Fancy playing Elden Ring as a mini version of Shadow of the Erdtree's Messmer? This new mod can help

You know that bloke with the fire and the snake from Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC trailer? Yeah, Messmer. Someone’s just created a mod that can help your Tarnished to mimic him, and in a fashion that’s extra interesting for FromSoft loreheads.

Yes, stop wondering what life would have been like if you’d kicked off your playthrough of the base game by chilling on a beach, there’s a new thing you’ve got to figure out how to install in a manner that doesn’t somehow mess your game up – don’t worry though, walkthroughs exist for a reason. Seriously though, if you’re a fan of looking cool while you’re bashing boss brains in, here’s a thing for you.

The thing in question is a mod by Rayan, who also goes by Da7mX. It’s called ‘Restored 1.0 and Closed Network Test VFX’ and it does exactly what it does on the tin. As the modder’s revealed in a tweet and their work’s description, they’ve been through and restored all of the attack particle effects from the network test and 1.0 disc builds of Elden Ring, adding these removed or changed flourishes – to the current version of the game.