New Veilbreak Gamemode 'VCC'

Veilbreak is Ignite’s 2v2 Base Game + DLC Bingo format, played on the Athena Randomizer.

The goal of Veilbreak is to bring the full scope of Elden Ring into a competitive Bingo setting. To make that possible, the format includes major changes to progression, routing, starting access, and key game logic across both the base game and the DLC.

Players begin with expanded early resources, randomized regional grace access, and progression-based unlocks designed to make full-game Bingo both viable and competitive.

Initial Starting Conditions

At the start of a Veilbreak run, players begin with the following:

Start in Roundtable Hold
Start with 10,000 runes
Smithing costs are reduced to 1 stone per level
Start with the Whetstone Knife
Start with the Dark Moon Ring
Start with the Cursemark of Death
Start with the Flask of Wondrous Physick
Start with Scadutree Blessing Level 5

Roundtable Hold & Bernie Bingo

Starting in Roundtable Hold is only one of the major changes introduced in Veilbreak.

The door to Enia is open by default
A new NPC, Bernie Bingo, has been added to the room with the Twin Maiden Husks

Bernie Bingo

Bernie Bingo exists to provide support for the difficult fights and routing demands that Veilbreak introduces.

Important: Purchasing a talisman from Bernie Bingo removes that talisman’s overworld counterpart.

Bernie Bingo Shop

Item	Cost (Runes)
Throwing Daggers (Unlimited)	40
Crimson Amber Medallion +2	10,000
Crimson Seed Talisman	30,000
Cerulean Amber Medallion +2	10,000
Viridian Amber Medallion +2	10,000
Great-Jar’s Arsenal	10,000
Erdtree’s Favor +2	10,000
Starscourge Heirloom	10,000
Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom	10,000
Stargazer Heirloom	10,000
Two-Finger Heirloom	10,000
Outer God Heirloom	10,000
Dragoncrest Shield Talisman +1	20,000
Spelldrake Talisman +2	10,000
Flamedrake Talisman +2	10,000
Boltdrake Talisman +2	10,000
Haligdrake Talisman +2	10,000
Pearldrake Talisman +2	10,000
Retaliatory Crossed-Tree	15,000
Lacerating Crossed-Tree	15,000
Carian Filigreed Crest	10,000
Bull-Goat’s Talisman	10,000
Blue Dancer Charm	20,000
Rotten Winged Sword Insignia	20,000

Randomized Starting Graces

For Veilbreak, the initial starting graces are randomized from region-specific pools.

At the start of the game, players will have access to:

Limgrave: 2 total graces
- Stranded Graveyard is always granted
- 1 additional Limgrave grace is randomized
Weeping Peninsula: 1 randomized grace
Caelid / Dragonbarrow: 1 randomized grace
Liurnia: 2 randomized graces

Limgrave

Players will always begin with Stranded Graveyard.

In addition, 1 extra Limgrave grace will be randomized from the following pool:

Stormhill Shack
Warmaster’s Shack
Saintsbridge
Third Church of Marika
Gatefront
Agheel Lake North
Summoningwater Village Outskirts
Artist’s Shack
Agheel Lake South
Seaside Ruins
Murkwater Coast

Weeping Peninsula

Players begin with 1 randomized grace in Weeping Peninsula from the following pool:

Isolated Merchant’s Shack
South of the Lookout Tower
Church of Pilgrimage
Ailing Village Outskirts
Bridge of Sacrifice
Castle Morne Rampart
Fourth Church of Marika
Tombsward

Caelid / Dragonbarrow

Players begin with 1 randomized grace in Caelid / Dragonbarrow from the following pool:

Inner Aeonia
Sellia Under-Stair
Sellia Backstreets
Aeonia Swamp Shore
Caelem Ruins
Fort Gael North
Southern Aeonia Swamp Bank
Astray from Caelid Highway North
Smoldering Wall
Lenne’s Rise
Dragonbarrow West

Liurnia

Liurnia uses a paired regional randomization system because of its size and layout.

Its starting graces are divided into four directional pools:

North
South
East
West

When Liurnia graces are rolled, the game selects one of two pairings:

North + South
East + West

This means:

if a North grace is chosen, a South grace must also be chosen
if an East grace is chosen, a West grace must also be chosen

North Pool

The Ravine
Frenzied Flame Village Outskirts
East Gate Bridge Trestle
Sorcerer’s Island
Gate Town North
Foot of the Four Belfries
Road to the Manor
East Raya Lucaria Gate

South Pool

South Raya Lucaria Gate
Academy Gate Town
Fallen Ruins of the Lake
Scenic Isle
Liurnia Highway North
Liurnia Highway South
Laskyar Ruins
Liurnia Lake Shore

East Pool

Gate Town Bridge
Laskyar Ruins
Scenic Isle
Academy Gate Town
Liurnia Highway North
Liurnia Lake Shore
Frenzied Flame Village Outskirts
Eastern Liurnia Lake Shore

West Pool

Temple Quarter
Foot of the Four Belfries
Road to the Manor
Sorcerer’s Island
East Gate Bridge Trestle
Fallen Ruins of the Lake
Crystalline Woods
Artist’s Shack

Progression Graces

Veilbreak includes several progression-based grace unlock systems to smooth out routing and improve full-game accessibility.

Dectus Progression

To make Dectus a stronger progression path, picking up one medallion half unlocks the opposite fort’s grace.

Picking up the Dectus Left half unlocks Fort Faroth
Picking up the Dectus Right half unlocks Fort Haight

Important: This only works in one direction.

If you pick up one medallion half first, you will receive the grace tied to the opposite fort. Picking up the second half later does not retroactively grant the first fort’s grace.

Example:
If you pick up the medallion at Fort Haight first, you unlock Fort Faroth.
If you later pick up the medallion at Fort Faroth, you will not then receive Fort Haight.

Be sure to grab the grace at the first fort you visit if you need it.

Altus Progression

Reaching Altus Plateau is a major progression breakpoint in Veilbreak.

The first time a player activates any qualifying Altus progression grace, they receive the following:

Outer Wall Battleground
Road of Iniquity
Craftsman’s Shack
Snow Valley Ruins Overlook
Inner Consecrated Snowfield
Nameless Eternal City
Lake of Rot Shoreside
3 Sacred Tears

Qualifying Altus Progression Graces

Touching any of the following graces triggers Altus progression:

Altus Plateau
Erdtree-Gazing Hill
Abandoned Coffin
Altus Highway Junction
Seethewater River
Shaded Castle Ramparts
Shaded Castle Inner Gate
Outer Wall Phantom Tree
Outer Wall Battleground
Forest-Spanning Greatbridge
Bower of Bounty

Haligtree Access

Two changes have been made to improve Haligtree progression:

The Ordina puzzle barrier has been removed for smoother access
The puzzle itself can still be entered through the evergaol, but the portal barrier is no longer blocking progression

Additionally:

Touching Haligtree Canopy unlocks Elphael Inner Wall

Mohgwyn Access

The Mohgwyn Palace warp in the Consecrated Snowfield has been changed.

The portal now sends players directly to the Dynasty Medallion destination
The Sanguine Noble invader must still be defeated or despawned before the portal can be activated

Crumbling Farum Azula Access

Farum Azula progression has also been streamlined.

Touching Foot of the Forge unlocks Crumbling Beast Grave
Touching Dragon Temple unlocks:
- Dragon Temple Rooftop
- Beside the Great Bridge

Radahn Defeat Unlock

Defeating Starscourge Radahn unlocks:

War-Dead Catacombs

DLC Access

How to Unlock the DLC

Players may gain access to the DLC in one of two ways.

Option 1: Kill any 2 of the following Remembrance bosses

Godrick the Grafted
Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Starscourge Radahn
Regal Ancestor Spirit
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy
Astel, Naturalborn of the Void

Option 2: Kill any 1 of the following Remembrance bosses

Lichdragon Fortissax
Mohg, Lord of Blood
Malenia, Blade of Miquella
Fire Giant
Morgott, the Omen King
Maliketh, the Black Blade
Dragonlord Placidusax

DLC Entry Rewards

Once a player gains access to the DLC, they receive:

Scorched Ruins
Moorth Ruins
Manse Hall
5 Golden Seeds
7 Sacred Tears

Ancient Dragon-Man Progression

Defeating Ancient Dragon-Man unlocks:

Charo’s Hidden Grave
Foot of the Jagged Peak

Enir-Ilim Access

Burning the Sealing Tree after defeating Messmer and Romina unlocks:

Divine Gate Front Staircase

Important Game Logic and Item Adjustments

The following additional rules and logic changes are active in Veilbreak:

Leyndell, Royal Capital is unlocked from the start of the game
The Radahn Festival is active from the beginning of the game
Both Ancestor Spirit fights require only 1 brazier to access
Metyr is accessible after blowing 1 horn
The Roundtable Hold fist check has been removed
Pidia sells the Magic Scorpion Charm for 5,000 runes
Sentry’s Torch is now sold by the Altus merchant and is no longer randomized
Sword of Light, Sword of Darkness, and Stone-Sheathed Sword are not randomized
DLC perfume bottles are only randomized within the DLC
Beast-Repellent Torch is now sold by the Dragonbarrow merchant and is no longer randomized

Quality of Life

Rain has been removed

🎮 How to Play

Download: Athena.Randomizer.v0.20.zip
Extract it to your preferred folder
Launch the Athena app and select “VCC” mode from the Base+DLC tab
Choose a seed (or leave it blank to randomize one)
Click Randomize → Wait → Launch Elden Ring

Make sure Steam is running

If the game doesn't launch when clicking "Launch Elden Ring"

Try running each of the .bat files in the Resources\me3-v0.8.0\ folder. If Windows Defender prompts you about the file, choose "More Info" > "Run Anyway" and uncheck the box "Ask before running this file" to fix the application.

Athena Randomizer v0.20