This Week In Elden Ring: Tutorial For A Tutorial, Forbidden Underwear, And Good Vs. Evil

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We've found out more about Elden Ring with each passing day since its release. Last week we honoured the heroes and scholars who mastered the game and found hidden knowledge, today we take a look at some other ways that players have decided to help out – and screw over – their fellow Tarnished. Surprisingly, the first helping hand comes from the developers.

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It's not like FromSoftware to actually help the player learn how to play the game, or even tell them what the hell is going on. So, a lot of people were surprised when the devs added a tutorial section called the Cave of Knowledge at the start of Elden Ring. However, in perfect FromSoftware manner, they made it in a way that could be easily missed by players.

So many players missed it in fact that the devs eventually gave in and added a tutorial pop-up pointing players to the cave. "Jump down the hole ahead, and you will find the Cave of Knowledge," says the prompt. "There, you can learn more about game controls and basic actions, as well as other tips that may be helpful during your adventures in the Lands Between."

Forbidden knowledge is one thing, but some forbidden items in Elden Ring are enough to get you a six-month ban. Last month, dataminers happened across an item which was in the game's code, but removed from the front end. The item in question was called Deathbed Smalls, and was essentially Fia's underwear. However, bringing it into the game and using it would get you banned.

Fast forward a month and a player called Pantsu Dealer has been invading people's games and dropping the item into their world. Should the player unwittingly interact with it, they're slapped with a six-month ban.