One of Elden Ring's most touching quests is now a lot easier to find

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Elden Ring's Boc the Seamster provides one of the game's most poignant side-quests, and it's now a lot easier to locate.

The Lands Between is a big place. So big, in fact, that even after spending hundreds of hours roaming this wonderous open world, there's still a good chance you won't have uncovered everything that it has to offer. Not only can you overlook important items on your travels, but you can also bypass NPCs, which can mean missing out on entire side-quests. 

As reported by Kotaku (opens in new tab), many Elden Ring players were seemingly unable to spot demi-human Boc the Seamster, which meant they also missed out on one of the game's most memorable side-quests. Clearly, FromSoftware didn't like this, as the developer has now made it a lot easier to locate Boc. 

This article contains spoilers for Boc the Seamster's quest, so look away now if you'd rather find him for yourself. 

You first encounter Boc in Limgrave, where he's disguised as a small tree. As shown in the video below, before patch 1.03 Boc wouldn't start speaking until you were very close to his hiding place, but given that this was an unassuming patch of greenery, many didn't venture far enough to be prompted to search for the NPC. Now you can hear him from much further away, making it more likely that you'll encounter Boc.

But wait, there's more! The distance from which his dialog triggers was massively expanded. Like it wasn't just doubled or tripled, it reaches out MUCH further, allowing you to hear him from the road. pic.twitter.com/c5KRTqyLqWApril 5, 2022

In another tweet (opens in new tab), illusory wall points out that an Arteria Leaf, a shiny purple item, has also been added near Boc to further prompt you to explore his location. Even