Vendor inventory expansions (e.g., blacksmiths selling more shards).

: The patch was rolled out simultaneously for PC (Steam) , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One . Context: Remaster vs. Original Patch Numbers

It is important to distinguish this from the original 2011 release's , which was much more transformative for gameplay balance. The original 1.04 (and 1.05) introduced massive changes including: Halving the Sunbro Faith requirement to 25. Significant nerfs to Tranquil Walk of Peace and Iron Flesh . Drastic buffs to item discovery and Humanity drop rates.

: Fixed a notorious bug where the Four Kings would not display properly or become invisible in The Abyss , making the late-game fight significantly more difficult than intended.

: Fixed a bug where session matching would stop if a player failed to join a session containing blocked players. It also addressed a visual glitch where players could become invisible during online multiplayer.

: Resolved an issue where a player's save data could become erroneous if the application was closed under specific conditions immediately after defeating Gwyn, Lord of Cinder .

: Unlike previous updates, players remained able to play the game in offline mode during the server maintenance window (3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. CST).