Elden Ring co-op mode is on the way for PC players and I'm not jealous at all

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Elden Ring PC players are getting spoiled with a mod that allows for a full co-op experience. You'll be able to boot up the game and play with a friend from the tutorial right up until the credits roll. 

The Elden Ring mod hasn't released just yet, though. The most we've seen are a couple of videos posted to creator LukeYui's YouTube channel. But given that he's previously knocked together a Sekiro co-op mod, it'll only be a matter of time before PC players can get their hands on it.

PS5 and Xbox Series X players meanwhile are stuck with the vanilla game that has zero mod support. And as someone who is on a different plane of existence to players like Let Me Solo Her when it comes to skill level, I am very jealous. Summons just don't cut the mustard.

LukeYui uploaded a first look at the work in progress mod earlier this month in a lengthy 17 minute video. The shorter seven minute video above was uploaded this week and showcases some of the new features that have been added since. Given that Elden Ring – and FromSoft games in general – are all about the slog and difficulty, purists will be happy to see that if you die in a boss fight, you can't just drop back in immediately.

Instead, you'll enter spectator mode until the boss or the remaining players die. LukeYui says this «lets bosses keep their challenge while allowing you to stay together in a multiplayer session.»

There are penalties for dying, so you can't just ride your friends' coattails through the game, dying willy-nilly. A stackable debuff called Rot Essence kicks in when you die, but sitting at a bonfire will purge it.

He expands on the debuff in the video comments, explaining that «the Rot Essence is to make up for the fact that, when you die, you will respawn and