What carries over to New Game Plus in Elden Ring – Once you start New Game Plus, you’ll be placed into the world of Elden Ring anew. Enemies will be powered up, and give more Runes as a result. Basically, it’s the same game, turned up to eleven. Some older Souls games made more changes – if that’s the case here remains to be seen, but it doesn’t appear there’s any deep secrets left to be found in New Game Plus, at least in Elden Ring’s launch state – it’s just a chance to replay the story, tackle different quests, and get a different ending.
Heading into Journey 2 you’ll keep your level, gear (including ashes, weapons, sorceries & incantations, notes, cookbooks, memory stones, etcetera), consumable items, Flask power and uses, access to Torrent, and so on – so you’ll go into the play-through fully powered up. In fact, the only major things you’ll lose will be Sites of Grace (which must be discovered again), Great Runes, and any keys or key items that might allow you to skip ahead and break progression.
Doors opened by Stonesword Keys are also reset and closed again. At that point, you’re set free in the world again to conquer The Lands Between once again. Same game but different. But still same. For more on The Lands Between, check out our comprehensive guide to Elden Ring,
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What do you lose on Journey 2?
Starting Journey 2: What carries over into New Game+ – If you choose to begin Journey 2, you will start the game all over again on a higher difficulty; however, you have the added advantage of some items carrying over with you. When you begin Journey 2, the following will remain with you:
Your LevelYour StatsYour WeaponsYour Items
Basically, you’re taking your character and all the weapons and items they have and playing the game all over again on a higher difficulty. The only items you can’t bring with you are Great Runes, story-specific keys and items that unlock shortcuts, and Stonesword Keys.
All of your Sites of Grace will also reset and will need to be rediscovered. You’ll notice that enemies will be a bit more tougher in your subsequent playthroughs by they will drop more Runes since you’ll need more to level up. There are a total of seven playthroughs in Elden Ring, so Journey 7 will be your last run.
: Elden Ring New Game+: What carries over into Journey 2 and beyond
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Do you lose bell bearings in Journey 2 Elden Ring?
FromSoftware dropped a surprise new patch for Elden Ring that fixes a tonne of bugs, and adds a couple of welcome features. 
Elden Ring has received a new update. Patch 1.05 went live on all platforms on Monday. Though it’s not the most exciting, it does include a few neat additions, alongside several bug fixes. The update was preceded by a three-hour maintenance on all platforms, and installing it is required to access the game’s online environment for passive multiplayer (messages etc.) as well as co-op and PvP.
- One of the biggest new additions in the update is that Bell Bearings, which unlock upgrade materials and other crucial items for purchase at the Twin Maiden Husks, now carry over into New Game Plus, meaning you only need to find them once to have them forever.
- For players looking to summon others for help, there’s now a sound effect whenever a summon sign appears.
Hopefully this won’t get annoying outside of boss rooms as signs appear and disappear. On PC, there’s now an option to quit directly to desktop, without having to first go to the main menu. Players using mouse and keyboard can more easily get past the ‘Press Any Button’ prompt, too.
- Another small, but important addition comes to PC players with multi-monitor setups, or those who alt-tab frequently: the mouse click used to bring the window into focus will no longer perform an attack in-game.
- There’s also also a fix for a bug that slowed performance when changing from full-screen to windowed, and when altering the game’s resolution in certain cases.
Most of the other general bug fixes concern weapons and items when used in certain circumstances. A few of those can be seen as stealth balance changes, depending on whether or not you believe the previous behaviour was intended. FromSoftware also blocked a couple of holes in the environment that allowed players to glitch into locked areas, such as the coliseums.
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What happens if you start a new game in Elden Ring?
There Are No New Weapons, Enemies, Items, or Bosses In NG+ – 
Unfortunately there are really no other major differences between New Game Plus and a regular playthrough of Elden Ring, Dark Souls required players to go to at least New Game +2 to get all achievements for the game, Dark Souls 2 changed enemy and item placements and added stronger items for players to discover, and Dark Souls 3 made all upgraded versions of rings only accessible in subsequent playthroughs.
All FromSoftware games have had some kind of New Game Plus mechanic, but it would be remiss to say that Elden Ring ‘s feels a bit lacking compared to other offerings in the past. It’s still a worthy experience for all players to take on when looking for more challenge after beating the Elden Beast – but try going for a different ending or using a completely different build to make it more worthwhile.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S. MORE: Complete Guide To Elden Ring: Weapons, Tips, Tricks, Bosses, & Builds
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Do you lose all your runes when you fast travel?
Fast Traveling – Fast traveling from your map is a new feature in FromSoftware games, and Elden Ring has a few rules about it that can be easily overlooked. Since you can’t open your map in combat, you can’t fast travel in combat either, and the only item that warps you back to a Site of Grace in combat will use up all your runes.
- You also cannot fast travel while exploring the mini dungeons that dot the landscape – though defeating the boss of a dungeon will trigger a wisp of light that can warp you back to the entrance.
- Interestingly, this does not apply to the larger Legacy Dungeons, meaning you can warp around the multiple sites of grace in the larger dungeons as much as you wish – or if you find yourself in a bad situation after taking a one-way trip down some rooftops.
Occasionally, there will be encounters that occur only when you fast travel to a certain location. For instance, once you’ve spoken to Melina for the first time, if you fast-travel to the Church of Elleh, you’ll be greeted by someone who will offer you the Spirit Calling Bell.
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