Elden Ring Nightreign may have only just launched but a well-known modder has already released a much requested Duos mode mod that players can download from the Elden Ring Nightreign Nexus for the PC version of the game.
The mod comes from Luke Yui, the modder also responsible for the popular Seamless Co-op mod for Elden Ring, as well as other From Software games. Within a few hours of Nightreign going live, Yui shared a short video demonstrating a prototype two-player setup that wasn’t connected to matchmaking servers. It wasn’t long after that that the actual mod launched for everyone else to use.
Elden Ring Nightreign is intended as an online co-op game for three players, or solo, but with no option to only play in pairs unless they match with a random third wheel. While a three-person group is quite common in online games, including Apex Legends and Destiny, the lack of a duo option has not gone down well for folks who just want to play with a friend or partner. It’s one of the criticisms highlighted amongst the negative reviews on Steam, where the game is currently sitting at a “Mixed” rating.
The lack of a Duos Mode was made clear during Elden Ring Nightreign’s announcement and game director Junya Ishizaki also explained in an IGN interview back in December that the reason behind focusing on three players was “largely a game balancing decision, rather than a game design decision.” In a later IGN interview ahead of the game’s launch, Ishizaki did however admit that duos were “kind of overlooked and neglected” and hinted that support may come post-launch.
While nothing has been officially confirmed, this is yet another example of modders stepping in to add such missing features to a game.
Elden Ring Nightreign is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, X.box One, and Xbox Series X|S.
