E
lden Ring is huge, and
I’m not just talking
about the size of its
map. The open world
action RPG is a
massive hit, not only selling millions
of copies but launching to near
universal critical acclaim. We love
it, and pretty much everyone else
does, too. It’s a fantastic and
challenging game set in a
mysterious open world.But just because a game is a widely
beloved masterpiece doesn’t mean
there isn’t room to tinker with it a bit.
Immediately after its release in
February, mods for Elden Ring started
popping up – at first it was mostly
reshades, post-processing injectors to
subtly change the visual tone of the
game, but it wasn’t long before bigger
and more complicated mods started
arriving to adjust the difficulty (in
both directions), add new weapons,
clothing, armour, and other items,
change the HUD, overhaul the magic
system, and more.
One of the best mods for Elden
Ring adds something lots of players
were clamouring for: a photo mode.
The Lands Between is a vast,
beautiful world filled with stunning
sights and bizarre creatures, and it’s
hard to take it all in while fighting for
your life or galloping around at
breakneck speed. Not to mention the
impossibility of getting one of the
intricately designed bosses to stand
still long enough to grab a selfie or
two before it pounds you to dust.SAYCHEESE
The Elden Ring Photomode mod,
created by Frans ‘Otis_Inf’ Bouma, is
perfect for any Tarnished that’s
looking to moonlight as a wildlife
photographer. When the mod is
activated you can play the game just
as you normally would, but a simple
keystroke will switch on cameramode. Controls let you zoom way,
way out until your character is just a
tiny figure on the screen, perfect for
capturing dramatic vistas and
highlighting the vastness of the Lands
Between. Another key can completely
hide the UI so there’s nothing on the
screen but the gorgeous visuals. Youcan set up camera paths to shoot
some dramatic video along with your
photos, use a timestop feature to
pause everything while you fly your
camera around or set up a shot, and
there are lots of other features to
create postcard-esque photos of the
game, perfect for some desktop
backgrounds so you can stare at Elden
Ring even when you’re not playing it.
My favourite feature of the photo
mode is a tickbox that makes enemies
ignore you. Your character is still on
screen but to enemy eyes you are
completely invisible. That means you
can run right up to any enemy or
boss and take the perfect selfie
without them going ham on you. Not
only does that make for some
fantastic photo ops, but you can
safely wander and explore the world
with no fear of sudden death, and
you can really examine and
appreciate the finer details and
animations of the creatures that are
usually trying to kill you.ELDEN RING
Praise the mod. By Christopher LivingstonNEED TO KNOW
RELEASE
Feb 24 , 2022
PUBLISHER
Bandai NamcoDEVELOPER
FromSoftware
LINK
bit.ly/ 3 tXEktsPhoto mode lets you get up
close and make new friends.A SIMPLE
KEYSTROKE
WILL SWITCH ON
CAMERA MODE
MAD WORLD
Oher wide, weird worlds you should visit
BIOMUTANT
An apocalyptic kung-fu fable
featuring a bipedal mutant cat
that can summon a ball of mucus.
SERIOUS SAM 4
Visiting Russia, Italy, and France
sounds like a great vacation.
Except for all the freaky aliens.SAINTS ROW 4
Kill people with sex toys,
Inflato-Rays, andweaponised
guitar cases.
WEST OF LOATHING
Evil cows, ghost pickles, and a
meat-based economy. The west
was never this wild.EXTRA LIFE
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