Ambitious Elden Ring mod Reborn is overhauling… basically everything

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Elden Ring Reborn is shaping up to be the Elden Ring mod that might tempt you into a full replay of one of the best open-world games on PC this year. The massive overhaul project takes the FromSoftware game to a new level, aiming to “touch up every aspect of gameplay and add plenty of new content.” While it’s currently a work in progress, Elden Ring Reborn already has a huge amount going for it, and its developer hopes to entice fans to offer additional feedback and help make one of the best RPG games even better.

The Elden Ring Reborn mod, created by Halcyon (who goes by halcyonproject on Nexus Mods), is a long term project aiming to tweak or polish just about every aspect of FromSoftware’s smash hit. Currently, the mod includes a large-scale spell overhaul, big talisman changes, universal slotting mechanics, a bow rework, new starting classes, significant changes to the stat and leveling system, enemy and boss rebalancing, and more.

Despite that rather lengthy list, Halcyon estimates that they have currently only tackled about 10% of the game. They are using their version numbers to estimate how far development of the mod has progressed – so this initial 0.100 release represents that 10% progress. Halcyon says that “the goal is to get to 1.0 and then hopefully follow it up with a cycle of brand new content up to 2.0.”

The current highlights are certainly the spell and bow overhauls. Spells have seen a range of improvements, repurposes, and even complete reimaginings, alongside a newly balanced regeneration system for your FP (Elden Ring’s blue mana bar). Elden Ring’s spells were already a real highlight, but some of these new offerings are well worth a look – just seeing them in action could easily be enough to sell