If you happen to didn’t assume the expertise of battling Elden Ring’s bosses was fairly harrowing sufficient, a brand new mod provides it a horror-style makeover by guaranteeing that they’ll solely transfer once you aren’t taking a look at them.
Yup, you’ve already had nightmares about Malenia and now you may have some new ones that contain her being very chill after which abruptly unleashing a deadly waterfowl dance as quickly as your again is turned. The modder you’ve received to thank/blame is Dasaav, whom you may be conversant in because of their earlier venture that made it potential to play Elden Ring from a primary particular person perspective.
Their newest work, ‘Sinister Statues’, revolves round an equally game-changing idea. Each enemy in The Lands Between – from regular foes, to bosses, and even wildlife – has been changed into an motionless statue, however will start to assault or behave as regular the second you’re taking your eyes off them.
“Enemies inside your subject of view don’t transfer,” the modder explains. “Getting into fight or being sighted by an enemy will make your character begin blinking at common intervals. You possibly can press and maintain the work together key – the one which brings up the merchandise pouch – to cease blinking quickly, or launch it early to blink early and reset the timer.”
So yeah, assume one thing like Physician Who’s notorious Weeping Angels, which I’m reliably knowledgeable had been terrifying of their first couple of outings, however grew to become a laughing inventory by the point it turned out one among them was the Statue of Liberty.
You may get an excellent have a look at the form of factor you’ll be in for with the mod by way of the helpful showcase video under, which actually hammers dwelling how attention-grabbing the stream of issues will get once you will be completely secure one minute and open your eyes to see the well-known ‘You Died’ splash the subsequent.
Presently, Dasaav says their creation “ought to work along with most different [Elden Ring] mods”, together with the likes of Kirnifr’s ‘Elden Ring Ring Reforged’ and Thefifthmatt’s randomisers. Multiplayer mods are at the moment the primary exception to this rule, however the modder says they’ll think about including integration for LukeYui’s ‘Seamless Co-op’ to it down the road “if there’s enough curiosity”.
If this mod has you contemplating a recent playthrough of FromSoft’s sprawling epic, be sure to take a look at our just lately up to date finest gear and boss combat technique guides to assist refresh your boss-slaying expertise.