Madness Unleashed: Elden Ring Patch Buffs Libra & Madness Weapons

The online servers for FromSoftware’s hit game,
Elden Ring Nightreign, are back online! This follows a three-hour period of scheduled
maintenance earlier today. The server downtime allowed the development
team to implement the latest game update, version 1.01.3, which is now
available for download on all supported gaming platforms.

Patch 1.01.3 represents a relatively minor update and comes just over a
week after the release of version
1.01.2. Considering the incremental version number, players should anticipate
mostly smaller tweaks, though some included fixes stand out as noteworthy.

The newly released Nightreign update largely consists of resolved bugs and
glitches. However, the patch also includes a subtle adjustment to the game’s
balance. Specifically, the update increases the probability of players
encountering weapons imbued with the Madness status effect within the game’s
loot system.

The Madness status is not often utilized by players and is among the less
effective elements against Nightlord bosses in the game. Except when
fighting
Equilibrious Beast Libra, who is somewhat weak to it. This adjustment will very likely make
acquiring madness weapons a bit easier. FromSoftware probably wants players
to have a more frequent experience utilizing Madness-infused weapons in order
to somewhat mitigate the difficulty level of this particular combat
encounter.

Regarding bug fixes, one notable correction addresses a curious problem: the
damage inflicted upon certain enemies by exploiting their weak points. This
issue related to the damage being much more or less than what the user
intended when using
Ironeye’s
Marking skill depending on the factors.

One favorable flaw for users effectively eliminated any Lightning related
damage when “Power of the Great Ancient Dragon” was active, which is the
passive effect obtained from wielding the Bolt of Gransax weapon.

For the complete list of changes, see below:

General balance adjustments

Bug fixes

• Corrected the Whirlwind skill effect’s visibility when the Relic Effect
  “[Guardian] Increased duration for Character Skill” is active.

• Resolved a problem that would make the Demon Merchant to be near the
  Night’s Tide when a Demon Merchant curse event would occur.

• Fixed a bug where the amount of damage dealt to enemies once their weak
  points was destroyed while Ironeye’s “Marking” skill was active. The
  damage was often far more or far less than what the user intended.

• Rectified an issue that was making lightning damage taken to be completely
  ignored when the “Bolt of Gransax” weapon’s “Power of the Great Ancient
  Dragon” passive effect was active.

• Improved the Ultimate Art meter from filling more than what the game
  intended when striking certain enemies.

• Resolved an issue in which the Relic Effect “Switching Weapons Adds an
  Affinity Attack” wasn’t correctly displaying what attribute it was
  adding to Bows and Crossbows.

• Fixed an issue that was causing the wrong amount of Runes to be shown for
  how much it would take to buy Uncommon Weapons from merchant NPCs.

• Fixed an issue that was causing players to lose their battle when they
  were brought back to life when fighting a Nightlord or Night boss.

• Improved upon an issue that was causing the camera angle to not be facing
  the right direction when battling a Nightlord.

• Limveld was not showing lingering character phantoms, which is now fixed.

• Added developer information to the in-game credits.

Steam-only adjustments

In other Nightreign news, dataminer Zullie the Witch has been busy exploring
how the revive mechanic works behind the scenes. If you want the best tips and tricks, check out our
Elden Ring Nightreign guide. Check back weekly for the newest updates.