Elden Ring mod makes co-op available anywhere, anytime

Elden Ring It’s a game full of mysteries. That’s the attraction! Even in a game as popular and widely known as this one, it’s the rare game where every player’s discovery can feel like they’re the first in the world to find it. – even if they followed the directions to get there. However, some things about Elden Ring it would be better if they less than mysterious and unclear – like how co-op works in unfinished games. This, naturally, inspired a modder to dream creatively Elden RingCo-op’s seamless and unrestricted, and honest? It was a dream.

First discovered by The Gamer, YouTuber LukeYui has been working on a mod that removes a lot of Elden Ringlimitations of multiplayer. In a nutshell: the game usually only allows the player to summon a cooper in certain areas, usually where there’s a boss or an enemy drive to destroy. The player-to-player connection only lasts until the area boss is defeated, the player dies, or they leave the designated multiplayer area.

In the YouTube footage, LukeYui appears to have found a way to circumvent the triggers that normally put their partner off, defeating a Tree Sentinel area boss with another player, then resting the side bonfire – both are actions that would normally end a co-op session.

Less is often more, and in fact Elden Ring only allowing you to temporarily summon help in certain areas—where you might really need it—helps a lot to make that help more meaningful. Still, sometimes it’s nice to think about exploring the Midlands with a friend, not because there are enemies to destroy, but because it’s just a beautiful world to see with someone.