Elden Ring - (Ep01) - (No Commentary)
4[Game: Elden Ring]
[Character Base: Wretch]
[Keepsake: Cracked Pots]
[Mods: None Yet]
My intro into this series proper as I deal with tutorial bosses, talk to NPC's, and harass Godrick's men in my quest for cloths.
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Episode Notes:
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Since I have no gear I give the initial boss a try, but after seeing how long it'd take, I decide it wasn't worth to keep trying.
From there its getting through the tutorial cave. It was here I realized my State of Decay muscle memory is gona be a problem at first since. Eventually I'll get it, but be patient haha
Then its on to Limgrave, where I focus on talking to NPC's and trying to find some gear....
Next Episode I'll try to have done some off screen grinding for runes/gear (see season notes). At the start I'll go over what I got and spend the runes then, not before.
[Notes on game Performance]
After the debacle that was using the default HDR, I still think the base brightness is a bit washed out...but so much better. I'll continue to tinker with it and see if I can find a balance I like. I might also investigate a mod to fix HDR if I can.
Keeping with performance, there were some weird hitches in the recording I didn't notice in gameplay. Using a monitor I wasn't generally steady at 60fps, rarely dipping to 55, so I am wondering if the 1%'s are the cause. As mentioned below, I might investigate a mod to add FSR/DLSS and see how it performs then. From what I read though it seems that might just be partially engine based (shrug)
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Season Note:
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I am not new to Elden Ring, though I've never actually beaten it. I've mostly run around making builds and grabbing gear....avoiding most bosses. As is I've only beaten the first few so most will be new experiences. So if you see me obviously knowing where things are, thats part of why.
This series will likely have a bit more editing that others. This will be because I plan to keep to my 2-3 attempts before cutting to the last....and we all know how some bosses are.
Additionally, like with my Division playthroughs, I plan to cut out most general grinding for loot/resources. Any grinding I'll do off cam will be limited to areas you've seen in a previous episode. I'll also try to spend runes on camera and show off the gear found.
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Mods:
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While I've not added any to the series yet, since I am playing offline, I might add a bit later. Any I add will only be just general performance/visual improvements (ex: I've been looking at: fixing HDR, adding FSR/DLSS)
As with my other series I'll add them here and include links for the episodes they're used on.