Elden Ring map: Images, fast travel & how to summon a horse explained
radiotimes.comElden Ring's map has become a thing of legend since FromSoftware launched the beloved action RPG back in February 2022.
Now, more than two years on, it's set for an expansion in the form of new DLC, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
What makes the Elden Ring map so special is not only the size but the discovery. Peeling back every region piece by piece is a one-off experience that is hard to recreate.
You begin in Limgrave, filled with tall grass, golden trees and a variety of enemies ready to cut you down — and yet, this is only a sliver of what the game offers.
Just as we expect the Shadow of the Erdtree map to do the same, the original Elden Ring map starts life as a completely blank canvas. As you venture into The Lands Between, the map fragments are then uncovered bit by bit.
The thing is, there isn't much information provided to explain how to do this. So, if you're struggling to progress or just fancy taking a sneak peek at what lies ahead, keep reading for our handy guide on all things map-related in Elden Ring.
Yes, Elden Ring is an open-world game. The developers at FromSoftware have crafted a vast open area for you to explore freely — that world is called The Lands Between, and it play host to lots of boss battles and hidden secrets.
It is worth stressing that you do start the game in a non-open area, on a set path that will teach you the basics, but the Elden Ring open-world is yours to explore after you've completed that brief bit of tutorial content.
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The Elden Ring map is huge, to say the least. At 79 kilometres, it's one of the biggest maps to ever grace a video game, made up of five main areas: Limgrave, Caelid, Liurnia, Altus Plateau and the Mountaintops of the Giants.
You start out in Limgrave, which in itself is massive,
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