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Update 1.03 Patch Notes

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Elden Ring Nightrein - Patch Version 1.03

Patch 1.03 for Elden Ring Nightreign was released on December 3, 2025 and is made for supporting the The Forsaken Hollows DLC. See the release date of Patch 1.03 as well as a summary of the patch notes here.

Patch 1.03 Release Date

Released on December 3, 2025

Patch 1.03 has been released on December 3, 2025. This patch release comes after the December 2, 2025 Maintenance. This update adds direct support to The Forsaken Hollows DLC.

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Patch 1.03 Summary

Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows Indicator

Update 1.03 introduces a lot of QoL UI features, such as the ordering of presets per character in the Relice Rites menu, balance adjustments, and bug fixes.

When the game is patched to Update 1.03, you can verify that you have The Forsaken Hollows DLC by checking the lower right corner of the title screen. This is on top of the online status, App Ver., and Calibrations Ver. textlines.

All updates in the following sections are based from the official Version 1.03 Patch Notes.

New Features Balance Adjustments Bug Fixes & Improvements
App Ver. Change Regulation Ver. Change -

New Features

・Added support for The Forsaken Hollows.
⠀┗ If you own the DLC The Forsaken Hollows, it will be displayed in the lower right corner of the title screen.
・Added a display of the currently equipped relics in the Character Selection menu.
⠀┗ You can check the effects of equipped relics by toggling the display.
・Added a feature to set names when registering Relics presets in the Relic Rites menu.
・Set names can be changed in the All Presets section.
・The order of presets for each character can now be changed in the All Presets section of the Relic Rites menu.
⠀┗ In the Relic Rites menu, you can change the order of presets (but not the order of the character themselves) in the All Relics section.
・Added Deep Large Scenic Flatstone to the Collector Signboard shop.
・The map's layer display can now be toggled in the Results menu.
⠀┗ The relics equipped by each player can now be displayed in the Results menu.
・Relics can only be displayed for sessions played in version 1.02 or later.
・Players with a Personal Objective that requires defeating a specific target while Reliving a Remembrance can now embark on Expeditions with players whose Personal Objective does not require defeating a specific target.
⠀┗ Personal Objectives that do not require destroying the target will only appear for one player per Expedition.
・The flask count will now be highlighted in the following situations:
⠀┗ When the flask count is at the maximum capacity,
⠀┗ When an enemy-induced effect that influences the flask is triggered.
・The vertical position of the compass’ rune icon will now be displayed if the runes dropped upon death are significantly above or below the player character.
・You can now highlight specific events that occur on a map layer that is on a different level from the character’s location in the map menu.
・Adjusted the Dormant Power selection screen so that the HP gauge and other UI elements remain visible while the screen is displayed.
・Adjusted the weapon lineup in Limveld's shops.
・Added Fire Pots to the shop inventory inside the Spirit Shetler.
・The target-lock on enemies that are behind when the tombstone summoned by Raider's Ultimate Art appears no longer gets released.

Balance Adjustments

Passive and Special Effects Changes

Added new Passive Effects:
・Improved Melee Attack Power
・Improved Dash Attacks
・Improved Rolling Attacks
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Attack Power when Two-Handing.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Attack Up when Wielding Two Armaments.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Chain Attack Finishers.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Charge Attacks.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Jump Attacks.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Guard Counters.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Improved Skill Attack Power.
・Increased the effect of the Passive Effect Physical Attack Up.
・Broadened the trigger conditions and decreased the effectiveness of the Passive Effect Improved Damage Negation at Low HP.
・Broadened the trigger conditions and decreased the effectiveness of the Talisman Blue-Feathered Branchsword.

Relic Effects Changes

・Increased the effect of Physical Attack Up.
・Increased the effect of Improved Initial Standard Attack.
・Increased the effect of Improved Critical Hits.
・Increased the effect of Improved Guard Counters.
・Increased the effect of Improved XXX Damage (excluding bow weapon types).
・Increased the effect of Improved Attack Power with 3+ XX Equipped (excluding bow weapon types).
・Broadened the trigger conditions and decreased the effectiveness of Improved Damage Negation at Low HP.

Other Changes

・Reduced the FP consumption and increased the power of the Wrath of Gold Incantation.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

・Fixed a bug in the Augur invasion event where the character would not be properly teleported to the battle area against Augur if the player was performing a critical hit at the time of the teleportation trigger.
・Mitigated an issue where Sites of Grace or Churches would not activate and Leveling Up and Adding Charges to Flask could not be performed under some conditions.
・Fixed a bug where the range of Night's Tide differed from other players upon rejoining a session under some conditions.
・Fixed a bug where Hammer weapons with the Prayerful Strike skill would not appear.
・Fixed a bug where effects that heal or enhance allies did not apply to characters dodging or performing their Ultimate Art.
・Fixed an issue where the weak points created by Ironeye's skill Marking would appear for some players and not others under some conditions.
・Fixed a bug where Raider’s Retaliate skill would be canceled and the character would flinch when receiving some enemy attacks that deal no damage while the skill was active.
・Fixed a bug where affinity residues spawned by Recluse's Elemental Defense passive ability would not appear when hit by some enemy attacks.
・Fixed a bug where Stagger damage was not applied when parrying some enemy attacks with Executor.
・Fixed a bug where the range of rolls to dodge some enemies' darkness-imbued attacks was different than intended.
・Fixed a bug in Depths Relics where the effect Greenspill Crystal Tear in possession at start of expedition did not appear.
・Fixed a bug in the expedition menu where the gauge indicating the Deep of Night rating was not displayed when performing Reduce Depth, resulting in the subsequent gauge not reflecting the rate correctly.
・Fixed a bug in the Relic Rites menu where the icon indicating placement in other Vessels was not displayed correctly.
・Fixed a bug in the Dormant Power selection screen where the UI indicating rarity was not displayed on equipment and item icons.
・Fixed an issue where sorting by FP Consumption in the Sparring Equipment menu and Visual Codex menu of the Sparring Grounds, when displaying the list of Sorceries and Incantations, did not work correctly.
・Fixed a bug in the Results menu and Victor's Record menu where the attributes added by Relics to each character's weapons during an Expedition were not correctly reflected.
・Fixed a bug in the Results menu where the special effects held by other players were not recorded beyond a certain number.
・Fixed an issue where, if a session was disbanded immediately after a player left, the message at the title screen confirming the return to that session would keep appearing even after selecting OK.
・Fixed some graphical rendering issues.
・Fixed an issue where some sound effects did not play correctly.
・Corrected some text.
・Made several other performance improvements and bug fixes.

App Version 1.03 Change

With the 1.03 patch, the 1.03 App Version should be displayed on the bottom right corner of the main menu. This update will overall, improve the game's stability so be sure to update the game first before launching it.

Patch Update Troubleshooting Guide for PC

For PC players that are unable to patch their game, head over to Library > then right-click on Elden Ring Nightreign > select Properties> select Installed Files > and execute Verify Integrity of Game Files.

Some of the latest GPUs may also experience frame rate drops and the team is currently investigating the cause. For players affected by the issue, the problem can be resolved by lowering the game's resolution and installing the latest drivers for their GPU.

Regulation Version Change

Regulation files for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S can be downloaded by logging into the server. If the regulation version indicated in the lower right corner is different, select Login in the menu to apply the latest version.

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