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Is it safe to update Elden Ring?

Breakage reportedOuch. Don't update yet.

Elden Ring patches regularly break Seamless Co-op (it must match the game version) and DLL mods loaded through Mod Engine.

⚠ Only use mods offline or with Seamless Co-op. Playing modded online with official matchmaking can get you soft-banned.

Verdict for 1.17

Open issues report breakage after 1.17 for me3. Hold the update or check the linked reports.

Latest patch
1.17
Released
2026-08-27
Source
Patch Notes Version 1.17
Data refreshed
2026-10-15 (UTC)

Frameworks & loaders

Seamless Co-op

Safe
v2.0.12026-09-03 · source
Why?

Latest release notes mention patch 1.17 and the release is on/after the patch date.

Statuses are inferred from public release data (Steam news, GitHub, Thunderstore, Mojang/Fabric/Forge/NeoForge/Modrinth APIs). They are not guarantees — verify on each project's page before updating. Items marked “Check manually” are not counted in the verdict.

Patch history

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Elden Ring modding FAQ

Is it safe to update Elden Ring with mods?

Current verdict: Breakage reported. Open issues report breakage after 1.17 for me3. Hold the update or check the linked reports. Latest patch tracked: 1.17 (2026-08-27).

Why do Elden Ring mods break after a patch?

Elden Ring patches regularly break Seamless Co-op (it must match the game version) and DLL mods loaded through Mod Engine.

Which Elden Ring frameworks does ModSafe track?

Automatically: Seamless Co-op, Mod Engine 3 (me3).

What do the status labels mean?

Safe
A release explicitly supports the current patch (release notes, the maintainer's official page, or a stable build for that version).
Likely safe
Released after the patch without naming it, or the patch is over a week old with no breakage reports.
Just patched, wait
The patch is under 7 days old and the framework hasn't updated yet.
Breakage reported
Open issues on the project's tracker say it broke after the patch.
Not ported yet
Minecraft: no build exists for that version yet.
Not affected by patches
Version-agnostic tools (mod managers, generic loaders). Not counted in the verdict.
Check manually
Nexus-only mods we can't track automatically. Not counted in the verdict.

Where does the data come from?

Game patches come from official Steam announcements (app 1245620). Framework data comes from public release APIs (GitHub, Thunderstore, Fabric/Forge/NeoForge meta, Modrinth). ModSafe does not scrape Nexus Mods or SteamDB.