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-~ ELDEN RING Reforged ~-
an overhaul mod by Kirnifr & the Reforged team
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A thorough revision of ELDEN RING's balance and mechanics.
Covers enemies, boss fights, hitboxes, animations, equipment, the camera, and more.
Includes unique camera parameters for boss fights, improved enemy hitboxes,
and new gameplay mechanics that fix many of the issues with the game.

ELDEN RING Reforged is an overhaul of ELDEN RING's balance and mechanics with the intent to create a more
balanced experience with fair, but still challenging, combat. It is not about "easier" or "harder,"
but more interesting and balanced combat.

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INSTALLATION
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Extract the mod to any location on your computer (preferably an SSD drive).

To launch the mod, run the "Launch ELDEN RING Reforged" executable.

When ingame, please enable "Tutorials" in your game settings. This is necessary for technical reasons.
You can disable Vanilla tutorials at the Site of Grace.

If you wish to use Seamless Coop or Randomizer, or if you use Linux/Steam Deck, please read the other README files.

NOTE FOR USERS IN JAPAN:

For the time being, please remove the Alt Saves DLL from the "dll" folder as it has a bug
with the Japanese version of ELDEN RING. Use Erd Tools or Seamless Coop to change your save extension to "err".

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MIGRATING FROM OLDER REFORGED VERSION (Pre 0.12.0)
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If you had a nice setup for Reforged before the 0.12.0 update,
and prefer to keep it intact instead of moving to the new setup,
please note that the mod files are now located in the "ERR\mod\"
folder instead of the "ERR\" folder. This means you may have to
adjust your mod path in ModEngine 2 or Metis Mod Launcher.

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ADDING DLL MODS
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Do not use Elden Mod Loader for this purpose. It will likely cause issues with Reforged.

If you want to add DLL mods like Posture Bar and Erd Tools, you can do so simply by adding them
to the "dll" folder in the Reforged folder.

Adding the DLLs to that folder will cause the Launcher to automatically add them to the game.

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CUSTOMIZATION (For advanced users)
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ELDEN RING Reforged bundles its own installation of ModEngine2 to run the mod.

The Launcher EXE tries to include the DLL files from the "dll" folder,
as well as the Seamless Coop DLL from the game folder.

The Launcher EXE overwrites the ModEngine 2 configuration every time it runs.

If you're experienced with ELDEN RING mod installation and want to customize it,
you can find the ModEngine2 installation and configuration in the mod folder under "modengine".

Instead of using the executable, you can simply set up your own ModEngine2 installation, or Metis Mod Launcher profile.

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MIGRATING EXISTING SAVES (Vanilla or older versions)
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To avoid issues with the official Fromsoft servers, Reforged uses a separate save file.

The Reforged Launcher EXE will attempt to migrate your saves automatically.

If not:

The save files are saved in the ELDEN RING AppData folder.

If you wish to bring your own saves into ELDEN RING Reforged, you need to copy them
and rename them to the new save extension ".err" (solo) or ".err.co2" (Seamless Coop).

How to access your save files:

- Hit Win+R to bring up the "Run" window, or click into the address bar in an Explorer window
- Enter "%APPDATA%" (without the quotes) and press Enter
- Go to the "ELDEN RING" folder
- Find your existing save:
- ER0000.sl2 for Vanilla
- ER0000.co2 for Seamless Coop
- ER0000.mod for Alt Saves
- Copy your existing save and rename it to "ER0000.err" or "ER0000.err.co2" (for Seamless Coop)
If you can't see the file extension, find the "File Explorer Options" in Windows (use Google if necessary),
and in the "View" tab, uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for known file types".

Running the "Launch ELDEN RING Reforged" EXE should now display your previous saves.

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WIKI, INFORMATION & FEEDBACK
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A work-in-progress wiki for info on changes made in ERR:

https://err.fandom.com/wiki/ELDEN_RING_Reforged_Wiki

You can provide feedback on the mod, and ask for technical support, on our Discord server:

https://discord.gg/pTkPMSdfKm

Some information is also available on our NexusMods page:

https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/541

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SUPPORT THE MOD
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You can support development here on Ko-Fi if you want:

https://ko-fi.com/kirnifr (Primary developer)

https://ko-fi.com/ividyon (Co-developer)

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CREDITS
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A lot of people have contributed to Reforged over the years.
You can find the full credits list in the separate CREDITS.txt file.