The Small Elden Ring update undoes the Cerulean Hidden Tear nerf and fixes Malenia and Elden Beast bugs

FromSoftware has provided a new hotfix for everyone elden ring player this morning. This minor update, version 1.04.1, is a follow-up to last week’s massive balance patch.

However, unlike this patch, which touched on many of the most popular sorceries, spells, and weapon skills, today’s release aims to fix various minor issues.

It also fixes an issue introduced with last week’s update that accidentally shortened the duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear. FromSoftware has released a short list of what’s new in today’s hotfix to look forward to.

There are three major fixes, all related to bosses. The patch fixes an issue that caused Malenia, Blade of Miquella’s healing ability to not trigger in co-op. The Elden Beast also fixed a bug that “prevented it from working properly” under certain conditions.

Finally, the hotfix ensures that certain bosses do not die randomly. Unfortunately, FromSoftware hasn’t offered any further details, which means we’ll have to wait until players get their hands on the patch to find out exactly what has been changed/fixed.

Read below for the full changelog:

• Fixed a bug where the Cerulean Hidden Tear effect duration was corrected down.
• Fixed a bug with Malenia, Blade of Miquella where her HP would not heal properly in the online multiplayer environment.
• Fixed a bug that caused some bosses to die at unintended times.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Elden Beast” boss from working properly under certain circumstances.
• Corrected some texts.

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