquire the most powerful items early on rather than when the developer originally intended them to.

4 EMU Light - Enhanced Moveset Utility

Enhanced Moveset Utility is more geared for PC-oriented controls (using the mouse and keyboard). The mod allows for a dedicated roll button, which removes the notoriously hidden input delay in Elden Ring. It may be hard to believe, but this slight upgrade in responsiveness can have a huge impact when it comes to making the gameplay easier.

Apart from that, the EMU Light mod also adds additional quick-cast hotkeys for casting spells. Controllers also aren’t left out since they also get additional buttons or command inputs with this mod. It does make gameplay a lot easier for PC players, since they’ll now have more advanced controls; an advantage that PC games often provide.

3 Pause The Game

A small button and functionality that stops time in-game and makes it easy to take deep breaths or stop an impending disaster in its tracks is always a welcome input. Because Souls games are quite inconsiderate of other people’s social lives or emergencies.

Thankfully, for Tarnished who have loved ones or pets that seek their attention in the most inopportune moments, the Pause the Game mod can be a lifesaver. It’s not flawless, however, as unpausing will fast-forward animations a bit (as part of the game’s timestep programming) so players should make sure not to pause right before or during a boss’ combo attack.

2 Elden Ring Cheat Table

Old programs like Cheat Engine have always made cheating in highly-secure games possible. Fiddling with the software can be tricky, though, and requires a somewhat decent grasp of programming. Some players simply want to add in some extra items, or maybe there are those with new characters looking to speed things up.

The Elden Ring Cheat Table caters to these players, because it’s a built-in mod that allows players to obtain items, modify stats, edit item values, or even tinker with other numbers to make certain stuff more powerful, all without the need for Cheat Engine. This one’s certain to get players banned though, so players shouldn’t even think about going online with an account that has made use of it at any point.

1 Extended Field Of View (FOV)

One could argue that Elden Ring’s stubborn and hazardous camera behavior and angles are part of the game’s difficulty. It’s part horror, after all, and some enemy surprises are utilized in a way that players can’t peek at them from a third-person view.

Hence, the Extended Field of View mod can and will make things less challenging. It pulls back the FoV for a wider viewing angle, allowing players to see more in their peripherals and whoever is sneaking up to backstab them. Sadly, it can decrease the frame rate and might cause some visual anomalies, which kind of evens out all the boosts it gives.

Elden Ring is available for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S

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