That despite widespread criticism Alden Ring Since its release in early 2022, there is always room for improvements and tweaks to make the game experience more polished. The sheer size of the title and its variety of in-game items and play-styles will always bring questions around optimization and balance, with the software often releasing updates to further the game's quality of life.
of course, Alden Ring began to expand its extensive narrative, Shadow of the ErdtreeBack in June, only increasing the overall scope of the title's content. This only increased the amount of material that could be further polished Alden RingOctober's 1.15 update brings a huge range of performance improvements and balance changes to the game's most notorious weapons and bosses.
Elden Ring's 1.15 October update brings a wide range of changes
1.15 update for Alden Ring Made available on October 2 on all platforms, the download size comes with an average of around 250MB. While the 1.15 update covers a wide range of different improvements, several changes are concerning Shadow of the Erdtree By extension, some clear areas of focus are clear to see.
For example, many 1.15 changes concern Alden RingGolem Fist Weapon. Introduced in Shadow of the ErdtreeGolem Fist may seem like an attractive weapon at first glance, but a range of bugs and general underperformance have made the weapon notoriously problematic. The 1.15 update attempts to address these criticisms, fixing a bug that prevented Gollum Fist from doing any damage when the player was under the influence of certain special effects. Another bug has been removed that significantly reduced the one-handed heavy attack power for the Golem Fist, with the weapon now hopefully in a more usable state thanks to the 1.15 update.
Bugs for the likes of Thorns incantation and Smithing Talisman have also been ironed out, with their effects sometimes being inadvertently blocked before the update. These improvements extend to specific bosses and locations, with Rellana's behavior, Twin Moon Knight now being more consistent and ashes now usable across the entire Scadutree Avatar battlefield. The 1.15 update also smoothed the player's interaction with the Shadow Keep Church District, the location's introductory cutscene will no longer incorrectly play again with each revisit.
The optimization is just as important as the bug fixes in Alden Ring's 1.15 update.
Far from bug fixes, Alden RingThe 1.15 update has done a lot to further the polish and customization of the title. Improvements in enemy rendering and certain sound effect overhauls are just one example of this, with the PC version of the game getting a lot of attention in this regard. The update identified a number of potential performance issues for PC, with ray tracing being randomly activated and third-party applications having an unexpectedly large impact on the title. Along with 1.15's performance improvements, PC players are advised to verify the integrity of game files before restarting the title to further streamline it. Alden Ring.
Blanket improvements have also been made to general enemy behavior, with the game's end-game credits also receiving additional fixes. The passion and attention to detail put into FromSoftware Alden Ring The years speak for themselves, and the October 1.15 update is further proof of how committed the studio is to making the title as polished and balanced as possible.
