00:00FROM MECHANICS TO LOCATIONS, ENTIRE QUESTS, HIDDEN WEAPONS, BOSSES, AND SOMETIMES JUST
00:19REALLY COOL STUFF, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SECRETS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT ELDEN RING.
00:23FOR EXAMPLE, DID YOU KNOW THAT RAIN AFFECTS YOUR SPELL DAMAGE?
00:26OR THAT YOU'RE INVINCIBLE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND WHEN YOU GET ON YOUR HORSE?
00:30RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 10 ELDEN RING SECRETS THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED.
00:33SOME ARE USEFUL, SOME ARE INTERESTING, AND SOME ARE JUST PLAIN WEIRD.
00:37A FEW MIGHT EVEN GET A GASP WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE MISSED.
00:42THAT'S RIGHT, SPELL DAMAGE CHANGES WITH THE WEATHER, SPECIFICALLY THE RAIN.
00:48IF IT'S POURING TORRENTS ON YOUR TORRENT, FIRE DAMAGE WILL BE REDUCED, BUT LIGHTNING
00:53DAMAGE WILL GO UP.
00:55FROM WHAT WE'VE GATHERED, IT'S ONLY A 10% CHANGE EITHER WAY, BUT IT'S A CUTE QUIRK
00:59THAT CAN STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN LONG TERM FIGHTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A LOT
01:04OF SPELLS TO CHOOSE FROM.
01:08CONTINUING ON FROM WEATHER EFFECTS, ANY LIGHTNING SPELL OR ATTACK THAT HITS A WATERY SURFACE
01:13WILL HAVE A LITTLE BONUS EFFECT WHERE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE RADIATES OUTWARDS FROM THE IMPACT POINT.
01:18IT MEANS A SINGLE LIGHTNING BOLT CAN HIT MULTIPLE OPPONENTS.
01:22KEEP IN MIND THOUGH, THAT THIS CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS MUCH AS FOR YOU.
01:26YOU'LL NEVER ELECTROCUTE YOURSELF, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN A CRAFTY FOE CAN'T ZAP YOU
01:31WITH THEIR OWN EXPANDING SHOCKWAVES.
01:39MUCH LIKE HOW COMBAT ROLES GIVE YOU A BRIEF WINDOW OF INVINCIBILITY, SO DOES SUMMONING
01:43TORRENT WITH THE STEED WHISTLE.
01:44IT'S VERY QUICK, BUT THERE'S A MOMENT IN THE ANIMATION WHERE YOUR CHARACTER IS GETTING
01:48ONTO TORRENT WHERE YOU'LL TAKE NO DAMAGE AT ALL.
01:51IF APPLIED CAREFULLY, YOU CAN USE THIS TO AVOID FATAL DAMAGE FROM SINGLE STRIKES, EVEN
01:56IN BOSS FIGHTS LIKE THE FIRE GIANT.
02:04YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME ENEMIES CAN INFLICT FRIENDLY FIRE ON OTHER ENEMIES, WHILE
02:08OTHERS DON'T, AND THERE'S AN OBVIOUS REASON FOR THAT, SIZE.
02:12FOR SOME REASON, ANYTHING BIGGER THAN 8 FEET TALL WILL DEAL DAMAGE ON ANY OTHER ENEMY CAUGHT
02:17IN THEIR ATTACKS, INCLUDING EQUALLY BIG ONES.
02:20THE GIANT SWAMP CRABS, THE LUMBERING TROLLS, ANY COLOSSAL DRAGON.
02:24THESE CAN ALL KILL THEIR ALLIES JUST AS EASILY AS THEY KILL YOU.
02:28RIDE AROUND ON TORRENT AND YOU CAN POTENTIALLY BAIT THEM INTO BLUDGING EACH OTHER.
02:32IT WON'T ANCHOR THEM AGAINST THEIR TEAMMATES, BUT DAMAGE IS DAMAGE AND WE'LL TAKE WHAT
02:36WE CAN GET.
02:40THERE'S A CHANCE AT NIGHT THAT PLAYERS WILL GET A REAR WEATHER EFFECT, WITH GOLD LEAVES
02:48DRIFTING DOWN FROM THE SKY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST AESTHETIC.
02:52THE BLESSING OF THE URCHERY MEANS THAT PLAYERS WILL GET A SMALL INCREASE TO RUNES EARNED
02:57FROM KILLING ENEMIES WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING.
03:02EVERY WEAPON HAS A STANDARD COMBO ACHIEVED BY MASHING BUTTONS, BUT THESE COMBOS ACTUALLY
03:07INCREASE IN POWER THE LONGER YOU KEEP THEM GOING.
03:10IT'S NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT EACH HIT DOES AN EXTRA FEW BITS OF DAMAGE AND SOME
03:15WEAPONS INCREASE THE DAMAGE MORE THAN OTHERS.
03:20THERE'S A LOT OF SPEED RUNNERS AND PRO PLAYERS OUT THERE USING THIS ONE.
03:25THE QUICK STEP WEAPON ART AND THE BLOOD STEP CAUSE PLAYERS TO DO A LITTLE RAPID HOP OR
03:30TELEPORT.
03:31THEY'RE NOT BETTER THAN SPRINTING IN MOST CASES AS THEY DRAIN FP, BUT IF YOU'RE TRAPPED
03:35IN A POISON SWAMP OR YOU'RE UP TO YOUR ANKLES IN LAVA, BOTH OF WHICH WILL SLOW YOUR CHARACTER
03:40DOWN OF COURSE, YOU CAN STILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THEM BY QUICK STEPPING.
03:44JUST HOP TO SAFETY AND GIVE YOUR FLASK A SWIG AT THE END TO GET YOUR FP BACK.
03:54IF YOU'VE EXPLORED MANY CATACOMBS AND DUNGEONS, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE RAISED PILLARS WITH
03:59IMPS SPITTING FIRE DOWN CORRIDORS, AND YOU PROBABLY ALSO KNOW THAT A GOOD HIT FROM A
04:03SWORD OR HAMMER WILL CAUSE THEM TO RETRACT INTO THE FLOOR.
04:06BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A MELEE WEAPON.
04:07AS OBVIOUS AS IT SOUNDS, A DAMAGING SPELL OR ARROW SHOT SENT DOWN THE HALL WILL CAUSE
04:12THEM TO SINK INTO THE FLOOR AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T EVER NEED TO RISK GETTING BURNED BY
04:16THE FIRE AGAIN.
04:21STANDING IN POISON SWAMPS IS BAD ENOUGH, SO IT'S EASY TO INSTINCTUALLY START ROLLING
04:26THROUGH THEM TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
04:29BUT THAT'S A BAD IDEA, ROLLING IN SWAMPS COATS YOUR CHARACTER HEAD TO TOE IN THAT POISON
04:34MUCK, AND SO YOU'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE STATUS OF FLICTION FOR A WHILE AFTER LEAVING
04:39THE SWAMP ITSELF.
04:40Use the quick step method we previously talked about, or look for stepping stones in the
04:44ooze to give yourself a chance to recover some health.
04:52This one's been a secret thing in souls games for a little while now, but if an enemy
04:56gets you in a grab attack, start furiously mashing either R1L1 or RBLB.
05:01It seems that any action buttons work, but these are the easiest to rapidly press.
05:06You still won't break out immediately, but grab attacks that do multiple instances
05:10of damage will release you sooner with a good button mash.
05:14So there's a good spread of facts and trivia you might not have known about Elden Ring.
05:19Hopefully there's at least one there that you can impress somebody with on your next
05:23new game plus run.
05:24And if you've got an amazing lance between detail or secret that might surprise some
05:28people then why not pass it on in the comments down below.
05:31And remember to subscribe to GamesRadar on YouTube, and I'll see you on the next one.
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