If you really want mods, there’s one called Glorious Merchant. It makes the merchant at the beginning of the game (Kalé) sell every obtainable item for free, including runes that you can use to level up.
Helpful if you’re looking to test out a specific build/gear set from the beginning, but if you’re just using it to get as overpowered as possible, it’ll trivialize the game. If you use it, I recommend doing so in moderation.
Before you try mods, I’d recommend learning a bit more about the core of the game and deciding for yourself. A lot of people make the game harder for themselves than they need to because they refuse to make use of spirit ash summons that the game gives you very early on.
My recommendation, if you’re looking for an easy start that does well and doesn’t require much thought: go all in on strength. Find the biggest sword you can get, then find a second big sword and hold it in your other hand. When you have two of the same kind of weapon equipped (2 greatswords/2 colossal swords/etc) you can press LB to attack with both at the same time. Level up your endurance enough to stay in medium load, then throw the rest of your levels into vigor for HP and strength for damage. Other stats don’t really matter. Use spirit ashes (and NPC summons if available) in any fight you feel like. Don’t worry about shields, just practice dodge rolling to avoid damage.
My first playthrough, I used one colossal sword I got from beating the boss of Castle Morne down south in the Weeping Peninsula (Grafted Blade Greatsword), and then I used another colossal sword I picked up in the overworld in Caelid (Greatsword. Just “Greatsword”. Ironically it’s classified as a colossal sword and not a greatsword). I used those for the rest of the game and all through the DLC, and they can be obtained very early.
I should also add that I did this as someone who also had not played any Souls games prior, was worried about how hard Elden Ring would be, but stuck with it for a bit and ended up finding it very fun and manageable after a while.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]
Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.
Rules
1. Submissions have to be related to games
Video games, tabletop, or otherwise. Posts not related to games will be deleted.
This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.
2. No bigotry or harassment, be civil
No bigotry, hardline stance. Try not to get too heated when entering into a discussion or debate.
We are here to talk and discuss about one of our passions, not fight or be exposed to hate. Posts or responses that are hateful will be deleted to keep the atmosphere good. If repeatedly violated, not only will the comment be deleted but a ban will be handed out as well. We judge each case individually.
3. No excessive self-promotion
Try to keep it to 10% self-promotion / 90% other stuff in your post history.
This is to prevent people from posting for the sole purpose of promoting their own website or social media account.
4. Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts
This community is mostly for discussion and news. Remember to search for the thing you’re submitting before posting to see if it’s already been posted.
We want to keep the quality of posts high. Therefore, memes, funny videos, low-effort posts and reposts are not allowed. We prohibit giveaways because we cannot be sure that the person holding the giveaway will actually do what they promise.
5. Mark Spoilers and NSFW
Make sure to mark your stuff or it may be removed.
No one wants to be spoiled. Therefore, always mark spoilers. Similarly mark NSFW, in case anyone is browsing in a public space or at work.
6. No linking to piracy
Don’t share it here, there are other places to find it. Discussion of piracy is fine.
We don’t want us moderators or the admins of lemmy.world to get in trouble for linking to piracy. Therefore, any link to piracy will be removed. Discussion of it is of course allowed.
If you really want mods, there’s one called Glorious Merchant. It makes the merchant at the beginning of the game (Kalé) sell every obtainable item for free, including runes that you can use to level up.
Helpful if you’re looking to test out a specific build/gear set from the beginning, but if you’re just using it to get as overpowered as possible, it’ll trivialize the game. If you use it, I recommend doing so in moderation.
Before you try mods, I’d recommend learning a bit more about the core of the game and deciding for yourself. A lot of people make the game harder for themselves than they need to because they refuse to make use of spirit ash summons that the game gives you very early on.
My recommendation, if you’re looking for an easy start that does well and doesn’t require much thought: go all in on strength. Find the biggest sword you can get, then find a second big sword and hold it in your other hand. When you have two of the same kind of weapon equipped (2 greatswords/2 colossal swords/etc) you can press LB to attack with both at the same time. Level up your endurance enough to stay in medium load, then throw the rest of your levels into vigor for HP and strength for damage. Other stats don’t really matter. Use spirit ashes (and NPC summons if available) in any fight you feel like. Don’t worry about shields, just practice dodge rolling to avoid damage.
My first playthrough, I used one colossal sword I got from beating the boss of Castle Morne down south in the Weeping Peninsula (Grafted Blade Greatsword), and then I used another colossal sword I picked up in the overworld in Caelid (Greatsword. Just “Greatsword”. Ironically it’s classified as a colossal sword and not a greatsword). I used those for the rest of the game and all through the DLC, and they can be obtained very early.
I should also add that I did this as someone who also had not played any Souls games prior, was worried about how hard Elden Ring would be, but stuck with it for a bit and ended up finding it very fun and manageable after a while.
Edit: forgot where one weapon came from.