Required Mods for First Playthrough?

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I absolutely love the all of the Souls games but I have severe DISDAIN for open world games. What mods are absolutely required to play through this game for the first time?

I've seen the following and am considering:
*Elden Ring REFORGED
*Unlocked Framerate
*Texture Improvements

[Sparhawk 59]

no mods allowed online anyway

[Cenwalh]

Don't play with mods for the first playthrough. This game is a masterpiece and you'll only be doing a disservice to yourself by using mods and muddying the experience.

The mods you mention sound horrendous - "weapon buffs permanent" - what??? might as well mod in the merchant who sells everything, buy all items from him then uninstall game because there's no reason to progress and explore.

Elden Ring is the culmination of all the experimentation that FromSoft has done with previous titles, it is truly the peak of Souls games.

I understand the fact you don't like open world, but rest assured - you don't have to complete every dungeon and find every nook and cranny to enjoy the game.
The main areas of the game are referred to as legacy dungeons for a reason - they are interconnected linear dungeons (amazing level design) that are more akin to previous titles.
If you want to finish the game, you can do so by going through the main areas only.

Open world disdain is understandable in an era where the ubisoft formula of the open game is the dominating design. But Elden Ring is not at all like that, I assure you.

[Lord Bob]

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I absolutely love the all of the Souls games but I have severe DISDAIN for open world games. What mods are absolutely required to play through this game for the first time?

I've seen the following and am considering:
*Clever's Moveset Modpack
*Elden Ring REFORGED
*Unlocked Framerate
*Texture Improvements
*All Weapon Buff's & Spell Buff's Permanent

Personally I think it's a cardinal sin to mod a game straight away, especially so before having it played at least once in its vanilla state.
But that is just like only my opinon man.

Then again, why exactly do you consider some of these mods to be of relevance towards your issue (disdain for open world)?
Aside from some obvious ones which will not make a single change to the open world, like unlocked framerate, texture improvements and all weapons and buffs being permanent, what exactly do you believe will Clever's Moveset Modpack and ER Reforged do to actually contribute to the world being 'less open'?
The more I think about your choice of mods, the more I believe I am unsure if I get what your issue is.

So far, I don't know of any (combination of) mods that make the game more linear or streamlined.
At least not in a way that actually let's you experience the game in all its glory and logical manner regarding the several questlines present.

[Sonnenbank]

Publicado originalmente por dromdead:

Played this game with 0 mod at the start and will keep playing it with 0 mod . The only mod that can be fun is a ramdomiser or seemless co-op (or both together) but not for a first playtrough !!! Other then that elden ring does not need modding at all

Both are actually 100% worth if you allready beat the game several times unmodded.

Currently my favourite thing in Elden Ring is use randomizer and start with the wretched class naked level 1

you get that exact same feeling you had in your first real playthrough
its now actually worth doing dungeons again etc since you could in theory find insane weapons or spells etc

It makes the explore part fun again

[dromdead]

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Publicado originalmente por dromdead:

Played this game with 0 mod at the start and will keep playing it with 0 mod . The only mod that can be fun is a ramdomiser or seemless co-op (or both together) but not for a first playtrough !!! Other then that elden ring does not need modding at all

Both are actually 100% worth if you allready beat the game several times unmodded.

Currently my favourite thing in Elden Ring is use randomizer and start with the wretched class naked level 1

you get that exact same feeling you had in your first real playthrough
its now actually worth doing dungeons again etc since you could in theory find insane weapons or spells etc

It makes the explore part fun again

^
Ramdomize enemy , the drops and loot , put some seamless co-op with good friend on top and you are ready to get some fun (and salt) during the journey ! but i can't recomend them for a first playtrough ! Play elden ring the normal way , do all the ending or atleast th emain one , do a little bit of pvp if you are into that , experience what elden ring and only then start modding . Remember that modding will require you to play offline , so for the people who always need summon to play you can't with mods ;)

[Peter]

Just play the game dude.

[Trazyn]

Publicado originalmente por Koala 4peace:

Well, poor Fineous. In any case, as others wrote, it's unlikely such mods exists. And as Walrus mentioned, the open world aspect is hard to avoid, if possible at all. So if you must absolutely play ER for your inspiration, grit your teeth. No other choice, unfortunately.

Also, it would be quite nice if you refrain from telling others to take meds; specially given the amount of people with ADHD severe enough they have to take pills. This lack of empathy is disturbing.

Oh indeed....a shame, poor Fineous. Do you like the "Grudge"? oooh yessss

Also you dont need any mod for your first rodeo, OP.

[𝑀𝓊𝑔𝑒𝓃]

None

[BenzoSt]

Just follow the guidance of grace from sites of grace that point towards your primary targets and be informed that all the crypts, caves, mines, and ruins are optional regions for non-essential items and NPC side quests.

[State Line Crosser]

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I was pretty certain there were some mods out there that cut down the open world aspect and made it more linear.

Convergence cuts a lot of it out. Most rewards are replaced with tokens that let you choose what you want. All of the notable things (most anyways) are listed via in game notes. They also give you a ton of freedom to go wherever you please. If you know what you are doing you can pretty easily play the game in a linear fashion. Doing so is probably hard without advanced knowledge of the game though.

It's still WIP though. I had fun with it but it isn't anywhere near the DS3 version yet.

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I just really struggle with open world games because my ADHD kicks into full gear and I'm a completionist kind of person. If I'm playing a game I want to collect everything, see everything, get all side quests done, etc... So when I play open world games it just takes an inordinate amount of time.

You are SOL with ER then. It will be many years, if ever, before anyone is able to make this work for you.

[dromdead]

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I was pretty certain there were some mods out there that cut down the open world aspect and made it more linear.

Convergence cuts a lot of it out. Most rewards are replaced with tokens that let you choose what you want. All of the notable things (most anyways) are listed via in game notes. They also give you a ton of freedom to go wherever you please. If you know what you are doing you can pretty easily play the game in a linear fashion. Doing so is probably hard without advanced knowledge of the game though.

It's still WIP though. I had fun with it but it isn't anywhere near the DS3 version yet.

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I just really struggle with open world games because my ADHD kicks into full gear and I'm a completionist kind of person. If I'm playing a game I want to collect everything, see everything, get all side quests done, etc... So when I play open world games it just takes an inordinate amount of time.

You are SOL with ER then. It will be many years, if ever, before anyone is able to make this work for you.

Still cannot recommend for a first playtrough , and even after the first i'd say wait till they finish the mod or bettet yet wait for dlc ;)

[State Line Crosser]

Publicado originalmente por dromdead:

Still cannot recommend for a first playtrough , and even after the first i'd say wait till they finish the mod or bettet yet wait for dlc ;)

Idk if I would either but if you really wanted to avoid the open world stuff that's how I'd do it. Problem is, it's all still there and if you have a compulsion to search then nothing is stopping you.

It definitely has a lot of work ahead of it but what they added so far vastly improved ER for me. I'll never play vanilla again. Same thing happened with the DS3 version.

[dromdead]

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Still cannot recommend for a first playtrough , and even after the first i'd say wait till they finish the mod or bettet yet wait for dlc ;)

Idk if I would either but if you really wanted to avoid the open world stuff that's how I'd do it. Problem is, it's all still there and if you have a compulsion to search then nothing is stopping you.

It definitely has a lot of work ahead of it but what they added so far vastly improved ER for me. I'll never play vanilla again. Same thing happened with the DS3 version.

I personally really enjoy vanilla , and since i love open world it's just the perfect combination . For me a good game doesn't need modding (other then bug fixing or patch) and ER is one of them , but for people that dislike the open world part that's understandable !!!

[Terror]

literally all of them

yes, download all of them

[Slatepaws]

The 'pause the game' dll mod.