Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
The update v1.16 , released in October 2024, is primarily a maintenance patch focused on stability and bug fixes for the expansion. While it doesn't add new gameplay content, it addresses critical performance issues and exploits that affected the "top" tier of competitive and high-level play. Patch v1.16 Key Fixes
Bug Fixes
: The most notable fix addressed an issue where temporary stat boosts remained active even after a player closed and restarted the game. Performance Optimizations :
Overkill Bonus
: Dealing more than 150% of an enemy's total HP in a single blow grants an additional 20% rune bonus.
Performance Optimizations:
The patch addressed severe framerate stuttering on both the PC version and next-gen consoles like the PS5.