Elden Ring Guide: Interearth Survival Tips.Souls-like and Elden Ring Beginner Tips.Elden Ring is another game from the Souls-like genre, which means that without tips and tricks, not everyone will be able to figure out the new game world. There are many enemies, weapons, equipment and other items, characters to talk to, and various things with ambiguous uses. If you haven’t played From.Software games before, then Elden Ring might be confusing. This is not a linear game that does not lead you by the hand and tell you what to do. In this guide, we have put together a few tips and tricks that will make it easier to get through the Graveyard and start the game.
Choose the best starting class
Many experienced Dark Souls players will immediately say that the choice of starting class does not matter. You can really develop your stats and attributes in any direction, so the starting class is something of a head start you get for a smoother start. This applies to Elden Ring as well, but since this game plays much slower than the shorter Dark Souls action games, the initial choice will have a big impact on the first few hours of the game.
Use the help option with explanations in the menu (E on the keyboard or Y on the controller) to study the statistics and choose the class that best suits your character. Make your choice depending on whether you want to fight in melee or ranged combat, or wish to use magic. For those new to the Souls-like genre, I would recommend picking a rogue with balanced stats, or a hero with an emphasis on vitality and normal strength. If you start the game with a shield and a sword, and then decide to use magic, nothing bad will happen: although you will have to postpone killing some enemies or bosses until later, until the intellect is pumped.
Pick up everything you see
Elden Ring is a huge open world game that features a crafting system. As you travel through the Interearth on the Stream, don’t forget to press the pickup button. Especially when moving through the bushes and past the flowers. The world is full of herbs that you can collect, so stopping every time is pointless. Just spam with a key. All ingredients are helpful. You will be able to craft useful tools, including fire bombs, arrows, and multiplayer items.
Use stealth
Be sure to do it. Elden Ring’s stealth system is similar to that used in Sekiro. Enemies are quite lenient on how far they can hear you, especially if you’re moving in a crouched position. They will only look where they last saw you. So, you can abuse this system to find some guarded items while getting past the enemies, or get in position for a backstab. In some parts of the game you will literally have to be stealthy, so practice stealth early on.
Take your time to go to the castle
This is strange advice, but don’t immediately fly to the big castle or buildings located at the end of every major Elden Ring region. It might seem logical to aim for objects that look like plot advancement locations, but this game is designed differently. If you want a serious test, go ahead and run straight to the castle. But Elden Ring rewards the leisurely. It uses the MMO system. The open world is for exploration, completing side quests, defeating mini-bosses, collecting equipment, and leveling up. Dungeons or castles are more like raids, the difficulty of which gradually increases, and boss battles are divided into several stages. You will be rewarded if you linger and explore the game world, collect crafting materials and golden seeds to increase the number of flasks.
Use spirit ashes and summoned NPCs
The biggest mistake you can make in Elden Ring is to miss the Spirit Ashes. Look for the temple ruins near the first place of grace, behind the tutorial area. Head there at night to meet the witch in the hat, who will give the hero a summoning bell. If you can’t find her here, wait until you’re at the Round Table. Buy a bell from two twins.
There are many bosses and enemy groups in Interearth that are difficult to defeat, so most often you need to use summoned spirits to distract their attention. Whenever you enter a new area or room, pay attention to the presence or absence of a tombstone icon in the lower left corner of the screen. You can find and unlock all sorts of deadly companions, including skeletons, archers, and wolves. And if you continue to carefully explore the regions, you will get the opportunity to improve them so that they deal more damage.
Alternatively, and in addition to this, you can look for the yellow NPC summon sign. You can summon allies in Storm Veil Castle. If you find such characters, they will help you in the fight against the final boss of the area. Ordinary players are summoned in the same way.
Try different Ashes of War
Elden Ring uses a new form of weapon skill that consumes concentration points (mana). Ashes of War are weapon and shield-related abilities that perform special attacks such as launching sacred projectiles, reflecting magic, and increasing attack power. They also affect how well your weapon uses certain stats. Some enemies and bosses are weak to certain types of damage, so it’s wise to test out how Ashes of War will work with certain weapons. Try a few different skills. These skills will help you defeat especially tough bosses.