Elden Ring to use Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat on PC, can negatively affect modding on platform

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The PC version of FromSoftware’s upcoming title, Elden Ring, will reportedly be relying on Easy Anti-Cheat for all its anti-hacking solutions.

The news from the title’s Steam EULA page (End User Licence Agreement) points out that the upcoming RPG will most definitely be receiving EAC as the built-in tool to combat cheaters and third-party app users.

For those unaware, Easy Anti-Cheat is a third-party anti-hacking system developed by Epic Games. It is used in several popular multiplayer titles like Apex Legends, Fortnite, For Honor, and Hunt Showdown, and it would seem that Elden Ring too will be equipped with the same.

The title’s Steam EULA page reads:

While a large portion of the community is taking the integration of the EAC on a very positive note, the modding community is a bit concerned as to what this means for community modders on PC.

It’s important to note here that FromSoftware titles have been on PC for almost a decade now, and the games are yet to see a proper anti-cheat solution hitting their files all this time. Concerns surrounding cheating on Souls titles grew by the year, and things got out of hand when an RCE exploit was found that allowed hackers to take complete control of another player’s system.

Hence, Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat is indeed something that the wider community will welcome with open arms. However, this is an entirely different scenario for community modders on PC.

A SoulsBorne modding enthusiast, who goes by the Twitter handle Lance McDonald, opened up about some of the issues the new anti-hack system will pose for third-party applications. The post stated:

However, he reiterated that PC users do have a rough time with cheaters when it comes to FromSoftware titles. While Easy Anti-Cheat will