Well, finished that Modded Elden Ring run. Was a pretty fun, if faster experience. Convergence mod takes out a lot of the exploration and wider traveling elements that base ER adds but makes the areas more complex in turn, even if it does so in a very linear manner. Spell changes are mostly good even if some of the attached lore changes are schizophrenic and dumb in nature. Ended up using Leda's Sword as my final weapon and smiting the final boss with it's weapon art, holy damage against a holy boss lol.
(First and second files are final basegame boss and final DLC boss, repsectively, so spoiled).
I'd recommend it if you've already beaten ER and are looking for an interesting remix on the game, and it's definitely a more compact experience with little incentive for going out of the way, even giving you exact directions on where to go for your build's gear. Not sure how to feel on the removal of Scadutree blessings from the DLC, it makes it much faster to complete, but gets rid of any incentive to really explore. Mod author did a good job of scaling down the DLC bosses and altering them without making them feel too easy, especially the final boss of the DLC getting some deserved HP nerfs. The new bosses and OCs are all pretty cool, even having their own original OSTs that do stand out a bit, but fit the feel of the game okay enough. The Erdtree Network fast travel system is also interesting, using door bosses to see if your build is strong enough to access the area, but does cheapen the natural exploration of the game.
Fashion/Transmog is also a neat thing but it's a bit too free. I get that it's supposed to be due to the faster nature of the mod and letting you cover up your clownsuit you're wearing for strictly stats, and all, but I think you should have to work a bit more for the fashion of your choice. Probably the Monster Hunter fan in me talking with that one though.
Should probably mirror this to another thread... But I'd figure I'd post it here since, y'know, waifu run.
>>1836194
Beautiful. Hope you manage to grab a copy. Close enough to canon you can use it for canon-ish inspiration for sure.
>>1833349
I tried making one of these but GIMP keeps crashing. I'll make it later. No idea why that program is always such a bastard to me since my PC is really good. Shouldn't be a resource issue.
>>1837643
No such thing as too late for a conversation in a board this pace I think. Or maybe that's just me being used to smaller scale chans like this one.
Also cute stands.
>>1835109
Odd choices. Wonder if it's part of a cross promotion thing like Shaymin was in Legends Arceus. For this one that'd probably mean Mega
Darkrai is tied to owning either Legends Arceus or BDSP, and Mega
Zeraora would be tied to owning Scarlet/Violet. If the system detects the save data the quest would unlock and all.
>>1835181
It's a bit more balanced in this one since mega evolution is on a timer and thus acts more like a fighting game install or the special attack buffs in the Bravely series than an alternate form. It's not an "activate and it remains until the mon faints" thing like it is in Gen 6 games.
>>1838125
Closest I have are some pics with beach umbrellas, unfortunately. This fourth file probably being the best I have.